Obviously we're rumoured to maybe make one more addition, but saying we go with what we've got, what's your starting line up?

Mine would look like this -

Shaul
Lancaster
Fonua
Logan
Talanoa
Tuimavave
Sneyd
Watts
Houghton
Ellis
Mini
Frank
Manu

Taylor
Bowden
Hadley
Abdull

Don't expect this to be it, but it would be mine.

I think that would be my team too. Although I think Radders will start with Pryce at 6 and Washy on the bench.

Would put Thompson in for Hadley, if Hadley does get a chance, needs to take it , not been good enough when given the opportunities in the past. Id also start with a fit Pryce at 6 to start the season. Also despite what some have said on here, I've heard Abdull as got the 13 shirt

Shaul
Michaels
Carlos
Fonua
Talanoa
Pryce
Sneyd
Watts
Houghton
Ellis
Frank
Mini
Abdull

Washbrook
Taylor
Manu
Thompson

Abdul wants the 6 shirt. Coaches want him to make it as a 6 not a 13. He's not got the engine for 13 and the coach has built a team to go forward so playing some1 at 13 who be dominated in the ruck wouldn't make sense. Think abdul will get spells at 13 but don't think he'll be our 13. He may well get the squad number tho.

My team would be/also so element of what I think it will be given some things said by coach in paper/radio

Shaul
Talanoa
Tuamuavai
Logan
Fonua
Pryce
Sneyd
Ellis
Houghton
Watts
Mini
Manu
Green/hadley/thompson

Abdull
Washbrook
Taylor
Pritchard

Pritchard will start, he's an 80 minute 2nd row. Think Manu will start at 13 and move in to the 2nd row when Abdull spells Frank/Mini/Ellis.

I'm pretty excited about next year, would be good to add another quality back in the squad too. This would be mine

Shall
Naughton
Founa
Logan
Talanoa
Carlos
Sneyd
Watts
Houghton
Ellis
Pritchard
Mini
Manu

Taylor
Washbrook
Whiting
Feka

Still leaves some good players out and some money to bring in another back.

Shaul
Lancaster
Talanoa
Fonua
Naughton
Tuimavave
Sneyd

Houghton
Paleaaesina
Watts
Pritchard
Ellis
Minichiello

Taylor
Washbrook
Manu
Pryce

Something like that i think lol hard to find places for everyone one which shows how strong our squad is this year. Special mention to Logan and Michaels as well who I wish I could have found spaces for.

Pritchard can do 80. Often does 60. If we slug him 80 mins each week at 32 nearly in the 1st yr of a 3yr deal as well as playing extra games a yr in SL when we have 2nd row depth some1 needs shooting imo.
Also imo I'd always keep 1 back from mini pritchard n manu. Starting all 3 when defenses are tight and fresh for you to then spell and with no disrespect to whoever comes on lose some of your x factor when the games is just opening up is silly.
Benches in the modern game are robotic. Very few teams these days carry players to change the momentum or go for the kill.
Personally I'd ride out the 'arm wrestle' then add pritchard and Taylor. Most teams would struggle with that
Each of my 2nd rows would be spelled. Mini will benefit from a bit more spelling too. As good as he was he made a mountain of errors and pens. Just cos they can do 80 doesn't mean they should.

Dean Hadley will start the season at 13

Will be very surprised if he does

You obviously missed the part when I said Abdull will spell them, then?

Really kicked on in the last throws of the season, deserves a chance, potential to be a very good player.

Christ I hope not,a average player IMO and we have better options for 13 and 2 nd row.

Yeh totally agree, with the options available, would be amazed him getting a start, he'll get his chances though

For all our supposedly strong squad, even our 1st choice bench doesn't look particularly strong. Assuming we go with ellis at prop and manu at 13, it only leaves us with ellis/taylor/watts as the only real quality player on the bench. washbrook is OK but a poor interchange hooker IMO and then you're into the likes of green, feka, hadley, thompson, whiting, bowden etc. We have far too many average forwards in the squad who will get too much game time IMO. If those 6 were repalced by 2 quality players and then use the youngsters as back ups when required.

As for abdul, can we afford him on the bench? He doesn't cut it at 13 so do we sit him on the bench and bring off pryce? Waste of a bench spot for me.

As has been said, we'll flog pritchard and mini again and they'll both be knackered come the business end of the season

on paper our strongest pack in years,if all fit and firing one of the best in SL no question, The backs are shaping up nicely and one more good addition will be just fine,IMO Abdull can be a hull star for many years to come but where that will be who knows 6 or 13 ?

Bench isn't a worry, as strong as most other teams, just look at the benches of both Wigan and Leeds in the grand final, certainly nothing outstanding about either of those benches.

Tbf comparing a bench at the start of the season to one at the end, after injuries have taken their toll is not a like for like.

Hull actually have a good number of bench options. As with a few clubs, the concern looks more to be bench/squad players having to fill in for injured stars.

It'll be interesting to see how you use the antipodeans you've signed. A few options for Radford to play with.

Pretty much every game last season we went downhill as soon as the starting props went off and were replaced by the likes of feka, green and bowden. I don't see much different for 2016. We take off mini or pritchard and bring on whiting, hadley or washbrook. Massive difference in quality

Last season we had 2 good props, this season 3, all of who can play big minutes.

We have 3 class backrowers, again all can play big minutes, if we rotate right and not make them play 80 minutes it won't be a problem.

Bench and forwards aren't a problem, this area is top 4.

1. Tuimavave
2. Fonua
3. Micheals
4. Yeaman
5. Talanoa
6. Pryce
7. Sneyd
8. Ellis
9. Houghton
10. Watts
11. Pritchard
12. Minichiello
13. Manu

14. Taylor
15. Feka
16. Thompson
17. Washbrook

they must be the worst two centres in SL.

Michaels isn't big or strong enough for centre and Yeaman should our last option there.

Serious question Sheldon, did you see many hull games last year?

Michaels didn't go bad at centre last yr to be fair. It was a fairly lucrative partnership with lineham for a spell. I'd only want him there as back up tho.
But logan in front of yeaman or michaels tho

Not what I'd pick mate, but I'd be surprised if that wasn't there or thereabouts.