Going where? It's in this country so the camp won't be far away.

The experience he'll get from being surrounded by the best players in the country and possibly playing against the best NZ has to offer is invaluable.

Farrell played for GB when he was 18, Edwards when he was 19.

You can't stifle these young kids, you have to let them go out and do their thing.

Baffled at Smith's inclusion, made up for Williams and Bateman they have both had great seasons. I take it George Burgess is injured? For the first game I'd go:

1. Hardaker
2. J.Burgess
3. Bateman
4. Watkins
5. Hall
6. Tomkins
7. Widdop
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. Hill
11. Farrell
12. Westwood
13. O'Loughlin

14. T.Burgess
15. Cooper
16. Ferres
17. Hodgson

Hardaker will be in the centres. McNamara has only picked two other out-and-out centres and he would't have picked 4 other halfbacks if he planned on playing Tomkins there.

jack reed injured?

no walmsley?

He's pulled out of the squad with injury.

Yes. He had a decent game in the NRL GF, but he looked like he was falling to bits at the end of the game.

Pity.

He looked like he could hardly walk hobbling up to the stage at the man of steel awards. He obviously shouldn't have played in the semi looking at that.

I feel for him, he's been brilliant this year and plays the game in the right manner. Him and George Burgess pulling out has cancelled out them having Foran and Johnson missing IMO because their pack is beastly.

They are also missing TL, Mannering and Warea-Hargreaves, I believe.

Is the front row at the DW in the north stand row A or row AA or another letter?

I don't think there is a row A starts at B if my recollection is right AA starts after row Z

Anybody think Manfredi should be in there? I know he's not first pick till the last 3 games and has missed a lot but he's been a stand out in every game he's played. His try scoring record is quite unbelievable, and they haven't been stroll overs either. I genuinely don't think I've seen a winger as dangerous as him from 10 meters out.
It'll become more apparent next season but he's the best right winger in the comp.

Little bit biased but yes probably. However McGillvary and Briscoe are both good right wingers also.

I know it sounds like it but I really don't think I'm being biased. Everything I've said is backed up by what he's done on the pitch. I think he's much better than Briscoe and McGillvary, he was the best winger last night and the previous week.

A big claim.....but yes from what I've seen of him he looks a good old fashioned winger with bags of confidence and strength (the contest with Hall was pretty special) On the Leeds forum I mentioned him (and of course Williams) as been one of your stand out players.

But as was pointed out to me by another poster over there, won't you be switching him to Left wing next season with Charnley reclaiming the Right wing slot?

I was hoping Tomkins would pull out, two serious injuries this year and I doubt he's had a proper off season since he got into our first team, a break would do him the world of good.

Manfredi better than Briscoe? You lot must be sniffing something.

Did Briscoe even play yesterday?

Check the stats. Or just watch the game rather than going off somebodies reputation.
Briscoe did naff all yesterday whilst, Manfredi was one of the best on the pitch, with a particularly spectacular try contesting England's best winger!
Manfredi has stood out in almost every game he's played this year.
Briscoe is still a great player.

Who do you suggest?
I agree his form isn't great.
You started the question I've replied so I'm interested in your thoughts.

No.

Wigan lost to a team a man down this year.

A moral victory for Leeds

I hope not.

He has a great step off his right foot.

That doesn't work as well out on the left wing.

What's fantastic is that England has a glut of wing options - Burgess, Manfredi, Hall, Briscoe, McGillvary are all players you couldn't really grumble about being selected. It's a real shame Reed got himself injured in the NRL GF, as he's been in really good nick this year.

Oddly, England's pack seems again to be the likely weakness to me. With Sam Burgess on the dark side and George injured, we don't really have any standout forwards. Its not that long ago that our best players relative to Aus/NZ were all in the pack.