yep mamo the x factor player than can be on the end of those breaks.. hope he has a injury free 2018!

I've personally not got much of a problem with our squad. I think it's a little harsh to call Gaskell average, I'm happy with his season in the halves and centre.
I think Mason and Smith have lacked game time and will be happy to move on. I still see them as SL standered.

For next year year if everyone is fit, from the top of my head (if the rumours of players leaving aren't true) we could end up with a starting line up like this.

1. Mamo
2. Mcgillvary
3. Cudjoe
4. Turner
5. McIntosh
6. Brough
7. Rankin
8. Seb
9. Leeming
10. Ta'ai
11. Bruno
12. Symonds
13. Hinchcliffe.

Not too bad.

Pre season we need to bring in a very good strength and conditioning coach, and a couple of props to open Ta'ai back into the second row.

Our right edge defence is shocking at times and needs special attention, especially if Cudjoe wants an England shirt again.

Our fitness needs to improve, so players can be bothered to back up any potential offloads or breaks. Unless it's just coached out of us.

Overall. I'm glad this season is done. Disappointed with the way it's ended. Wether the season was over or not rolling over for teams is not acceptable.

Let's take another step next year. 1 season down, 2 more seasons until we are the finished article.

Look at how wakey finished the season. Couldn't get in top 4- but showed pride in the last game of the season. Players like huby, woody and grix who some giants fans couldn't wait to get shut of because they "weren't good enough" stepped up last season with fans behind them and a good team spirit have shone.
All about attitude.

100% agree.

true it is all about attitude.

but also they didnt have as many players out as the giants did which was 8.

they were also in with a chance of getting in the top 4 until two days before...not 8 weeks before like us! (yes we mathematically could make it but reality never was.... warned fans it was job done when we made the top 8...)

100% improvement on last season

I think the OP is very harsh on some of our players personally too.

Once again we did it damn tough through the season, not once with our optimum spine, and definitely never with out optimum 17

Rankin covered at fullback Well, he was signed to play halves I'm sure but fortunately arrived just as Mamo got injured again

Turner had some back luck injury wise too, his best game was v Leeds imo. Looked top class.

Ferguson has been above average I think, especially early on when he very much proved his doubters wrong. Same with Gaskel, Mellor and O'Brien, the latter being a key part of our team now.

Given The disaster Anderson left us in, we are in pretty good shape. When we have our best spine we compete with anyone. Still rebuilding to do though and but for some bad luck we could have finished much higher

Put the season into perspective and stop being so bloody miserable

Well quite- they were still in with a shout up until two days before- they'd worked so hard all season- got their best ever Season in superleGue and could have made it into the top four for the first time ever.....so perhaps more reason for wakey for heads to go/ downheartedness to play a part- instead they showed exactly the opposite. Proves my point more so to me.

A note on Nathan Mason. Been looking through some old videos- looks to me like Nathan has stalled under Rick Stone.
When he was starting to get some game time He looked up for it and enthusiastic- was really showing some promise and playing and developing well. Then Rick came and he got dropped, perhaps as a young player he's been poorly managed.

If it's Roche he isn't a prop. More of a steady backrower. Not as good as Clough or Ferguson IMO.

Pundits already giving their views on next season. We are going to be in the bottom four apparently- that's regardless of any signings we may/may not make it seems.

mason has been injured and that has set him back from the last article i read about him

Sat with Nathan at the dinner last week as we sponsor him. It was blindingly obvious he is suffering from a lack of game time, the dual reg with a club like Oldham does not work and a compulsory reserve grade for all Super League clubs is needed if overall standards are going to improve