OFFICIAL Jake Averillo # TBA

[davey_farrell]

Makasini? Why do people on this forum insist on putting him in our 2027 list? He was absolutely dreadful this year and needs more time in Cup.

The more he played you could see the more his confidence took a hit, too me really poor coaching..but hey im a bit biased

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Bostock was missing for the first two months. So it’s arguable that he would have even been in the side from round 1 if Bostock wasn’t injured.

 

[davey_farrell]

Lotta haters here reckon he can’t play …

Well for me, im excited to have him come to the tigers, someone with pretty good footy IQ and pace which we severley lack

 

[Demps]

Same way I regard Spencer Leniu a fringe first grader ......good players but not consistent starters .....fringe players

Lol, fringe player that's won an NRL grand final and played origin + rep footy

Sheesh

(Also playing in another grand final tonight)

 

[happy_tiger]

Lol, fringe player that's won an NRL grand final and played origin + rep footy

Sheesh

(Also playing in another grand final tonight)

Based on his last season (2026) he has rarely started and his club is openly trying to get rid of him
I know many won't agree with me , but that classes him as a fringe player .....again a pretty good one....but still a fringe player

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Based on his last season (2026) he has rarely started and his club is openly trying to get rid of him
I know many won't agree with me , but that classes him as a fringe player .....again a pretty good one....but still a fringe player

Idk about a fringe first grader. But he is a huge liability. He could easily snap and cost his team the game tonight. He’s a lunatic.

 

[Demps]

Based on his last season (2026) he has rarely started and his club is openly trying to get rid of him
I know many won't agree with me , but that classes him as a fringe player .....again a pretty good one....but still a fringe player

The definition of a fringe player;

A fringe NRL player is a squad member who is on the edge of selection, usually filling out the lower ranks of a club's top-30 roster without securing a regular spot in the game-day 17-man team.

This is absolutely incorrect.
He may be out of favour (at the roosters) but he makes the 17 at many clubs.

 

[king_sirro]

I think you just described a fringe first grader .....a very good one at that .....but still a fringe first grader

I dont see how.

 

[king_sirro]

He had no path in that backline, whether they lit up or not. He’d never displace Herbie or Bostock.

Boston got the chance in the centres only because Averillo was injured

 

[happy_tiger]

The definition of a fringe player;

A fringe NRL player is a squad member who is on the edge of selection, usually filling out the lower ranks of a club's top-30 roster without securing a regular spot in the game-day 17-man team.

This is absolutely incorrect.
He may be out of favour (at the roosters) but he makes the 17 at many clubs.

I'm not arguing about the definition .....I'm giving my opinion on what I reckon a fringe first grader is ....if your not a regular starter your a fringie

 

[innsaneink]

Same way I regard Spencer Leniu a fringe first grader ......good players but not consistent starters .....fringe players

I dont get ya logic

Whatever

 

[gregjm87]

Lotta haters here reckon he can’t play …

I've been labelled as one. I reckon he can't defend and unless those inside him offer him something to work with he will be unsighted in attack. He is a genuine first grader but I don't think he is good enough to make any difference to a struggling side.

 

[happy_tiger]

So is a player who plays SOO in 2025 still a SOO player if not chosen in SOO in 2026

He is an ex SOO player until chosen again

Agreed

Same with a starting NRL player .....if he isn't starting at least 80 % of games he is a fringe first grader ....no matter what the circumstances or how good the player is

 

[innsaneink]

So is a player who plays SOO in 2025 still a SOO player if not chosen in SOO in 2026

He is an ex SOO player until chosen again

Agreed

Same with a starting NRL player .....if he isn't starting at least 80 % of games he is a fringe first grader ....no matter what the circumstances or how good the player is

Lol

Theyre two different scenarios haha

 

[king_sirro]

So is a player who plays SOO in 2025 still a SOO player if not chosen in SOO in 2026

He is an ex SOO player until chosen again

Agreed

Same with a starting NRL player .....if he isn't starting at least 80 % of games he is a fringe first grader ....no matter what the circumstances or how good the player is

I dont know why you say no matter the circumstances....circumstances count for everything in life and should always be taken into account. Ignoring circumstances is just dumb Happy

 

[Lestronge]

I'm not arguing about the definition .....I'm giving my opinion on what I reckon a fringe first grader is ....if your not a regular starter your a fringie

What ? It’s not 1982 my guy . You’re middles who come on in the 25th minute or in Spencer’s case the 30th are often as if not more important than the starters .
Theres a reason the bloke gets picked in most people’s 19 for origin . That’s a silly thing to say

 

[Tom Shines]

Well if he isn't playing regular NRL how else would you describe him

He has played a 135 games … Is that not regular ?

 

[Tom Shines]

I'm not arguing about the definition .....I'm giving my opinion on what I reckon a fringe first grader is ....if your not a regular starter your a fringie

and others have different opinions …

I think that someone who has played a 135 first grade games is not a fringe first grader but an established one

 

[happy_tiger]

He has played a 135 games … Is that not regular ?

Not in 2026 .....the only info you can base someone's form on

 

[Tom Shines]

Not in 2026 .....the only info you can base someone's form on

My opinion is different … the time factor is irrelevant