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Squad succession

Poupou Escobar

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well if you want to get picky, I'd argue that most FBs are utilities who can also play 5/8 and centre
It's possible. Though for me, a utility is a player who doesn't have a best position. Gutherson might be more of a fullback than anything else by now, but I don't think so. Guys like Tedesco, Papenhuyzen and CNK are definitely fullbacks. Gutherson, Ponga and Moylan are playing fullback (when they do) because that's where their team needs them.
 

Happy MEel

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Sivo is official, and the 2021 squad is starting to take shape:

* = player option

2019

Utility: Gutherson, Salmon, Smith, Takairangi (30)
Fullback: French (23)
W/C: Blake, Dunster (20), Ferguson, Hoffman (31), G.Jennings, M.Jennings (31), Leleisiuao (22), Parry (20), Sivo
Half: D.Brown, Moses
Hooker: Mahoney, McIlwrick (28)
Edge forward: Davey (28), Fainga'a (21), Gower (34), Lane, Ma'u (31), Moeroa (24), Niukore
Tight forward: Alvaro, N.Brown, Evans, Kaufusi, Mannah (31), Paulo, Stone (22), Terepo, Utoikamanu (19)

2020
Utility: Gutherson, Salmon (21), Smith (28)
Fullback: -
W/C: Blake, Ferguson, G. Jennings (27), Sivo
Half: D.Brown (20), Moses
Hooker: Mahoney (22)
Edge forward: Lane (26), Niukore (24)
Tight forward: Alvaro, N.Brown, Campbell-Gillard, Evans (28), Kaufusi (21), Paulo, Terepo (29)

2021
Utility: Gutherson
Fullback: -
W/C: Blake, Ferguson (31), Sivo (28)
Half: Moses
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Tight forward: Alvaro (28) Brown (28)*, Campbell-Gillard, Paulo

2022
Utility: Gutherson (28)
Fullback: -
W/C: Blake
Half: Moses (28)*
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Tight forward: Campbell-Gillard, Paulo (29)

2023
Utility: -
Fullback: -
W/C: Blake (29)
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Tight forward: Campbell-Gillard

2024
Utility: -
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Tight forward: Campbell-Gillard (31)

So we (officially) have 19 merkins in next year's squad.
FFS @Poupou Escobar. Unless we’ve breached NRL protocol, your squad succession thread is lacking updates.

According to this article on the Tigers website, clubs need to have 24 contracted merkins by November 1.

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2019/11/01/wests-tigers-2020-nrl-squad/

I’m not angry...I’m disappointed.
 

Poupou Escobar

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Gronk

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I'm sure we have the required 24 players. I'm just not sure who some of them are.

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