GB 40-man squad

[Evil Homer]

Ryan Bailey (Leeds Rhinos)
Kevin Brown (Wigan Warriors)
Rob Burrow (Leeds Rhinos)
Mark Calderwood (Leeds Rhinos)
Brian Carney (Wigan Warriors)
Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants)
Keiron Cunningham (St Helens)
Matt Diskin (Leeds Rhinos)
Gareth Ellis (Leeds Rhinos)
Stuart Fielden (Bradford Bulls)
Nick Fozzard (St Helens)
Ade Gardner (St Helens)
Lee Gilmour (St Helens)
Martin Gleeson (Warrington Wolves)
Iestyn Harris (Bradford Bulls)
Mickey Higham (St Helens)
David Hodgson (Salford City Reds)
Richard Horne (Hull FC)
Paul Johnson (Bradford Bulls)
Paul King (Hull FC)
Jamie Langley (Bradford Bulls)
Sean Long (St Helens)
Danny McGuire (Leeds Rhinos)
Adrian Morley (Sydney Roosters)
Terry Newton (Wigan Warriors)
Jamie Peacock (Bradford Bulls) (Vice-Captain)
Leon Pryce (Bradford Bulls)
Kris Radlinski (Wigan Warriors)
Gareth Raynor (Hull FC)
Stuart Reardon (Bradford Bulls)
Keith Senior (Leeds Rhinos)
Paul Sculthorpe (St Helens) (Captain)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos)
Jamie Thackray (Hull FC)
Chris Thorman (Huddersfield Giants)
Danny Ward (Leeds Rhinos)
Chev Walker (Leeds Rhinos)
Paul Wellens (St Helens)
Stephen Wild (Wigan Warriors)
Jon Wilkin (St Helens)


Leeds=10
Saints=9
Bulls=7
Wigan=5
Hull=4
Huddersfield=2
Warrington=1
Salford=1
Sydney Roosters=1

 

[bartman]

Interesting to name such a big squad, five months out from the matches...

Presumably some guys still force their way in, or come back from injury eg O'Loughlin?

 

[coldhardbitch]

Why do they name it now?

Why not later in the season, unless they want to play a test match or something

 

[terracesider]

Why do they name it now?

Why not later in the season, unless they want to play a test match or something

That is the long term ambition of the GB management. I'd guess that, given the clubs' hostility to mid-season rep football, getting to work with the players is the best that Noble could manage. At least it establishes the principle of clubs releasing the players mid-season and that is a considerable advance.

GB team manager Phil Clarke says they will soon establish a competitive game for the side, played half-way through the year, which will hopefully be in place for future seasons.

http://www.league-weekly.com/news.asp?NewsId=86

 

[JasonE]

Lucky to be included:
Paul Johnson - offers nothing
Kris Radlinski - finished
Matt Diskin - should have to prove himself again
Danny Ward - not up to it

Unlucky not to be included:
Richard Mathers
Malcolm Alker
Andy Coley
Paul Cooke

Bartman
O'Loughlin & Hock won't be back this year, both had knee reconstructions

 

[Evil Homer]

David Hodgson is the biggest surprise IMO.

The squad is going on a training camp in june.

 

[bartman]

Bartman
O'Loughlin & Hock won't be back this year, both had knee reconstructions

Cheers Jason,
Bummer for both to cop injuries so early in the season that put them out for so long.