Never understood Ellis - he was one of those who looked fine to fans but didn't seem to have the same appeal to coaches.

Woods played consistantly well in a very good top four Huddersfield side, so can no way be likened to players such as Ellis.

Didnt we sign allgood before we released A.Tipou though..thought even though its close season we would of had to release Tupou before we could attempt to sign allgood....

Correct, Wood is a quality SL hooker, I don't get the issue with the lad - I thought he was pretty good first time he was with us, where this alleged defensive weakness comes from is anyones guess. Finn is slower than ever but he is hugely experienced in the hooking role and combined with Wood should be pretty potent.

Yes I would like to have kept Moore as No1 hooker but these two are both SL capable and will do just fine - In Wood and Miller we have two very quick players whilst Finn and Williams provide the brains, that's plenty of options IMHO- but hey this is the Trinity forum and we need to panic about something and prepare the scapegoats.

Thanks for that.

Can Annakin play hooker?

If only we could sign Lunt then we would be a force to be reckoned with
All in all the squad looks stronger than at any point in recent years

I agree we look very strong

Strength in depth particularly in the front row (which brings competition), size and a fair bit of quality.

Two potential areas for improvement would be a wide running back rower..... and a quality 9. These would certainly make us more certain bet for top 8

That said looking on paper the pack is as strong as those in and around us - we've certainly recruited far better than those in position 9-12

One thing I am excited about is thee pace in the backs of we get the right platform for miller, Sam and Finny. We've some serious speedsters

I think we've a reasonably strong squad, the area which is of greatest for me is hooker, neither Finn or Wood are, for me, first choice hookers. Put Moore in that team and we'll be up competing for 6,7,8. Without Moore or the signing of a new hooker I think we could be in danger of the middle 8s. Just look at Leeds last year and the affect missing a hooker had on them.

Agree with this. You can have a pack as big and mobile as you want but with snails pace distribution from dummy half it negates it in fine style. I fear Finn isn't quick enough of the mark for this role, Wood could be Ok with the scooting away but I'm not sure about the his speed and accuracy of passing. Sio shouldn't be anywhere near hooker for me.
It's a vital position that that Muppet Moore has let us down on, otherwise I'd be very confident of a top 8 spot.

as Andy Ellis finished his teacher training ,might be worth a try if so

Think Finns distribution from dummy half will be decent as starting hooker but in terms of running from the PTB he'll be slow....Wood will be good as impact hooker off the bench and his passing should be still decent if he's also being thought of as a back up 6 & 7...