Looking at recruitment for next year, with Blake Green leaving for the Storm I would definitely seek to keep Matty Bowen for another year with Williams/Powell/Hampshire fighting it out for the number six spot. Some big shoes to fill. Blake Green has gone under the radar I feel a bit at Wigan - he's an exceptional player and a pivitol player - Melbourne would not have signed him otherwise.
Losing Goulding is a tricky one. I still believe Daz is the best centre at the club although he has been out of form as of late. How much of that is down to injury I'm not sure. Thornley will probably keep the number 4 shirt. Gelling is making a claim for the other centre spot. Sarginson is very shakey defensively still - I can't weigh up where his best position is at the moment. Possibly fullback.
I feel we can just about cope losing Goulding and Green.
I wont lose any sleep if Dudson leaves (as is rumoured), but I will if Scott Taylor leaves as well and we re-sign Jordan James. That is simply horrendous business. Tautai to replace Dudson and have James Greenwood back from London with Ryan Sutton competing for Jordan James' spot is excellent business, providing we keep hold of Scott Taylor. It is very simple for me - Scott Taylor leaves then we need a top class (not project player) replacement.
Rumours about us hijacking Saints for Vea from London suggests the writing is on the wall for Taylor...