Predicted Rnd 1 team 2025

[Pazza]

Iongi
Simonson
Lomax
Penisini
Russell
Brown
Moses
Joe o
Hands
Paulo
Tuilagi
Guymer
Hopgood

Matterson
Williams
Moretti
Papalli

 

[eels_fan]

14. Cartwright

would be very surprised unless we have some forwards go down in training/trials.

Carty was exclusively training in the seconds rotations/team during training last week

 

[eels_fan]

Iongi
Simonson
Lomax
Penisini
Russell
Brown
Moses
Joe o
Hands
Paulo
Tuilagi
Guymer
Hopgood

Matterson
Williams
Moretti
Papalli

I'd switch Williams and Guymer and think that might be 100% on the money

 

[Lemon Squash]

Iongi
Simonson
Lomax
Penisini
Russell
Brown
Moses
Joe o
Hands
Paulo
Tuilagi
Guymer
Hopgood

Matterson
Williams
Moretti
Papalli

This will be pretty close I’d imagine.

 

[lucablight]

I'd switch Williams and Guymer and think that might be 100% on the money

This will be pretty close I’d imagine.

Where’s Lane?

 

[Incorrect]

Where’s Lane?

Unlikely to be fit for round 1 apparently...

 

[emjaycee]

Iongi
Simonson
Lomax
Penisini
Russell
Brown
Moses
Joe o
Hands
Paulo
Tuilagi
Guymer
Hopgood

Matterson
Williams
Moretti
Papalli

Interesting no Cartwright or Lane.
Not saying it's a bad thing, just interesting that 2 mainstays of 2024 didn't make your 17.

 

[Lemon Squash]

Where’s Lane?

He’s struggling in rehab - with reports so many of the other forwards are flying, even if he’s fit round 1 I think he starts in Reggies.

Carty may still get a run off the bench as the utility - he doesn’t strike me as a Ryles style player though.

 

[Avenger]

He’s struggling in rehab - with reports so many of the other forwards are flying, even if he’s fit round 1 I think he starts in Reggies.

Carty may still get a run off the bench as the utility - he doesn’t strike me as a Ryles style player though.

Both of them won’t be here in 2026. Neither will Paulo.

 

[eels_fan]

Interesting no Cartwright or Lane.
Not saying it's a bad thing, just interesting that 2 mainstays of 2024 didn't make your 17.

Lane was barely walking last week, I think he’d be long odds to be fit in 5-6 weeks.

Carty appeared to be playing in the cup team for all the opposed sessions last week.

 

[Incorrect]

Lane was barely walking last week, I think he’d be long odds to be fit in 5-6 weeks.

Carty appeared to be playing in the cup team for all the opposed sessions last week.

Maybe Carty will ask for a release.... Maybe someone could hide his bag in Leeds....

 

[Pazza]

Interesting no Cartwright or Lane.
Not saying it's a bad thing, just interesting that 2 mainstays of 2024 didn't make your 17.

Just my opinion, I feel like in regards to lane. We can only carry so many big guys. His efforts off the ball just aren't good enough to be anything more than a prop with limited minutes. Atm I got Paulo, Joe o, matto all ahead of lane for that bigger middle forward roll.

Cartwright, that was a tough one. I just love what I see in kelma and Charlie. Two young guys we can build around.

 

[Lemon Squash]

Both of them won’t be here in 2026. Neither will Paulo.

Yeh I wouldn’t have thought so… they have all served us well and can hopefully still contribute in some way in 2025 but some fresh blood in the forwards is well overdue.

 

[Enamoured Eel]

I’ll go off tangent a little and give what I think should be our full-strength team this year.

1. Isaiah IONGI
2. Josh ADDO-CARR
3. Will PENISINI
4. Zac LOMAX
5. Bailey SIMONSSON
6. Dylan BROWN
7. Mitchell MOSES
8. Junior PAULO
9. Brendan HANDS
10. J’maine HOPGOOD
11. Charlie GUYMER
12. Kelma TUILAGI
13. Ryan MATTERSON

1. Sean RUSSELL
2. Joe OFAHENGAUE
3. Jack WILLIAMS
4. Bryce CARTWRIGHT

 

[The Predictor]

I’ll go off tangent a little and give what I think should be our full-strength team this year.

1. Isaiah IONGI
2. Josh ADDO-CARR
3. Will PENISINI
4. Zac LOMAX
5. Bailey SIMONSSON
6. Dylan BROWN
7. Mitchell MOSES
8. Junior PAULO
9. Brendan HANDS
10. J’maine HOPGOOD
11. Charlie GUYMER
12. Kelma TUILAGI
13. Ryan MATTERSON

1. Sean RUSSELL
2. Joe OFAHENGAUE
3. Jack WILLIAMS
4. Bryce CARTWRIGHT

U need Luca in there

 

[Angry_eel]

Maybe Carty will ask for a release.... Maybe someone could hide his bag in Leeds....

Carty was probably one of the most improved players under BA. I think he still has time in the NRL.

 

[Enamoured Eel]

U need Luca in there

He would be next cab off the rank for me mate which means in all likelihood he could still play the full season out in first grade.

In 2023 for example, our first five middles (Ofahengaue and Greig counted as one player) averaged 20 out of a possible 24 regular season games. This in theory leaves 20 possible starts for Moretti at first drop.

I like the idea of carrying a back off the bench for one through seven coverage and I think that Bryce could be used when chasing points.

Carrying three middles on the bench is unnecessary. If split evenly, it would mean players like Hopgood, Matterson and Paulo would be asked to only play 40 minutes.

The only alternative would be to run with Moretti over one of the middles already in my 17. Joffa out?

 

[the phantom menace]

I’ll go off tangent a little and give what I think should be our full-strength team this year.

1. Isaiah IONGI
2. Josh ADDO-CARR
3. Will PENISINI
4. Zac LOMAX
5. Bailey SIMONSSON
6. Dylan BROWN
7. Mitchell MOSES
8. Junior PAULO
9. Brendan HANDS
10. J’maine HOPGOOD
11. Charlie GUYMER
12. Kelma TUILAGI
13. Ryan MATTERSON
14. Sean RUSSELL
15. Joe OFAHENGAUE
16. Jack WILLIAMS
17. Bryce CARTWRIGHT

Looks good. I'd possibly only have OFA starting instead of PAULO, and WILLIAMS starting instead of GUYMER - so therefore needing LANE on the bench in the middle rotation. I think RUSSELL and SIMONSSEN selection could go either way based on form during parts of the season, with the odd one out on the bench/as 18th man.

 

[the phantom menace]

And yeah, MORETTI and CARTRIGHT doing some swaps for that bench spot, based on form during the season.

 

[Pazza]

I’ll go off tangent a little and give what I think should be our full-strength team this year.

1. Isaiah IONGI
2. Josh ADDO-CARR
3. Will PENISINI
4. Zac LOMAX
5. Bailey SIMONSSON
6. Dylan BROWN
7. Mitchell MOSES
8. Junior PAULO
9. Brendan HANDS
10. J’maine HOPGOOD
11. Charlie GUYMER
12. Kelma TUILAGI
13. Ryan MATTERSON
14. Sean RUSSELL
15. Joe OFAHENGAUE
16. Jack WILLIAMS
17. Bryce CARTWRIGHT

love it, what a great looking side

id probably have Joe O start at prop, Hopgood at 13 and matto comes on in the 13 after 25 mins plays the rest of the game at lock. just to save an interchange. Hopgood i feel has been miscast as a 80 minute lock, to me he is Nathan Cayless. play him for 60 mins a game, mostly at prop. Pair him up with a big boy just like we did with caylo and stringer or westley etc

i wish lomax would just play wing

Russell on the bench is such a good idea, he can give you serviceable play in all the backline positions and could plug a hole in the halves and edge forward if needed. i guess hooker would have to be covered by someone like dylan. with HIAs, you need this kinda of player on the bench.