Agree, apart from the Horne at 6 and Tansey at FB bit. Aren't they the wrong way round?

If the rumours are to be believed Tansey and R Horne may operate the other way round. I'd like to see one of Lauaki and Manu to be on the pitch at all times in the back row, dont think prop suits Lauaki as much as wide running 2nd row does.

I'd go for (taking the rumour into account)

1. Horne
2. Calderwood
3. Yeaman
4. Hall
5. Briscoe
6. Tansey
7. Long
8. Cusack
9. Berro
10. Radford
11. Lauaki
12. Fitz
13. Washy

14. O'Meley
15. Moa
16. Manu
17. Houghton

Dont believe rumours mate



Tansey is our fullback,horney will partner longy

Then i'd swap those 2 around and that would be my team.

can see ur point mate but Tansey has been brought in to be our fullback, (in my opinion of course)

remember i know nowt

You misunderstand. I'd named Tansey at 6 and Horne at 1 in my team on the previous page. I've said i'd swap them back around meaning Horne to 6 as per your steer that thats where they'll play, not that i'd swap them around and disagree with Agar.

Difference between what my team would be and what i think it will be
What i think it will be
1.Tansey
2.Calderwood
3.Hall
4.Yeaman
5.Briscoe
6.Horne
7.Long
8.Cusack
9.Berrigan
10.O'meley
11.Radford
12.Tickle
13.Fitzgibbon
Subs
14.Manu
15.Houghton
16.Moa
17.Lauaki
I would like to see washy at 13 with fitz in 2nd row replacing radford

i like the Mars team sheet... it's great to see how many options there are since we started the recruitment for next season

i would expect tansey and turner to both have a go playing at 6 sometime

i think radford deserves a starting spot in 2nd row

i think houghton should be on the bench and rotate with berro. interchanging hookers seem to be very effective in SL. easy tactic

could talk about this all day, and i probably will when i see my dad, only to get a bollocking off my mum about 'bloody rugby over the dinner table again....give it a rest'

Funny isn't it, in previous years we've been almost certain what our best 17 is. This year we could pick dozens of variations of the side. Shows how good the recruitment has been and the depth it's given us in multiple positions.

Thats the key thing next year. When players of the ilk of Whiting, Turner, Washy and Burnett are likely to be sat in the stands if all players are fit we really do have some squad depth!

Which gives Agar a further headache about keeping them all happy. Nice headache to have though.

1. Tansey
2. Calderwood
3. Yeaman
4. Hall
5. Briscoe
6. Horne
7. Long
8. O'Meley
9. Berrigan
10. Cusack
11. Fitzgibbon
12. Manu
13. Washbrook

14. Moa
15. Lauaki
16. Radford/Tickle/Burnett
17. Houghton