Re: Squad 2015 : Mon Oct 13, 2014 8:47 pm  

asmadasa wrote:

Think Lopini Paea is a like for like replacement prop for Tautai plus we have Tim Smith, Dean Collis, Ali Lauitiiti, Scott Anderson, Pita Godinet and Mikael Simon as overseas signings....not sure if Sammut is on quota as is maltese...

Aye, forgot about Paea and yeah, read something about Sammut being a Maltese International.
So looks like it will be Owen and Keinhorst possibly.
If we can get one more later down the line, then it won't be so bad.

Re: Squad 2015 : Mon Oct 13, 2014 8:57 pm  

Simon shouldnt count as european. Think it would be a breach of EU rules to have an exclusion rule on european workers. After all its a job at the end of the day.

Re: Squad 2015 : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:53 am  

Ali isn't on the quota as he played over here before the rule was made. However, you've missed out Matt Ryan who is on the quota

Re: Squad 2015 : Tue Oct 14, 2014 6:56 am  

You may be right about Simon and how could I forget Matt Ryan? He's been a great signing covering centre as well as second row.

Either way as previously said if Owen and Kienhorst are signed then it's job done and some decent competition for places across the 17 including the backs. Looking forward to Boxing Day already...

Re: Squad 2015 : Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:34 am  

asmadasa wrote:

You may be right about Simon and how could I forget Matt Ryan? He's been a great signing covering centre as well as second row.

Either way as previously said if Owen and Kienhorst are signed then it's job done and some decent competition for places across the 17 including the backs. Looking forward to Boxing Day already...

Only 73 days to go!

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Re: Squad 2015 : Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:24 am  

I think we look like this now:

1 Hall 2016
2 Tom Johnston
3 Collis 2016
4 Lyne 2017
5 Riley 2016
6 Godinet 2015
7 Smith 2015
8 Anderson 2016
9 McShane 2015
10 Scruton 2016
11 Lauitiiti 2016
12 Kirmond 2016
13 Washbrook 2016

14 Paea 2015
15 Ryan 2015
16 Simon 2015
17 Ashurst 2016
18 Sammut 2015
19 Annakin 2015
20 Smith D 2015
21 Crowther 2016
22 Jowitt
23 Shulver?
24 Gilmour 2015
25 Trout
26 Molloy

Re: Squad 2015 : Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:02 am  

Not sure but I think Riley only signed a twelve month contract.

Re: Squad 2015 : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:19 pm  

We look so weak in the backs that letting go Fox part way through and Sykes and wasting money on keeping a certain LF when we have strength in that department will bite us on the backside big time.

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Re: Squad 2015 : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:31 pm  

Fox I think was about time. I'd have kept Sykes, but that's without knowing who Webster is planning on signing.
If he brought Kienhurst in or Cockayne as mentioned on another thread, I'm less bothered.
or even let the young kids have a go in preseason (along side the main team not all of them together) and see what they can do.

Re: Squad 2015 : Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:44 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I think we look like this now:

1 Hall 2016
2 Tom Johnston
3 Collis 2016
4 Lyne 2017
5 Riley 2016
6 Godinet 2015
7 Smith 2015
8 Anderson 2016
9 McShane 2015
10 Scruton 2016
11 Lauitiiti 2016
12 Kirmond 2016
13 Washbrook 2016

14 Paea 2015
15 Ryan 2015
16 Simon 2015
17 Ashurst 2016
18 Sammut 2015
19 Annakin 2015
20 Smith D 2015
21 Crowther 2016
22 Jowitt
23 Shulver?
24 Gilmour 2015
25 Trout
26 Molloy

Owen 2 year deal