seems as though the squad has taken shape now and cant really see many more comings and goings.. we still have money to spend if needed during the season..(money saved from not signing new half back)

so this is how i see the team for 2013 and have to say im excited, anderson just needs to get the players playing for him now

Fullback
EDEN

Wings/Centres
McGILLVARY
CUDJOE
WARDLE
GEORGE

Hooker/Half Backs
ROBINSON
BROUGH

Forwards
CRABTREE
KOPZCHAK
O'DONNELL
FERRES
LAWRENCE

Bench
LUNT
FIELDEN
PATRICK
CHAN


replacements....
Grix
mullally
ferguson
murphy
fairbank
molloy
dawson
blackmore
cording
johnson
ta'ai
mason?


so much strengh and depth to the team now and much more balanced, any weaknesses???

obviously anderson and others will have there own take on the team, could see taai and chan starting.
murphy too and even grix at full back but pre season should tell us

ROLL ON 2013 GIANTS

I'll have a punt on either Grix or Murphy at FB with Lunt at no. 9.

(FB) Murphy
(RW) McGillvary (RC) Cudjoe (LC) Wardle (LW) George
(SOH) Brough (SH) Robinson
(LF) LOD
(RSR) Chan (LSR) Ferres
(P) Ta'ai (H) Lunt (P) Kopczak

(Interchange) Crabtree,Fielden,Faiumu,Lawrence

Think the arrival of Blackmore & emergence of Dawson will put pressure on the present wing incumbents,which is no bad thing.<scapegoating>some of the incumbents up and in defence left a bit to be desired last year imho</scapegoating>

Feel Lawrence on the bench is a waste as he can see out the full 80 with ease so not much point using interchanges on him.

Tough to leave him out of the run on I know,if they all put in as much effort as he does we wouldn't lose.

From the interchange he can cover for both the back row and outside backs in case of injury.

True but he does that anyway, if a centre was to get injured he would drop into position there even if he had played 50 mins or so in the forwards, I think when you have a player who can do 80 mins you start him and if he moves position due to injuries to others so be it. Once he got on it is doubtful he would go back off again so perhaps just using one interchange on him is fine I just think if he plays he starts but thats just my opinion.

Fair comment,but I would stick with my original run on selection.

Also I would have Eden (FB) but that can of worms gets opened often enough without making a big deal of it here

Yeah but according to their fans they are also word chaps in waiting - till the season kicks off anyway...

thats why i stuck him in my first 13...can do the full 80 and is a machine in defence... let ferres and odonnell do the attacking!

real gripe to leave chan on the bench though!! wouldnt argue if he started ahead of ferres or lawrence.

cant really put ta'ai in yet as not seen him and dont know if he will play prop or 2nd row.

think faiumu is the better hooker to start us off, lunt is better off the bench as impact player..

full back still seems to be up for debate...put eden in as he still has masses of potential and can improve again.. murphy didnt get a fair crack of the whip last season at full back for me, if they want to go with murphy then play him pre season and give him a proper shot.

grix would be fine too, solid enough but will that improve us as a team? feel the other two can improve us further, we have seen what grix has to offer in this role already...which is solid under the high ball and good at backing up plays >>scapegoating<<

Smurph is deceptively quicker than most people give him credit for,which is a shock given he looks like he has ridden possee for years with John Wayne if you know what I'm getting at. I'd say he's comfortably quicker than Eden myself.

Plus he has very safe hands,anyone who was at Odsal in that monsoon & mudbath could not argue,he never came up with one handling error all game and they were kicking to him low all of the 80.

(FB) Eden
(RW) Mcgilvary (RC) Cudjoe (LC) Wardle (LW) George
(6) Robbo (7) Brough
(Prop) Crabtree (HK) Lunt (Prop) Ta'ai
(SR) LOD (SR) Chan
(LF) Lawrence

Bench....
Faiumu
Fielden
Kopzcack
Ferres

Murphy was great at Bradford- absolutely shocking positionally at widnes. Would rather have grix at FB then eden before murphy. Would give us an extra attacking edge-