Squad succession

[Poupou Escobar]

Top 30 as far as I see it if we are fully fit


1 Clint Gutherson
2 Isaiah Iongi
3 Will Penisi
4 Zac Lomax
5 Maika Siva
6 Dylan Brown
7 Mitchel Moses
8 Joe Ofahengaue
9 Brendan Hands
10 Junior Paulo
11 Shaun Lane
12 Bryce Cartwright
13 J'main Hopgood
14 Joey Lussick
15 Charlie Guymer
16 Ryan Matterson
17 Sam Tuivaiti
18 Arthur Miller-Stephens
19 Haze Dunster
20 Sean Russell
21 Toni Mataele (Second Rower here for Numbers)
22 Bailey Simonsson
23 Zac Hunter
24 Josh Lynn
25
26 Ryley Smith
27
28 Matt Doorey
29 Saxon Pryke
30 Luca Moretii

2 Spots for Front rowers there,
Dunster could be replaced for Moey A.

You missed Tuilagi, why will likely start on the edge. Lane will probably stay in the middle. You also missed Greig, who is still on the books.

 

[Gronk]

Top 30 as far as I see it if we are fully fit


1 Clint Gutherson
2 Isaiah Iongi
3 Will Penisi
4 Zac Lomax
5 Maika Siva
6 Dylan Brown
7 Mitchel Moses
8 Joe Ofahengaue
9 Brendan Hands
10 Junior Paulo
11 Shaun Lane
12 Bryce Cartwright
13 J'main Hopgood
14 Joey Lussick
15 Charlie Guymer
16 Ryan Matterson
17 Sam Tuivaiti
18 Arthur Miller-Stephens
19 Haze Dunster
20 Sean Russell
21 Toni Mataele (Second Rower here for Numbers)
22 Bailey Simonsson
23 Zac Hunter
24 Josh Lynn
25
26 Ryley Smith
27
28 Matt Doorey
29 Saxon Pryke
30 Luca Moretii

2 Spots for Front rowers there,
Dunster could be replaced for Moey A.

All dev contracts can be used from Rnd 1 ? So you might as well throw them in too.

 

[MarkInTheStands]

You missed Tuilagi, why will likely start on the edge. Lane will probably stay in the middle. You also missed Greig, who is still on the books.

I thought we confirmed Emu was on the way out?

 

[Twizzle]

I thought we confirmed Emu was on the way out?

I thought so too

 

[Stagger eel]

emu is contracted next year

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I thought we confirmed Emu was on the way out?

It might be the plan but it’s definitely not confirmed.

 

[the phantom menace]

So I'm guessing RCG must be headed to a team in the finals, who can't announce his signature just yet...?

 

[Chipmunk]

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

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

So we (officially) have 28 merkins in this year's top 30, and 24 in the 2025 squad.

Obviously we have 6 spots to fill, but that 24 man squad only has 4 middles (including Matterson), 3 edge forwards, 2 halves, 4 outside backs, and 1 full back who would be considered genuine NRL standard.

The 2 hookers are both back ups at best, and the listed fullback is virtually untried at NRL level.