40 years an eagle
Bencher
We need to focus on 2019 and a NEEDS to happen. This is who and where I would have my 30 training for the off-season. I would do a cleanout, consolidate our finances, because we are in deep sh!t, and only look to buy a solid prop with a good injury history and a few promising youngsters.. Here goes.
Coach Not Barrett/Cartwrong (Manly guy/s highly preferred)
Trainers Not Ferris(Manly guy/s highly preferred)
1 Funa/ Anderson/Kelly
2 Jorge/Suli
3 Dylan
4 T Wright
5 TT
6 Kelly/ Cust/Dylan
7 DCE
8 Kapow
9 Fainu
10 new guy
11 Thommo
12 Amone/ Sirro(I feel we will be stuck with him)Jetski/Tanga
13 Jake
14 M Wright/Hodko(only coz we are stuck with him)
15 AFB
16 Paseka/ Sipley
17 Jetski/Tanga/Olakau’atu
That's 26 of a top 30, 4 to be picked from the rest we have and maybe a few new youngsters..
I would lose Api, Sirro(if I could), J Wright. Saves us 800k+.
Mr Plod, Darcy and Hastings save us $1M.
Hopefully pay forward $1/2M to the 6 guys that cost us far more than we can afford.
Most won't like this but it's all about consolidation. Unless we get a new owner that can bring in his mates with about $2M in TPA's ty we NEED to go.
If we go spending big chunks on say a 5/8 we will never get out of the hole we are in. We have 6 guys eating over half our money, we don't need another hungry feeder.
All IMHO of course.
Coach Not Barrett/Cartwrong (Manly guy/s highly preferred)
Trainers Not Ferris(Manly guy/s highly preferred)
1 Funa/ Anderson/Kelly
2 Jorge/Suli
3 Dylan
4 T Wright
5 TT
6 Kelly/ Cust/Dylan
7 DCE
8 Kapow
9 Fainu
10 new guy
11 Thommo
12 Amone/ Sirro(I feel we will be stuck with him)Jetski/Tanga
13 Jake
14 M Wright/Hodko(only coz we are stuck with him)
15 AFB
16 Paseka/ Sipley
17 Jetski/Tanga/Olakau’atu
That's 26 of a top 30, 4 to be picked from the rest we have and maybe a few new youngsters..
I would lose Api, Sirro(if I could), J Wright. Saves us 800k+.
Mr Plod, Darcy and Hastings save us $1M.
Hopefully pay forward $1/2M to the 6 guys that cost us far more than we can afford.
Most won't like this but it's all about consolidation. Unless we get a new owner that can bring in his mates with about $2M in TPA's ty we NEED to go.
If we go spending big chunks on say a 5/8 we will never get out of the hole we are in. We have 6 guys eating over half our money, we don't need another hungry feeder.
All IMHO of course.
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