The optimist wrote:
1) Patten
2) Broughton
3) Nero
4) Gibson
5) Williams
6) Moon
7) Holdsworth
Jewitt
9) Smith
10) James
11) Ashurst
12)Mcpherson
13) Wild
14) Feka
15) Anderson
16)Gledhil
17)Howarth
Not a big supporter of Smith at hooker, but understand why you would suggest it. He has more experience than Howarth, so wouldn't be a bad shout.
However, GIBSON? Other than hell no, my feelings are the sooner we get him out of the club the better. He is a complete liability in defence and never puts his body on the line. Main example are the two tries he conceeded against Catalans Dragons last season. Both would have been prevented if it wasn't for incredibly weak tackles. I could be wrong, but didn't Moon play right centre last season, so Moon could move across and Nero play right side.
Assuming Smith plays hooker, I'd go with:
Patten
Broughton
Nero
Moon
Williams
Holdsworth
Sneyd
Gledhill
Smith
Jewitt
Ashurst
McPherson
Wild
Sidlow
Feka
Anderson
Howarth