2025 pre season thread
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mullenmagic
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
35 players
5 development (Wilson De Courcey, Malachi Smith. Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana, Jye Linnane, Tyrone Thompson)
Cody Hopwood unclear
Connor Votano & Siteni Taukamo missing
5 development (Wilson De Courcey, Malachi Smith. Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana, Jye Linnane, Tyrone Thompson)
Cody Hopwood unclear
Connor Votano & Siteni Taukamo missing
Rupert Murdoch
Jason Martin
Pretty dodgey Photoshop work by putting Leo In twice.
Can easily tell the one below him Is fake.
I'm seeing double! Four Leo's!!!Pretty dodgey Photoshop work by putting Leo In twice.
Can easily tell the one below him Is fake.
Tackleslikeagirl
James Goulding
Could be worse, they could have forgotten FrizzPretty dodgey Photoshop work by putting Leo In twice.
Can easily tell the one below him Is fake.
Billy
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Jermaine McEwen
Oh yeah sweet i watched him in the blues U19 he definately has heaps of promise, looks like he has a had a decent offseason in terms of size.
Billy
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Same height and weight as the Thompson twins and looks as fit as them after his second firstgrade pre-season - but still just 19.
krustykraz
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Did Leo play much NSW Cup before playing first grade?
Will be interesting to see how long it takes Tyrone to adjust and debut.
Will be interesting to see how long it takes Tyrone to adjust and debut.
He was the first person I looked for haha.Could be worse, they could have forgotten Frizz
Billy
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Leo played a season at Canberra in reserves but played centre at first and only had a total of 12 games, so pretty limited forward experience before he got here.
frankLauda
Tony Butterfield
Newcastle legend assures supporters of consistent halves pairings and battle hardened Ponga
“There’s some competition at the club, that’s for sure."
www.sen.com.au
slotmachine
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
McCarthy only on a train and trial deal so for whatever reason the powers that be don't see him playing first grade (can't be selected until Round 11). He looked OK in his one game, bit strange given we're not flush with outside backs. If Sharpe does end up in the halves it's really only Annan in the top squad. Maybe they've got Pryce training at centre? Hope they leave Lucas on the edge this year, doesn't deserve to be shuffled around.
Billy
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
The guy who looks like he gained some size in the pre-season is first guy in the photo - Wilson De Courcey. His profile says 6' and 100kg, but he's clearly taller than Malachi Smith next to him, who is also 6'.
De Courcey is a really hard running and tackling centre. I think he'll end up at second row.
De Courcey is a really hard running and tackling centre. I think he'll end up at second row.
Beatell
Darren Albert
I actually felt like we were in a good place with outside backs now, Schiller, Annan, Pryce, Votano, DeCourcey and McCarthy (clearly the last 3 are depth players at this stage) immediately outside last years starters and KPP can play there. Im much more excited with that than Jenkins and Tuala from last year.
I hope Lucas is seen purely as a back rower this year. Fair enough if it is through injury during a game, but I think it is better for his development to concentrate on one role this year.