Squad succession

[Chipmunk]

Give him a break Perth is 3 hours behind the rest of the country.

They are slow on the uptake.

Hmmm...

Nah, f**k him.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Rodwell gone. Zac Lomax come on down for $150k!!!!

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

2024
Utility: Asi (24), Brown, Gutherson, Talagi
Fullback: -
W/C: Cini (24), Dunster, Harper (26), Penisini, Russell, Simonsson (26), Sivo
Half: Moses, Sanders (20)^
Hooker: Hands, Lussick
Edge forward: Brazel (21)^, Cartwright, Doorey, Guymer (20)^, Lane, Mataele, Matterson, Tuilagi
Middle: Campbell-Gillard, Greig, Hopgood, Makatoa (31), Moretti^, Ofahengaue, Ogden (28), Paulo, Taumoepenu (23), Tuivati^

2025
Utility: Brown, Gutherson (31), Talagi (20)*
Fullback: -
W/C: Dunster (26)", Penisini, Russell (23), Sivo
Half: Moses
Hooker: Hands (26), Lussick (30)
Edge forward: Cartwright (31), Doorey (25), Lane, Mataele (23), Matterson, Tuilagi (26)
Middle: Campbell-Gillard (32), Greig, Hopgood (26), Moretti (25), Ofahengaue (30), Paulo, Tuivati (20)

2026
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: Penisini (24)*, Sivo (33)"
Half: Moses
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Lane (32)", Matterson (32)*
Middle: Greig (27), Paulo (33)

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

2028
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: Moses (34)*
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 2025 squad.

 

[Gronk]

@Glenneel FFS

 

[hindy111]

Ideally you want the Dragons to cop a few more big losses if hope to get Lomax.

 

[Avenger]

 

[the phantom menace]

That's how you do it - and no bullshit stretching out the succession to 2031 (dependent on uptake of multiple player options) in sight!

 

[Soren Lorenson]

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What, no Moretti!

 

[the phantom menace]

(Not sure why Matt Doorey's in a smaller font though...)

 

[King-Gutho94]

Toni Matele hasn't really kicked on still has 2025.

Do you reckon we move him on at end of the year.

 

[Avenger]

What, no Moretti!

He isn’t in the top 30. He will be next year.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Toni Matele hasn't really kicked on still has 2025.

Do you reckon we move him on at end of the year.

We could have a real clean out end of this year. Asi, dunster, mataele, tevita cini Harper maybe even makatoa all should go.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

He isn’t in the top 30. He will be next year.

I know, was taking the piss after someone kept insisting he was already in because his photo is on the website.

 

[hindy111]

We could have a real clean out end of this year. Asi, dunster, mataele, tevita cini Harper maybe even makatoa all should go.

Makatoa at min is good depth and worth a top 30 spot I reckon.
Matalele is here till end of 2025.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Makatoa at min is good depth and worth a top 30 spot I reckon.
Matalele is here till end of 2025.

Yes I can read. Sometimes you can move players on early if they are of no use to you. And I did say maybe Maka. I don’t reckon we need both him and Ogden, one or the other may leave.

 

[hindy111]

Yes I can read. Sometimes you can move players on early if they are of no use to you. And I did say maybe Maka. I don’t reckon we need both him and Ogden, one or the other may leave.

Huge season for Matalele. Seems to be going backwards
Probably a lot also depends on Brazel,Toupo,Guymer and Tuvaiti's development

 

[Gary Gutful]

(Not sure why Matt Doorey's in a smaller font though...)

He’s in smaller font because they are f**ken amateurs!

 

[hindy111]

He’s in smaller font because they are f**ken amateurs!

I was wondering why MIKSRL in the top right corner was so small

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Toni Matele hasn't really kicked on still has 2025.

Do you reckon we move him on at end of the year.

He turns 22 this year. How good should he be going?

 

[Gronk]

Toni Matele hasn't really kicked on still has 2025.

Do you reckon we move him on at end of the year.

He is a f**king huge unit. IIIRC he hasn’t really had a chance to get an uninterrupted run injury free. All last year he seemed to be patched up and carrying niggles and banged up something.

 

[hindy111]

He turns 22 this year. How good should he be going?

From when I have seen him he just looks a bit disinterested and lazy. He has the potential.