Saints and Wigan in a two horse race.
I think Hull KR could be in the mix if they avoid injuries. Catalan have a huge leadership void to fill with Tomkins and Pearce leaving in the same season, so I would expect them to drop off slightly despite a few good signings, so think they will be in the middle pot.
Leigh will be interesting to watch, Moylan is top class but brittle, wouldn’t be surprised if they were a one season wonder, but equally if they can keep that fight they they showed last year they could find themselves in the play offs. Leeds as mentioned above could go either way but have strengthened. Hull FC should be better for a clear out. But I would expect to be among the leaders of that chasing pack.
I think best case for us is to be difficult to beat and develop as the year goes on. Not a lot of change, Clark aside, in the key positions but I would hope that Burgess and Chambers have gone back to square one and to fix the systems and processes in defence and to completely overhaul the fitness regime.
Huddersfield could be in trouble. They have lost a few, brought a few in, but they just don’t look capable of doing anything.
Cas, London and Salford to fight it out at the bottom, cut adrift.
