It would be a good move to have Finch alongside the younger half backs fo a season

I'd like to keep Finch another year. Money shouldn't be a problem with Tommy L, George Carmont and probably Amos Roberts going it'll free up a lot of cap space. Then there's also Stuart Fielden but I guess we'll have to wait and see how he goes once he is back to fitness.

Without question!!! He controls most of our games imo.

Yes definatly losing 1 HB is going to be bad enough i think losing 2 could be a disaster. Get someone off the cuff with him and let Finchy pull the strings

Totally agree we must keep him but the type of player I'd target to replace Tommy would be different. We have an off the cuff player at fullback and the best in the league in that. I think we need a player that can kick us around the place. I'd love them to have a running game as well. The man I'd consider giving a shot would be Matty smith. He's been at a big club and done pretty well and I think his games matured over the past year or two.



To have a superstar like Tomkins at fullback, a play maker with fantastic hands at 6 and a kicker that can go through gaps at 7 would bring great balance IMO.



We'd also having rafts of options with Tomkins being able to shift in to the halfs, Smith in to 9 as well as loads of top class kids backing them up.

ATM I'd have to agree with NickyKiss's comment on the first page in that at present we can't afford to lose both him and Leulaui in the same season. A new HB pairing would take time to gel and to adjust.



Having said that, should a world class HB become available - ie. Benji Marshall/Johnathan Thurston, then I wouldn't be too fussed. Seeing as there's more chance of Dwain Chambers getting another gig in SL than that happening - Sign on for more Finchy

Tommys kicking game is awful so i think replacing him with a prop wouldnt hamper our kicking game. Id like to see another HB who can attack the line and who scores more tries than Tommy and Finch.

In an ideal world we can find somebody who can offer both a running and kicking game. A player that will offer some threat with the ball himself and score a few trys but also a player that will more often then not pin the opposition back with a good kick.



Guys like Brough, Briers, Dobson etc are guys in superleague that do that and we need somebody similar imo.



They're not easy to find though.

I like Matty Smith and thought Saints screwed up by letting him go and keeping Scott Moore. He'd definitely be worth a shot, but Sam Powell is very much in the Tommy L mould and will be given a go some time this season.

Cooper Cronk



I'll say it oneday and it will happen

I really hope one of Mellor, Powell or Logan Tomkins stands up this year and take some of the worry over Tommy leaving away.



Even if one does though I still feel we need to sign another halfback/hooker and Smith would be my choice. He'd be reasonably priced, he's coming to a really good age, he's hungry and he's english. I think he ticks a lot of boxes.



I'd settle for this line up next year-



1- Tomkins

6-Finch

7- Smith

9- McIlorum



Back up- Mellor, Powell, L Tomkins, Russell.

He's no Dennis Moran





Feel sorry for Australia only having him to step in for Lockyer! In all seriousness as good as Lockyer was I think Cronks a better player now then Lockyer was in the last couple of seasons of his career so they may be gaining something.



Scary.