next season for saints?

What about this?

1 - wello
2 - armstrong
3 - gidley
4 - soliola
5 - pryce
6 - eastmond
7 - moore
8 - fozzard
9 - cunningham
10 - graham
11 - flannery
12 - clough
13 - wilkin

14 - roby
15 - wheeler
16 - lomax
17 - ??

Put Dixon in at 17 and that team will finish closer to bottom than top.

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Fozzard
Cunningham
Graham
Flannery
Puletua
Wilkin

Roby
Clough
Fa'asavalu
Wheeler

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Fozzard
Flannery
Roby
Wilkin

Clough
Fa'asavalu
Puletua
Moore

EDIT: Forgot about Moore, so put him in, in place of Hargreaves and moved Roby to second row, Clough to the bench.

My choice

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Pryce
5. Meli
6. Eastmond
7. Moore
8. Fozzard
9. KC
10. Graham
11. Flannery
12. Wilkin
13. Clough

14. Roby
15. Puletua
16. Fa'asavalu
17. Soliolia

Not trolling but just a thought.

You have brought Soliola in place of Gilmour and Moore in place of Long. That equates to even less pace in the squad.

Does it not worry you?

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Soliola
Pryce
Wheeler
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham
Fozzard
Flannery
Clough
Wilkin

Moore
Fa'asavalu
Puletua
Meli

That gives us more creativity at half back, a bit more pace out wide. From the bench we have pace and power (Meli playing two 20 minute spells in the forwards) and Moore gives us a better passing option from dummy half and a better kicking game........Roby misses out from the starting 17 but will fit in as the injuries come along

Yes. We probably had the slowest backline in the game this season and I bet Gilmour and Long weren't far off being our quickest two.

I like that team or i'd go for.....

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Soliola
5. Pryce
6. Wheeler
7. Eastmond
8. Graham
9. Cunningham
10. Puletua
11. Flannery
12. Roby
13. Wilkin

14, Moore
15. Fozzard
16. Clough
17. Faasavalu

Roby could run the sam sort of lines as Gilmour in the second row imo. I'd use Meli as a impact second row this season.

Paul Wellens
Ade Gardner
Matt Gidley
Sia Soliola
Francis Meli
Leon Pryce
Kyle Eastmond
Tony Puletua
Keiron Cunningham
James Graham
Jon Wilkin
Chris Flannery
James Roby

Scott Moore
Nick Fozzard
Maurie Fa'asavalu
Paul Clough

And as squad players : Jonny Lomax, Tom Armstrong, Jamie Foster, Gary Wheeler, Jamie Ellis, Bryn Hargreaves, Andrew Dixon, Matty Ashurst, Shaun Magennis, Chris Dean, Gareth Frodsham and Jake Emmitt.

Yes, following the trend of previous years too.

Never going to happen, but rather than be obvious:

Wellens
Armstrong/Meli/Gardner (depending on form)
Gidley
Pryce
Wheeler
Roby
Eastmond
Fozzard
Cunningham
Graham
Soliola
Puletua
Wilkin

Moore
Faasavalu
Flannery
Clough

The halves would be a worry, but Roby needs a new position for himself if Cunningham and Moore stay fit.

I don't understand why you would split up a proven hoocker rotation system just because a new player is available. Why can't Moore play a different position?

My current starting 17 for opening day next year.

1 - Wellens
2 - Gardner
3 - Gidley
4 - Dean/Wheeler
5 - Meli
6 - Pryce
7 - Eastmond
8 - Graham
9 - Moore
10 - Puletua
11 - Flannery
12 - Soliola
13 - Wilkin

14 - Roby
15 - Fozzard
16 - Fa'asavalu
17 - Clough

Moores distribution is better, and with the way the rules are this season (they may change again once Australia crucify us) scooting from acting half-back is much less effective. That doesn't mean that just because Roby isn't named at 9 he couldn't chime in at the play the ball like an on-form Pryce often does.

Wello
lomax
gidley
wheeler
meli
pryce
eastmond
graham
kc
fozzard
flannery
soliola
wilkin

roby
maurie
tony p
Moore/clough


I'd go for something like that. Maybe switch roby to 13 and wilkin to 2nd row.

The are other options in moving Moore into hooker, soliola to centre.

I'd start with the 17 and see how it goes.

1. Wellens
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Soliola
5. Lomax
6. Pryce
7. Eastmond
8. Fozzard
9. Cunningham
10. Graham
11. Puletua
12. Wilkin
13. Flannery
14. Roby/Moore
15. Wheeler
16. Clough
17. Maurie

Pretty good side is that. Especially if Lomax and Wheeler come on strong.

1. Wellens
2. Foster
3. Gidley
4. Soliola
5. Lomax
6. Pryce
7. Eastmond
8. Fozzard
9. Moore
10. Graham
11. Puletua
12. Flannery
13. Wilkin

14. Roby/Cunningham
15. Wheeler/Meli/A.N.Other
16. Clough
17. Maurie

Means we are a bit light in replacement forwards off the bench but there is sufficient size on the field that if we spell sensibly there will always be enough grunt going forward. Failing that and us not signing an additional prop before feb, we'll have to continue using TP out of position.

Gardner after his season, and after the final alone Meli, need to earn their places from the reserves for mine.

Pryce is only in at 6 for the reasons other posters have stated in other threads regarding playing two rookies. Wilkin needs to be given a more creative chance and plenty of off season practice in in field kicking.

No [iScott Moore[/i Blobbs?

Well, Potter has announced post Grand Final that we need to sort out our kicking game.

Yeah, just noticed that. Oh feck it, I don't know who I'd pick.

Well given we haven't got one at all now Shaun's gone i'd say that was an understatement

Crazy.

Not that crazy McLa, if he can bulk up enough in the off season there no reason why he can't be spelled there (85kg to Ade's 94kg), he's a centre by trade anyway so is used to that area of the field, and if what we hear is true his step is bound to be better than Ade's. I expect he'll have closer to 20:20 vision than Ade, was only a cm shorter according to last season's stats. Plus he'll be playing inside one of the best defenders in the team.

In fairness I would've put Armstrong in there given he has already been tried in that position but i'm led to believe he'll be at Widnes next year.

We have tried kids in every other position this year chief and Gardner has hardly been outstanding this year and hasn't shown any signs of improving his game, what's wrong with trying?