2016 Squad Nearly Complete

[Shaun Hewitt]

Theres an article on the Warriors site about the squad for next year:

http://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2015/09/18/nrl_squad_close_to_c.html

VODAFONE WARRIORS 2016 NRL SQUAD

Backs | Matt Allwood, Blake Ayshford, David Fusitu’a, Konrad Hurrell, Shaun Johnson, Solomone Kata, Thomas Leuluai, Mason Lino, Tuimoala Lolohea, Ken Maumalo, Marata Niukore, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Manu Vatuvei, Henare Wells, Jonathan Wright

Forwards | Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Charlie Gubb, Ben Henry, Ryan Hoffman, Jacob Lillyman, Sam Lisone, Sione Lousi, Issac Luke, Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, John Palavi, Upu Poching, Nathaniel Roache, Ligi Sao, Toafofoa Sipley, Bodene Thompson, Albert Vete

What I've noticed
Allwood, Lousi and RFM are all included despite rumors to leave - happy about Allwood and RFM
Bhana and Ikahihifo are missing

 

[Sanchez]

Poching and Palavi should of been playing ahead of Ikahihifo then

I guess bringing players in above minimum wage will shift the true top 25

 

[Rich102]

Foran not named in the squad...yet.
Cappy must be playing his cards close to his chest.:whistle

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

:lol: :lol:

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

lol

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

lol

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Good news on Allwood, he could do with trimming a few kilos though. And he has twins due around the start of the season next year...that'll make it interesting for him.

Sione f**king Lousi. After 5 years, I dont imagine he's on minimum wage. What a waste of cap.

 

[Iron Lion]

hahahaahahahaahahahahaahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahhahahahahahah
hahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha

Upu Poaching is in the main NRL squad - is this a Fu@king joke???????

that could do me .......... in fact if Warriors sign Jeff Robson that does me

WTF goes on at this club

 

[playdaball]

hahahaahahahaahahahahaahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahhahahahahahah
hahahahahahaahahahahahahahaha

Upu Poaching is in the main NRL squad - is this a Fu@king joke???????


WTF goes on at this club

Agree he must have had a super season this year as not good enough to make 2015 squad. He should have been in the top squad about 4 years ago.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

There's 32 players in that squad with the possibility of a couple more low level signings to come. Cool the jets, untwist those panties, some of those guys won't be top 25 and will probably see no first grade unless our injury toll is even worse than this year.

 

[Iafeta]

Good news on Allwood, he could do with trimming a few kilos though. And he has twins due around the start of the season next year...that'll make it interesting for him.

Sione f**king Lousi. After 5 years, I dont imagine he's on minimum wage. What a waste of cap.

That explains the spare tyre

 

[Philip_Smith007]

That explains the spare tyre

It's his misses that's pregnant right???

 

[Sanchez]

Ikahififo confirmed to the Dragons

 

[JJ]

Ikahififo confirmed to the Dragons

Will be interesting to see how he goes - really puzzled by him, and how he was managed (I guess how McFadden managed many puzzles me)

Wonder if Allwood will get more than a token game, spare tyre or not, he's been decent each game he's had

Interesting TL is listed as a back - unless they sign someone like the names bandied about he has to play 6, and I hope Tui is given the season as a centre...

 

[Philip_Smith007]

RFM resigned till end of 2016

Mitch Cornish off to Eels from Raiders

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Good news on RFM, we've retained all our good juniors from this year now.

 

[jaseg]

Rangi Chase has just been released by Salford. He's had some issues off field etc (but as far as I know it's not a repeated issue for him, and he's been around a while), and not necessarily a sure thing in the NRL - but at the right price/length I'd at least take a look at him.. although there might be some bad blood with Luke?

More an indication of Salford being a basket case club than the guys necessarily doing bad; 4 guys got released at the same time - Chase, Fages, Hansen & Paterson. Fages is apparently rated by some as well, but I've not seen much from him. Others not worth a mention - Hansen might've been useful... years ago when he was playing decent footy and we didn't have great backrow options.

 

[spear tackle]

Aren't Chase and Luke related?

 

[Rhyno]

Yeah they are cousins

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Why would they be bad blood? Is he the one that Luke tried to break his leg?