Interesting poll numbers, especially when compared with the recently announced squad numbers...

1. Elliot Hall
2. Matty Dawson Jones
3. Rhys Evans
4. Kieran Gill
5. Ryan Miller
6. Dec Pattern
7. Jordan Lilley
8. Jordan Baldwinson
9. Thomas Doyle
10. Steve Crossley
11. Brad England
12. Sam Scott
13. Ben Evans

I've gone for my full 17. Plenty of impact off the bench.

1. Elliot Hall
2. Matty Dawson Jones
3. Rhys Evans
4. Kieran Gill
5. Eliott Kear
6. Dec Pattern
7. Jordan Lilley
8. Jordan Baldwinson
9. Thomas Doyle
10. Steve Crossley
11. Brad England
12. Sam Scott
13. Ben Evans

14. Aaron Murphy
15. Ebon Scurr
16. Corey Johnson
17. Anthony Walker

Start positive. Guessed with O'Connor because I'm desperate for a bit of pace on the left edge. Patton in the middle.

1. Elliot Hall
2. Matty Dawson Jones
3. Rhys Evans
4. Kieran Gill
5. Eliott Kear
6. Jordan Lilley
7. Dec Patton
8. Anthony Walker
9. Thomas Doyle
10. Steve Crossley
11. Jarrod O'Connor
12. Sam Scott
13. Ben Evans

14. Jordan Baldwinson
15. Ebon Scurr
16. Corey Johnson
17. Muizz Mustapha

Brad England has to be in 17 for me.

1 - Elliot Hall
2 - Matty Dawson-Jones
3 - Rhys Evans
4 - Kieran Gill
5 - Elliot Kear
6 - Dec Patton
7 - Jordan Lilley
8 - Anthony Walker
9 - Tom Doyle
10 - Steve Crossley
11 - Aaron Murphy
12 - Sam Scott
13 - Ben Evans

14 - Cory Johnson
15 - Jordan Baldwinson
16 - Ebon Scurr
17 - Brad England

Though an argument could be made for playing Samy Kibula imo

How people can look at a team like this (plus the others that have missed out, Leeds loanees Kibula etc) and think we’ll finish 6th. The mind boggles

3/4th for me personally

Depends if we lose a halfback. If not then 3rd is definitely achievable.

1. Elliot Hall
2. Matty Dawson-Jones
3. Rhys Evans
4. Kieran Gill
5. Ryan Millar
6. Declan Patton
7. Jordan Lilley
8. Steve Crossley
9. Thomas Doyle
10. Anthony Walker
11. Brad England
12. Sam Scott
13. Jordan Baldwinson

14. George Flanagan
15. Ebon Scurr
16. Ben Evans
17. Samy Kibula

Probably because we will very rarely, if ever, be able to actually name that as our 17 on a match day. We'll always have injuries and our squad depth is poor.
I also don't rate Patton one bit.

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In defence of Patton I read an article this week that he has never played as first choice Halfback for a lengthy period of time. He had offers from SL clubs but wanted to prove himself as first choice. I say we give him a chance.

That's an interesting take. You can certainly look past number 17 and think if we were to put a side out with 5 or 6 of these of these lads how would we fair. Kibula, Hall, Jowett, Ho, Wallace could literally be anything. I can see the reasons for optimism as the squad is bigger numbers wise and the backline revamped but I don't see enough tempo/running/pace either at the ruck or on the edge. If the loans/dual reg don't materialise in the form of 1/2/3 players available throughout the season, 4th/5th for me.

I don't get the negativity on Patton. He's 26, he needs us and there's not a half in the comp who's had close to his career.