With players coming back from injury and a return to the unussual senario of the team not picking itself.



Who would you choose as the first choice starting 17 for the rest of the season, I'm not saying Royce's choice, but yours.



For me it would be



FB Wellens

Wing Foster

Wing Eastmond

Centre Shenton

Centre Wheeler

Halfback Lomax

Halfback Gaskell

Hooker Roby

Prop Graham

Prop TP

2nd row Soliola

2nd row Clough

LF Wilkin



Subs

LMS

Perry

Flannery

Moore

I knew thus thread was on the way with the discussion this morning

Yeh I felt, it was creeping into alot of other threads and did not want to hack off anyone wanting to discuss the game or detract from Gardners injury.

Providing everyone is fit: ( obviously ade is out)



Wello

Foster

Shenton

Wheeler

Meli

Pryce

Lomax

Perry

Roby

Graham

Wilkin

Sia

TP



LMS

Clough

Flannery

Gaskell/Moore/eastmond ( I can't decide out of these 3 and would depend on who we was playing)



I'd have magennis as 18th man with Ashe, Dixon, ashurst, makinson and hale all missing out.



I wasn't a fan of having a back on the bench as I liked the old tried trusted way of having 4 good forward on the bench but with having TP at prop gibes us that extra prop I like and can interchange as a prop with clough, LMS.

Will the Royce Philosophy break through with the fans?

For me it would be:



FB Wellens

Wing Foster

Wing Makinson

Centre Shenton

Centre Wheeler (or Meli, I can't decide!)

Halfback Lomax

Halfback Gaskell (or Wheeler, I can't decide!)

Hooker Roby

Prop Graham

Prop TP

2nd row Soliola

2nd row Magennis

LF Wilkin



Subs

LMS

Perry

Eastmond/Wheeler (depending on decisions above!)

Moore/Clough (rotate)

Wellens

Makinson

Shenton

Foster

Wheeler

Pryce

Lomax

Perry

Roby

Graham

Soliola

Magennis

Wilkin



TP

LMS

Clough

Moore / Eastmond

It's interesting that some have not picked Leon Pryce. It seems we've spent the last year and half using him as a excuse to losing to teams yet now some don't pick him.



Is this because of the way Gaskell has come into the side?

Some say Leon has a poor long kicking game, but I thought in recent years (when he's been fit!), that he's developed quite a decent long kicking game. So I don't see that as an issue. Also Wilkin can do any kicking duties from SR/LF.



IMO having somebody with the talent of Leon Pryce in your squad and not playing him would be nothing short of insanity. A fit Leon would feature in any SL side.

I'd go with that, or possibly Makinson/other youngster on the wing, Meli centre and Wheeler fighting it out for the final bench spot. Depends if Wheeler can string a few games together I suppose, fingers crossed for him.

I agree, Leon is important to what saints do and win. Providing he's ok from his injuries he's got to play.



Leon is hit and miss with his kicking game as is wilkin and lomax and that's my only worry but I agree that Leon has to play.

That's true and would be my only concern. But all 3 of them can't have a bad one at the same time, surely. There's also the option of moving Wheeler infield on the last and putting Pryce/Lomax attacking out wide, doesn't take too much intelligence to manage that.