The Realistic Cleanout

Real. I think moving tom to centres and everything else we get away with tom at 500 and thats probably ok
Not sure about jake, champion at everything but todays game
 
Just too many of the same type of players -old and lumbering.

Id keep TKO - but Brown, Sipley, Lodge, James can definitely go.

Arthur, GCKT and Matterson can go as we have enough back up in those positions (assuming Walsh can step up if needed.)

Aloiai (retired) and Schoupp seem like they are gone

Croker and Waddell I'm ok keeping assuming they are depth only.

I'm okay with releasing Saab if someone comes in and pays the full contract price.
Let’s get fresh youth, Waddell and Crocker are rubbish and should not ever run on Brookvale ever again as players.
 
Personally I don't feel we should be going after Da Silva. Watching Zaidas in Cup, and with the performances of Simpkin, think we will be alright at 9 provided Croker, Tevaga are not selected in this position, AND, importantly, we land the Warriors duo Fatialofa and Crosby. Both guys highly impressive in a nearly unbeaten Warriors side in the NSW Cup. These are 2 signings we absolutely must make if we are to improve our forward stocks for next season.

2026
01 Hopoate
02 Garrick
03 Koula
04 Trbojevic, Faulalo
05 Talau
06 Brooks, Large
07 Fogarty, Walsh
08 Paseka
09 Simpkin
10 Taukeiaho
11 Ola'akautu
12 Trbojevic
13 Trbojevic, Tevaga, Navale
14 Muagututia, Large
15 Fatialofa, Hart, Dunford
16 Bullemor, Waddell
17 Crosby, Laifai

Contracted players that should be looking elsewhere - Saab, Croker, Brown
No more extensions for - Sipley, GCKT, James, Matterson, Arthur, Schoupp
Gone already - DCE, Aloiai

Recruitment team can't honestly say that we don't have available funds for 2026, even with upgrades to current deals
So keep Jurbo & release Saab? Ok Lolol. This love affair with the Trbojevic’s will continue to be a reason the club stays a midrange team. Our backs have not been the problem over the past few years & this year. The forwards have! Yet you wanna keep outdated, slow, plodders as people call them? The clubs priority should be to bring in a few fresh young forwards not decimate our backs! The calls for Saab, Garrick, Koula to be released is a fu<king joke. But hey let’s hold onto Turbo, Jurbo, Lodge, Waddell etc.
We have a decent 9 in Simpkin along with Zaidas & Large but hey let’s go for TDS. Paseka, Olakau’atu, Bullemore & Aloiai are the only forwards we have / had that have made any impact with Brown & TKO thereabouts. I’m not convinced re Burbo, Navale yet!!
If the club is serious about progress then hard decisions need to be made!
Lehi
Saab
Koula
Garrick
Talau
*Walsh
*Fogarty
Paseka
Simpkin
???
Olakau’atu
???
Burbo
Res: ???, Bullemore, ???, ???
Just my opinion……
 
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