Daniella and Mitch Brown are two guys that will benefit from playing at the Tigers. I fully expect Mitch Brown to come on like absolute lightning.
My team for next year based on current form and potential form.
1. Shannon Gallant (we shouldn't be looking for a fullback to fit our style, we should be building a style around THIS fullback, he is EVERYWHERE and never gets the ball. Benji made a break against the Cowboys and only had to glance left and he would have noticed Gallant [who would have ran to the line untouched] and this happens FREQUENTLY)
2. Taniela Tuiaki (what is there to be said?)
3. Mitch Brown (like I said, I fully expect this kid will become just as effective for us as Lawrence. Marshall will put him in a thousand holes a game)
4. Chris Lawrence (what is there to be said?)
5. Rhys Pritchard (these are the sort of positions that should be filled by young guys on cheap contracts, Pritchard is explosive and a try scoring freak and would play first grade for peanuts. Give him a go and see if he becomes valuable.)
6. Benji Marshall (what is there to be said?)
7. Tim Moltzen (a full off season knowing he is going to be our halfback and the kid will become a superstar by Round 5, 2010)
8. Keith Galloway (oh, I miss him so)
9. Robbie Farah (what is there to be said?)
10. Alan Schirnack (he will become a top front rower if we give him a chance, if we gave him a starting spot now he would have a better game than Payten tomorrow)
11. Simon Dwyer (will play rep football in 2011, quote me)
12. Gareth Ellis (what is there to be said?)
13. Chris Heighington (start the year off at 13 and if that isn't as effective then put him on the bench and bring Gower into the run on side)
14. Blake Ayshford (we don't really need a utility back on the bench. Blake could solve any injury in game. Gallant goes down, Brown to fullback, Blake to centre. Winger goes down, Brown to wing, Ayshford to centre. Marshall goes down, Ayshford to 5/8. Moltzen goes down, Marshall to half, Ayshford to 5/8 and other than that he is a backrower, in other words he is the new Halatau except he doesn't suck. I might even be considered to put him in the starting side and push Pritchard down the pecking order actually.)
15. Bryce Gibbs (an honest toiler, still might come on strong, props sometimes do, as is, is a good effective front rower)
16. John Skandalis (go on John, give it another year)
17. David Gower (has got to be considered, we have the answers to our forwards crisis IN HOUSE)
18. Blake Lazarus (I forsee this kid being great if he can actually get a game)
19. Tame Tupou (a total mystery, could be anything)
20. Daine Laurie (really needs to have a big off season to push for a spot)
21. Todd Payten (I think he's past it, if he's here next year [since I've heard he might actually go], he's a depth player)
22. Geoff Daniella (I'm sure he will look a hell of a lot better on the end of OUR backline [or at least the one that I can see].
23. Beau Ryan (I'm pretty sure he is still signed, and it's to a top 25 contract, and to be honest I think he's a pretty good player. Definitely a worthy backup AT FULLBACK OR CENTRE not on the wing, he just doesn't play as well on the wing.)
24. Matt Davidson (Look at the depth...)
25. Aaron Woods (... we already have in the forwards for next season)
In: Woods, Davidson, Daniella, Tupou, Gower, Brown
Out: Halatau, Galea, Payne, Collis, Morris, Dunley
Fringe: Jason Schirnack, Jake Mullaney, Andrew Fifita, Wayde Dunley, Nathan Waters, Alf Beetham, Sean Meaney, Matt Hyland, Jarrod Farlow, Robert Lui
We don't need to sign forwards for next season. We needed to sign them last season for THIS season but next season IN HOUSE our problems are solved (if they can see it as a possibility).
We have EXCELLENT potential IN HOUSE for 2010. Perhaps that's why we haven't seen any awesome signings. I do understand there is still one signing to be announced at least though. So I guess we'll see.