From what I saw of Mellor in the Championship playing for widnes last year he is nowhere near ready to be a SL stand off, at least not 1st choice. He would do ok i'm sure as he has loads of fantastic players around him and a monster pack to play off, but last year he looked average in the championship and didn't seem capable of breaking down a defence, putting people through gaps, or even much of a kicking game. I had heard big things about him from wiganers so really watched him when he went out to Widnes on Duel Reg, and I was very underwhelmed by his performances.

You think the fans were happy about that? Fortunately the muppets responsible are no longer with the club.

McKinnon
Sharp
Turner (but will be Martin)
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Seymour
O'Meley
Heremaia
Lynch
Tickle
Manu
Westerman

Moa
Houghton
O'Carrol
Whiting

Yes there are three.
Logan Tomkins, Liam Carberry (could be the one to watch) and Callum Wright.
Then below that is the England youth squad player Luke Waterworth.

Bradford are looking better than last year, I would personally go with:

1). Brett Kearney
2). Shaun Ainscough
3). Adrian Purtell
4). Keith Lulia
5). Elliot Kear
6). Kyle Briggs
7). Luke Gale


. Nick Scruton
9). Heath L'Estrange
10). Craig Kopczak
11). Olivier Elima
12). Elliott Whitehead
13). James Donaldson

14). Matt Diskin
15). Jamie Langley
16). Manase Manuokafoa
17). Tom Burgess/Jarrod Sammut

then we have these in backup:

Walker
Jeffries
Hargreaves
Sibbit
Olbison
Addy
Crookes
O'Brien
Bateman
Sykes
Platt
McAvoy

But no doubt Potter will have Purtell on wing with Walker in centre, Jeffries at 6, Gale at 7. And Langers at loose.

You could at least spell Randall right!

We're not looking all that strong up front this year. Our pack needs some serious work, but the backline looks pretty handy.

I'd go with the following, although there is talk Moon is coming over to play stand off.

1. Patten
2. Broughton
3. Gleeson
4. Moon
5. Williams
6. Smith
7. Holdsworth
8. Boyle
9. Godwin
10. Jewitt
11. McPherson
12. Ashurst
13. Wild

14. James
15. Adamson
16. Neal
17. Sneyd

Anderson
Sidlow
Gledhill
Paleaaesina
Gibson
Marriott
Davidson
Owen

1. Richard Owen
2. Kirk Dixon
3. Joe Arundel
4. Josh Griffin
5. Nick Youngquest
6. Rangi Chase
7. Danny Orr
8. Paul Jackson/Jacob Emmitt
9. Adam Milner
10. Craig Huby
11. Brett Ferres
12. Stuart Jones
13. Oliver Holmes
Bench:-
14. Daryl Clark
15. Jonathan Walker
16. Jacob Emmitt/Paul Jackson
17. Grant Millington

rest
Richard Mathers
Ryan Hudson
Steve Snitch
Nathan Massey
Jordan Thompson
Ryan McGoldrick
John Davies
James Clare
Billy Harris
Charlie Martin
Ryan Brierley
Ben Johnston
Lee Mitchell
Ben Blackmore
Clark Thompson

Widnes still said to be after a prop but squad numbers out tonight so should get a better idea of it all. Thus far I'd go with...

01) Briscoe
02) Flynn
03) Dean
04) Isa
05) Ah Van (GK)
06) Watts
07) Hanbury
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09) Moore
10) Cross
11) Cahill
12) Kavanagh
13) Clarke

14) White
15) Davies
16) Winterstein
17) Haggerty

For Saints, I'd expect to see:

1. Wellens
2. Makinson/Gardner
3. Shenton
4. Meli
5. Foster
6. Hohaia
7. Lomax
8. LMS
9. Roby
10. Puletua
11. Soliola
12. Wilkin
13. Laffranchi

14. Perry
15. Flanagan
16. Clough
17. Gaskell

Dixon, Flannery, Wheeler etc to contend for spots on bench

Has hohaia been given the 6 shirt officially or just where you see him playing?

Ya lance is 6 next season lomax 7 wheeler 17 gaskell 20

Should be a good buy and will be interested to watch him play. I now he can play a few different roles but will be interested to see how he is used, do you think the signing may cause issues with regard to Gaskell and his development?

Cant see any issues with gaskell him lance and lomax will all be in the 17 and all get game time

Ben Cockayne
Peter Fox
Vince Mellars
Dean Collis
Dale Morton
Isaac John
Tim Smith
Oliver Wilkes
Paul Aiton
Kyle Amor
Steve Southern
Andy Raleigh
Danny Washbrook

Andy Ellis
Ali Lauitiiti
Paul Johnson
Danny Kirmond

01 - Motu Tony / Ben Cockayne
02 - Peter Fox
03 - Dean Collis
04 - Vince Mellars
05 - Dale Morton / Ben Cockayne
06 - Isaac John
07 - Tim Smith
08 - Kyle Amor
09 - Andy Ellis
10 - Oliver Wilkes
11 - Frankie Mariano
12 - Steve Southern
13 - Danny Washbrook

14 - Paul Johnson
15 - Ali Lauitiiti
16 - Matty Wildie
17 - Andy Raleigh / Danny Kirmond

Players Pushing for a place in SL;
James Davey (Hooker)
Adam Slater (Second Row)
Luke Walshaw ()
Chris Annekin (Loose Forward, Second Row)
Kyle Trout (Prop, Second Row)
Russ Spiers (Prop)
Keiran Hyde (Full Back, Stand Off)
Gareth Moore (Scrum Half)
Danny Cowling (Centre, Wing)

Got to be one of the strongest Wakefield teams i've seen for a while.

right i will go with for warrington

1-hodgson/ratchford - hodgson gettin on and will nee rotation
2-riley
3-bridge
4-atkins
5-j monaghan
6-briers
7-myler
8-morley
9-m monaghan
10- carvell
11- ben westwood
12- waterhouse
13- grix/harrison - depend on game and weight needed

14- wood
15- coops
16 - hill / solomona
17- higham

pretty strong but missing out loads we have quite a bit of depth

pushing through for us

g o'brien
r evans
r williams
mccarthy
blythe - really impressed me last year
ben evens
james laithwaite
peasnell

Richie Mathers
Peter Fox
Vince Mellars
Dean Collis
Ben Cockayne
Isaac John
Tim Smith
Oliver Wilkes
Paul Aiton
Kyle Amor
Steve Southern
Frankie Mariano
Andy Raleigh

Andy Ellis
Ali Lauitiiti
Paul Johnson
Danny Washbrook

Raleigh (prop) should be swapped for Washbrook (LF)

Hull KR

Slater
Uate
Inglis
Lawrence
Boyd
Lockyer
Thurston
Scott
Smith
Gallen
Lewis
Thaiday
Watmough

Cronk
Shillington
Galloway
Farrah

Typical rovers fan going over the top, lockyers retired

What and NO Mason

More to the point no Netherton, what was I thinking

I think we'll go

Tomkins
Charnley
Gelling
Carmont
Richards
Finch
Leuluai
Fielden
McIllorum
Mossop
Hansen
Hock
O'Loughlin

Lima
Lauaki
Prescott
Farrell