So potentionally we are looking like this next year.

1. Matt Dufty
2. Josh Thewlis
3. Peter Mata'utia
4. Greg Minikin /Stef Ratchford
5. Matty Ashton
6. George Williams
7. Josh Drinkwater
8. Gil Dudson
9. Daryl Clark
10. Paul Vaughn
11. Ben Currie
12. Matty Nicholson
13. Josh McGuire

14. Danny Walker
15. Thomas Mikaele
16. Sam Kasiano
17. James Harrison

18. Joe Bullock
19. Joe Philbin
20. Ellis Longstaff
21. Connor wrench
22. Morgan Burgess
23. Riley Dean
24. Tom Whitehead
25. Leon Hayes

Not exact i know but just a rough look at our squad.

Lots of speculation that Bullock could be loaned-out owing to his salary, but Philbin for me, his form was terrible prior to his injury.

Whilst we don't know what version of Philbin we'll be getting back, salary 'management' aside, Bullock would be in my 17 based on last year's form ahead of Mikaele.

Yes me too.

not suggesting anything at all, but using our favourite ex second rowers instagram.

holmes is doing a lot of crossfit this last week, with jack hughes, josh charnley, joe bullock, and sam powell, might be someone else as well. its a little unusual.

Leigh are looking for another prop too I think and I think it will be difficult to loan out Philbin given his injury,

On Mikaele vs Bullock, I think Mikaele looked far better than Bullock when he first arrived, but his form did dip in the last month of the season - I assume he was carrying an injury he gets in ahead of bullock for me.

Philbin is contracted until the end of 2024. When he returns from injury he will have less than a season to earn another contract before the May 2024 "letters day".

Don't shoot the messenger but this French website suggesting that despite having signed for Warrington Kasiano wants to stay in France and intimates that he's been in contact with Elite 1 clubs https://treizemondial.fr/sam-kasiano-en ... -delite-1/

Don't shoot the messenger but this French website suggesting that despite having signed for Warrington Kasiano wants to stay in France and intimates that he's been in contact with Elite 1 clubs https://treizemondial.fr/sam-kasiano-en ... -delite-1/

There have been recent posts regarding Mikaele`s fitness/durability (I agree btw) and I don`t think we can play him and Kasiano at the same time.

Lots of go forward but major issues with their defensive capability, unless they played for short durations.

Think we could play one of them in the 17 man squad, but not both.

This is a really good point. Big is not always beautiful. I would not be dismayed if we lost one.

I'd be really disappointed if kasiano doesn't come over, I really rate him. More alarm bells if new signings are pulling out before even getting here.

Yeah i'd be disappointed if he didn't come to us, even if we just had him for 1 year. Mikaele did have an ankle injury towards the back end of the season which would have affected him. But like i've said previously, what we saw from Mikaele is what we're gonna get from him, he's at about the level of fitness he's always been at. I'd keep bullock as he does a good solid job for us. But i do find it odd that even after we signed, Vaughn, Mikaele, Kasiano and McGuire, we were still trying to keep hold of Mulhern. I think we are spot on for forwards....minus Philbin. But we definately shouldn't rotate Vaughn and Dudson for Mikaele and Kasiano at the same time. Kasiano and Vaughn starting with Dudson and Mikaele off the bench would be better. But who knows how it's gonna go.

re. Sam Kasiano (Translated)
Sam Kasiano announced his departure from the Catalan Dragons several months ago to join Warrington. He even signed a two-year contract with the Wolves but according to our information, the international pillar would finally like to stay in France. It is with this goal in mind that he would have been in contact with Elite 1 clubs to commit to the 2022-2023 season. At this point, nothing would have been signed and Sam Kasiano is still a Warrington Wolves player for 2023 and 2024. But things could still change in the coming days.