Quote: adamhuddsgiant "As is potential line up and back up
Murphy
Jerry Leroy wardle ormsby
Brough brierley
Rapira hinchy smith
Taai Roberts
Bruno
Bench
Leeming clough mason seb
Back up
Prop....none rumours of an Aussie
Hooker...none....youth?
Second row..... fergy/Dickinson/England
Centre...Sam wood/ Darnell/Gaskell
Wingers....Darnell
Full back....Simpson...rumours of mamo and my wish list Ben barber
Any more to add? We are very thin as is! Decent staring team that can cover in some areas but massive gaps in what we need'"
Dickinson and English are Props mate.
Id go
Gaskell
Mcgilvarry Cudjoe Wardle Murphy
Brough Brierley
Rapira Leeming Smith
Symonds Lawrence
Hinchliffe
Bench
Roberts
Mason
Ikahihifo (Is a 2nd rower but will HAVE to be used at prop)
Taai
I would move Hinchliffe to Hooker when Leeming goes off and we have some real impact off the bench.
Prop cover:
Paul Clough
Tyler Dickinson - who will be a direct replacement for Johnson...he is of similar height, weight & standard from what ive seen of him but might do better who knows.
Matty English - Not yet promoted to first team but may be. (Although shouldn't be no where near first team this year as way too young for a prop - only if extremely desperate. He should get a few games season after). He is a excellent prospect and best young front row prospect we have had for a while.
2nd row:
Ferguson(Great for back up and rotation),
Liam Johnson - hearing good things from him this pre season so may get a chance at some point.
Mikey Wood - Cant see him getting a game.
Centre:
Sam Wood - Will look to kick on from last season.
Jake Wardle - Excellent prospect.
Hooker: Henry Hall, the brother of F*** All. - URGENT NEED OF A SIGNING
Wing:
Mcintosh - Would prefer to see him in the side than Ormsby and given a chance.
Ormsby - Waste of money but ok for back up
Full Back:
Simpson - Hope i'm wrong but just cant see him cutting it with his size. URGENT NEED OF SIGNING.
If we can get Wakeman and Harrison (or someone else) in at prop it allows Ikahihifo to move back to 2nd row which makes our 2nd row extremely strong.
For me we then need a Full Back as priority along with a Hooker and then hopefully a winger. If Mamo comes it will allow Gaskell to go to centre if Wardle goes to bring Mamo in.
That allows Murphy to train as a direct centre replacement - I feel he is just too slow for the wing and have Ormsby and Mcintosh as direct Wing replacements.
So all in all id say we need 5 signings 2 props, full back, hooker & maybe a winger and we have a very good squad but at the moment we are struggling massively. The likely hood is we will get 2/3.