I'm basing it on not counting Watts as a prop but a loose man.

As I'd completely forgot about Liam Kent, you're right, we don't need to recruit a second rower.

Alex Starling was very impressive for the u19's at weekend in the 2nd row. Looked the most likely on show to make the step up.

Yeah, in a way it kind of doesn't matter which way around you do it for loose man I suppose, but basically it's 5 props in the first 17 and 3 2nd rowers. Would personally prefer Johnson and Pitts to be the ones rotating 13 though, as with them being smaller than the props we have and hopefully any props we get, I wouldn't want them on the pitch at the same time if we can help it. Especially as if Galea and Tickle do go it trims the 2nd row down a bit too.

Played centre most of last year.

Well he's moved on then, because he didn't look out of place in the pack. Ran hard and straight all game, scored an outstanding try also.

I'd have watts at prop, still think we need a line breaking backrow forward as all our backrow forwards are grafters, I wouldnt keep Heremia, promote cunningham, and move Parker into the first team as our 3rd hooker. I still think we need a good centre, but that is being a bit greedy.

In

Young winger
Overseas centre
Quick halfback
Impact prop
Line breaking backrow forward

Out

Briscoe
Seymour
O meley
Heremia
Tickle

Good luck with that, I'd take a 7 and promote the rest from within.

I doubt we'll get a 7 though.

i think we will get a 7,from were i dont know.but someone is bound to become available.

So youre suggesting we lose

briscoe
o'meley
tickle
galea

And don't replace them?

I don't believe we could find the required quality to replace them and would rather give the youngsters a years experience.

Then we will continue to be an average team battling for 6th-8th position.

I understand what you are saying in your last post about the lack of quality and its a tough job for Pearson and PG to find the right quality of players, but unless we do are going to struggle again, their are players out there it's just trying to find them.

When players like Corey Norman can get offered $500k a year I don't fancy our chances of finding the right quality of players.

I'd concentrate on getting the spine right and we all know which part were missing.

We're missing props and losing o'meley will make it worse