Time to pull the trigger

[silvereagle]

Possibly…..with Ennis taking over as assistant from Hales. Jrbo retires & takes on Dymock’s roll as defense coach. Cliffy takes on the mentoring of our halves. Snake the backs! Ennis’s primary roll is hooker / dummy half tactician.
Backs…Trbo, Saab, Koula, Talau, Garrick, Lehi, Faulalo, Willett
Halves…Fogarty, Brooks, Walsh, Onitini Large
Hookers…Simpkin, Muagututia, Ashton Large
Forwards…Paseka, Bully, TKO, Olakau’atu, Navale, Laiafi, Hart, Bryan, Patolo, Pua’avase, Sykes, Dunford, ?????????????????
As a start!!!!

Yes that's not a bad start at all. Good mixture of old (experience) and new. Plus some buy-ins with a smarter cap restructure and we are back in the game for 26. The really big decision I feel is around Jake. I do hope his family and friends get behind him and encourage him to call time on his playing career. It's definitely time. He would make an excellent assistant coach or defence coach at the club. Convert his 2026 contract into a 5-year coaching contract. It's not that complicated. Done everyday in my world. Just needs his buy-in. Similar hard decisions required at Management and Coaching level.

There's only one guy who can make these decisions.