Your ideal 25-man raid group

[PapaSmurf]

Melee group:
* DPS warrior (battle shout)
* Rogue
* Rogue
* Feral druid (iLOTP aura heals group)
* BM hunter or Trueshot hunter

Would a shaman with windfurry benefit this group more than a hunter?

I think we are both coming from different factions. I am much more familiar with the capabilites of shamans and know relatively little about a paladins contributions. For example I left a paladin out of my tanking group where it makes sense to have one there not just for devotion aura, but some offtanking duties as well. Perhaps a bear tank in the tank group also makes sense since iLOTP will help tanks with healing and threat generation.