1-B Hodgson
2-Cudjoe
3-Jammer
4-Gilmour
5-D Hodgson
6-Brown
7-Robbo
8-Mason
9-Lunty
10-Fa-alogo
11-Wild
12-Raleigh
13-Drew

14-Fatz
15-Lawrence
16-Griff
17-Crabtree

At th end of last season Brown was talking about Robbo playing at hooker and apparently talkeed to him about it.


Whether Brown sees him going there this season or next it looks like that is where he will be ending up.

I would guess that Brown will be playing some sort of combination of Drew,Robbo and Lunt at 7, 9 and interchange.

Where they end up on the pitch is another matter. I would expect that when Drew and Robbo are on the pitch together that Robbo will be at dummy half and Drew wil be at 1st or second reciever.

Whatever happens i am sure that Brown will surprise us and most importantly use the interchanges very cleverly to give us the creative players we need in the right place at the right time.

Drew has greater variety in his game and a better reader of the game. He played 21 Sl games lst year - just 2 less than Robbo and more than players like Myler and Brough.

But unless I am mistaken he isn't getting any younger and has had a knee op in the off season and won't be fit for the start of the season.

Additionally both you and I know why he went to Wakie in the first place.

N Brown will not have sign Drew for no reason his experience is possibly second to none and Lunt will learn alot from him as will Robinson. we all saw last season how much Leroy improved with Brett here.

No one is getting any younger. he played more games than younger guys like Brough and Myler - and many others. He is a game breaker and far more adept than Robbo at controlling a game.
Many players have a clear out op pe season.

The fact that we have Robbo and Drew + other quaity options in the halves and hooking roles is all to the good.

Drew only played more because Lazarus et al were injured.

I personally would like to see Cudjoe getting some game time at full back. Hodgson won't be here forever and for Cudjoe to really learn he needs to start playing in his best position and as much as I like him, his best position is not on the wing.

fatz n lawrence on the bench???

no place for faiumu?!!

Fa alogo is a loose forward, lets play him there

Hodgson

Cudjoe
Whatuiara
Lolesi
Lawrence

Brown
Robinson

Griffin
Lunt
Mason

Fa'alago
Gilmour
Grix

Crabtree
Faiumu
Raleigh
Finnigan

Wild Drew and Kirmond would all come in if fit before the start of the season. Looks like you've got a nucleus of around 21 or 22 strong players when you add Aspinwall and Hodgson to the equation.

1 B. Hodgson
2 Cudjoe
3 Lawrence
4 Whatuira
5 D. Hodgson
6 Brown
7 Robinson

8 Crabtree
9 Drew
10 Mason
11 Fa'alogo
12 Gilmour
13 Wild

14 Lunt
15 Lolesi
16 Raleigh
17 Griffin