Trojan Horse wrote:
Walmsley is strong defensively. Barely missed a single tackle last season.
Hall player pretty well in right centre for Cas. There is always Roarke who may throw his hand up.
Pitts or Mckmeeken seem the obvious choice for second row. Faatili may find himself with a shirt in round 1 if the shuffle demands it.
We have good depth though still and even with a few injury’s we have a good 17 out there who can do the job.
Not the best news to suddenly hear. I thought after the Cas game we'd be looking to go into the season practically full strength.
On the props, It depends on where Faatili is in his preparation and fitness. We have Atoni and Vagana already missing from playing prop/SR, so even if we go with Mike, Rodwell, and Caleb we're still missing someone to fill a spot, it's the reason we brought Faatiti over. If he's not ready we're gonna have to make our minds up whether to bring Shaw in and go with Stourton and Pitts in the back row with Cozza at Loose.
It's about getting our best 17 on the pitch we have at our disposal. As you say, it's either Hall or Rourke for the centre spot, and I'm not sure who I'd go with tbh. Rourke is probably more defensively sound but Hall may be a little better in attack but it's all an opinion.
But at least we can still field a quality lineup even with 6/7 starters out for a change from previous SL years.
