Let's not forget also that the squad has been rebuilt twice in the last 3 years and it's an unfortunate fact that there isn't enough non overseas tallent of the right level available so the overseas market is an inevitability.



I'd hope to see a steady reduction over the next 3 years.



An alternative and quite feasible team line up could look like:

Jowitt

Johnstone

Collis

Lyne

Riley

Hall

Smith

Scruton

McShane

Kirke

Kirmond

Ashurst

Washbrook



Godinet

Anakin

D Smith

Paea



Only 4 overseas players in that team with Trout and Crowther also available

I like Salfords backs, especially with the addition of Dobson. I still think they're a bit weak in the pack and at hooker.

1. Richie Mathers (C)

2. Rhys Williams

3. Ben Farrar

4. Wes Naiqama

5. Ben Hellewell

6. Liam Foran

7. Joe Keyes

8. Nick Slyney (C)

9. Ray Nasso

10. Josh Cordoba

11. Daniel Harrison

12. Rhys Lovegrove

13. Matt Garside

Subs

14. Brad Dwyer

15. Toby Everett

16. Jon Wallace

17. Erjon Dollapi

18. Iliess Macani

19. Joel Wicks

20. Oscar Thomas



plus William Barthau and Glenn Riley (injured).

I don't know much about the subs, but the starting 13 looks really useful, much stronger than last year on paper.

I agree with the hooker situation. When we come up against a team with a quality hooker I fear we'll struggle.



The pack, however, I have less worries about. We have a lot of young hungry forwards in the interchange, something we've lacked for many years. We should be able to maintain the pack better as the season goes on, whereas in the past once the injuries started our intensity dropped-off. We've certainly improved on the previous roster, but so has most teams, so we'll see where we are at the half-way stage.



A quality hooker would complete us, but I fear that wont happen until next season at the earliest.

For some reason i thought Morley had retired end of last season.



Is he the last player to be playing in SL who played a the start?

Hanbury

Flynn

Marsh

Dean

Owen

Brown C

Mellor

Gerrard

Heremaia

Manuofauka

Tickle

Cahill

Clarkson



White

O'Carroll

Gales

Isa

[iMorgan Escare



Michael Oldfield, Benjamin Pomeroy, Villami Sione "Willie" Tonga, Vincent Duport,



Todd Carney

Scott Dureau



Gregory Mounis,

John Zebalon Taia, Louis Anderson,

Remi Casty, Ian Henderson, Olivier Elima.[/i



Interchange: [iJulian Bousquet,, Eloi Pelissier, Eliot Whitehead, Jeffrey Lima[/i



Reserves: [iThomas Bosc, Gadwin Springer, Damien Cardace, Mathias Pala, Jason Baitieri, Benjamin Garcia, Antoni Maria, Joan Guasch.[/i

The Leeds old stagers; Sinfield, Peacock, Burrow?

Best backline in Super League. Once Carney gels with the team it will cruise into the top four.

Escare is the only one of quality (if you completely overlook how awful he is in defence).

Willie Tonga is an unknown quantity over here, especially with injuries and even when fit he couldn't get a game with the Eels.

Duport? lol

Oldfield was alright in some games last year.

Pomeroy is very average.

I expect Rovers to start with these:



Kieron Dixon

Ken Sio

Darrell Goulding

Maurice Blair

Josh Mantellato

Terry Campese

Albert Kelly

Mick Weyman

Keal Carlile

Adam Walker

Graeme Horne

Tyrone McCarthy

Greg Burke



Mitch Allgood

James Green

John Boudebza

James Donaldson



Kev Larroyer is a shoe-in when fit but he's copped a fractured face, and Ryan Bailey is unlikely to be fit for round 1.