McIllorum out on loan are you taking the mick mate

Agreed , Mike should be our first choice 9 next year, has improved 10 fold this year and will be even better with mors game time.

For me that was the best game McIlorum has played for about a month. The games before that I thought Riddell was our best player at hooker, however yesterday it looked like Riddell was still on holiday.

McIlorum will come good for us but he still needs to work on his distribution, he throws too many suspect forward passes for me when its not needed. I dont think he is good enough to be our first choice TBH but I hope he would prove me wrong.

We will have to agree to disagree, as I think he has outshone Riddell all year, yes his distribution needs work, but that is down to our coaching staff who should be pushing this every training session.
One thing he has that Riddell does not is punishing defence, I would like to compare how many tackles he does with riddell in the time they are on the field.

He should get the 9 jersey next year, if he carries his current form into the end of the season.

Minnecello/Hunt (can't see us signing Hunt) But would take a chance on Minny.

Not keen on bring in a 32 yr old Kidwell when we have plenty of options in the backrow. The yound reserve lads deserve their shot, they've been brilliant this season.

Doesn't look like we're gonna get a 7 in who's around the 23-25 mark so we might as well go with what's available in
Lockyer
Orford
Jones

All getting on but all great players.

Think Lockyer would now be more suited to play the organising 7 letting Sam run off the back of him as a second receiver, Lockyer hasn't got the legs anymore to be a 6.

Basically plays a 7 in Aus now, usually with split backs.

I agree.

Wish we hadn't signed Riddell. Sooner have Tommy and McC in the interchange. We looked a different team when McC was on the pitch.

Lets get Logan, Kidwell and Lockyer or Orford in and fill the rest of the side up with Lockers, pat, Carmont and a raft of kids.

They'd have leaders and protection to allow them to do their thing.

Phelps
Roberts
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
Lockyer
Sam
Fielden
McIlorum
Logan
Kidwell
Lockers
Joel

Feka
Prescott
Tommy
Mossop/Hansen

I like it

Logan as tried twice to settle into the english way and both times hes gone back after one season..to much of a risk IMO

we should never have got rid of logan- he was a machine when with us

Kidwell and Orford out of that lot.

We didn't, he wanted to go home.

We need to get out of the habbit of looking to Australia for players, i would personally only look for a fullback as we need one pretty sharpish because Phepls is ordinary, Minichello if he is fit would be great. Before his injuries he was one of the best if not the best in the world. Other than that i would want to stick with our own, or at worst bring in an experienced British prop.

My ideal team for next year would be,

Minichello
Ainscough
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
S.Tomkins
Leuluai
R.Moore
McIllorum
Coley
Hansen
J.Tomkins
OLoughlin

Palaeasina
OCarrol
Mossop
Riddell

Richard Moore isn't the same player as in past years after his illness i'm afraid and i'm not sure he was ever quite good enough.

Minichello i wouldn't touch with a barge pole unless he were willing to sign a cheap pay as you play deal.