2016 Debutants/Rookies

[mackdadday]

It's been a while since we have had one of these glorious lists. I thought it would be super interesting to cast an eye over this year's rookie class as they emerge week by week. Feel free to admire the electrifying font used to capture the excitement.

Brisbane Broncos
-Greg Eden

Canberra Raiders
-Elliot Whitehead

Canterbury Bulldogs
-Adam Elliott
-Kerrod Holland

Cronulla Sharks
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Gold Coast Titans
-Nathan Davis
-Ashley Taylor (only played 1 game for the Broncos last season)
-Leivaha Pulu
-John Olive (only played 1 game for Souths)

Manly Sea Eagles
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Melbourne Storm
-Curtis Scott

Newcatle Knights
-Jaelen Feeney
-Jacob Saifiti
-Daniel Saifiti
-David Bhana
-Pat Matautia
-Lachlan Fitzgibbon
-Cory Denniss

New Zealand Warriors
-Nathaniel Roache
-Jazz Tevaga

North Queensland Cowboys
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Parramatta Eels
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Penrith Panthers
-James Fisher-Harris
-Temaire Martin

South Sydney Rabbitohs
-Zane Musgrove
-Cody Walker

St George Illawarra
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Wests Tigers
-Josh Aloiai

Sydney Roosters
-Joe Burgess
-Vincent Leuluai
-Latrell Mitchell
-Jayden Nikorima
-Mitchell Frei

 

[mackdadday]

Plenty of players there to get excited about. Not sure if Whitehead and Burgess should really be considered rookies. Mitchell looks like the pick of that bunch so far.

 

[TheDalek079]

lateral michael is the next big thing

 

[Frederick]

Add David Bhana and Pat Matautia to the Knights list

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Lachlan Croker to debut for the Raiders this weekend

 

[Last Week]

That Canberra junior will be something so I hear.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

He probably still needs a bit of cooking but he's an exciting prospect.

 

[muzby]

dragons:

- russell packer

 

[mackdadday]

Packer has already played a ton of games. One of his most memorable ones was when he literally pissed himself on the field.

Eden would probably be on his last chance this round after last weeks shocker.

 

[muzby]

Packer has already played a ton of games. One of his most memorable ones was when he literally pissed himself on the field.

i can't recall that incident.. was that when he was playing for the cutters last year? if so, shouldn't be counted as it was NSW cup..

 

[Twatface Magee]

Looks like being a better year for rookies than 2015.
Not many quality players came through last year.

 

[no name]

Eden would probably be on his last chance this round after last weeks shocker.

Who is this Eden you speak of?
The only player to debut for the Broncos this year is the English Billy Slater.
Well that's what he was known as prior to round 1, haven't heard anyone mention EBS since.

 

[mackdadday]

i can't recall that incident.. was that when he was playing for the cutters last year? if so, shouldn't be counted as it was NSW cup..

He has played at least a hundred games for the Warriors..and represented the national team a couple of times..so i don't think he will qualify under the NRL's strict guidelines.

 

[Perth Red]

6 WA jnrs made debut in under 20's this week. Good luck lads on your NRL careers.

 

[Raiderdave]

He probably still needs a bit of cooking but he's an exciting prospect.

Yeah I'm.not sure Sticky has pulled the right rein here.
Huge pressure on young Croker.
Great prospect .. but I'd of gone for the tougher more mature body in Wighton at 5/8
Rapana to Fullback
& Sisa Waqa onto the wing

 

[muzby]

He has played at least a hundred games for the Warriors..and represented the national team a couple of times..so i don't think he will qualify under the NRL's strict guidelines.

you can't count junior games.. Jack Bird played about the same number coming up through the dragons system.. But he's still labelled a Cronulla rookie..

personally i say kudos to the NRL for having two mature age rookies in packer and Cody Walker debut in the same round..

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Yeah I'm.not sure Sticky has pulled the right rein here.
Huge pressure on young Croker.
Great prospect .. but I'd of gone for the tougher more mature body in Wighton at 5/8
Rapana to Fullback
& Sisa Waqa onto the wing

I wasn't a fan of moving Wighton because then we're effectively weakening 2 positions rather than 1.

 

[ACTPanthers]

you can't count junior games.. Jack Bird played about the same number coming up through the dragons system.. But he's still labelled a Cronulla rookie..

personally i say kudos to the NRL for having two mature age rookies in packer and Cody Walker debut in the same round..

Packer isnt a rookie - He's played over 100 FG games for the Warriors

 

[mackdadday]

you can't count junior games.. Jack Bird played about the same number coming up through the dragons system.. But he's still labelled a Cronulla rookie..

personally i say kudos to the NRL for having two mature age rookies in packer and Cody Walker debut in the same round..

Doth thou mock me, Sir? Surely you are talking in jest..Ignorance such as this tis unheralded. He has played over a hundred games of first grade..

 

[mackdadday]

Lachlan Fitzgibbon at the Knights and Kerrod Holland at the Dogs look like the other two to be joining the rookie class of 2016 this round.