Squad succession

[King-Gutho94]

We have 2 spots left on our top 30 to fill had it confirmed last week.

Ryley Smith is a very good chance to be one of those hence why we didn't continue to pursue Brailey & the Knights weren't really wanting to budge either so talks halted and didnt eventuate.

 

[JokerEel]

Sporting News aka NoSpam posted this.

PARRAMATTA EELS​

• Josh Addo-Carr
• Dylan Brown
• Bryce Cartwright
• Matt Doorey
• Wiremu Greig
• Brendan Hands
• Dean Hawkins
• J'maine Hopgood
• Isaiah Iongi
• Kitione Kautoga
• Shaun Lane
• Zac Lomax
• Joey Lussick
• Toni Mataele
• Ryan Matterson
• Luca Moretti
• Mitchell Moses
• Joe Ofahengaue
• Joash Papalii
• Junior Paulo
• Will Penisini
• Sean Russell
• Jordan Samrani
• Bailey Simonsson
• Jake Tago
• Kelma Tuilagi
• Sam Tuivaiti
• Jack Williams

Development list: Charlie Guymer, Richard Penisini, Saxon Pryke

Train and trial: Ethyn Martin, Jordan Samrani, Ryley Smith, Apa Twidle, Dom Farrugia, Josh Lynn, Will Latu, Jezaiah Funa-Iuta, Brock Parker

Samrani is in top 30 and train and trial

 

[TheCrowe]

Samrani is in top 30 and train and trial

Pretty sure Kautoga is not top 30 till next year. Cant see Volkman either who is train and trial with a chance of upgrade if he proves himself.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Where's Volkman?

 

[Gazzamatta]

Where's Volkman?

Ffs Gazza!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Absolute garbage list by nospam

 

[Gary Gutful]

Leave it to the professionals ffs.

 

[Chipmunk]

You'd think listing a Club's Top 30 wouldn't be so difficult. This has been published by the NRL.


There is even discrepancies with the NRL's own website.

NRL - Signings Tracker

signings-tracker.nrl.com

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Can you point out the discrepancy? Explain it to me like I'm @Incorrect

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Samrani doesn't have an NRL squad profile on the official site, supporting the rumour that he isn't top 30 until 2026. Interestingly, Kautonga's profile has recently been added to the official site, despite the club including in its signing announcement that he would be in the development list (or whatever it's called now)for 2025. So maybe he's been upgraded to top 30 a year early. Anyway there are now 28 merkins with NRL squad profiles on the official site.

 

[Twizzle]

didn't TBC used to play Origin for the filthy Queenslanders ?

 

[Chipmunk]

Can you point out the discrepancy? Explain it to me like I'm @Incorrect

There is 26 for 2025 in the NRL Signings Tracker List and 28 in the NRL's 2025 Top 30 list. Guymer and Papalii are the differences.

Samrani doesn't have an NRL squad profile on the official site, supporting the rumour that he isn't top 30 until 2026. Interestingly, Kautonga's profile has recently been added to the official site, despite the club including in its signing announcement that he would be in the development list (or whatever it's called now)for 2025. So maybe he's been upgraded to top 30 a year early. Anyway there are now 28 merkins with NRL squad profiles on the official site.

Samrani makes both lists... Kautonga makes none of them!

You'd think there should be one list if the source is the same (i.e. the governing body, the NRL!!!)

 

[Stagger eel]

I'm still off the opinion that we need to add 1 into the squad before March..

The only person who may confirm this is our HOF but I don't even think he knows himself.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

There should still be plenty of quality left on the market five weeks out from round one.

 

[the phantom menace]

Just like at 2.30am at Kicks night club, before they'd turn on the ugly lights.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yep, if MON is still looking for another player for the top 30, they’re unlikely to be good enough for even a dozen NRL games. Is Morgan Harper still around? Otherwise we might upgrade the likes of Dick Penisini. Or just use him without the upgrade while merkins complain we haven’t filled the top 30.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Yep, if MON is still looking for another player for the top 30, they’re unlikely to be good enough for even a dozen NRL games. Is Morgan Harper still around? Otherwise we might upgrade the likes of Dick Penisini. Or just use him without the upgrade while merkins complain we haven’t filled the top 30.

Unless he's extending there's no point upgrading Richard this year as he's already eligible for round 1 being a development player. MON on the tip sheet said we're still looking to sign an outside back before round 1, although that was recorded before Christmas things may have changed in that time.