2027 pre-season thread

[Billy]

I usually have a go at predicting which young players will get a firstgrade pre-season and it's usually pretty easy to pick most, but this year will be very hard I think.

The obvious ones
Toby Winter
Deisal Hagan
Kyle McCarthy
ESL
Mathew Hunter

Less Obvious
Mel Nonu
Curtis Mulherin
Chase Butler
Kade McKay
Jack Hilliar
William Bates
Jaylan Bishop
Riley Wells
William Manning

Long shots
Jett McKay
Kahn McKay
Aiden Gow
Logan Aoake
Riley Rostron
Tom Perkins
Sosia Latu

As I said - most years I can pick 90% - but this year half the ones I picked might miss out - and another 10 might make the list - or POS might bring in some we have never heard of.

 

[Thieves Like Us]

Wow! That’s a crazy list for the future!

Not heard much about Gow this season. Did he get injured? Sounded like a try scoring machine in previous years.

 

[Billy]

Wow! That’s a crazy list for the future!

Not heard much about Gow this season. Did he get injured? Sounded like a try scoring machine in previous years.

He got injured early in the season - shoulder I think.

 

[mullenmagic]

Scored 20 in 9 games of SG Ball last year and has played about 4 or 5 games since, mostly months apart. Body might not be up to it.

 

[krustykraz]

Without knowing much about him, would Baxter Best get a pre-season?

 

[Billy]

Without knowing much about him, would Baxter Best get a pre-season?

If he's recovered from his injury (a shoulder reconstruction I think) he probably will. I think he's 17 or 18.

 

[Thieves Like Us]

Scored 20 in 9 games of SG Ball last year and has played about 4 or 5 games since, mostly months apart. Body might not be up to it.

Let’s give him a chance before we write him off.