Hopefully we have abit of a cleanout this year Toa, Stafford, Murray, hope, Mason, will Craig, Seyfarth, Hunt. We need a backup hooker, 2 props, decent backup backrower and improve the forward depth badly. Problem is salary cap and still have to pay Luai 1.2 million in 2027....
Roster Breakdown: 2024-2029
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Are you happy with our centres and wingers ?
With Luke Laulilli departing for Perth Bears and Jeral Skelton not yet re-signed for 2027, it only leaves us with Sunia Turuva, an injury plagued Taylan May and a promising, but not quite ready for regular NRL in Heamasi Makasini as our only genuine NRL centre/winger options for 2027.
You need 5 or 6 genuine NRL centre/winger options, not 2 or 3.
2027 starting backs
1 Bula
2 Turuva
3 Jake Averillo will be announced soon
4 May
5 Tino
NSW cup depth
1 Attard
2 TBD
3 Herbert
4 Makasini
5 Skelton-resign
That's how I see next year's back lineups and to be honest I'm fine with the depth for next year if it's like that, I'm more concerned with our forwards depth. Besides Ethan Roberts Im not happy with any of the forward depth we have this year at all
If Tino is our starting winger, forget about making the 8.
I love his story and there is no doubting the effort he puts in, but he is not tall, he is not strong, he is not fast, he struggles in defence and struggles making good yardage out of our own end.
There is at least a couple of better outside backs in almost every rival NRL teams reserve grade team.
I don’t mind Tino as roster player 26-30, but any higher than that and we have learned nothing from these floggings we are getting.
BlackWhiteGold
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Team photo this week. All top 30 players (28) accounted for + 6 development players + Tino Tavana.
Tiger Stripes
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I'm surprised you are happy with Tino. After his last effort or lack of effort I have him well away from NRL level.
And the depth chart is barren as well. We are in deep s#*^ with that lot for 2027.
Hope our pockets are full.
Tom Shines
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We don’t know ..but considering that story a week back of them looking to move on the likes of Hunt and Seyfarth …I would suggest not
Whats this about?
A nice reminder of the worst week in the clubs history?
Tom Shines
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The Faithful guys were saying that Luke L was dreadful in NSW Cup past weekend … the opposition targeted him early with kicks and he was found out … basically they said he isn’t an NRL level winger… probably just as well he is moving on then
Toa and Patrick Herbert remain signed to the squad next year so I make half a dozen options including Averillo.. the problem is more the players signed than the numbers
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Luke Laulilli should have been developed as a centre. In that position he would be a very good run threat with his strong carries, speed and tackle break ability, plus he has a more than competent catch pass and passing game.
He had one shocker defensively playing as a centre in an NRL game last season and we gave up on him in that position.
To put it into perspective the likes of To’a, Herbert and even Makasini have shockers defensively nearly every time they play and we keep giving them extra chances.
I do think Makasini will become a top class centre in time, but he has certainly had his defensive issues so far.
Tom Shines
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Water under the bridge now with Laulili … but we will add him to the list of young guys who appear to never have been developed or utilised correctly …his limitations really make it hard for him to be a winger these days … would have liked to see him given a go at fullback instead of Mason …we’ll see how he goes at his next stop …: hopefully he will find some success …
They have decided on the centres for 2027 already looks like … maybe they will move Toa on and bring in another one
