FB 1. Hardaker
RW 5. Hall
RC 3. Watkins
LC 4. Moon
LW 2. BJB ( Briscoe ? )
SO 16. Sutcliffe
SH 7. Burrow/McGuire

Prop. 15. Delaney
Hooker 13. Sinfield
Prop. 17. Singleton
2nd row 11. JJB
2nd row 12. Ablett
LF 14. Ward

Sub. 9. NEW HOOKER ( Monaghan - Warrington will sign Clarke )
Sub 8. Lleulai
Sub 10. Peacock
Sub 6. McGuire/Burrow

Remainder of squad from the best of the u-19's inc Foster, Minchella etc

Leeds need to learn how to move on from dependency on the 'old guard' ... . Tony Smith has shown how effective it is to bring on your three 'veteran' first choice front row as interchanges.

What have you done with Kirke?

You know you're not allowed to drop Kirke.

That starting pack would get blown off the park every week.

Why do you want a half-back and a hooker on the bench?

JP on the bench? Easily the best prop of 2013 is worthy of better! Don't care how old he is

1. Zak Hardaker
2. Tom Briscoe
3. Kallum Watkins
4. Joel Moon
5. Ryan Hall
13. Kevin Sinfield
26. Liam Sutcliffe
23. Brad Singleton
9. Paul McShane
10. Jamie Peacock
15. Brett Delaney
12. Carl Ablett
14. Stevie Ward

7. Rob Burrow
8. Kylie Leuluai
11. Jamie Jones-Buchanan
16. Ryan Bailey

Why swap Hall from the left to the right?

FWIW, and in the hope that this turns into another cracking lists thread, here's how I'd have us line up next season:

1. Hardaker
2. Jones-Bishop/Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Moon
5. Hall
6. McGuire
7. Burrow
8. NEW PROP
9. Sinfield
10. Peacock
11. Jones-Buchanan
12. Delaney
13. Ablett

14. Sutcliffe
15. Leuluai
16. Singleton
17. Ward

How long do burrow mcguire sinfield peacock and leuluai (all 30+) have left at the top?

I'd be comfortable with that, assuming an occasional change of acting half play.

One thing to be borne in mind: We've kept the squad together. Warrington are losing at least Morley and Hodgson, and Wigan seem to be losing half their squad.

Wigan lost both half backs, Lima and Carmont for this season - doesn't seem to have done them much harm would you not agree?

Pretty close to where I would be - I would have Singleton starting at 8 with Leuluai, Ablett at 12 and Ward at 13 Peacock and Delaney would be my first interchanges. Hooker is still an issue for me.

Wigan play to such a set structure that they arent so much replacing players, as just finding another to fill that set role within the team, it makes it alot easier and smoother.