BroncoFan

Good points there, hopefully Wigan can get their games switched. Btw, what a game that first one will be v York Valkyrie.

I think this team at full strength can win Super League this season. A fair amount of depth too with Rachel Thompson & Carys Marsh not in my 17. Backs: 1. Grace Banks 2. Elise Derbyshire 3. Georgia Wilson 4. Molly Jones 5. Anna Davies 6. Isabel Rowe 7. Jenna Foubister Forwards: 8. Megan Williams 9. Rease Casey 10. Mary Coleman 11. Eva Hunter 12. Vicky Molyneux 13. Emily Veivers Bench: Shaniah Power, Remi Wilton, Cerys Jones & Ruby Hunter.

I’m really disappointed Amelia hasn’t been given the opportunity to show what she’s can do on the big stage.

Definitely would love to see some English young players go over for a short stint. I could only see positives for their development.

I don’t think Leeds will struggle, in fact I’m very excited by their youngsters and a few long term injuries will be like new signings. Their biggest concern for me is how long Beevers is out for which I heard another 6 months.

I’m think Huddersfield will be the 5th best team, Amelia at fullback will be massive for them and they have added some pace in Tilly Davies and Faye Barraclough. Grace Burnett had real potential in the pack and hopefully but not confirmed Ellie Oldroyd is back and fully fit.

I can’t read the article, who is the other player named besides Tally Bryer ?

Did they actually mention the Valkyrie ?

It’s great to read about these promising players coming through.

They will be competitive which is great, it should be a really interesting second tier.

She basically said in an interview that she is playing union to stay fit and ideally she would love to spend 6 months in Oz and 6 months in England.

Yes I forgot about her.

Same, I don’t know much about Stu Barrow either but he does seem very regimented and not flexible. Apparently he won’t pick anyone from outside his EP squad. For example there is no way Georgia Wilson will be in the England squad but I know I would be more content with her in the centres than others in the squad. She is experienced, talented and not overawed by the Aussies.

Re England squad for Vegas. At the moment the players definitely out due to injury to my knowledge are: Tara Jane Stanley Caitlin Beevers Leah Burke Lucy Murray I am still expecting Fran Goldthorp to be playing NRLW next season, nothing signed yet but just going off some comments I’ve seen.

Confirmed now. Hope Paige goes well at Parra. Shona Hoyle a direct replacement now for her at Saints.

Really good signing is Megan Williams for Wigan, she can play backrow or prop and will add a bit of size & quality. If they can add another good quality prop then I think it will definitely give then a chance of making a final next season.

I watched Canada beat USA which means they will play Fiji, Ireland and Nigeria next year for a place in the WC. Canada have a decent pack so I think they can get past Ireland & Nigeria but Fiji will have too much quality for Canada. They need to get stronger in the halves and hopefully can gain a couple of top backs from Union.

Last I heard was Parramatta. She has an Aussie management company trying to sort something out for her.

This is my back 5 prediction unless new players are added. 1. Ebony Stead 2. Evie Cousins 3. Caitlin Beevers 4. Ruby Enright 5. Liv Whitehead Sienna Sharp back up centre incase of injury. Just not sure yet who will partner Ruby Walker in the halves.

She is staying in Canberra, it hasn’t been announced yet. Raiders also looking at Amelia Brown.

Keen to see if Paige Travis gets an NRLW contract, if she does then Hoyle is a direct replacement for her. Saints already looking strong next season. I am actually excited to see Leeds’ young guns next season.

I think Leeds will be fine, Ruby Walker will fill one of the halfback positions and she is a great prospect, I thought at times during the year Caitlin Casey didn’t look happy at Leeds through her body language so a fresh start will be good for her. With the emergence of fullback Ebony Stead, could we see Ruby Enright switch to the halves ?

Where are Hoyle and Casey going ? I read an article but it stopped short of saying, it only mentioned Hardcastle to Saints.

With Georgia Roche to be added to the squad for Vegas, I originally thought young Isabel Rowe may have been the halfback to make way but I think she should partner Roche now given her mature performance on Saturday. Thats an exciting prospect. Another thing I would like to add is I want to see Amelia stay at fullback, Georgia Hetherington will be the bookies favourite to play fullback but I’d rather see her in the hoping role.

I really don’t know about Warrington’s future but one of their better players Sammi Simpson has signed for Swinton. It does mention in the article that she could have stayed at Warrington though so that is a good sign. To my knowledge, they haven’t announced a new coach yet either.