The pre-season 2026 thread

Is there a particular reason NIB are unwilling to integrate their logo on Knights jerseys but will to do it for others?

This looks so much better than having the stupid green box

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Backs

Height

200cm - Dom Young
193cm - Kyle McCarthy
190cm - James Schiller
189cm - Tyson Gamble
186cm - Fletcher Sharpe
185cm - Asu Kepaoa
184cm - Wilson DeCourcey
184cm - Kalyn Ponga
183cm - Dylan Brown
182cm - Bradman Best
182cm - Dane Gagai
177cm - Greg Marzhew
176cm - Sandon Smith



Weight

107kg - Dom Young
104kg - Greg Marzhew
103kg - Bradman Best
100kg - Wilson DeCourcey
100kg - Asu Kepaoa
95kg - Tyson Gamble
95kg - James Schiller
93kg - Kyle McCarthy
92kg - kalyn Ponga
92kg - Dane Gagai
89kg - Dylan Brown
86kg - Fletcher Sharpe
82kg - Sandon Smith
 
Forwards

Height

196cm - Cody Hopwood
195cm - Jacob Saifiti
194cm - Wil Sullivan
192cm - Peter Hola
191cm - Lachlan Crouch
191cm - Mat Croker
189cm - ESL
188cm - Trey Mooney
186cm - Francis Manuleleua
185cm - Jermaine McEwen
184cm - Dylan Lucas
183cm - Brodie Jones
183cm - Pheonix Crossland
183cm - Tyson Frizell
181cm - Tom Cant
175cm - Mat Arthur

Weight

114kg - Jacob Saifiti
110kg - Francis Manuleleua
110kg - Peter Hola
108kg - Tyson Frizell
108kg - Mat Croker
106kg - Trey Mooney
106kg - Lachlan Crouch
106kg - jermaine McEwen
105kg - Cody Hopwood
103kg - Brodie Jones
100kg - ESL
100kg - Wil Sullivan
96kg - Dylan Lucas
96kg - Tom Cant
86kg - pheonix Crossland
83kg - Mat Arthur
 
Billy said:
Forwards

Height

196cm - Cody Hopwood
195cm - Jacob Saifiti
194cm - Wil Sullivan
192cm - Peter Hola
191cm - Lachlan Crouch
191cm - Mat Croker
189cm - ESL
188cm - Trey Mooney
186cm - Francis Manuleleua
185cm - Jermaine McEwen
184cm - Dylan Lucas
183cm - Brodie Jones
183cm - Pheonix Crossland
183cm - Tyson Frizell
181cm - Tom Cant
175cm - Mat Arthur

Weight

114kg - Jacob Saifiti
110kg - Francis Manuleleua
110kg - Peter Hola
108kg - Tyson Frizell
108kg - Mat Croker
106kg - Trey Mooney
106kg - Lachlan Crouch
106kg - jermaine McEwen
105kg - Cody Hopwood
103kg - Brodie Jones
100kg - ESL
100kg - Wil Sullivan
96kg - Dylan Lucas
96kg - Tom Cant
86kg - pheonix Crossland
83kg - Mat Arthur
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Sad days when Jacob is 10cm taller than me, musclier than me and I’m still a kilo heavier 😬
 
Thieves Like Us said:
Assuming Sharpe starts on one wing and if Dom is not fit would Wilson jump Greg in the queue?
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Well Greg seems to start every season slow and WDC was the form player in reserve grade and Toohey says he's been impressive in the pre-season, so I'd say he's one impressive trial away from shunting Greg back to reserve grade - like he has been early in the season for the last few years.
Of course, Greg could lift for the new coach too.
 
Billy said:
Backs

Height

200cm - Dom Young
193cm - Kyle McCarthy
190cm - James Schiller
189cm - Tyson Gamble
186cm - Fletcher Sharpe
185cm - Asu Kepaoa
184cm - Wilson DeCourcey
184cm - Kalyn Ponga
183cm - Dylan Brown
182cm - Bradman Best
182cm - Dane Gagai
177cm - Greg Marzhew
176cm - Sandon Smith



Weight

107kg - Dom Young
104kg - Greg Marzhew
103kg - Bradman Best
100kg - Wilson DeCourcey
100kg - Asu Kepaoa
95kg - Tyson Gamble
95kg - James Schiller
93kg - Kyle McCarthy
92kg - kalyn Ponga
92kg - Dane Gagai
89kg - Dylan Brown
86kg - Fletcher Sharpe
82kg - Sandon Smith
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Seems light in the forwards? or that just me
Need some punch up front for the likes or KP and DB to do their thing.
 
Ak-47 said:
Seems light in the forwards? or that just me
Need some punch up front for the likes or KP and DB to do their thing.
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I don’t think we are that light, a lot of the time you don’t need these 115kgs behemoths to gain metres if anything they can hurt you as they generally can’t go all that long and get lazy in defence because of it.

Making metres in away is about knowing how to hit into contact and drive the legs, it’s more than just running straight but more of when you throw your weight into a tackle to maximise the hit and hopefully knock people back to utilise your leg drive

Saying that I would like one more for depth reasons but I don’t see that happening.
 
The coach will be revving him up something fierce about realising his potential and becoming 'a pack leader' etc at a club where JSaf is the only figurehead prop.

He turns 24 early next season, so his time is now. Whatever he's got in him we'll probably be see it as of the very early rounds. He'll have a pretty big year and give us a lot of variety.
 
Les Misérables said:
The coach will be revving him up something fierce about realising his potential and becoming 'a pack leader' etc at a club where JSaf is the only figurehead prop.

He turns 24 early next season, so his time is now. Whatever he's got in him we'll probably be see it as of the very early rounds. He'll have a pretty big year and give us a lot of variety.
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Any cup highlights from last season? could only find a vid from like 2023. Looks like a beast in nsw cup.
 
I’m excited to see these forwards aim up. I think there’s something really dangerous about players that have something to prove.
The guys that have come here seem to fit the mould.

It’s also a position that if you’re not all-in, you’ll be found out. It’s really noticeable if you’re just going through the motions. I’m excited to see if any are capable of “bending the line” with some consistency. If so, Brown, Smith/Sharpe and Ponga are going to be big beneficiaries.
 
frankLauda said:
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Was just looking up Pasmi Saulo highlights and found this. Nice surprise he was 2025 Raiders NSW cup player the year!
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Pasami has great leg drive. He needs to teach that to the other props. He uses his hip strength to keep him centred to the ground while burrowing with the shoulders. Absolute perfect technique.
 
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