... AND THEIR KEY MEN
SALFORD RED DEVILS
Coach: Paul Rowley
Captain: Elijah Taylor
Key Man: Marc Sneyd
Title odds: 66/1
BROWN’S VERDICT: Brodie Croft and Sneyd have looked impressive in pre-season but brand new spine may take time to click.
WARRINGTON WOLVES
Coach: Sylvain Houles Coach: Daryl Powell
Captain: Tony Gigot Captain: Jack Hughes
Key Man: Matty Russell Key Man: George Williams
Title odds: 150/1 Title odds: 7/2
BROWN’S VERDICT: Beat everyone BROWN’S VERDICT: This could in Championship but could finally be their year. Quality struggle. Talk of unrest already but throughout but also look more they need everyone on side. balanced. Consistency is their key. WAKEFIELD TRINITY WIGAN WARRIORS
Coach: Kristian Woolf Coach: Willie Poching Coach: Matt Peet
Captain: James Roby Captain: Jacob Miller Captain: Tommy Leuluai
Key Man: Will Hopoate Key Man: Lee Gaskell Key Man: Cade Cust
Title odds: 2/1 Title odds: 66/1 Title odds: 6/1
BROWN’S VERDICT: Woolf knows BROWN’S VERDICT: Very BROWN’S VERDICT: Hearing lots new signings Hopoate and Konrad concerned by the manner they lost of good things coming out of Hurrell well and will get best out of to Featherstone in pre-season. Wigan camp. Cust is great them. Favourites to make it fourth Looks like they could be facing a signing and Kai Pearce-Paul title on trot. relegation battle. could be Man of Steel contender.
‘Cust is great signing for Wigan and Kai Pearce-Paul could be Man of Steel contender’
ST HELENS
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Compiled by Julie Stott