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As has become tradition, following on from the 2019 & the 2020 threads, here is the 2021 thread for recruitment and retention. Given the late finish to the year and the fact that the NRL have not established next years cap amount yet, obviously we have a potentially 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 2021:
- Alex Seyfarth
- Billy Walters
- Jacob Liddle
- Michael Chee-Kam
- Russell Packer
- Tom Amone
- Thomas Mikaele
- Zac Cini
Losses:
- Benji Marshall (Off Contract)
- Chris Lawrence (Retired)
- Chris McQueen (Huddersfield Giants)
- Dylan Smith (Penrith Panthers)
- Elijah Taylor (Off Contract)
- Josh Aloiai (Sulked until released, Manly Sea Eagles)
- Josh Reynolds (Released, Hull FC)
- Kane Bradley (Released, NQ Cowboys)
- Matt Eisenhuth (Penrith Panthers)
- Oliver Clark (Retired)
- Paul Momirovski (Released, Penrith Panthers)
- Robert Jennings (Penrith Panthers)
- Sam McIntyre (Gold Coast Titans)
Re-Signed:
- David Nofoaluma (2025)
- Jock Madden (2022)
- Shawn Blore (2023)
- Zane Musgrove (2024)
Signed:
- Daine Laurie (2023)
- James Tamou (2022)
- James Roberts (2021, club option 2022)
- Joe Ofahengaue (2023)
- Stefano Utoikamanu (2023)
- Tom Amone (2021)
- Tukimihia Simpkins (2023)
Signed Beyond 2021:
- Adam Doueihi (2023)
- Alex Twal (2022)
- Asu Kepaoa (2023)
- Jake Simpkin (2022)
- Joey Leilua (2022)
- Luciano Leilua (2022)
- Luke Brooks (2023)
- Luke Garner (2022)
- Moses Mbye (2022)
- Shawn Blore (2023)
- Tommy Talau (2022)
- Zane Musgrove (2024)
Development Squad:
- Kelma Tuilagi (2022)
- Reece Hoffmann
- William Kei (2022)
Top 30:
- Adam Doueihi
- Alex Seyfarth
- Alex Twal
- Asu Kepaoa
- Billy Walters
- Daine Laurie
- David Nofoaluma
- Jacob Liddle
- Jake Simpkin
- James Roberts
- James Tamou
- Jock Madden
- Joey Leilua
- Joe Ofahengaue
- Luciano Leilua
- Luke Brooks
- Luke Garner
- Michael Chee-Kam
- Moses Mbye
- Russell Packer
- Shawn Blore
- Stefano Utoikamanu
- Thomas Mikaele
- Tommy Talau
- Tukimihia Simpkins
- Zac Cini
- Zane Musgrove
- Tom Amone
- TBC
- TBC
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Great. that makes it pretty easy then…
29. JAC
30. Harry Grant
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Rennings is confirmed to Panthers.
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@Nelson said in WT Player Recruitment & Retention for 2021:
Rennings is confirmed to Panthers.
Cheers, updated.
I thought he had signed somewhere I couldn’t remember where though.
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Of those off contract at the tail end of 2021, These are the only 3 I really hope we keep
David Nofoaluma
Jacob Liddle
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@Spartan117 said in WT Player Recruitment & Retention for 2021:
Of those off contract at the tail end of 2021, These are the only 3 I really hope we keep
David Nofoaluma
Jacob Liddle
Josh AloiaiWhat about Blore and Musgrave?
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It’s a bit disheartening knowing we have only 2 spots to fill with McIntyre and Seyfarth (ugh) reportedly re-signing. We need one of the last 2 spots filled by a big name.
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It is what it is I guess.
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2021 is gonna be another big year of players contracts ending
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@TheDaBoss said in WT Player Recruitment & Retention for 2021:
2021 is gonna be another big year of players contracts ending
I can see a big turnover at the end of 2021, similar to the end of 2017. We have only 11 players signed beyond ‘21, and out of all the unsigned players, imo I’d only be offering contacts to 6 of them at most. Which means we’d be bringing in lots of new blood for 2022.
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@TheDaBoss said in WT Player Recruitment & Retention for 2021:
2021 is gonna be another big year of players contracts ending
Possibly a new team coming in too.
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Only big loss is Harry. Tamou and Stefano are upgrades. Our mid season signings in AJ and Blore are upgrades too
It’s still an average looking squad but we have cleared out a part of the dead wood and replaced them with young talent so not bad.
Filling those last two spots with hopefully one big name signing and another talented rookie would be a huge win for us
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With the salary cap still not sorted I doubt any teams fill their 30 until it’s known. Even being at 29 is a risk.
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Thanks Bogan
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would like to see us tie up Nofoaluma, Aloiai, Blore, Liddle (barring injury) and Musgrove before the season gets up and running. the rest will either have to perform or make their way to the exits. have always had high hopes for Tommy Mikaele but this season is make or break.
