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Message: [QUOTE="Bongo, post: 3676251, member: 8455"] [B]Here is my view of the squad over next few years Leaving now [/B] Oates- Need to replace with squad player Pereira- Need to replace with squad player Sailor- Replace with player as Walsh backup. Maybe we have with the Latrell clickbait guy. Karapani- Replace with outside back squad player (Presuming he goes to the Dogs) [B]Contracted until at least 2026[/B] Arthars- Keep Carrigan- Keep Haas- Keep Mam- Keep Piakura- Keep but reassess end of 2025. Need some better SR backup to keep him on his toes. Black- Will need to upgrade after 2026 Riki- Keep for now but reassess end of 2025. Need some better SR backup to keep him on his toes. Walsh- Keep Te Kura- Keep Mariner- Keep Walters- I think keep based on dollars and ability to cover halves and hooker. 2023 Billy is a keeper... I think there will be less minutes to Mozer over time and eventually a bench hooker and half back coverage role. Alternatively, you play a different hooker or Hetherington as bench lock/hooker. For the dollars he is on not sure there is much advantage moving him on unless he wants to go. Madden- Not the worst if we keep him as backup halfback. Only 24 may keep developing into a better half into his late 20s like some other halves have done. Also, not a problem if we move him on now but the contract means it is probably unlikely. Rogers (Development)- Similar to Madden. Not bad backup and if on a low enough deal is a handy squad player but nothing more than a fill in from time to time. Somehow we need to turn Black, Walters, Paix, Mozer, Smoothy, Rogers and Madden into 5 and replace with backrowers. Black and Mozer are the long term must keeps. [B]Retiring after 25 (About $900K in cap)[/B] Taupau Jensen Reynolds [B]Off contract at end of 2025 but should Keep[/B] Mozer- Will need to sign and upgrade but not on elite money yet. Like the previous mutual option that Melbourne did with Grant while he was developing and would look to replicate. Leota- I like his potential but not there yet. Hopefully keeps developing in QLD Cup at low contract. I think worth hanging onto given his young age. Willison- Keep and will need an upgrade that will coincide with Taupau and Jensen going Hoeter-[B] [/B]Probably his last year and provides good backup if he stays [B]Maybe keep beyond 2025 or can’t afford to keep[/B] Cobbo- Keep him on current deal no more. Might be him or Staggs Staggs- Keep him on current deal no more. Might be him or Cobbo Hetherington- Depends if he is willing to stay and whether Maguire wants to keep him. I think he will move on. I like the idea of a 9/13 bench player just not sure its him. We also have so many other hookers to sort out. [B]Not must keep beyond 2025[/B] Paix- On too much money to not play. Either he comes into first grade as starting hooker based on Maguires decision, or we move him on… if we can. Smoothy- Once again depends what Maguire has planned. Happy to move him on if not in a regular first grade role. Baker- Could yet come good. Wait and see this season unless he wants to go now and don't stand in his way. Gosiewski- Okay backup for little money. Hunt- Move him on. Apparently on $200K which isn’t much but hasn’t offered much either. [/QUOTE]

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