All we are waiting on now to fill the 2015 roster are Shaun Lunt, Gil Dudson, Greg Burke, John Boudebza, A N Other (half back), and u19 upgrades (hopefully, Tom Sullivan, Alex Gibley and Jack Stewart amongst others).



Looking at the squad for 2015, including the players above) the starting line-up is shaping up nicely:



Ben Cockayne;

Kieran Dixon, Kenny Sio, Darrell Goulding, Josh Mantellato;

Bobby Blair, Albert Kelly;

Mick Weyman, Shaun Lunt, Adam Walker;

Tyrone McCarthy, Kev Larroyer;

Nev Costigan



Bench: Boudebza, Cox, Green, Dudson



Notable omissions also, Salter and Welham.



Overall it looks a well balanced squad, full of potential and perhaps more importantly speed and high tempo. Fingers crossed it comes to fruition.

Sio is mainly a winger or fullback, I think. It'll be interesting to see how we start the season at 1,2 and 5 - there's a few options.

A lot of people seem to be putting Sio in the centres and as above I'm not sure he Is a centre I think we will see either him or Dixon at full back with Charlie covering. If the Myler rumour is to be believed then I think we will see Blair at centre.

Read the articles. Blair andKelly are "coming because they have the chance to play in the halves together" (Neil Henry) Blair won't play centre, at least at the start of the season anyway

Yes the articles very misleading tho also says were looking for another half and he eill challenge for left centre spot. We will see Blair in centres IMO

That left centre spot is open to a number of opposing opinions. Mine was to give the shirt to Kenny Sio, who I thought was a centre but Mild Rover and MagicCarlos say he is predominantly a winger, and having researched it I have drawn the same conclusion.



I too have read Blair will be partnering Kelly but his stellar performances with Melbourne at left centre give him that utility factor.



It will probably boil down to who the mystery third half back is - if it is Campese than I think it is a no-brainer to play Blair at centre; if its Myler then its a different story.



Of course we cannot discount Kris Welham, who has made left centre his own since 2007, and irrespective of what people say about his defence his try ratio is very respectable. I hope he can improve his game and come back and prove his doubters wrong.

I cannot answer the question of why Gold Coast let Albert Kelly go. I pray that Albert Kelly's legs are OK. His match fitness is the key to Hull KR's future. To put it starkly, his match fitness will determine whether Hull KR comes in the range 5-8 place, or 9-12 place.

Kris Welham has made left centre his own? He's been less than average since his injury.

I would go as far to say welham is finished at the top level he hasn't shown anything in the last two seasons to convince me otherwise

I'd go further and extend beyond the last 2 years. Even when he scored plenty of tries (on the back of excellent set up play from Dobson & Galea), he was a turnstyle. Had he not been homegrown, the Welham love-in from many of our fans would never have occurred.



I'd start Salter in front of him every time, and young Hallet. If Blair is coming as a centre, that makes Welham about 5th choice.

With the signing confirmations so far -



1. Mantellato

2. Sio

3. Goulding

4. Cockayne

5. Dixon

6. Blair

7. Kelly

8. Weyman

9. Carlile (for now)

10. Costigan

11. Larroyer

12. Donaldson

13. McCarthy



14. Green

15. Horne

16. Cox

17. Walker



Open to be shot down. A couple of players may need swapping from left to right. Charlie is put in the centres because:



a) it's better to have his enthusiasm on the pitch

b) I reckon Mantellato will be great at fullback

c) He's not as quick as Dixon for the wing slot



Salter is great as cover for centre but others are better than him, and Welham is just plain rubbish.