Ellis and Ticks will play in the back row. Whiting, Westy and Galea will battle it out for 13 and a bench spot. One will miss out of the 17.

Bench probs two props, Heremaia and a backrow.

Think I would rather go with

6 Whiting
7 Holdsworth

Than have any other current combo.

Whiting at half back?

I am a big, big fan of his but don't recall him having much of a kicking game.

I don't recall us having much of a kicking game in general

He got MOM against Leeds playing in the halves

Whiting played as an extra backrower that game

and Houghton can pull off a long range kick from acting half, he hasn't done it enough for me to say whether it's luck or a kicking game hiding away in there

Whiting.

Westerman is much better on the edges than he is in the middle. Very dangerous in attack.

For 13 next season I think it'll be between Whiting and Galea.

Whiting's the best option to have on the bench, too. He can interchange the backrow and also cover any injuries in the backs.

I think that all 5 of our 'high-profile' back rowers will get a lot of appearances next season - there are going to be injuries at some point.