Only the very top sides will be able to live with our pack next year if we keep our props fit. It's back to almost 2006 levels. That won't necessarily win us any trophies, but it will mean that we'll be there or thereabouts. Hopefully there's still a signing or two to be announced in the backs.
Wigan will be stronger on paper. It'll be interesting to see how a lot of their players being involved in the internationals affects them, and also how they get on after the initial McGuire novelty factor has worn off slightly. Whatever effect that has, they'll still be competing for honours.
Warrington have the best squad on paper, I reckon. Big front row, mobile and aggressive back row, strike in the threequarters and guile in the halves. They've sorted out their one obvious weakness by getting rid of Mathers, and got themselves a top class goalkicker in the process.
The top three will be those clubs, but in what order who knows? Leeds will have to do some recruiting if they want to join in, otherwise they'll be in a slightly lower tier with Hudds and HKR in my opinion.
