Re: Strongest 17 : Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:17 pm  

Question. Once a player has made his first team debut does he continue to count towards the salary cap in the following season even if not played?

Re: Strongest 17 : Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:38 pm  

Levrier wrote:

Question. Once a player has made his first team debut does he continue to count towards the salary cap in the following season even if not played?

It's the top 25 earners, so doubt that would be an issue unless they were injured, in which case they could be deregistered

Re: Strongest 17 : Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:00 pm  

Escare
Davies
Sarginson
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
S.Tomkins
Flower
Leuluai
FPN
Farrell
Bateman
O'Loughlin

Powell
Clubb
J.Tomkins (As a prop)
R.Sutton (As a backrower)

Re: Strongest 17 : Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:16 pm  

DP_wwrlfc wrote:

Escare
Davies
Sarginson
Gildart
Burgess
Williams
S.Tomkins
Flower
Leuluai
FPN
Farrell
Bateman
O'Loughlin

Powell
Clubb
J.Tomkins (As a prop)
R.Sutton (As a backrower)

That'd be mine, apart from swapping Tommy with Powell.

I really like Powell, don't really see the point of having him if he doesn't start, whereas Tommy has more impact from the bench for me.

Re: Strongest 17 : Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:04 am  

Hopefully we'll run with one hooker, both Powell and Leuluai can do 80 mins so I don't see the point of wasting two interchanges we could make better use of.

Re: Strongest 17 : Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:28 am  

Escare
Davies
Sarginson
Gildart
Burgess
Tomkins
Williams
Clubb
Powell
Flower
Bateman
Farrell
O’Loughlin

Tautai
Sutton
Tomkins
Leuluai

Re: Strongest 17 : Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:35 am  

I’m intrigued what the spine is going to be. I like that a lot of the players can play more than one position

Sam (Full back/ halve back)
Sarge (Centre/ Full back)
Escare ( Full back/ half back/ bench hooker)
Ganson (hooker)
Sharrocks ( half back/ hooker)
Tommy ( hookers/ Halfback)
Lockers (loose/ halfback)
Powell ( hooker/ Half)
Williams ( half/ hooker).

Think we’ll start the season like this

1.) Tomkins
6.) Williams
7.) Escare
9.) Powell

14.) Lealuai

Think the club have real high hopes for Sharrocks and Ganson ( part of the reason MM was let go IMO)

Lots of options excited to see how they all go. Let’s hope they all stay fit this time!

Re: Strongest 17 : Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:45 am  

NSW wrote:

I’m intrigued what the spine is going to be. I like that a lot of the players can play more than one position

Sam (Full back/ halve back)
Sarge (Centre/ Full back)
Escare ( Full back/ half back/ bench hooker)
Ganson (hooker)
Sharrocks ( half back/ hooker)
Tommy ( hookers/ Halfback)
Lockers (loose/ halfback)
Powell ( hooker/ Half)
Williams ( half/ hooker).

Think we’ll start the season like this

1.) Tomkins
6.) Williams
7.) Escare
9.) Powell

14.) Lealuai

Think the club have real high hopes for Sharrocks and Ganson ( part of the reason MM was let go IMO)

Lots of options excited to see how they all go. Let’s hope they all stay fit this time!

I would be amazed if we started the season with Escare at 7, Powell at 9 and Leuluai sat on the bench.

Re: Strongest 17 : Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:55 am  

Grimmy wrote:

I would be amazed if we started the season with Escare at 7, Powell at 9 and Leuluai sat on the bench.

What do you reckon then Grimmy?

I just reckon Sam won’t move from FB yet. And Lealuai will add something off the bench more than Powell would.

[DaveO]

Re: Strongest 17 : Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:13 am  

NSW wrote:

I’m intrigued what the spine is going to be.

So is Lockers. According to an article in Wigan Today he's said it's not been decided yet which I find totally baffling. Wane has known and coached all the potential spine players bar Escare for literally years and has had an entire off season to think about it. If he doesn't know what they are cable of by now and who is best for what position he never will.