Squad succession

[Poupou Escobar]

It’s plausible.

 

[Parra Pride]

Please no. We need some angry face backrowers.

Can we go prison diving for another Manu Ma’u?

 

[King-Gutho94]

Can we go prison diving for another Manu Ma’u?

Jarryd's available

 

[Grigor]

poupou could you possibly update this as it's your lovechild and you appear to of neglected it, with June 30 fast approaching we need to see what signings we may make as we need 30 under contract, tia

 

[84 Baby]

FFS Pou

 

[Poupou Escobar]

poupou could you possibly update this as it's your lovechild and you appear to of neglected it, with June 30 fast approaching we need to see what signings we may make as we need 30 under contract, tia

I’m waiting for anything official. For the record, there’s already thirty merkins listed as Eels players on the NRL.com signings tracker, however that page isn’t necessarily any more reliable than this thread.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Jung gunz:

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

2025
Utility: Brown, Hands, Papalii, Walker
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, Matterson, Tuilagi, Williams
Middle: Greig (26), Hopgood, Mataele, Moretti, Paulo, Pryke^, Tuivaiti

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

2027
Utility: -
Fullback: Iongi (24)
W/C: Lomax, Simonsson (29)
Half: Moses
Hooker: -
Edge forward: Williams (31)
Middle: Hopgood (28), Moretti (27), Tuivaiti (22)

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

2029
Utility: -
Fullback: -
W/C: -
Half: Moses (35)
Hooker: -
Edge forward: -
Middle: -

So we (somewhat officially) have 29 merkins in this year's top 30, and 25 in the 2026 squad.

 

[the phantom menace]

Moses still playing with himself in 2029.

 

[the phantom menace]

Can we also maybe have the head coach listed as a position in the squad, reflecting when that contract is due to end... kind of relevant to re-signings and succession?

 

[emjaycee]

Can we also maybe have the head coach listed as a position in the squad, reflecting when that contract is due to end... kind of relevant to re-signings and succession?

Can you not remember when the coach's contract runs out? It is only one person FFS.

 

[the phantom menace]

Oh dear. Just a suggestion... ffs.

 

[Gary Gutful]

¢ = club option

FFS, I've been thinking it meant 'merkin'.