Squad succession

[Twizzle]

So we (officially) have 27 merkins in this/next year's top 30, and 20 in the 2024 squad.

and 1 for 2031

 

[Chipmunk]

and 1 for 2031

Useless MON is the cause for that.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

and 1 for 2031

That’s because Drown’s new contract says he gets 100% of the cap in 2031.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

It's a bold strategy, Cotton.

 

[yy_cheng]

There’s a player option for 2026-28, if he takes up that one then there is another option for 29-31.

I read somewhere, the 2nd option is a mutual option.
The 1st is a player one

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I read somewhere, the 2nd option is a mutual option.
The 1st is a player one

That's a bit more normal.

 

[the phantom menace]

For accuracy I'd amend to better signify Dylan's 2x options as follows...:

2025
Utility: Brown (25)*

2028
Utility: Brown (28)*

 

[Glenneel]

I actually was when I replied to that. Now I’m at lunch.

Eating from the toilet bowl is NOT lunch and disgusting behaviour. Stop right now before you destroy your digestive system.

 

[Gronk]

Eating from the toilet bowl is NOT lunch and disgusting behaviour. Stop right now before you destroy your digestive system.

Some merkin leaves Kit-Kat wrappers in the shithouse in my building. Merkin needs to do way better with his hygiene.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

NRL.com has finally included Asi in its signing tracker. Looks like a two year contract. I hope nobody is upset if I list him as a utility:

* = player option
¢ = club option
^ = development contract

2023
Utility: Asi, D.Brown, Gutherson, Russell, Talagi^
Fullback: -
W/C: Blake (29), Cini^, Dunster, Loizou (21), Penisini (21), Simonsson, Sivo (30)
Half: Arthur, Moses
Hooker: Hodgson, Rein (33)
Edge forward: Cartwright (29), Doorey, Lane, Mataele^, Matterson, Murchie
Middle: N.Brown (30), Campbell-Gillard, Greig (24), Hopgood, Makatoa, Momoisea, Ogden, Paulo, Rodwell

2024
Utility: Asi (24), Brown, Gutherson, Russell (22), Talagi (19)^
Fullback: -
W/C: Cini (24)^, Dunster, Simonsson (26)*
Half: Arthur (22), Moses (30)*
Hooker: Hodgson (35)¢
Edge forward: Doorey (24), Lane, Mataele, Matterson, Murchie (27)
Middle: Campbell-Gillard, Hopgood (25), Makatoa (31), Momoisea (26), Ogden (28)¢, Paulo, Rodwell (25)

2025
Utility: Brown, Gutherson (31)
Fullback: -
W/C: Dunster (26)
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Lane, Mataele (23), Matterson
Middle: Campbell-Gillard (32), Paulo

2026
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Lane (32), Matterson (32)
Middle: Paulo (33)

2027
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Middle: -

2028
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Middle: -

2029
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Middle: -

2030
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Middle: -

2031
Utility: Brown (31)*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Middle: -

So we (officially) have 28 merkins in this year's top 30, and 21 in the 2024 squad.

 

[TheCrowe]

I knew those merkins who said Asi was going to the cows next year were talking out of their arse.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I knew those merkins who said Asi was going to the cows next year were talking out of their arse.

It seemed like very flimsy evidence and not logical.

 

[hineyrulz]

It seemed like very flimsy evidence and not logical.

And we all know logic plays a big part in this place

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

And we all know logic plays a big part in this place

Oh yes, absolutely. Everyone is 100% logical and objective.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

My logical mind decided it was worth repeating.

 

[hineyrulz]

Big Dong and Prosper.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Big Dong and Prosper.

 

[Gary Gutful]

My logical mind decided it was worth repeating.

*Cooking.