On what basis, his squad number? Suspect that was only because it was the vacant number between 1 and 5, personally.

Pretty much how I see it, although I think the pecking order of Lauaki and Fitzgibbon for propping duties will/should come down more to which prop it is that's missing, rather than having a set order.

Danny Tickle and Willie Manu?

Think you're looking for a bigger problem than is there on this one. How many other teams in SL have 2 really good quality forwards just waiting in the wings for injuries to get a game? Most have 1 and then fringe/younger players looking to take their chance, same as us.

Tickle, Manu, Laukai, Fitzgibbon, Washbrook, Burnett, and arguably Whiting. That's 7 players for what amounts to 4 places in the 17, how many more spares would you like us to carry?

Not forgetting Cunningham, Turner and also Berro for loose man if we're pushed.
Anyone heard if Liam Kent is staying?

We gave Green a full time deal recently and he is a back row also.

So if the Westerman rumours are true, then we just need to bring in maybe another 4 and we're about set.

Might be the fact the didn't want to live or commute to hull.

Add Ben Crooks to that.

Nowhere near ready yet IMO

Probably not but he is a back rower in full time training.

and looking a great prospect for sure!!

Not really sure why we are looking at a young FB, unless tansey is getting released, we have Tansey, Whiting, Sharp and Young Briscoe to play there,

Also if we sign an overseas HB, then we could use Horne there.

I think we need 3 more players a prop, halfback and hooker.

I think Dowes will stay, we will sign an overseas halfback (not a known name) and hopfully we will sign Mcshane on a loan deal.

I wonder if we are looking at a young English FB, with our Leeds connections it might be BJB.