2020 Top 30 Squad

So I'm pretty happy with our squad.
In a perfect world i'd get rid of Lino, Moga and Gavet and sign a good half, a back and a forward, but we go into next year with plenty of talent on the books.
 
With a new coach comes a clean slate. Obviously he will have his own ideas on who we should now retain. What is everyone's idea on SKD and Hunt, who are off contract now? What about those who have been rumoured to leave but under contract? Namely, Levi, Ese, Gavet and Guerra? I'd probably keep the outside backs and make Guerra first choice on the right edge to firm up the defence on that side at this point. The others I'm ok if they go. I'm sure he'll have ideas on who he'd like to bring in too.

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Owey, the coach should start with a clean slate, but as I have said wholesale changes aren't the answers just yet, this team as it stands has a solid base.

For my money SKD and Hunt have done nothing wrong to affect their retention/ extension into next year.
Levi could possibly stay, all be it likely that he will be second string to Breiley, although competition is healthy as long as the styles are similar.
Esse has had a rough deal with fathers death, young heaps of ability just needs refocusing and tweaking.
Gavet, not sold on, Big but not a threat on the field.
Guerra has another year, his defense has been really missed and gives his all every game, just been poorly used after returning from injury.
 
Slade Griffin might be an interesting one.
Presumably the new coach spent many years working with Slade at Melbourne, and clearly we need a hooker for backup at least, but will Slade ever get back to full fitness?
First really hard decision for the new coach.
 
If Randall isn't contracted next year expect him among the nuffs to go, whats he 24 and hasn't debuted?
He's also not done an NRL pre season or trained fulltime till 5 or 6 weeks ago.
He is outplaying a lot of guys in reserve grade who have trained as professionals for years.
We should at least give him a full pre season next year to see if he has some more in him.
 
We have Brailey but will loose Woolford, Griff and possibly Levi so he becomes more important as a backup and has played 6, 7 as well as 9. He is versatile and always plays well. If something happens to Brailey or Watson we will need him at little cost compared to others.
 
Im hoping that the new coach wants to keep Ese,ese I know he didn't have a great year but he went through a lot and I think he could be a great forward . After watching Fifita in the back row I would give Ese,ese a run at 12 to see how he goes there too just like id do with Jacob .
 
Im hoping that the new coach wants to keep Ese,ese I know he didn't have a great year but he went through a lot and I think he could be a great forward . After watching Fifita in the back row I would give Ese,ese a run at 12 to see how he goes there too just like id do with Jacob .

Absolutely, the thing Herman seems to be missing this season is consistency. You'd think that should back through hard work on the training paddock and a solid chunk of uninterrupted game time.

On the flip side, despite David Fifita being keen to stay at the Donkeys long-term if there's room in the cap there has to be a slim chance we'd go hard for him in 2021.
 
Absolutely, the thing Herman seems to be missing this season is consistency. You'd think that should back through hard work on the training paddock and a solid chunk of uninterrupted game time.

On the flip side, despite David Fifita being keen to stay at the Donkeys long-term if there's room in the cap there has to be a slim chance we'd go hard for him in 2021.
I don't know about going after Fifita but Ese,ese could do the same job as him I think .
 
I don't know about going after Fifita but Ese,ese could do the same job as him I think .

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That's the same as saying a Commodore does the same job as a porsche, technically ur right but...............
 
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