With Leo and J Saf both fit, Leo has been playing about 60 minutes per game, including usually the full first half, to keep Jacob fresher for two 20 minuteish “impact” stints.
So yeah what we’re looking for more than anything else, if we want to maximise what we have going for us right now, is a player who can handle a big workload.
You can find them relatively cheap. Josh King, Max King, Jackson Ford. Terrell May makes $650K & relative to how he’s playing I would also call that cheap. May was doing this exact thing he’s doing now in firsts in NSW Cup, pumping out over 70 minutes and about 200 metresregularly.
Look at NSW Cup teams which are going really well (this year or last year), look at who’s been a forward in those teams & played huge minutes for them, but only gotten limited game time in first grade. And then next to their age look for a number higher than 22. A big gap between what that player is capable of and how highly the coach rates them, and guys who might be keen for a change of scenery due to plugging away for a while and not getting a real shot.
As far as I can see the current players who most fit the bill are Trey Mooney and former Knight Pasami Saulo. Both under contract but it’s the exact sort of situation where players commonly get a release.
