Recruitment And Retention Discussion

frankLauda said:
We can all agree Hopwood next year will be close to a starter. I’m for keeping Frizz for one more year. The dude is a specimen. Looks after himself. If anyone can play a bit older in the forwards it’s him.
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Well his chest is pretty soft......ran into him at the pub on the weekend. He was about 8 beers deep enjoying himself but we talked footy for about 10 minutes. Bloke loves J saf and friz. I said if you can hybrid yourself on those 2 players you'll be a force mate. He agreed, we had a chuckle and I moved on.
 
Don’t know why we are considering signings from outside, we have lots of talent coming through.
Even if a top class player, especially front row, became available we probably couldn’t afford them without letting go several top notch juniors.
Every player that comes on the market gets mentioned by someone on here but we have at least 3-4 forwards and same with backs that will be more than pressuring for 1st grade spots.
Like how we have changed our development of players and giving them time and experience to develop, let’s trust that process for now and reassess in 2027
 
I reckon Fletcher Hunt is first in line for Gagais centre spot.
Hunt has been in the team every week since rd1. Holbrook likes him, he won't stay on the bench forever.
Hunt is the next man up in the backs imo.
 
If we don't have juniors ready for 2027, we just need to give Gags and Frizz and Jones and maybe Gamble another year - no need to look elsewhere. We have heaps of guys who would be as good value as experienced players from elsewhere.

If Hopwood, Hunt, Manuleleua, ESL, Hagan, Winter, De Courcey etc are all knocking down the door for firstgrade by the end of the year - we'll struggle to fit all of them in the 30, let alone going shopping.
 
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Fotuaika’s fall off needs to be studied. I don’t think he actually has the wrong body type or athletic profile at all, I think he’s either been horribly looked after by the Titans S&C staff, he slacks in training, he’s been really hurt by injuries, or a mix of all 3. In theory he’s actually exactly what you want now with that bowling ball physique & a few years ago his minutes propped that team up a fair bit, their defence would go from okay to **** the second he went to the bench. This year to my eye though he’s at the point where he’s part of the reason they’re bad. He’s doing everything badly.

He looked like he was going to be elite for a long time as a rookie.
 
CornChippy said:
I reckon Fletcher Hunt is first in line for Gagais centre spot.
Hunt has been in the team every week since rd1. Holbrook likes him, he won't stay on the bench forever.
Hunt is the next man up in the backs imo.
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He can only hold it for so long, Winter looks like a massive talent, Hunt whilst good in the air needs to vastly improve in almost every other aspect of the game in one pre-season.

Not to mention he has what many call a “generational talent” in Seve also breathing down his next.
 
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