You've just listed the absolute BASICS of any RL forward, worth a shirt.

However, this is a bloke who's occupying a shirt, overseas spot and (presumably) a big salary. We only had him last year, so he could hold Inglis' hand, yet we extend his contract.

Any others fancy an easy wage, please contact Mr K. Fitzpatrick .

We've already got one plodder, in Hughes.

Well for the first time in many seasons I have no real idea about our starting 13, let alone the 17.

If they're all fit 1-13 could well be 1-13.
Subs could well be any of 14-19, and there's decent experienced back up all the way down to 28.

1-7 are nailed on.
Not sure about Phils starting - I might be in tbe minority but I prefer him coming off the bench, however Mulhern is the obvious option. (Is Margoulis decent at prop, or more of a back rower? I suspect the latter). Bullock looks promising and will do a decent job. Less sure about Harrison and Butler (not seen much of the latter to date, but then again SP was coach).
9-12 nailed on, and I suppose as JH is captain he'll be 13 but.......

Philbin forgotten or deliberately omitted?

i'm intrigued to see what we do with holmes, will he be started, on the left, usual position and displacing currie, on the right, not his usual position, at 13, on the bench or even pushed up to prop/middle.

Had an ankle op. Out for 10 weeks.

You’ve GOT to be kidding me??? The curse of new signings for 2022.

Powell OUT!

I’m an “early adopter”.

Really bad luck for the bloke, but hopefully this means longstaff will be selected on the opening day.

Dammit. Was quite excited to see if he could add an attacking dimension to our loose position. Never mind, probably wasn’t down to start anyway.

If Powell selected Magoulias at 13, it meant that we were moving away from the current trend of playing an extra prop in the pack.

Sincerely hope that this set back does not mean that we will still play with a prop at lock.

1. Ratchford
2. Ashton
3. Mata’utia
4. King
5. Charnley
6. Widdop
7. Williams
8. Cooper
9. Clark
10.Mulhern
11.Currie
12.Holmes
13.Hughes

14.Philbin
15.Bullock
16.Matty Davis
17.Walker

Just a personal note on Magoulias - i'm going to be up front and say that i've never seen him play (other than the obligatory Wire signing announcement video) and heard very little about him from his time in Aus...but does anybody else think his body type looks more a kin to being in the south stand with a two pinter rather than a professional athlete? He seems to be rather on the portly side to me, judging from photos of him that i've seen since he's arrived. He may well be one of those players that just 'carries it well'

He was roundly tipped to take the 13 shirt on long term when Paul Gallen retired, and was very well thought of as a junior. It’s fair to say his development has stunted, and that includes being at a club that have had significant changes in the pack, with Prior leaving, Fafita being in the reserves for long periods and long term injuries to Graham for example.

It could be be a master stroke to give him 12 months to showcase his talents, but it remains to be seen. Realistically, aside from the occasional chip and chase, I’m not sure anyone can point to anything that will show that he is anything more than ‘another’ small forward with potential going alongside Davis, Robson, Longstaff etc.

He doesn't look out of shape at all and has massive quads. Some people gentically carry weight regardless. If you've been on the aussie forums he's highly rated buy shark fans and opposition fans who think the Sharks are stupid to let him go. I liked what i've seen of him and think he's clearly got alot of skill and talent. Be a shame if he does missthe first 7-8 games but hopefully will see what he can do as the season progresses. Not saying he's amazing but i like the look of what i've seen and think he will do well for us
But if he doesn't work out he's only here for a year