Look at their reel, it asks who people want to see and predicably they must have been asked for Abdul and Balmforth. There are short clips of both of them with their names on screen. Both look much trimmer than last year. Bodes well.

Briscoe should be nothing more than a back up,same with Chamberlain

He was in pot a few weeks ago

Going off the numbers on the training gear the players had on today Ese'ese will be 8, Sao 10 and Aydin 16

Fair play to abdul if he's lost the weight he needed to. Let's hope it stays off and he doesn't pick up the niggly injuries which seem to plague him

Ashworth 17, Lane 12

Shows how bad things have been that I'm even noticing...but the clips the club have shared on Instagram show a lot more 'activity' such as a head coach actually shouting instructions directly. Things can only get better!

Fash is in the middle of the HDM training photo.

Hope Carty has Fash writing out ‘I must not get sin binned for taking cheap shots on opposition players!’ 1,000 times. Seriously needs to up his game after last season, otherwise he’s next on the Taxi Rank for being shipped out of the club.

Think everyone gets a fresh start, I was critical of the likes of Sao and Fash last year and still believe that they should have stood up more and lead by example. But a lot it was probably frustration, lack of fitness (team wise) and confidence. Both have shown they are good players and hopefully with a bit more depth, certain players will have to earn there place in the 17.

It actually looked like a meaningful session with a mix of disciplines which is a good start. In the past we've seen a mix of not touching a ball till Christmas, easing our way in, not overdoing the fitness side so we can peak at the right time and a whole host of everything in between.
Also great to see him hands on, at the end of the day he's our most experienced coach by far and needs to be on the training pitch and getting his style and culture into them from the off. I hate seeing coaches stood back with their assistant 30 metres away wrapped in tracksuit and bench coat watching wistfully from a distance. Players respond far better to hands on management as in most lines of work.
Really pleased Lasty is there and think he'll learn a lot more which can only aid his development. I do genuinely see Grix as surplus to requirements now. Can see him taking a championship job when a decent one comes up.
Any sign of Ellis?

Bourouh 9, Briscoe 5, Martin 22.

Out of interest, there's a young lad I keep seeing on the posts but I'm not sure who he is. Was on the bikes with the forwards yesterday so I'm guessing he's a forward.
Half sleeve on 1 arm. Terrible haircut. On the video of the lads walking out to train this morning he's in front of Herman. Does anybody know?

Jordan Baker, I believe. Prop from the academy.

Owen Haldenby