This would be my prediction

1 St helens
2 Warrington
3 Leeds
4 Wigan
5 Huddersfield
6 Castleford
7 Hull KR
8 Catalans
9 Wakefield
10 Hull
11 Salford
12 London

Agree with top and bottom 2.. 3 through 10 could be any order. Lots of questions hanging over many sides.We are very hard to predict this season but I do like our side on paper. A sneak of a chance at top 5 if no key injuries but 7th would be real progress

I may have underrated salford.

1 Saints
2 Warrington
3 Wigan
4 Cas
5 Huddersfield
6 Wakefield
7 Leeds
8 Hull FC
9 Catalans
10 Hull KR
11 Salford
12 London

I do think anywhere between 5 and 10 can interchange though, dependant on injuries and form. Our spine worries me at the moment seems to fragile. Catalans still won't travel well and don't think are that good regardless of a trophy. Salford good starting 17, think if they get some injuries which happens in RL they will struggle. FC could be in trouble really I don't expect radford to last the season.

Saints 3 signings Coote, Naqaima, Paulo are excellent additions and with Walmsley back I don't see them struggling this year that much.

Salford will have a decent 17 but little back up. Hasting/Lui is as good as anything In SL. Don't know how Kockrash writing off his liabilities will help them? Have they got any spending power at all? Cas, Wakey Leeds Hudds Cats and ourselves could be anything really.?

Thats my thoughts on salford if hastings is injured no back up.Koukash funded the hastings arrival apparently,but only so much he is willing to do with no supporters.

Yeah pretty much agree with that. In mid-table particularly, a win or two more or less can make a big difference in terms of position. My hope is that is where we are, rather than bottom 3 or 4 again.

With a bigger pack ourselves, and the reduction in interchanges maybe working against those that rely heavily on bullyball I think we’ll have a chance of a result in more games than this season just gone - which was always going to be tough after promotion. 7th would be great, I reckon 5th would be almost miraculous - but i’m glad the players are willing to say it. Waiting diffidently for success doesn’t work.

Looking at the whole team when everyone fit, the competition for places is as good as it’s ever been, even our team that reached 4th all them years ago couldn’t match our strength in depth now.
Granted that first 17 was as excellent.
When have we ever been able to boast 4 excellent centres, four or five good second row forwards, a bullying type pack and 4 very good playmakers all in the same squad?
I think this year will be a sit up and take notice type year for alot of pundits. And I think we will fly under the radar a bit. Here’s hoping, but..........injuries will be the telling factor, we are due a break.
I’m optimistic, roll on next year,

I havn,t got a chuffing clue!

1. Hull FC
2. Warrington
3. St Helens
4. Wakefield
5. Catalans
6. Wigan
7. Wakefield
8. Leeds
9. Huddersfield
10. Salford
11. London
12. hull kr