Yep lets get rid of all our experienced players and just play a team of 20s . Anasta has been good whenever he has played this year and especially with Benji leaving he is a must to keep. Moltzen is the only bloke over 20 who has played first grade fullback or halfback in the club. He will add good depth next year. Lots and Utai can prob retire. Blair should defiantly stay IMO as he has been much better in the middle. Iosefa he may not be great but isn't that why he is a reserve grade player who else with 50 games experience will play reserve grade to fill in for robbie
Respectfully, have to say I disagree with you completely.
Experience is very valuable, but not when your younger players are enormously more talented and cost a fraction of the price. Robbie Farah is paid 900k a season because his experience is only outweighed by his freakish talent and leadership. We have signed Richards, re-signed Galloway , Farah and Fulton who all have a wealth of experience and talent. When looking at the experience we are considering to offload:
Anasta - we have better back rowers and halves. Let him play out his last year to give Brooks more time but beyond that we have better options
Moltzen - we have a better fullback and halves
Benji - brilliant player but asking to much money
Blair - i'm in two minds with blair. Form has improved alot. unless club pays him full 500k then keep him for sure.
Utai - needs to retire
Ayshford - actually sad to see him leave but he wanted to leave (to join Beau Ryan no doubt) and Simona is a higher priority
Tiquiri - needs to move to a trainer role for our young backs (they could learn alot)
Pettyborne - not needed for the money we were paying him
Thomson - I actually want to keep him...still don't see why everyone wants him gone
Reddy - No reason not to keep him in reserves
Iosefa - Fulton can fill in for Robbie very well, but I'm actually against offloading him. Don't see any reason not to keep him in reserves
If a lot of these players were gone, we could retain our young guns and have enough money to sign some serious GAME CHANGING players.
My two cents
