I'm not sure on the logic of the signings we are reported to still be going to make. Looks to me like we will sign turner and rooney. rooney as a back up 1/2 back in case (when) someone gets injured and turner presumably to be our 1st choice centre as we have an abundance of back rowers. Personally I'd rather us use the cash from those 2 to sign a better quality centre or 1/2 back.

The worry for me if we sign turner is where does that leave hall and briscoe? What's the point signing a young back rower/cenmtre who isn't really any better than those 2?

I think craig hall will end up being agar's sean briscoe who he lets go for all the wrong reasons and ends up looking stupid a couple of years down the line.

Also, where does the signing of turner leave rich whiting? Another back rower/centre

Exactly.

Spot on, should be first on the team sheet IMO.
I also would like to see berrigan and long as our halves, with Horne in the centres. Or :-
6. Whiting
7. Long
9. Berrigan with houghton as impact
13. Washbrook

Seem as plenty of others are having a stab at next seasons line up, I'll go with a mixture of what I'd like to see and what we are likely to see;


1. Dedicated full back to come in (Aussie and the last piece in the jigsaw)
2. Calderwood
3. Bristow (Tom)
4. Yeaman
5. Raynor
6. Horne
7. Long
8. O'Meley
9. Berrigan
10. Cusack
11. Burnett
12. Fitzgibbon
13. Washbrook

14. Tansey
15. Manu
16. Lauaki
17. Lee

18. Tickle
19. Hall
20. Dowes
21. Whiting
22. Turner
23. Hodgson
24. Moa
25. Rooney
26. Houghton - loan deal to Fev?
27. Promote a youngster (James Greene or Jack Bristow)

Think we'll dispense with;

Motu
Thorman
G Horne
Thacks
Maloney

and pay off

Radford
King

Has the looks of a very competitive side, and a pack that should be able to give Longy a platform to push us around the park.

Tansey
Calderwood
Briscoe
Yeaman
Raynor
Berrigan
Long
Dowes
Lee
Shrek
Manu
Fitzgibbon
Washbrook

Houghton
Hame
Yak
Burnett

Would love to see us line up like that next season.

Must say that looks a pretty useful team. Though i'd be tempted to swap Manu and Burnett.

Well i am stunned as i thought the first person to quote me would say about no Horne

Tansey
Calderwood
Briscoe
Yeaman
Raynor
Horne
Long
Cusack
Berrigan
O'Meley
Fitzgibbon
Burnett
Washbrook

Lauaki
Manu
Houghton
Moa

May be tempted to put Berro at half back and Lee to hooker. I just don't think Hornes creative enough, hopefully Long will take some pressure off him.

Tansey at FB may surprise a few people with his creativity too.

Looks good to me. Possibly swap Manu and Burnett, and Briscoe has to prove himself at centre, but it looks a strong team containing a bit of everything.