Why not do what we have all berated Agar for not doing and give youth a chance?

Manu, Tickle and Westerman to start with Whiting on the bench so that he can go to 13 allowing the backrow to be rotated. Then if we get injuries you have Kent, Cunningham and probably Pearce who could all do a good job of filling in in the second row.

Assuming we get Lynch that should leave us with a nice chunk of cap to allow us to go out a sign a classy centre.

I think that's exactly why Bomber has said they want at least 2, maybe 3. The 2 priorities being prop (Lynch) and centre, then backrow if they can. If they can't I would suggest they would be looking to the youth, which is why they have just extended 3 young forwards' contracts. Bases covered.

Much better to ease the youth in, with an established team that is playing well and winning games.