Recruitment & Retention 2027

[Morgan]

I wonder if they are planning on O'Neill being the 3rd hooker?

Is there any indication he can play hooker? Seems it's popular nowadays to automatically think a halfback can make it as a hooker. Maybe due to our old halfback being a much better hooker than halfback.

 

[RufusRex]

Last year at the doggies when Sexton dropped back to Cup he partnered with Woods in the halves
That forced ONeill into that bench role where he played a little hooker/lock
Unsure how well he performed in that role though

 

[RufusRex]

So in terms of rounding everything out ...
Of the players off contract we have seen either a news article on Dragons website (Guler/Lawson) or Thank You insta stories (Cook/Feagai/Lawrie/Leilua/Sele/Sloan/Sua)

All that is remaining is Tui (hope that one is published today).


Then of course the hope that somehow we can shed one of the 5 x under contract under performing money sinks (Suli/Flano/Gutho/Holmes/Kerr)

 

[RedV01]

So in terms of rounding everything out ...
Of the players off contract we have seen either a news article on Dragons website (Guler/Lawson) or Thank You insta stories (Cook/Feagai/Lawrie/Leilua/Sele/Sloan/Sua)

All that is remaining is Tui (hope that one is published today).


Then of course the hope that somehow we can shed one of the 5 x under contract under performing money sinks (Suli/Flano/Gutho/Holmes/Kerr)

Do you mean Tu? I thought considering the money he is on, he's the least of our trouble. KF is the absolute priority and Gutho is next. Then Suli, Kerr.

Giving up on Holmes? I thought with a much better backline in 2027 he might go ok.

 

[RufusRex]

Nope .. Setu Tu contracted on low value for another year - i am ok with that - his cup game at centre was something to ponder as well ..

I am hoping the official Christian Tuipulotu post happens saying thanks but f*ck off.