By the playoffs next year I would have aimed for:

1. Steffan Ratchford (covers Centre 1 and 7)
2. Joel Monaghan
3. Chris Bridge/ Rhys Evans
4. Ryan Atkins
5. Chris Riley (Cough Cough)
6. Lee Briers
7. Richie Myler
8. Adrian Morley
9. Michael Monaghan
10. Garreth Carvell
11. Ben Westwood
12. Trent Waterhouse
13. Simon Grix

14. A young Hooker
15. Paul wood
16. Cooper
17. David Solomona


The holy trinity of props should be the first names on the paper (moz, Gaz and woody)

I like Brett but I would blood someone new next year and would defo spare him. Looked dodgey end of the year after a storming beggining.

Bridge on 2010 form is a shoe in but looked less effective in centre last year and would love to see young blood in the team, maybe Rhys take on centre or wing (swapping with joel)

Ryan Atkins (phenom this season) and Riley were made to score for fun.

I favour Briers and Myler together. Of course, when split up we can tmaper with the formula.

I am not sure of my bench but I can tamper with that sometime. I am do prefer Cooper over Harrison recently.

You may want to word that one a little bit diffrently if you know what i mean..

Think inter change hooker may prove an issue next year. Towards the end of this season Smith went for Clarke over Higham.

Somebody mentioned Myler going there, at first I thought it was a wind up but the more I think about it, it makes sense. Even if it's only for 15 mins to give Monas a breather.

A lot depends of form but personally my starting 17 would begood authority that Mitchell will be at Cas Tigers on loan next season, with possibly McCarthy going on loan to somewhere else. Higham future seems bleak at the moment, he was struggling at the back of the season for form.

Higham has become woeful, and McCarthy should be moved on too.

Hodgson
Riley
Atkins
Bridge
J.Monas
Briers
Myler
Moz
M.Monas
Carvell/Hill
Westwood
Waterhouse
Grix

Harrison
Blythe
Evans
Hooker

1.Hodgson
2.Joel
3.Bridge
4.Atkins
5.Riley
6.Briers
7.Myler
8.Morley
9.Monaghan
10.Carvell
11.Waterhouse
12.Westwood
13.Grix

14.Hooker
15.Wood
16.Ratchford
17.Solomona/Harrison

Personally I cant understand how Chris Hill is not involved in some of these predicted 17's. Chris Hill will be a good prop/second row. He is better than Cooper and in a couple of years will be take over some of the wire big names. With full time coaching and the mentoring of Smith, Hill should be in the England set up in the next 2/3 years. Top player, going to miss him at Leigh but so glad he's got this oppurtunity, definitley deserves it!

he hasn't played a first team game for us yet....and when everyone is fully fit we have a very powerful pack.

its not that hard to understand really.

Thats not the point, When we came up against Catalan he made every forward on the Catalan team look poor. Many props in you're team would struggle to match up. I have seen Cooper play and I have seen Hill play and Chris Hill can offer so much more.

of course its the point..... you're wondering why quite a few warrington fans are not picking someone that they probably haven't seen play

It doesn't matter what your opinion is...... Cooper is an excellent forward, who has played many top flight games against the best SL has to offer. Hill doesn't have a SL game to his name.

You cant expect people to pick someone they have never seen play in SL ahead of a proven player in the England knights squad can you?

Might be the Wire fans opinion but give Cooper a couple of games then compare him to Hill and I think the Wire faithful will soon change there mind

that might well be the case.... if you come back 10 games into next season, you may even find him being selected in the starting 13.... i couldn't give him a place in the 17 if i picked one now.

Fair enough