that must be your strongest team for a good few years good luck you derserve it from a black and white

Really strong squad on paper, with multiple options all over the park. Which will obviously allow CC some rotation this year compared to last.

Personally I'd have Jowitt starting over Grix. Saying that he's going to learn so much about the nuances of playing the FB position from Grix, that you only get with experience and no doubt he'll be a better player come the end of the season because of it. Also a bit of healthy competition never hurt anyone. No doubt Grix will get plenty of game time though.

The other position that could be up for discussion, is whether MCB is a better wing the BJB. I know MCB has been touted as a but i can't remember seeing him play there personally, so can't say if he's better than say Arundel & Gibson. We know the lads one of the fastest players in the League but can he put his winger away, we'll see. Great position to be in whatever way you look at things

Do you have plenty room left on the cap this coming season?

I think going back to Max, he had shoulder surgery in the off season, and I think he may be a little off the pace for the pre season friendlies, as his return was delayed.

It could well be that Grix features there in the pre season games, to start with.

I'm not the coach, but I am going from something that I read in Rugby League Express a few weeks ago, that I think it said that he wouldnt do any contact training until at some point during December

Unfortunately we always have plenty of cap space.

No we don't. I certainly doubt it this year.

We will be below the Super League Cap but we have probably maxed out our own cap spending capabilities.

Not if we get another 2000 s/t sales

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.