@milky said in [Marquee Signing](/post/1371593) said:
@demps said in [Marquee Signing](/post/1371586) said:
OK, here's the solution..
1 - Fullback
**Dane Laurie** -
This year, he learns to play first grade full back.... doesn't matter where we stand on the ladder come years end, this year is for this guy to find his feet. He's electric and can be the next Papz without the early head knocks.
2 - Wing
**Haze Dunster** -
Heard Parra likes Nofo... great, they can have him... we'll take up and coming young gun winger Haze, off contract 2022 in a swap deal. Work out the finances and the trade is on. Let's go. He's tall fast and has a good vertical leap. We'll work on defence in the off season and get him ready for the grind of an NRL career
3 - Centre
**Seb Kris** -
This guy indigenous? We are the place to be for any indigenous player wanting to make a career. He's filling in for Croker at Canberra, over here He's our first choice Centre. We'll appreciate him and get him ready for the hard seasons, including playing finals.
4 - Centre
**Nicho Hynes** -
Still so young and so much career ahead.
He'll be our Jamie Lyon Centre but better looking and more athletically gifted. Pay him what he's worth or more if needed. Tell Melb we will look after him and give them Talau, for free. Hynes is off contract, not even a swap.. just send Talau down there for the sake of it. Nicho can play anywhere and it just so happens we need a Centre and he's perfect for the job. Any nay sayers take that garbage talk to 15th place. This is how we win.
5 - Wing
**Ruben Garrick**
No nonsense, hard working, finisher with all the skills required to play the game. Unlike umm, almost everyone in our current squad. He's a goal kicker and plays with passion. Our squad can't all be killers but this guy is the perfect, safe player we need after years of dorks who can't stay in their line and defend.
We have some good depth that we need to really focus on developing. Let me make this clear... AJ Kepoa, Vommy Talau, BJ, Jet... all gone.
Cini stays, develope in KOE
Fitzgibbon, could be the next JAC. Let's work on him and get him ready.
Kiah Cooper, blood him now and let's see how he goes in grade.
Other guys like Ogden, Pauga, let's work with them and see what happens.
They are our depth. Let's see what they can do and how good we can get them... remember the myth, Kane Bradley? We all heard so much about yet he never played grade. None of that. Let's get these guys ready for the big leagues and see what they can do.
Sign some more depth like: Harley Smith-Shields (Canberra) and lads from the KOE cup, you know Penrith, Manly and Souths are stockpiled down there with talent lads waiting for a chance, get scouting.
6 - 5/8
**Adam Douihei**
Get this guy the ball, he's a gun.
Let him perfect those spiral kicks. Call in P. Richards to work with him and get him to become an ace with the kicks. There's nothing really to say about this legend other than we know he's the best option and the coach is too cowardly to let him run the team like he should. Make him captain and let the magic happen. This guys a winner and can lead us to the holy land of finals.
7 -Halfback
**Jackson Hastings**
Brooks to depart the club, thanks for the memories. You had your chance and you couldn't do the job. Enjoy Canberra... or Warrington..
Or Wagga Wagga group 9, don't care. You ain't it, chief. Jackson Hastings to play a controlling 7 game... he's not DCE, he's the guy that flattened him. We need a good foil for King Adam at 6... ki let's get it
There u go tigers, recruitment, madge...
I'll do your job for you.
Nothing expected in return except some God dam passion from the players.
Part 2?
Sure buddy....
8 - Front Row Forward
**Alex Twal**
Our leader, our work horse. Every team needs one and this guy is our man. We don't need 5 of them but we need this guy. Sign him up long term and unleash his off load.
This guy has it all, he just needs some polish.
9 - Hooker
**Jacob Liddle**
We've invested as much as we can into this kid, whys he gone from good to bad ? THE COACH. Let this guy play his natural game. Let him excel... Let him flourish. The last thing we want is to see this guy killing it at the bulldogs or broncos after everything.
10 - Front row forward
**Stefano Utoikamanu**
To start, perfect combo to go with Twal.
I feel we've yet to see Stefs best.
Supposed to be a Payne Haas clone.
Let's unlock that.
Workhorse (Twal) x Superstar prop (Utoikamanu) let this kid develope this year and work on all aspects of his game from smashing lines , speed, footwork offload and get him ready to be the best prop in the game in 2022 when we make our finals run.
11 - 2RF
**Luciano Leilua**
The potential is there, we just need some polish. This guy needs improved D and more focus. Fitness needs to improve and he'll be a star. He has a lot to work on but 2021 is the year and then off season as well. Let's get to work
12 - 2RF
**Jayden Sua**
We've Luciano, the line hitter.
Has an offload ,all that.
Now we need an enforcer, a hit man.. if you will.
Minus the penalties and whatnot.
Some one opponents will fear. It's not Luke Garner it's this guy.
Broncos are keen but they want Gape-well as well, let's make our move and sign this guy up.
He's a great player.
13 - Lock
**Joseph Tapine**
We all love Joe but this guy is the man we need. The glue to make it all stick, no Kurt capewell. Hard as nails and talented as it gets. There's issues at Canberra and their coach is almost as big a stooge as ours is. Let Joe know he's our real Marquee, Raiders windows closed and we're building a powerhouse team to dominate. This is the player we need. Not one foot in retirement, the other in the HIA room, Finucane.
The real leader we need, not Tamou... he's rotting away in KOE next year till his contract is done, failed experiment.
Bench
14 Jake Simpkin,
Our very own Tom Starling
When we had Grant, we had 2 hookers on the field and looked lethal and likely. This is the plan going forward. Along with better coaching and bench management. This is the key.
15 Joe Ofahengaue
Impact. Safe. Hard.
This guy is the perfect benchie.
Utility forward. Play anywhere needed.
16 Thomas Mikaele
He's been improving, let him keep improving.
We know what we need from him and he's delivering. With better management of the bench this guy will provide a lot of impact for us.
17 Shawn Blore
Needs more minutes. We saw what he's capable of. He needs more time invested in him. Better coaching and bench management. This bench is strong as an ox and can get us rolling when the interchanges are made.
Depth, I'd retain and keep developing:
Tom Amone, Alex Seyfarth, Kelma Tuilaga, Tuki Simpkins and a few of the other cup stars showing signs of greatness, along with our fleg guns.
Obvs Mbye, Packer, MCK, Talau, etc etc are all gone so I'd be looking at some solid depth from other clubs, low on the pecking orders.
Ray Stone ( come home, EELS)
Renouf Atoni ( dogs, not sure if in Trent's plans going forward )
James Roumanas & Kayne Kalache (Bulldogs - we are the Lebanese powerhouse, these guys can have contacts for lower leagues and show what they're capable of)
Matt Doorey and Jackson Topine (2RF, bulldogs - see if they'd like some real coaching not what Baz is dishing up. )
I'd be looking at bringing back some old Kings...Abbas Miski, Bilal Maarbani,
Also scouting the hell out of Q cup, seeing if anyone is keen to come. More Junior Pauga type signings to see who has the stones to make a shot of making the team.
Also scouring the feeder teams.
As I said Manly, Penrith, Souths and EELS have heaps of kids who could be the next best thing waiting in the wings.
Make em some offers they can't refuse.
That rounds out your squad.
1 Laurie
2 Haze
3 Hynes
4 Kris
5 Garrick
6 Douihei
7 Hastings
8 Twal
9 Liddle
10 Utoikamanu
11 Luciano
12 Sua
13 Tapine
14 Simpkin
15 Offa
16 Mikaele
17 Blore
18 Seyfarth
19 Amone
20 Kelma
21 Simpkins
22 Smith-Shields
23 Ray Stone
24 Fitzbala
25 Cooper
26 Cini
27 Atoni
28 Doorey
29 Topine
30 Madden
Nsw cup team
1 Zac Cini
2 Allan Fitzgibbon
3 Bilal Maarbani
4 Abbas Miski
5 Kiah Cooper
6 Jock Madden
7 Zach Dockar-Clay
8 Kayne Kalache
9 1 of the Rizk brothers?
10 Tom Amone
11 Ray Stone
12 Kelma Tuilagi
13 Alex Seyfarth
Interchange:
14 Joseph Taipari
15 Thomas Freebairn
16 Austin Dias
17 Tuki Simpkins
Or there abouts, you can see what I'm getting at and the bigger picture