Squad succession

[Poupou Escobar]

Junior Burger improves our attack but makes our defence worse. A fair trade, IMO, given what we’ve shown this year:

2018
Utility: Gutherson, Hayne (30), Salmon, Smith, 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), Mahoney (20), K. Pritchard (24)
Edge forward: Gower (33), Ma'u, Moeroa, Niukore (22), Scott (34), Stone (21), Williams (30)
Tight forward: Alvaro, Brown, Evans, Mannah, Matagi (30), Terepo (27), Vave (29)

2019
Utility: Gutherson (25), Salmon, Smith, Takairangi (30)
Fullback: French (23)
W/C: Hoffman (31), M.Jennings (31)
Half: Moses (25), Norman (28)
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Ma'u (31), Moeroa (24)
Tight forward: Alvaro (26), Brown, Evans, Mannah (31), Paulo

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

2021
Utility: -
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Tight forward: Brown (28), Paulo

2022
Utility: -
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: -
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Tight forward: Paulo (29)

So we (officially) have at least 16 merkins in next year's squad.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Interestingly we already have seven top 17 forwards contracted for next year, eight including Takairangi.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Interestingly we already have seven top 17 forwards contracted for next year, eight including Takairangi.

And no hookers?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I assume Mahoney is contracted next year. Maybe top 30.

 

[Chipmunk]

This place is a f**ken shambles....

Oh and hey, Chipmunk is back, the f**king whinging bitch

I told you to call me when we signed some better middle forwards.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I told you to call me when we signed some better middle forwards.

You also shit canned all of us.

Consequently, we didn’t call you. It might tell you something.

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

You also shit canned all of us.

Consequently, we didn’t call you. It might tell you something.

Yeah, Chip he has a point. I mean all these other merkins deserved it but you could have said everyone except me.

 

[TheParraboy]

And no hookers?

Hope we get one good one, rather than a few that are all unreliable in performing...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't think we'll be looking at too many more forwards for our top 17:

8. Alvaro
9.
10. Paulo
11. Ma'u
12. Moeroa
13. Brown
14.
15. Takairangi
16. Evans
17. Mannah

Though Arthur does seem to like having more than 17 top 17 players, iykwimaityd.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Taka might remain at centre as apart from Jennings we don’t have any other real centre options signed.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

There is Gutherson.

 

[84 Baby]

Where?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

There

 

[84 Baby]

You'll have to be more specific than that. If I'm at X, where is Clintherson?

 

[Bazal]

You'll have to be more specific than that. If I'm at X, where is Clintherson?

If you are at X, Gutho is at Y

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Wherever he's needed.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Depends where X is.

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

Where?

There

Tonight's the night I go to all the farties down my street.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I think I saw Gutherson.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Where?