With the hooker position sorted, in my opinion we need a proper half/stand off to complement Smith, a grafting metre eating statisticians dream prop with experience and a hard fast running good line running back rower.
I’d be happy for the below to leave:
Mago, Cust, Powell, Singleton, Silva, King, Isa, KPP.
Keep on for another year as back up Thornley (to ease in Eckersley), Hampshire (Because there’s no half in the reserves quite ready) and Miski (to ease in Douglas).
I’d keep on Cooper and Ellis on 2yr deals, possibly 3 with Ellis.
Leeming > Powell
Hill > Singleton
Tariq Sims > Isa
Chan > Silva
Trout > Mago
Tariq Sims > KPP
Brodie Croft/Kyle Flannagan > Cust
King (Doubt was on much with Wire paying half, money prob taken up with upgrades)
Ideally JWH would be nice but depends on money available, we need a decent half and ideally one who can kick goals so Croft or Flannagan would be perfect. As would a hard running back rower who packs a punch, Tariq Sims would fit the bill and was rumoured to be signing for Leeds last year.
There are a few good players in the reserves who need the opportunity next year to get games them being Harvie Hill, Jr Nsemba, Tom Forber, Zak Eckersley, Jacob Douglas and possibly Logan Astley and Reagan Sumner/Alex Sutton.
