Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:30 am  

Leeds Rhinos 2019 squad numbers:

1 Jack Walker

2 Tom Briscoe

3 Kallum Watkins

4 Konrad Hurrell

5 Ash Handley

6 Tui Lolohea

7 Richie Myler

8 Adam Cuthbertson

9 Matt Parcell

10 Brad Singleton

11 Trent Merrin

12 Carl Ablett

13 Stevie Ward

14 Brad Dwyer

15 Liam Sutcliffe

16 Brett Ferres

17 Dom Crosby

18 Nathaniel Peteru

19 Mikolaj Oledzki

20 Jamie Jones-Buchanan

21 Ashton Golding

22 Cameron Smith

23 Callum McLelland

24 Luke Briscoe

26 Anthony Mullally

27 Jack Ormondroyd

28 Josh Walters

29 Harry Newman

30 Alex Sutcliffe

31 Dan Waite-Pullan

32 Tom Holroyd

33 Owen Trout

34 Corey Johnson

35 Tyler Dupree

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:24 pm  

Well I'm still hoping for the mystery prop signing... there are still 4/5 players in this squad who really shouldn't be, and I'd rather swap them out for 1 more higher quality signing IMO. There are enough good youngsters coming through to cover for mild injury situations. Ferres at 16... well as long as this is his last year to show up. Hope Ward does play LF.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 12:57 pm  

The inference is that Handley will be the starting winger.... Makes me wonder why briscoe signed a 3 year deal, I took from that that he would be the starting winger

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:17 pm  

Fallon wrote:

The inference is that Handley will be the starting winger.... Makes me wonder why briscoe signed a 3 year deal, I took from that that he would be the starting winger

Looks that way, at least for the season's start. I suspect Briscoe joined on a low salary with perhaps a dangled carrot that if he could displace Handley by next year then the 5 shirt - and probably a £ upgrade - would be his. I think if I was him that would seem a gamble worth pursuing.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:30 pm  

Fallon wrote:

The inference is that Handley will be the starting winger.... Makes me wonder why briscoe signed a 3 year deal, I took from that that he would be the starting winger

Full time contract versus part time at Fev?

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:37 pm  

Fallon wrote:

The inference is that Handley will be the starting winger.... Makes me wonder why briscoe signed a 3 year deal, I took from that that he would be the starting winger

I don't think that is the case, just he has been at the club in and around the first team squad longer than L briscoe so gets a higher squad number, think L briscoe and handley will fight it out in the off season to see who gets the starting shirt.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:43 pm  

Is Watkins fully fit yet? Or will he miss the start of the season?

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:00 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Well I'm still hoping for the mystery prop signing... there are still 4/5 players in this squad who really shouldn't be, and I'd rather swap them out for 1 more higher quality signing IMO. There are enough good youngsters coming through to cover for mild injury situations. Ferres at 16... well as long as this is his last year to show up. Hope Ward does play LF.

Thought Ormanroyd was already gone, thought he had gone to York for some reason, him and walters definitely championship at best players. not sure what your other 2 are, i assume one will be Mullally

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Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 3:19 pm  

Don’t think anything at all in the Briscoe & Handley rebate. See BJB and Briscoe previously.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:40 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

Thought Ormanroyd was already gone, thought he had gone to York for some reason, him and walters definitely championship at best players. not sure what your other 2 are, i assume one will be Mullally

Yes I don't think any of the players you mention offer something which an academy prospect couldn't. Mullally has looked OK in patches to be fair to him.
I expect to see something of Holroyd and Newman this year to be honest. I just get the sense that Leeds have made a big heave, but haven't quite got over the line yet with reorganising the squad - tantalisingly close. Maybe one of two of the injury cloud/question marks will sort themsevles out this year, I'm an optimist.

The young lads will be ambitious to make first grade and putting plenty of pressure on the established players. I would imagine there will be another couple of changes through the course of the season, but there will be another handful of departures for definite for 2020 season (we know about JJB already)...