Merged the two topics.

I'm surprised Max is not No. 1
Whether that means anything is another thing altogether but he'd be mine.

Max is only 20, plenty of time for that but for me he's first choice.

Interesting when number 9 comes out, my money is on Big Lads Mate.

Did anyone else notice that there is only 20 squad numbers to go, but 21 players (excluding Scott Moore) to be announced?

(Grix, Johnstone, B.tupou, Arundel, BJB, Miller, Williams, Fifita, Sio, England, Ashurst, Kirmond, A.tupou, Wood, Huby, Arona, Allgood, MCB, Lyne, Finn & Molloy. )

Well spotted! Though depending on who you choose to listen to it could A.Topou or Scott Moore not getting a shirt

If we're including Scott Moore its 22 players for 20 shirts! ha.
I think he has gone to be fair.

And I think Anthony Tupou is back over here, but whether hes staying is another matter.

When I saw Tupou walking round Trinity Walk last week, can't realistically see him running on a rugby pitch anytime soon.

Boxing Day friendly is only 2 weeks away.

Think Toops has finished, if I'm being honest.

I wonder if Tupou has taken on more of a welfare/coaching/Aussie recruitment role? I reckon it would suit him well

The centre and the hooker are the ones I'm really interested to see what we will be doing with

I wonder if we are waiting for a medical on toups so he may or may not be number 31 and depending on what happens Moore could be 32

Quite like the squad drip feed idea
Gets a bit of buzz going on who will be playing where

Roll on Boxing Day

That's a definite possibility

Wonder if bjb or grix is getting the number 1 shirt - bit surprised that jowitt hasn't a lower squad number than grix

Numbers mean squat, in 2012 Ellis was 9, wood was 7 and Tim Smith 20 but Wood played Hooker and Smith played scrum half and Ellis barely played.

Absolute disgrace that Chris `The Force `Anakin has not got a 8 - 13 shirt number.
Yours in Trinity
Gutted of Outwood

Some players choose their squad numbers - maybe he was asked and said 'I'll stick with last years number, it served me well' - comfort, superstition, lack of ego ... its the ones who demand a specific number that worry me, they're not team players.