next year's spine

[1978]

Would love to see

9. Simpkins (then Brooks off bench)
7. Fogerty
6. Tom
1. Koula

Would need a lot of work over off-season, but that spine is far more attacking than anything we have now.

 

[Ohgeez]

Turbo wouldn’t last long tackling guys like Katoa, Kikau etc

 

[Not Paul Kent]

I don’t think we are going to be challenging for a premiership for a very long time 🙁

 

[Sheikheagle]

Turbo wouldn’t last long tackling guys like Katoa, Kikau etc

Yep cant arm grab there. For such a big bloke Turbo refuses to put his body on the line.

 

[Not Paul Kent]

Yep cant arm grab there. For such a big bloke Turbo refuses to put his body on the line.

Because his shoulders are liable to shatter into a billion pieces probably.

 

[maxta]

I'm not 100% sure I would not be considering Walsh for 2026.
Yes he is young, but has stepped up in NSW cup and been 1 of few players to look good in a dud team, especially defensively which is where you want a youngster building his game from.
There have been many players of the same age taste 1st grade and handle it well and to have a bloke like fogarty, who plays a solid controlling game, could just play his own style without the pressure of leading the team around the park.
Personally would like a couple more forwards of note, which is a "high" possability and then we throw Oka and Paseka back into the mix and Simpkin has done ok at 9 and with better go forward will only improve, which again will reduce the heat he would cop playing today.....
Personally hoping Walsh gets some trials and a big off season, before deciding he sits in NSW cup for 2026, before being poached and becoming an instant star player at another club.
If it's too early would know early and at least given him an opportunity and "something" for the fans to get excited about.....even off the bench these last few games, I'd be happy enough

 

[eaglebuzz]

Forget the spine, who will be our pack for 2026? If we get that wrong again, the spine won't even matter.

 

[XV-1]

Turbo wouldn’t last long tackling guys like Katoa, Kikau etc

One arm tackler leaves and a laterally slower arm tackler comes into the halves.

Pass.

 

[rich]

1. Koula
3. Turbo
6. Brooks
7. Fogarty
9. Simpkin

Walsh/Large to take over from Brooks in 2027

 

[Rocky]

Can we play Hoppa at 1 on defence and Koula at 1 on attack?

Turbo to prop because he is about as fast as one these days.

 

[The '47ers]

1. Koula
3. Turbo
6. Brooks
7. Fogarty
9. Simpkin

Walsh/Large to take over from Brooks in 2027

Fark I hope Walsh/Large are generational players otherwise we're well and truly cooked.

 

[Macca777]

we are in for 5 years of pain, can see our first spoon coming..... that is unless a compete shift in wonership and managemnet takes effect.

 

[madmax]

Our ‘not so far off’ spine, backline & forwards could possibly look like….
1. Hopoate
2. Faulalo
3. Koula
4. Talau
5. Saab
6. Large
7. Walsh
8. Paseka
9. Muatutugia
10. Laiafi
11. B Trbojevic
12. Olakau’atu
13. Navale
Res: Simpkin, Bullemore, Bryan, Pua’avase

 

[Brookie1973]

we are in for 5 years of pain, can see our first spoon coming..... that is unless a compete shift in wonership and managemnet takes effect.

We don’t have wonership we have losership.

 

[Cliffy's Jockstrap]

Fark I hope Walsh/Large are generational players otherwise we're well and truly cooked.

Absolutely true. Good Lord, talk about carrying all of our hopes....

 

[Heckenberg]

Our ‘not so far off’ spine, backline & forwards could possibly look like….
1. Hopoate
2. Faulalo
3. Koula
4. Talau
5. Saab
6. Large
7. Walsh
8. Paseka
9. Muatutugia
10. Laiafi
11. B Trbojevic
12. Olakau’atu
13. Navale
Res: Simpkin, Bryan, Pua’avase, Patolo

Left out bullemore. Much better than patolo

 

[Peter C]

we are in for 5 years of pain, can see our first spoon coming..... that is unless a compete shift in wonership and managemnet takes effect.

Only five?, we have become the old Norths, the pain will be generational

 

[ManlyTragic]

We are spineless!

Just sayin’

 

[double hoops]

Absolutely true. Good Lord, talk about carrying all of our hopes....

If they are any good, so many clubs competing, new clubs entering, clubs will loose players and have money to burn. Money Money Money. If Penns Sea Eagles are short Money those kids will be off like a Fainu scaling a fence near a church dance.

 

[Hertera]

It pains me to say that the bears (who I despise) who are not in the comp could be closer to a premiership than us