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How will we play this if he does indeed go?
2020 - assume our roster will stay put, with or without Latrell
2021 - 2 options
1) we go for a big $1M star. Ponga, Fifita, Haas.. big calibre player that we build the club around again. Player managers will be licking their lips for this circus
2) No one on the market that suits.. target the top 3 u20s players and see who grows into the role. In the mean time we keep Keary, Manu, Cordner, Verrils, Radley happy with a bit of a boost
We already have the man we build the club around over the next 8 years IMO, James tedesco.
Verrils radley Manu SST Crighton and Keary will be around a long while yet. Cords JWH liu and Tupou probably have 3 years left each.
Bmoz jake and aubo will likely all be gone by 2021
So we will have lost cronk Bmoz jake aubo and Latrell at minimum IMO by the start of 2021 with Flanagan the only replacement of note.
I think we will do both of your options, a marquee signing in the forwards and also doing what we do best, identifying young talent and bring them through.
We will then do the same again in 2023/4 after the likes of JWH Tupou etc. are gone.
The meltdown on LU will be epic.