What does the side look like next year then?

Presuming that Powell will stick with his favourites Oliver Holmes & Peter Mata'utia. I hope the 4 forwards have a much needed positive impact & go forward to the side, Bullock has had a strong end of the season & I’ve been impressed with the likes of Luke Thomas & Matty Nicholson in the odd appearance they have made recently.

I’d like us to keep hold of Longstaff but it’s looking like he might be forced to find opportunities elsewhere.. & are we after a new half back or is it all purely speculation? We could ideally do with keeping hold of Wardle at left centre, as we are lacking cover in the three-quarter positions now.

1. Dufty
2. Thewlis/Wrench
3. Mata’utia
4. New Centre
5. Ashton
6. Ratchford
7. Williams
8. Dudson
9. Clarke
10. Vaughan
11. Currie
12. Holmes
13. McGuire


Bench: Kasiano, Nicholson, Mikaele, D.Walker

Harrison, Bullock, Philbin, Minikin, Thewlis/Wrench, Longstaff?
Luke Thomas, Riley Dean, Leon Hayes, Jack Derbyshire, Tom Whitehead

So most are back in preseason, kassiano, Vaughan and Dufty due next week. So if it’s to be Drinkwater when is that being announced and then him getting into early training, ofc Williams will get extended time off.

I don’t know what it is, but the team on those photos by the Guardian just looks different this year. Maybe it’s so many new faces, but it looks like a team that’s trim and focussed.

I hope it’s not just the camera angle or my mind playing tricks.

Looking at training pictures who is the next to last photo of ?

James Harrison. He just looks a bit older with his head shaved.

Thank you, blimey he has had a bad paper round in the off season.