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2011 Top 25

Posted by 1Eyed Eel on July 22, 2010 at 4:42pm
Here's my crack at a top 25 for next year. One star denotes current players we may retain, two stars denotes outside players we may look to pick up. I've just used players who have been mentioned in dispatches that I think would fit well. You could of course interchange them with any number of players. In my view, I reckon we've got about four signing to make.

Backs (8)
Jarryd Hayne
Luke Burt
Timana Tahu
Jonathon Wright*
Joel Reddy
Ken Sio
Etu Uaisele
Brad Tighe**

NYC/2nd Tier: Jacob Loko, Daniel Tupou

Halves/hookers (6)
Daniel Mortimer
Jeff Robson
Matt Keating
Tom Humble
Brett Kimmorley**
Mark Riddell**

Forwards (11)
Justin Poore
Fuifui Moimoi
Tim Mannah
Manase Manuokafoa
Nathan Hindmarsh
Ben Smith
Shane Shackleton
Patrick O'Hanlon
Justin Horo
Brendan Oake/Lee Te Mari*
John Mannah**

NYC/2nd Tier: Pele Peletelese, Mitchell Algood, Taniela Lasalo
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  • big black guy July 22, 2010 at 5:04pm
    Te Maari = wwaaaayyyy more potential than Oake, I'd love to see him get a proper run, i think he'd impress
  • Kurupt July 22, 2010 at 5:06pm
    john mannah for me, if he is anything like his brother.
    • David > Kurupt July 22, 2010 at 5:18pm
      It's gonna take quite some time but he will hit his brother's form in a few years time.
    • big black guy > Kurupt July 22, 2010 at 11:10pm
      Ryan Tandy would be a good cheap signing.
  • David July 22, 2010 at 5:19pm
    I actually would prefer Grothe over Brad Tighe. Grothe's hitups in the game are so important for our go forward and our forwards are fresher and make more metres. Look at the difference in metres we make without him.
    • big black guy > David July 22, 2010 at 5:29pm
      Yes but Grothe is on the outer, it'd be awesome if he stayed though
  • Michael Ericson July 22, 2010 at 5:34pm
    Depending on who we get in the halves there may be some cash to throw at the Guru.

    Say we get Kimmorley for not much more than 150k it would be silly not to at least offer Grothe what he is currently on - geez I hope we offer him a contract if there is cash to spend. I mean he sits out 15 weeks this year that we are paying him for to get a knee op and then we just let him go?
  • fpv eel July 22, 2010 at 5:35pm
    wouldnt it be nice to have johnny mannah, piggy and kimmorley. before johnny mannahs sickness i rated him better than tim so i think if he can get close to timmys form then we would have a really formidable forward pack!
  • Pugger July 22, 2010 at 5:49pm
    If you bring back Johnny Mannah, do you play him in Wenty or otherwise who do you drop out of the 17.
    • fpv eel > Pugger July 22, 2010 at 5:59pm
      cayless will be gone.
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