Amazed that more people are starting Crookes on the wing in front of Lineham. Only seen Crookes play 6 times, but not once did he look as good as Lineham. Out of interest, those of you that are starting Crookes - what have you seen that I've missed?





Mcdonnell

Lineham

Crooks

Yeaman

Briscoe

Holdsworth

Seymour

Watts

Heremaia

Lynch

Tickle

Ellis

Whiting





Subs

O'Meley

Green

Galea

Houghton

McDonnell (poor)

Crookes (average)

Arundel (average)

Yeaman (average)

Briscoe (world class)

Holdsworth (average)

Seymour (poor)

Lynch (good)

Houghton (v good)

Watts (v good)

Tickle (good)

Ellis (world class)

Galea (average)



Johnson (average)

O'Meley (average)

Heremaia (good)

Whiting/Westerman (average)



You will be lucky to get into the top 8 IMO

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Terrible trolling.

RT, isn't Lineham just coming back from injury? Is he back in training yet?

True, McDonnell should have been (v poor).

You have a good pack for next year, not much else going for you!!

Galea for Pitts at least to start with and Tickle swap with Westerman and that would be my starter for the season. Tickle to cover prop when Westerman comes on.

Pitts played in the middle for us last season and will hopefully be moving to prop, I don't think Galea can play the 13 role that PG will want.



I don't want to see Tickle playing in the middle at all, Whiting and Ellis could share it.

Tickle is by far the best goal kicker at the club so needs to do 60+ minutes and has proven he can do that time and again. He's moved to prop before during games and we haven't lost anything much. I like Whiting at 13 and with your scenario including Pitts (who I hope has bulked up) I'd prefer back row Tickle/Ellis/Whiting starting with a bench of Pitts/Galea/O Meley/Heremaia.

Westerman should start in front of Galea.



I've no problem with the signing, he can read numbers as well as any half in SL but I don't think he's a starter. Good back up though.



Plenty of options in the backrow, Westerman should stick to the right, Tickle and Galea left or right, Ellis and Whiting left, right and centre.

1. McDonnell

2. Crookes

3. Arundel

4. Yeamo

5. Briscoe

6. Holdsworth

7. Seymour

8. Lynch

9. Houghton

10. Watts

11. Ellis

12. Tickle

13. Westerman



14. Ogre

15. Johnson

16. Whiting

17. Heremaia

Cant believe a few people not having Westerman in the 17