WT Player Recruitment & Retention for 2020

[Cultured_Bogan]

Following on from the 2019 thread, I've started a thread for 2020 now that we've hit 1st November. Obviously we have a great deal of movement in the market to happen yet but I'll add to it as we go.

**Off Contract at the end of 2020:**

- Alex Seyfarth
- Benji Marshall
- Chris Lawrence
- Chris McQueen
- Dylan Smith
- Elijah Taylor
- Matt Eisenhuth
- Oliver Clark
- Paul Momirovski
- Robert Jennings
- Sam McIntyre

**Losses:**

- Ben Matulino (Retired)
- Corey Thompson (Released, Gold Coast Titans)
- Esan Marsters (Released, Nth QLD Cowboys)
- Mahe Fonua (Hull FC)
- Robbie Farah (Retired)
- Robbie Rochow (Retired)
- Ryan Matterson (Sulked Until Released, Parramatta)

**Re-Signed:**

- Alex Twal (2022)
- Benji Marshall (2020)
- Chris Lawrence (2020)
- Luke Garner (2022)
- Tommy Talau (2022)

**Signed:**

- Adam Doueihi (2023)
- Billy Walters (2021)
- BJ Leilua (2022)
- Luciano Leilua (2022)
- Shawn Blore (2021)
- Zane Musgrove (2021)
- Asu Kepaoa (2023)

**Signed Beyond 2020:**

- Adam Doueihi (2023)
- Alex Twal (2022)
- Asu Kepaoa (2023)
- Billy Walters (2021)
- BJ Leilua (2022)
- David Nofoaluma (2021)
- Jacob Liddle (2021)
- Josh Aloiai (2021)
- Josh Reynolds (2021)
- Kane Bradley (2021)
- Luciano Leilua (2022)
- Luke Brooks (2023)
- Luke Garner (2022)
- Michael Chee-Kam (2021)
- Moses Mbye (2022)
- Russell Packer (2021)
- Shawn Blore (2021)
- Thomas Mikaele (2021)
- Tommy Talau (2022)
- Zane Musgrove (2021)

**Development Squad:**

- Jake Simpkin
- Jock Madden
- Kane Bradley
- Reece Hoffmann
- Zac Cini

**Top 30:**

1. Alex Seyfarth
2. Alex Twal
3. Billy Walters
4. Benji Marshall
5. Chris Lawrence
6. Chris McQueen
7. Asu Kepaoa
8. David Nofoaluma
9. Dylan Smith
10. Elijah Taylor
11. Jacob Liddle
12. Josh Aloiai
13. Josh Reynolds
14. Luke Brooks
15. Luke Garner
16. Matt Eisenhuth
17. Michael Chee-Kam
18. Moses Mbye
19. Oliver Clark
20. Paul Momirovski
21. Robert Jennings
22. Russell Packer
23. Sam McIntyre
24. Thomas Mikaele
25. Tommy Talau
26. Luciano Leilua
27. Zane Musgrove
28. BJ Leilua
29. Adam Doueihi
30. Shawn Blore

 

[TheDaBoss]

benji will be gone next year.....


Rober Jennings off contract :eyes:

 

[Elderslie_Tiger]

@Cultured_Bogan
You missed the young bloke from NZ JAMES

 

[Russell]

Thanks CB for the status quo - now to fill in the TBA's.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

@Cultured_Bogan
You missed the young bloke from NZ JAMES

That was confirmed was it? Was it a top 30 signing or development?

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

@Cultured_Bogan It was Flegg only so not NRL or Development as far as I could tell.

 

[Elderslie_Tiger]

@Cultured_Bogan
Development he's 20 Flegg player

 

[CarltonDry]

@Cultured_Bogan
You missed the young bloke from NZ JAMES

Wasn’t that a Jersey Flegg contract?

 

[bythebeardofzeus]

Nice work CB, plenty of opportunity there to strengthen our squad with some quality signings. Hopefully some good news soon!

 

[Geo]

Positions 26 to 30 will be filled by SFA

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Positions 26 to 30 will be filled by SFA

Unlike you to be so pessimistic.

 

[2005magic]

@Geo Common George- lets wait until the squad is finalised before the gloom and doom. I'm hoping / praying that Maguire has the respect of the broader playing ranks to their at least positively considering an offer from WT. Yes, there are always the players who want better / more, but there are plenty of others. AND, the potential of being in on the creation of a premiership run does have an attraction for many players both established and up and coming. Let us pray............

 

[hodgo]

that's the good thing about madge even though he has copped grief for Jennings he only signed him on a 2-year deal so if he is bad this year there's the door

 

[balmain boy]

I'd imagine both Seyfarth and Talau won't expire until end of 2021 given that's when their original contracts expired. Hard to see Bradley being contracted in the NRL longer than them...

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

The club has just updated the list on their website as well. The cynic in me says they pilfered my list but I'm sure it was just a coincidence haha...

 

[2005magic]

@Cultured_Bogan - imitation is the best form of flattery.......................

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

We need to fill four more spots prior to a ball being kicked in round 1 next year, and then the 30th spot filled by 30th June.

So there is going to be at least four signing announcements between now and 15th March 2020.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

We need to fill four more spots prior to a ball being kicked in round 1 next year, and then the 30th spot filled by 30th June.

So there is going to be at least four signing announcements between now and 15th March 2020.

There will have to be, unless we upgrade a few from the Magpies. Surely not.

 

[Sabre]

"Every character and every person that comes into the cub we've got to make sure is the right one for where we want to get to."

-Madge



I like this.

 

[Elderslie_Tiger]

that's the good thing about madge even though he has copped grief for Jennings he only signed him on a 2-year deal so if he is bad this year there's the door

MAGDE HAS A PLAN