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| If Pomeroy is cheap enough I’d have him starting outside Goodwin.
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| Yeah I’d like to see pomeroy stay too. Was impressed when he played last year!
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| Ratchford
Lineham
Atkins
Goodwin
Russell
Roberts
Brown
Hill
Clark
Crosby
Currie
Murdoch-Masella
Livett
TBC
Akiwhatshisname
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| Quote: So Grose but So Good "Ratchford
Lineham
Atkins
Goodwin
Russell
Roberts
Brown
Hill
Clark
Crosby
Currie
Murdoch-Masella
Livett
TBC
Akiwhatshisname
Cooper
Westwood'"
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Baptiste
Cooper
Akauola
Juilien
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| Looking at these starting line ups it has a feel of a team that will finish 5th to 8th, unless the new coaching set up enables it to overachieve and get higher.
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| I don't think there's a huge disparity between the top 8 based on talent within the squad. It all depends on how the coaches get them firing. Leeds, as champions don't necessarily look much stronger on paper.
I'll be interested to see if Castleford can maintain the blistering league form they showed with an average squad (if it's fair to call them that). Will the GF loss dent their confidence or change their strategy?
Whilst I don't see Warrington winning anything this year, a top four finish is quite possible. The biggest advantage we have is that we are an unknown quantity and not even the fans know what sort of rugby style we'll be playing or who the attack will revolve around.
I'm actually quite excited to see how we pan out with this clean slate. More so than last year, when I still felt the hangover of disappointment from the GF loss. I think the team did too when you look back at the pre-season games and the first league games. It was like we knew we couldn't win it whatever we did, and everyone had given up mentally.
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| Quote: sally cinnamon "Looking at these starting line ups it has a feel of a team that will finish 5th to 8th, unless the new coaching set up enables it to overachieve and get higher.'"
I Think most would agree we significantly underachieved last year and finished 9th. The squad looks to be stronger in my view than 2017, so with fresh impetus from a new coaching team, i'm confident a top 4 finish is achievable.
That said Cas will be up there once more, and I can't see Wigan being as far off the pace in 2018. So along with Leeds, Hull & Saints, there are at least 6 with a good chance of top 4.
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| Still light in the backs, a couple more would be nice.
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| I'd like a prop because I've no confidence in Hill and/or Cooper to do a job at this time...
I hope more than anything else they both prove me wrong.
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| I can't see Cas making the top 4 to be honest. Hardaker will be a massive loss and I think them losing in the final the way they did will still hurt them immensely and I think they will still be suffering from a hangover from that. I expect us, Saints, Wigan and Leeds to make the top 4 in no particular order.
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| Quote: rubber duckie "I'd like a prop because I've no confidence in Hill and/or Cooper to do a job at this time...
I hope more than anything else they both prove me wrong.'"
I think Hill has got progressively bigger of the past 3 or 4 seasons, and this last season, he looked to be carrying too much weight for me. What made him stand out was his agility for a big man, and good footwork before contact - for whatever reason that seemed to go missing last season - albeit I saw it more in his England performance. A vote of no confidence after 5 years exemplary performances is a little harsh....?
Cooper, I'm hoping an NRL coach gets him playing his NRL game, he was very highly thought of in the NRL so there's obviously something there - hopefully Price can bring that out of him again, wasn't he his coach at St George?
We have Hill, Cooper, Akouola, Crosby plus Philbin, Westwood and King (Moran?) I had thought a young prop from the championship may be useful, but that seems (Westwood aside) quite a youthful set of props with a max age of 29, so I'm questioning that now.
I think we may see a couple of Championship players coming in given the comments from KF on Henderson, A young back rower and a young three quarter from the championship would probably suit the squad make up, if we can bring in Baptiste.
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| Considering our recruitment can anyone explain why we should retain Jack Hughes?
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| Amazed nobody has Akouola in their starting 13. NRL standard, on the bench for a Super League side, coached by an Australian?
A good start to the season is essential, lose a few games and you’re out it after a few weeks. It’s too tough a format for anyone losing a few of the early games, heads drop, like with us last season.
And what about Castleford, will they go the same way as the last two LLS winners and finish in the bottom 4?
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| Quote: zzhead "Amazed nobody has Akouola in their starting 13. NRL standard, on the bench for a Super League side, coached by an Australian?
A good start to the season is essential, lose a few games and you’re out it after a few weeks. It’s too tough a format for anyone losing a few of the early games, heads drop, like with us last season.
And what about Castleford, will they go the same way as the last two LLS winners and finish in the bottom 4?'"
NRL standard? 21 appearances for Penrith in two years. He played 7 this year, not having looked i would expect many of them from the bench. Im not knocking the player, but he is basically a reserve grader (who may do well). However he has to prove himself to be considered starting 13.
Plus from the clips ive seen of him, he looks more of an impact player than a starting player.
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In his 21 games at Penrith, started 1 game in 2016 in the 2nd Row. All the other 20 appearances were from the bench.
In his 3 years at West Tigers, he didnt play a single game in 2015. In 2013 he played 1 game from the bench. In 2014 he played 10 games, 2 from the bench, 4 from the 2nd Row and 4 as a winger.
Source rlhttp://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sitaleki-akauola/summary.htmlrl
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| Quote: rubber duckie "I'd like a prop because I've no confidence in Hill and/or Cooper to do a job at this time...
I hope more than anything else they both prove me wrong.'"
I think Crosby will have a big year, fits the modern day prop style of young and slightly more athletic.
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