I would like to see Fonua play centre too. Could be wasted on the wing, so to speak

Totally agree but would have loved to sign another half

Must have missed all those games Abdull has played at 13. How did he go?

For me, Talanoa should be back-up and not first choice regardless of where we play him.

Shouldn't have any non fed player as a back up. If he's not good enough to be in the 17, don't renew his contract.
Personally I quite like him as a winger, yes he's not the best in the air (more his positioning than jumping and catching) but he does so much for the team helping the forwards out and scoots and enthusiasm are second to none.

You will struggle to make the eight.

Again......

Shaul
Talanoa
Tuimavave
Fonua
Michaels
Pryce
Sneyd
Ellis
Houghton
Watts
Mini
Pritchard
Westerman

Manu
Abdul
Taylor
Thompson

He's played some games at 6 more recently but I think he looks more comfortable playing loose forward. The kid has huge potential

He might end up at 13 but I'm not sure he's up to defending in the middle for 80 minutes every week yet. Tackling props in superleague is a whole different thing to the u19s.

No doubting that long term he'll be a 13, but I don't see the need to play him there just yet. He doesn't have the fitness to make 50 tackles a game like our current 13 does. Westerman was outstanding in that 2nd half at Saints, Abdull isn't capable of putting in those kind of performances, yet.
If I was Leon Pryce i'd be worried about my 6 shirt next year with how Abdull has conducted himself in his absence. That said, he's still young and will have games when things don't go so well, it's then Radford needs to know when to take him out of the firing line.

That's it in a nutshell. Still way off (at least 2-3 years) being able to play there full time. 2-3 years in the halves will do him the world of good.