Mataiforever
Bencher
So what do we do? The stock at the moment is:
Tom, Jorge, Harper, Miski, Parker, Garrick, Funa, Suli, Walker, Hopoate (resign?), Cust, Schuster, Metcalf, Cherry-Evans, Croker.
Croker, Miski, Metcalf all off contract? They probably go. I would’ve liked to give Metcalf more of a go... but who knows.
I think theres a few certainties in the 17 from my perspective: Turbo, DCE. Schuster we need to stick with, and then Cust and Suli in some way.
It all depends on what happens with Walker. I would like to keep him considering we probably won’t sign anyone of quality... and he has taken ‘unders’... if he stays, Suli becomes a winger for me. I think a centre competing spot of Funa / Harper is too good.
1 Tom
2 ? - Signing: should be Saab
3 Vacant: Funa/Harper compete. Garrick & Hopoate compete too.
4 Walker (if he stays, if leaves, Suli and Garrick/Hoppa compete for wing).
5 Suli (whole off season to get position ready. His defensive reads in centre are speculative at best - a position that is far harder to master in defense)
6 Schuster
7 DCE
14 Cust
Schuster will go two ways: turn into a Dylan Brown type five eighth (ie a gun) or transition into a backrower. Either way need to keep Cust in the mix whether it is off the bench in a hooker role, at hooker until Nase comes back or playing 15-20 mins five eighth at end of match.
Tom, Jorge, Harper, Miski, Parker, Garrick, Funa, Suli, Walker, Hopoate (resign?), Cust, Schuster, Metcalf, Cherry-Evans, Croker.
Croker, Miski, Metcalf all off contract? They probably go. I would’ve liked to give Metcalf more of a go... but who knows.
I think theres a few certainties in the 17 from my perspective: Turbo, DCE. Schuster we need to stick with, and then Cust and Suli in some way.
It all depends on what happens with Walker. I would like to keep him considering we probably won’t sign anyone of quality... and he has taken ‘unders’... if he stays, Suli becomes a winger for me. I think a centre competing spot of Funa / Harper is too good.
1 Tom
2 ? - Signing: should be Saab
3 Vacant: Funa/Harper compete. Garrick & Hopoate compete too.
4 Walker (if he stays, if leaves, Suli and Garrick/Hoppa compete for wing).
5 Suli (whole off season to get position ready. His defensive reads in centre are speculative at best - a position that is far harder to master in defense)
6 Schuster
7 DCE
14 Cust
Schuster will go two ways: turn into a Dylan Brown type five eighth (ie a gun) or transition into a backrower. Either way need to keep Cust in the mix whether it is off the bench in a hooker role, at hooker until Nase comes back or playing 15-20 mins five eighth at end of match.