Quote: brearley84 "do we think that ellis and brough will be partners next season at half back?
robbo interchanging with lunt at hooker, would like to see this
wood also give us options
i think anderson needs to find his best 17 combos as early as poss!!!'"
I think Anderson has already said that Robbo will be the interchange Hooker with Lunt starting and I'm happy to see this. I think it will be then upto Ellis and Wood to fight it out to start alongside Danny.
I'm more intrigued to see who starts at full back. As I've said before on here, I'm a big Grix fan but I'm certainly wouldn't have a problem if Murphy gets the shirt. I do feel though that Grix is a full back or he doesn't play - he shouldn't be considered in the halves unless we have an injury crisis.
We started to bring out the better side of Broughton the longer the season went on and the more he played so happy to see him continue on the wing if Murphy gets the full back spot. The other wing is sorted with Jerry and I'm sure we'll have a rejuvanated Leroy and player of the year Wardle in the centres.
Connor & Leeming should be given more and more game time as the season goes on but at the moment they wouldn't get in my first choice 17.
The forwards. Crabtree, Ferres, Ta'ai, Huby and Bailey are certainties for me - Hughes, Koppy, Mullally, Johnson & youngsters like Roberts to fight out the remaining spots.
While I do think we currently look to start the season with a weaker squad, on paper at least, than last season, potentially naming a 17 while leaving Grix, Wood, Connor, Leeming, Mullally and Roberts at home shows we have a depth of strength of both experience and potential that we shouldn't underestimate.
