Recruitment and Retention for 2026

[TheRev]

We rly need a 1 and a 7, but we cant be taking up 2 slots next year with more average players..

I do wonder if Kemp is right and were id1ots for not taking Trai Fuller on 400k or whatever for 2yrs.. seems better than most of what we have.. even if hes in nsw cup.. but im sure he would want assurances of playing 1st grade to come down.

 

[Mailroomsgi]

If Drinkwater gets over the line and Reed is even half as good as we think he’ll be in his full rookie season next year than who knows

We aren’t as far away as it looks

GM and Coach need to be good obviously that goes without saying

 

[TheRev]

I still think we need a 7 though, unless we are confident in O'Neill who is off contract end of year, tbf we havent seen him play a lot of footy..

I dont think Reed is that 80min x 27 Round man... but I mean maybe.. but u always need a 3rd man.. there is LKT but he seems to be a 6 or nothing, which means we have no halfback coverage.

I feel like Fuller would take Sloans spot as the backup fullback.. maybe he could handle wing or ctr.. dunno.. but 2yrs doesnt scare me at all with him and his price.. but maybe could we get an Averillo instead.. i.e. maybe someone who is more of a centre than a fullback.. cause im rly nervous about our centres with Heidke and Buchanan im not sure either will get there.. Heidke due to injuries.

Holmes also apparently was heavily needled last weekend and shouldnt have played.. I still think hes our left ctr.. but failing that hes 1 of our wingers..

 

[Mailroomsgi]

Sean o Sullivan as the backup 7? Someone like that who’s happy to be a backup but a good character around the group

 

[TheRev]

Sean o Sullivan as the backup 7? Someone like that who’s happy to be a backup but a good character around the group

precisely right.. someone like that is low risk, low wage, low priority if Reed does come on.. we would have someone like him, even a Sandon Smith or a Savala or a Sexton.. but lets be honest Flanno did not want to sign them.

Where as O'Neill, I dont rly want to play him cause hes still a rookie in the NRL sense.. and struggled under pressure in trials.. id rather just give that time to Reed if were gonna potentially lose games anyway... but.. im not 100% opposed to it either.. just need a competent coach to make the calls.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

We rly need a 1 and a 7, but we cant be taking up 2 slots next year with more average players..

I do wonder if Kemp is right and were id1ots for not taking Trai Fuller on 400k or whatever for 2yrs.. seems better than most of what we have.. even if hes in nsw cup.. but im sure he would want assurances of playing 1st grade to come down.

i would have signed him and he can take Sloans position next year and be the backup to Drinkwater if we got him, also play him off the 6 man bench if required..

 

[Runner]

Really need to get some players here ASAP to give us any chance of actually winning a game

What players could we try and extract from Cup????

Saab for CT?
Couple of reserve grade wingers at the Raiders who go ok
Pair of Rodwells?
Schiller?

Manly fans often say to me that be very happy to give Saab back to us. I think the problem with him would be that he still has a few years to go on his contract, even in the unlikely event that he would want to come back or that we want him.

It would be good to get rid of CT though.