NSW Cup 2026

Nightsondee said:
will he be over Sandon and Graham as our line up of 14s … and Arthur also who’s still got another year!?
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I’d say Hagan is better than Arthur right now and Graham, you’d have to keep Smith in the 6 for injury cover but yeah I’d say Hagan would be a great 14 to come on at hooker.

He has a very bright future ahead of him
 
Hagan is the best hooker to come through our system since Starling, and the best thing is he must thrive on training because he improved a thousand percent during the firstgrade pre-season this year.
That would point to him having the potential to make more progress next year.
Some guys don't improve or even go backwards when they have to train like a professional athlete, and some guys thrive when training hard.
Hagan thrived this year.
 
I feel like we are not accustomed to having genuine depth, let alone in key positions.

It seems inevitable that some players we let go in the coming years are going to go on to have decent NRL careers.

Just hard to pick the trajectory and potential.

Perhaps we need a time capsule thread to document the club position and what other options there were available, when players were let go.
 
In my opinion we should look at Harry Grant’s development for Hagan, because i think he has the potential to be at that level.
Grant got a taste of first grade, and then got sent back to Reggie’s to develop his game until he couldn’t be denied any longer. Graham on a 2 year deal I think is perfect for this. Hagan shouldn’t be looking at regular first grade until 2028.
 
Winter back in and Mel Nonu not named in cup or Flegg.

If Nonu isn't injured, I'm sure they'll play him in Flegg at least - probably just a cut and paste side named for Flegg today.
 
10 - 12
Nonu scores his 23rd for the season in the Nonu corner

Winter has a try and an assist
 
10 - 22 at halftime

Peni was injured early, which leaves us with a very young group of Forwards - pretty much last years Flegg pack.
 
Going to be a tough second half to keep our 2nd spot on the Cup ladder
With Arthur gone and Peni 50/50 to come back on we could be down to 2 players on the bench and that’s with already missing 7 starting players
 
Be a miracle to win from here, but we've pulled off a few crazy wins - Hagan and Gamble and DeCourcey can find tries from nowhere.
 
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