Just having a think about the prop situation next year. Personally, I think the ideal number of props in the squad would be six (2 workhorses, 2 impact players and 2 younger players).

Who do we have signed for next year? Just Dowes and Lauaki so far?

If so, that gives us a workhorse and and impact player (?). Out of the other props in the squad (Cusack, Thacks, King, Moa and Maloney), I'd like to see us keep Thacks as our second impact prop and Maloney as a younger player. I dont expect Cusack to stay and I haven't rated King for the past few seasons. I'm not fully decided on Moa. Can we go into 2010 with only six props, him being one of them, or do we need that extra cover player?

Lynch would be an ideal signing, it would leave us with:

Dowes (workhorse)
Lynch (workhorse)
Lauaki (impact)
Thackray (impact)
Maloney
Other signing or Moa.

I've seen the rumours regarding Kite, but I haven;t seen much of him.

Can't see us getting Kite, I think our next overseas signing will either be a fullback or a centre, hope the rumours about Lynch are true though.

King is under contract for next season you also have radford who is basically a prop

Lauaki is really a second rower who has filled in at prop

I'd like to go with 2 work horses, 3 impact and 1 younger one with Maloney being the latter.

Lynch is more than just a workhorse like Cusack and Dowes are. He has a clever offloading game aswell.

I like king, hopefully he will continue to get better and cut out his stupid penalties

Why break the habit of a lifetime?

I thought kingy was OOC at the end of the season??

If he is I would release him but I am sure he signed a 2 year extention

King signed a Two year deal last year so it OOC 2010

[url=http://viewtopic.php?t=288207Squad list with OOC dates and quota status.[/url

Updated it now, new signings and Burnett.

It'd help if the link worked. =P