Its pretty good depth and shows your level at around 4th or 5th on par with the likes of Wigan and Huddersfield.

Compared to Leeds' 18th man onwards...

18 Carl Ablett - SR
19 Luke Burgess - PR
20 Jay Pitts - PR
21 Kyle Amor - SR
22 Michael Coady - CE
23 Kallum Watkins - CE
24 Luke Ambler - PR
25 Paul McShane - HK

I think I'd take pretty much all of the above. Only ones who havent made a leeds SL appearance yet are Ambler, Coady and Amor. Amor is no doubt a rea talent and after seeing these 3 really impress in the Wakefield friendly. Also expect to see big seasons from Ablett & Burgess, both very good players and vastly underrated.

Leeds are head and shoulders above imo.

As for Rob, Bridge is quicker than King easily.
I'd take Bridge as my first choice centre in the team next year. In fact he's the first outside back on my teamsheet

Just a bit! You guys seem to have a good squad next season, better than most (including Saints) but without trying the boast, the Leeds squad especially the forwards is unbelievable! Players like Bailey, Kirke and Diskin, who have all won 3/4 GFs may find themselves watching from the stands in the big games. Our young, powerful and very talented forwards are going to storm SL!

I'd add Kelly Shelford to that list of 3 ... fantastic player when he could be bothered and for alot of that season he was.

You're dead right about that pack though - the word "workmanlike" was invented for a pack like that.

Honourable mentions also to 2 very underrated players IMO from that team - Chris Rudd and Rob Myler.

I think the 93/94 backline would comfortably hold their own. As has been said, the pack would run out of steam againt the current setup.

I had included Deacon in your 17 as inter-change hooker type bench spot. Do you not think he'll be in your first choice 17?

Karl Pryce and fit go together about as much as Katie Pryce and celibacy do. He'll be as much use as he has been for the last two seasons - why was he given a contract extension?

Farrell against McCarthy is a toss-up but Mossop rather than Vinnie Anderson is being silly.

I think Coops is going to have a big season and with TS prefering one prop on the bench rather than two I can see Woody having trouble getting in the 17.
With the likes of Grix, Clarke, McCarthy, Atkins, Woody and Kev Penny also in the squad I don't see why we can't have a really good year. More quality in this side than we've had since the start of SL imo, and at last a proper scrum half not a hooker who can play a bit of 7.

Mathers
Hicks
Bridge
King
Riley
Briers
Myler
Morley
Monaghan
Carvell
Westwood
Louis
Harrison

Subs
Higham
Cooper
Vinnie
Solomona

I personally think that Deacon will be first choice scrum half with Leululai interchanging with Piggy at hooker, or at the very least on the bench like you say. At times last year we looked lost and clueless in the opposition's 20 and lacked a kicking game throughout the season- we had the Jekyll and Hyde version in Tim Smith who was terrible at times, and neither of our halves (Tomkins and Leululai) can really control a game. This is where I see Deacon fitting in well.

On Karl Pryce, I don't know why he has been given a contract tbh, none of us Wigan fans do. But one thing is for sure Lenegan really does rate Karl, actually saying he has the potential to be "world-class". Somehow I don't see it.

By the way before going too off topic with Wigan discussion ..
I agree with you guys that you probably do have the deepest squad depth other than Leeds and can certainly see you being top 4 if not higher especially with a coach like Tony Smith.

Don't expect Deacon to deliver the killer pass. He will kick teams to death, especially with the short kicking game.

Well its no disgrace being compared to Leeds.

Yes, Leeds have got the strongest squad, but comparing Vinny Anderson, Penny and Riley to 3 forwards is pushing it a bit, in fact it's ridiculous.

Well that'll teach me to stop waffling or learn to type quicker.

thought he was great as Ted Bovis in Hi De Hi, not seen much of him since though