Dunno if it matters what number Burton has on, he will be predominantly left sided because of his left foot step.Naden will play inside JAC,
Schoupp on the right side with Cotric?
What if Burton gets played at 7?
Naden gives us flexibility on both sides. Watch Charlie Staines debut last year and he was playing right centre. I feel play Burton/Schoupp/JAC left and Avo/Naden/Cotric right.Naden will play inside JAC,
Schoupp on the right side with Cotric?
What if Burton gets played at 7?
The only thing that matters is how Baz sets up our system in attack, surely there's going to be some tweaks on what happened this season?Dunno if it matters what number Burton has on, he will be predominantly left sided because of his left foot step.
He was on half of that for his previous deal, unsure what the extension is valued at,likely less or the same280 for Okunbor
Just my opinion but I would rather Naden on the left. We need to be giving JAC as much early ball as possible and I think Schoupp’s first instinct is always to run. I may be wrong but I haven’t seen any sort of passing game from Schoupp yetNaden gives us flexibility on both sides. Watch Charlie Staines debut last year and he was playing right centre. I feel play Burton/Schoupp/JAC left and Avo/Naden/Cotric right.
Well according to this with Asiata signed we have one space to fill with 900k to spend ? Insert cheese..As far as I can tell this is the current situation regarding the 2022 squad. I've listed those who have a contract with us, those who are currently with us but have no contract anywhere for 2022, and the main players currently available to be signed for next year from elsewhere that play the positions we need most.
Squad for 2022 as of September 10th (28 players)
ADDO-CARR, Josh (fb, wg) $550,000 ALAMOTI, Paul (ce) $130,000 ALLEN, Corey (fb, wg, ce) $400,000 AVERILLO, Jake (hf, ce, fb) $170,000 BIONDI-ODO, Bailey (hf, hk) $130,000 BURTON, Matt (hf, ce) $450,000 COOK, Josh (hk) $130,000 COTRIC, Nick (ce, wg) $650,000 DOOREY, Matt (2r) $150,000 DUFTY, Matt (fb) $230,000 FAITALA-MARINER, Raymond (2r, pr) $400,000 FLANAGAN, Kyle (hf) $350,000 HETHERINGTON, Jack (pr) $350,000 JACKSON, Josh (2r, lk) $550,000 KATOA, Tui (wg, fb) $130,000 MARSHALL-KING, Jeremy (hk, hf) $350,000 NADEN, Brent (wg, ce) $350,000 OKUNBOR, Jayden (wg) $280,000 PANGAI Jnr, Tevita (2r, pr) $650,000 PATOLO, Chris (pr) $130,000 SCHOUPP, Aaron (ce) $130,000 SEUMANUFAGAI, Ava (pr) $200,000 STIMSON, Joe (2r, lk) $300,000 THOMPSON, Luke (pr, lk) $750,000 TOPINE, Jackson (2r, hk) $150,000 VAUGHN, Paul (pr) $400,000 WADDELL, Corey (2r, lk) $170,000 WAKEHAM, Brandon (hf) $250,000 Salary levels per @Artybulldog 26 $8,865,000
By position, listing only the positions that players have realistically played first grade in the past, we have:
2 x fb
5 x wg
5 x ce
5 x hf
5 x pr
2 x hk
7 x 2r
3 x lk
What do you think of the salary estimates? Who is surplus to requirements?
You also need top factor in the freight we payed to move DWZ which was around $400k going off media at the time.Well according to this with Asiata signed we have one space to fill with 900k to spend ? Insert cheese..
Based on when the season usually starts, he will turn 18 after the first round.Alamoti eligible to play next year???
I'm not sure about removing TKatoa, he has a a registered NRL contract.Updated OP to add King and Burns, removed Katoa. We have 30 players signed for 2022.
Always a BulldogElsehwere I said:I'm not sure what the NRL would allow but an illness this serious, not an injury, is rather unique. "Medically retired" is supposed to be permanent (unless you are a Souths player of course). If he can recover and there is some chance that he can play again then maybe the NRL will allow "medical leave" for 12 months which will allow time for him to recover and for the medical assessments to take place. I'm sure that our GM of Football is investigating all options.
Yeah I'm not sure either, but 31 doesn't go into 30 and the only reasonable player to be moved out of the 30 at this stage is Tui. There is no way he is playing this season, and he may never play again. But yes, nothing official has been stated. For the sake of the OP I took him out, if we get word otherwise, I'll adjust accordingly.I'm not sure about removing TKatoa, he has a a registered NRL contract.
Lucky for you it's hes only signed for 1 year! I think he will add a lot to this team with his ball playing and used as a link man to distribute the ball out the back to our centres or a hole running second rower... don't forget can also put in a nice grubber behind the defence line! He has silky hands, he was playing 5/8 for a while with the cowboys and doing a damn decent job there for a big fella... wait until you see him in the blue and white and under Barretts coaching until you judge champ! New team, new beginnings, change of scenery... time will tell!He isn't the 2015 Asiata though, even then he was playing with a monster pack and was in an out of the halves or playing limited minutes off the bench. I'd rather a strong ball runner and send our forwards to passing school to polish up their skills. The ball playing lock is a little overrated imo, if you have a Murray or Yeo then you absolutely use them but I don't think you need to go above and beyond to try and fit a so called ball playing forward in the side.
RFM has a question mark, for sure, but it is a pretty small one compared with Tui's, poor bloke has some very serious medical issues.Tui would not play again and rfm