Squad succession

[Bazal]

Baz always sounds confident.

I'm confident that that's not true

 

[hineyrulz]

I'm confident that that's not true

See how confident you are???

 

[Poupou Escobar]

ffs

 

[Poupou Escobar]

She-Rex:

2018
Utility: Gutherson, Salmon, Smith (26), Takairangi
Fullback: French
W/C: Aukafolau (21), Auva'a (26), Davis (23), Hoffman, G.Jennings (25), M.Jennings, Leleisiuao (21)
Half: Moses, Norman
Hooker: King (27), K. Pritchard (24)
Edge forward: Edwards, Gower (33), Ma'u, Moeroa, Niukore (22), Scott (34), Stone (21), Williams (30)
Tight forward: Alvaro (25), Brown (25), Evans, Mannah, Matagi (30), Terepo (27), Vave (29)

2019
Utility: Gutherson (25), Salmon, Takairangi (30)
Fullback: French (23)
W/C: Hoffman (31), M.Jennings (31)
Half: Moses (25), Norman (28)
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Edwards (30), Ma'u (31), Moeroa (24)
Tight forward: Evans, Mannah (31)

2020
Utility: Salmon (21)
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Tight forward: Evans (28)

So we (officially) have at least 31 merkins in next year's squad.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Could Williams be a utility? He has played on the wing and in the centres in the past 10 years

*edit* I'm sure he also played at least one game officially in the halves in 2016 at the dogs.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Norman has played fullback too. But I see him as just a halfback. I’d almost say Takairangi is just an outside back these days but there are rumours he will move closer to the middle, and his strengths and weaknesses suggest he is just filling in at centre (for three years straight).

 

[Tommy Coco]

How many development players do we get again?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Half a dozen?

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Norman has played fullback too. But I see him as just a halfback. I’d almost say Takairangi is just an outside back these days but there are rumours he will move closer to the middle, and his strengths and weaknesses suggest he is just filling in at centre (for three years straight).

Everyone should just be placed in the utility column...imo

 

[Chipmunk]

She-Rex:

2018
Utility: Gutherson, Salmon, Smith (26), Takairangi
Fullback: French
W/C: Aukafolau (21), Auva'a (26), Davis (23), Hoffman, G.Jennings (25), M.Jennings, Leleisiuao (21)
Half: Moses, Norman
Hooker: King (27), K. Pritchard (24)
Edge forward: Edwards, Gower (33), Ma'u, Moeroa, Niukore (22), Scott (34), Stone (21), Williams (30)
Tight forward: Alvaro (25), Brown (25), Evans, Mannah, Matagi (30), Terepo (27), Vave (29)

2019
Utility: Gutherson (25), Salmon, Takairangi (30)
Fullback: French (23)
W/C: Hoffman (31), M.Jennings (31)
Half: Moses (25), Norman (28)
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Edwards (30), Ma'u (31), Moeroa (24)
Tight forward: Evans, Mannah (31)

2020
Utility: Salmon (21)
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Tight forward: Evans (28)

So we (officially) have at least 31 merkins in next year's squad.

I note we only have 27 without Williams on the Player Profiles page http://www.parraeels.com.au/team/player-profiles.html

Perhaps Aukafolau, Leleisiuao and Stone are on these so-called "Development Deals" and not eligible to play NRL.

After all, 31 players doesn't really go into a supposed 30 man squad.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I note we only have 27 without Williams on the Player Profiles page http://www.parraeels.com.au/team/player-profiles.html

Perhaps Aukafolau, Leleisiuao and Stone are on these so-called "Development Deals" and not eligible to play NRL.

After all, 31 players doesn't really go into a supposed 30 man squad.

Is it a 30 man squad or just a top 30 with second tier players outside?

 

[Chipmunk]

Is it a 30 man squad or just a top 30 with second tier players outside?

Well as far as I know there is now no longer a second tier cap included, so it's just the 30 players and your 3-6 development players.

Nevertheless, those other three aren't on the Player Profiles page.

 

[parrathruandthru]

Salmon, Aukafolau, Leleisiuao, Stone, Mahoney, & Afualo are the rookie guys I believe

 

[Chipmunk]

Salmon, Aukafolau, Leleisiuao, Stone, Mahoney, & Afualo are the rookie guys I believe

Well Salmon seems to get an NRL Player Profile...perhaps he is on more than the allowed $60k per year.

 

[84 Baby]

Well Salmon seems to get an NRL Player Profile...perhaps he is on more than the allowed $60k per year.

Perhaps the website guys just gave him a profile because most fans won't have a clue who the f**k he is? I don't think a NRL Player Profile is a requirement under the salary cap rules

 

[Tommy Coco]

I assume it to mean we have 35-36 man squad (5-6 development players), the 5-6 are part of the squad are the likes of GL, Stone, Auko, Salmon etc. These need to be defined when the 25 man squad would have been historically. So towards the end of pre-season 5-6 of the 35-36 players are shuffled into development category?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And wouldn’t the three NYC graduates be too old for the development list? Or is that list specifically for players graduating from under 20s?

 

[Twizzle]

Could Williams be a utility? He has played on the wing and in the centres in the past 10 years

*edit* I'm sure he also played at least one game officially in the halves in 2016 at the dogs.

played 5/8 for us in NYC

 

[Chipmunk]

And wouldn’t the three NYC graduates be too old for the development list? Or is that list specifically for players graduating from under 20s?

Perhaps if the NRL released this information we might get a better idea...

 

[parrathruandthru]

Well Salmon seems to get an NRL Player Profile...perhaps he is on more than the allowed $60k per year.

He is the one that told me this