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Squad succession

Poupou Escobar

Poupou Escobar

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Renisini and Smith:

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

2025
Utility: Brown, Hands, Papalii
Fullback: Iongi, Miller-Stephen (22)^
W/C: Addo-Carr, Dunster (26), Lomax, Renisini, Wenisini, Russell, Samrani^, Simonsson, Tago (26)^
Half: Hawkins, Moses
Hooker: Lussick (30), Smith^
Edge forward: Cartwright (31), Doorey, Guymer, Kautoga, Keir (27)^, Lane, Mataele (23), Matterson, Tuilagi, Williams
Middle: Greig (26), Hopgood, Moretti, Ofahengaue (30), Paulo, Pryke^, Tuivati (20)

2026
Utility: Brown*, Hands (27), Papalii (22)
Fullback: Iongi
W/C: Addo-Carr (31)¢, Lomax, Renisini (21), Wenisini (24)*, Russell (24), Samrani (24), Simonsson
Half: Hawkins (27), Moses
Hooker: Smith (23)^
Edge forward: Doorey (26), Guymer (22), Kautoga (24), Lane (32)", Matterson (32)*, Tuilagi (27), Williams
Middle: Hopgood, Moretti, Paulo (33), Pryke (22)^

2027
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: Iongi (24)
W/C: Lomax, Simonsson (29)
Half: Moses
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Williams (31)
Middle: Hopgood (28), Moretti (27)

2028
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: Lomax (29)
Half: Moses
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Middle: -

2029
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: Moses (35)
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 (somewhat officially) have 29 merkins in this year's top 30, and 23 in the 2026 squad.
 
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the phantom menace

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That squad list looks great without Moses PO asterisks - only three more future PO stains to remove for a clean sheet!

Didn't Matterson already confirm he was taking up his option, so that asterisk can be removed?

Then there's only Will Penisini (to no doubt follow shortly), and then Brown's Round 10 decision (either way)
 
Chipmunk

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Poupou Escobar said:
Renisini and Smith:

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

2025
Utility: Brown, Hands, Papalii
Fullback: Iongi, Miller-Stephen (22)^
W/C: Addo-Carr, Dunster (26)", Lomax, Renisini, Wenisini, Russell, Samrani, Simonsson, Tago (26)^
Half: Hawkins, Moses
Hooker: Lussick (30), Smith^
Edge forward: Cartwright (31), Doorey, Guymer, Kautoga^, Keir (27)^, Lane, Mataele (23), Matterson, Tuilagi, Williams
Middle: Greig (26), Hopgood, Moretti, Ofahengaue (30), Paulo, Pryke^, Tuivati (20)

2026
Utility: Brown*, Hands (27), Papalii (22)
Fullback: Iongi
W/C: Addo-Carr (31)¢, Lomax, Renisini (21), Wenisini (24)*, Russell (24), Samrani (24), Simonsson
Half: Hawkins (27), Moses
Hooker: Smith (23)^
Edge forward: Doorey (26), Guymer (22), Kautoga (24), Lane (32)", Matterson (32)*, Tuilagi (27), Williams
Middle: Hopgood, Moretti, Paulo (33), Pryke (22)^

2027
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: Iongi (24)
W/C: Lomax, Simonsson (29)
Half: Moses
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Williams (31)
Middle: Hopgood (28), Moretti (27)

2028
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: Lomax (29)
Half: Moses
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Middle: -

2029
Utility: Brown*
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: Moses (35)
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 (somewhat officially) have 29 merkins in this year's top 30, and 23 in the 2026 squad.
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Can we not delete the Mutual Option part of Dunster? The event has come and gone obviously.
 
JokerEel

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the phantom menace said:
That squad list looks great without Moses PO asterisks - only three more future PO stains to remove for a clean sheet!

Didn't Matterson already confirm he was taking up his option, so that asterisk can be removed?

Then there's only Will Penisini (to no doubt follow shortly), and then Brown's Round 10 decision (either way)
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Matto Moses & Will have all taken up their options or resigned.

Brown to follow 😉
 
Poupou Escobar

Poupou Escobar

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eels_fan said:
Volkman definitely signed a 1 year deal, wasn’t train and trial.
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It hasn't been announced, and his profile isn't on the club's offiical site. Richard Penisini's is up with the big boys now:

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I'm also calling it based on the official profiles. Kautoga has been upgraded to top 30 a year early (like Renisini) and even has a profile pic now. For weeks he's had a profile with no photo. Samrani was never announced as being on a development contract in his first year though some merkin provided the rumour that he wasn't top 30 until 2026. Based on the fact he has no profile on the official site, while Kautoga and Renisini do, I'm going with Samrani being in the dev list this year.
 
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