My line up below.

The A Tupou situation unclear if he does go then Sio replaces him at 13 with wood onto bench

Wood for Moore if he's doing porridge


Max Jowitt
Ben Jones-Bishop
Bill Tupou
Mason Caton-Brown
Tom Johnston
Jacob Miller
Sam Williams
Anthony England
Scott Moore
Craig Huby
Danny Kirkmond
Marty Ashurst
Antony Tupou

David Fifita
Mikey Sio
Mitch Allgood
Tinirau Arona

So back to the team

My team would be
21 Jowitt
2 Johnstone
3 Tupou
22 Gibson
5 BJB
6 Miller
14 Williams
8 England
7 Finn
10 Allgood
11 Ashurst
12 Kirmond
13 Sio

9 Wood
15 Fifita
17 Huby
16 Arona


Centres I'm not sure about. Gibson has played both left and right, as has Arundel. I'd be ok with either of them in the centre.
If we are looking to run big hard centres rather than ball playing centres, with Williams hitting the wingers on miss passes then we are probably looking at Tupou and Lyne.
I like Arundel and Gibson. If Gibson isn't fully fit then I'd play Arunadel

Looks a quality side if it plays to its potential. Shame Scott Moore is a moron because it would be amazing otherwise.

I'd suggest that anybody leaving MCB out of their starting line up needs to view his highlights on a certain video sharing site.

I'm not one for placing too much stock in video highlights but these are from last season only, the speed and ability in some of his finishes is breathtaking

But for me he is a winger and I like the ones we have.
If he is a centre he needs to show it in preseason and will then earn a place

IMHO the most inform players get the winger & centre spots so if MCB rips it up at either then he should get the nod. BJB & Johnstone will have to produce every match as may Tupou and Lynne/Arundel.