Current Forwards

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Parra fan on The Hill August 12, 2018 at 8:26am

I think Gower is retiring or leaving. Vave's contract is expiring if I'm not mistaken.
- Brett Allen > Parra fan on The Hill August 12, 2018 at 11:49am
  
  Vave is expected to get a two year extension due to his late season form
Tragiceel August 12, 2018 at 8:29am

You forgot Terepo.
- Marty > Tragiceel August 12, 2018 at 9:02am
  
  I did too, don’t see how I did that ? He been immense since the velcro attaches to his palms
SEQld Eel (formely NZ Eel) August 12, 2018 at 8:38am

I was thinking that this morning. Surely you’d have to stick with the existing back row of Tepai, Brown and Niukore. But who are our top 4 front rowers now? Paulo will be there. I think Terepo and Vave have put their hands up and probably Mannah the other. The other bench forward would be Lane. That leaves some good players like Manu, Alvaro and Taka in the Reggie’s.
I’d like to see us not buy any more solid back up forwards but fill Wenty with young up and coming forwards who really want to succeed. If there are injuries promote the young guys and not older average experienced first graders. I think a youth policy will reignite this club and you can already see it happening. Had Kaysa not got injured we’d still be talking about Mahoney as a great young potential player instead of our starting hooker. Give them a go and if they are not up too then that’s ok, they can drop back.

Having said that I’d like to see Gower have another year. Been great this year. Awesome back up forward
- Tragiceel > SEQld Eel (formely NZ Eel) August 12, 2018 at 8:44am
  
  There is no way Alvaro will be in Wenty, he has been outstanding this year.
  - SEQld Eel (formely NZ Eel) > Tragiceel August 12, 2018 at 10:33am
    
    I’d say your right. He’s probably ahead of Vave and Terepo in the coaches plans
- scurfield > SEQld Eel (formely NZ Eel) August 12, 2018 at 10:28am
  
  That Mahoney is an impressive young player.
Tragiceel August 12, 2018 at 8:40am

Gone: Vave, Matagi, Gower,

Staying: Brown, Mannah, Mau, Alvaro, Terepo, Moeroa, Evans, Lane, Paulo, Niukore

Backup: Stone, Kaufusi, Faainga

Taka should be shopped around, i can't see a place for him in the side.

We still need a Taupau, NAS, Klemmer type frontrower to complete our forward pack.
- colin hussey > Tragiceel August 12, 2018 at 9:11am
  
  I see us really only needing to buy one more forward and that is hard nosed prop like Taupau.
  
  I thought Taka did well last night, and as he's off contract end of next year, he is worth keeping as he showed out ok last night in the forwards.
  
  Lets not forget that Trex is out and he was going well pre injury, big unit and worth another year also.