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Who is our long term fullback?
Connor Tracey will be 29 next year and has had an injury ravaged career although he's coming off a career best season and seems to have cemented himself as our first choice FB over Blake Taffe, Kiraz and Papalii.
The Storm are prepared to table a monster $3 million deal to keep star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen out of the hands of their NRL rivals.
The star No.1 has been on the radar of NRL teams, including Parramatta, but the Storm are prepared to go all-out to retain their bona fide matchwinner.
For reference this is the list of off contract FB this year:
Clinton Gutherson, Albert Hopoate, William Kennedy, Daine Laurie, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Ryan Papenhuyzen, James Tedesco, Taine Tuaupiki, Reece Walsh, Blake Wilson...
and I'd probably throw in Xavier Savage and Selwyn Cobbo to that list as well (even though they're technically wingers).
So do we stick with Tracey or do we try to make a "marquee" signing like a rep player e.g Cobbo, Gutho, Walsh, Tedesco or Papi?
Plenty of elite talent off contract and we all know how important these spine decisions are. The dominant teams are always the ones with the best players in key positions.
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Connor Tracey will be 29 next year and has had an injury ravaged career although he's coming off a career best season and seems to have cemented himself as our first choice FB over Blake Taffe, Kiraz and Papalii.
The Storm are prepared to table a monster $3 million deal to keep star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen out of the hands of their NRL rivals.
The star No.1 has been on the radar of NRL teams, including Parramatta, but the Storm are prepared to go all-out to retain their bona fide matchwinner.
For reference this is the list of off contract FB this year:
Clinton Gutherson, Albert Hopoate, William Kennedy, Daine Laurie, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Ryan Papenhuyzen, James Tedesco, Taine Tuaupiki, Reece Walsh, Blake Wilson...
and I'd probably throw in Xavier Savage and Selwyn Cobbo to that list as well (even though they're technically wingers).
So do we stick with Tracey or do we try to make a "marquee" signing like a rep player e.g Cobbo, Gutho, Walsh, Tedesco or Papi?
Plenty of elite talent off contract and we all know how important these spine decisions are. The dominant teams are always the ones with the best players in key positions.

Official NRL profile of Connor Tracey for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | NRL.com
The NRL profile of Connor Tracey including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.
