🐯 2025 TEAM🐯

Some interesting thoughts n this thread.
Mine haven’t changed. A bad year this season = a poor 2025.
A spoon this year is catastrophic for next year.
Iam not sure if a spoon this year will make much or any difference to next year if we are introducing four or five new quality players to the squad. Although it will take time to bed new players in so Iam not looking at instant results either.
One thing for certain we need another two or three players to supplement the two we got from Riff
 
I have a distinct feeling that they have written this season off much the same as sheen’s did with releasing players
Ripping the Band-Aid off
Just hope Richos got better contacts in the visa department
 
Iam not sure if a spoon this year will make much or any difference to next year if we are introducing four or five new quality players to the squad. Although it will take time to bed new players in so Iam not looking at instant results either.
One thing for certain we need another two or three players to supplement the two we got from Riff
Winning the spoon this year shows no improvement or growth with those already here.
I remember stating that 2022 season was important to build momentum before Api and the others arrived. Didn’t happen and 2022 was a spoon. They arrived and made no difference earning another in 23 and now probably another in 24.
Luai and Turuva won’t make a lick of difference unless we build the back half of this season.
 
If we get no more than 4 wins this season we haven’t improved.

If we get no more than 8 wins this season playing the finals next year is very unlikely (85% chance based on last 23 seasons) regardless of Luai coming - who at this point may not have a forward pack laying a foundation for him.
 

Contracts at a glance

The following are not under contract for 2025
  1. Solomon Alaimalo
  2. Adam Doueihi
  3. Sione Fainu
  4. Asu Kepaoa
  5. Isaiah Papali'i - Panthers
  6. Junior Tupou - Dolphins
  7. Jake Simkins - Manly Mid Season


Players with Options

  1. Justin Matamua Club Option
  2. Aidan Sezer Mutual Option
  3. Brandon Tumeth Player Option
  4. Stefano Utoikamanu Mutual Option
Id hold Sezer and Stefano - for the right price.
 
Bit early but couldn't find anything about it.

1. Bula
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Luai
8.Stefano
9.Api
10.Klemmar
11. Papalii
12. Bateman
13.

14. Sullivan
15.
16. Pole
17.

I'd say that close for them but where do we go with the rest??

Only half the team filled in … but you can even start rubbing out some of those …

Grim times folks …
 

Contracts at a glance

The following are not under contract for 2025
  1. Solomon Alaimalo
  2. Adam Doueihi
  3. Sione Fainu
  4. Asu Kepaoa
  5. Isaiah Papali'i - Panthers
  6. Junior Tupou - Dolphins
  7. Jake Simkins - Manly Mid Season


Players with Options

  1. Justin Matamua Club Option
  2. Aidan Sezer Mutual Option
  3. Brandon Tumeth Player Option
  4. Stefano Utoikamanu Mutual Option
Brandon Tumeth can run away and join the circus - needs to be shot out of a cannon
 

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