He’s 18/20 . Teddy debuted at 18 . Bula at 19/20. We now have the luxury to hold off and develop . So himself and Attard are genuine chances come 2028 at then 21 years old for the nrl spot. Attard is an Aus schoolboy year before last fullback , in a strong year . He has far more pedigree than Bula did coming through . More than Braithwaite the heir apparent at the roosters , and more than anything at 70% of most clubs .
If ever there was a time when we are lucky this is happening it is right now . 2028 was going to be a cluster . Now we can retain most of our core and if neccesary blood a fullback. Latu is an absolute gem . 18 months of getting his body right , and now real confirmation that the jersey is his in 2028 , means we can a will retain him . The Fainus and mays aren’t going anywhere . And I can’t see Turuva as well .
There is a bit of a vacuum at middle forward so 22-24 year olds who arnt in grade , so we might need to shop for depth. But by then hopefully kids like Duncombe , JTM and Lolohea as well as Havea jr are mainstays in the KOE team , and doing the job there . They will nearly to a man be around 21 .
The wrist cutting needs to stop . There was no way on earth Romey was ever staying for the 5 years . I personally thought 4 not 3 , but that’s ok .
If you’d have told me we’d get 3 years of Romey in 23 , before he went to PNG I’d have taken that in a heart beat . The 5 year deal at the time was scary to me . Now we are cheering .
This is a good thing . I’m convinced
