Boom!! 4yr deal Eels Silva

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Yehez June 29, 2025 at 4:24pm

Interesting signing this. Quite curious how he and Ryley will be used.

Plenty of talent though esp in attack.
- EA > Yehez June 29, 2025 at 4:26pm
  
  Start Smith and TDS of the bench. Smith has better effort and defence to start the game. TDS has more attacking upside.
  - Yehez > EA June 29, 2025 at 5:35pm
    
    Yeah I think TDS will do the role Joash has been doing. Interesting if that made him sign for us tho. He's just turned 20 TDS though so very young.

EA June 29, 2025 at 4:25pm

FYI, our top 30 for next year is 27 people plus Shaun Lane on a PO. Assuming Lane retires. So that is 3 spots free.

Mitchell	Moses
Talyn	Da Silva
Zac	Lomax
J'maine	Hopgood
Isaiah	Iongi
Bailey	Simonsson
Jack	Williams
Luca	Moretti
Sam	Tuivita
Kitione	Kautoga
Joshua	Adocarr
Ryan	Matterson
Will	Penisni
Matt	Doorey
Dean	Hawkins
Joash	Papalii
Junior	Paulo
Brendan	Hands
Sean	Russel
Kelma	Tuilagi
Charlie	Guymer
Richard	Penisini
Dylan	Walker
Toni	Mataele
Ronald	Volkman
Ryley	Smith
Jordan	Samrani

Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin > EA June 29, 2025 at 4:28pm

Ea can you do one about our flegg team. I find it hard to keep up with the changes around who's going up and down
EA > EA June 29, 2025 at 4:28pm
- Time for a big signing in the forward pack.
- Another outside back.
- Keep the last spot free for anyone wanting a release next year.
Our backrow cover is fine actually. Tuilagi, Kautoga, Williams, Samrani, Latu. Doorey & Guymer too
- Stevo > EA June 29, 2025 at 4:38pm
  
  Agreed EA, we're at least a quality prop and back rower short.
  Any thoughts on the Zion fella from the dogs?
- LB > EA June 29, 2025 at 4:40pm
  
  MON did say there could still be movement in the squad to free up space, Matto particularly
  - EA > LB June 29, 2025 at 5:03pm
    
    Yep and maybe Hands finds a chance in SL
    - LB > EA June 29, 2025 at 8:09pm
      
      Well now Da Silva here I think odds on Hands goes.

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"At least one of Lane, Matto & Hands won't be here in 2026. Could be all three but at the minimum we have two spots left for next year. A younger forward prospect would be nice
Don't think we need backrowers Latu will play first grade soon"

"1.iongi
2.ado car
3.will
4.lomax/simo
5.simo/lomax
6.paplli
7.moses
8.paulo
9.smith
10.debhin
11.kelma
12.Kautoga
13.williams
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14.tds
15.tuivti
16.moretti
17.sameri
18.hopgood

If I'm going off pure form and what iv seen this and…"

"Nice Ea. . Always interesting to see who's coming through and the length of contracts and the depth in each position
Agree with Iongi. Should be upgraded until 2030"

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