General 30 man roster to be reduced

[snake77]

The NRL is usually a battle of nutrition, the team that eats the best usually wins. Sorry thought the Kiwis were still coached by David Kidwell for a bit there.

Teams struggled to get through a season with the old top 25 and second tier cap system. The current system seems a lot better. This year there have been a lot of injuries some would be down to the competition restarting. I can understand that for the earlier rounds. If the game has sped up then some would be due to the new rules. The teams haven't had a full off season to prepare for them so we don't know what next year will look like in regards to the injury tolls across the competition.

 

[Stalefish540]

Junior Ratuva (the 21 year old winger) would definitely be in the top 26 (or 28-30) next year as well - they are really talking him up. Also Patrick Herbert is competing against Keighran and Hiku for a spot. At least one of them will have to miss out, possibly two if its cut by that much.

Keighran isn't in that conversation, he is our 3rd half when fit.

 

[wizards rage]

More versatile players that can slot into multiple positions and less opportunity for specialists within the depth players.

 

[john nick]

More versatile players that can slot into multiple positions and less opportunity for specialists within the depth players.

IMO Keighran is an absolute keeper

 

[jonesy101]

Keighran isn't in that conversation, he is our 3rd half when fit.

If that's the case do they still see him as more of a half option for the squad and centre is secondary to that? His only opportunities for quite some time now have been at centre and that's where he would have been lining up last weekend had he not had the head clash with Harris-Tavita. The club have said they "haven't ruled out offering him a new deal yet, but do want to see him play", so it intrigues me as to where their thoughts are there. Is it possible that they are still looking at the 3rd half situation and that's where Keighran's future with the club will ultimately be determined?

 

[john nick]

If that's the case do they still see him as more of a half option for the squad and centre is secondary to that? His only opportunities for quite some time now have been at centre and that's where he would have been lining up last weekend had he not had the head clash with Harris-Tavita. The club have said they "haven't ruled out offering him a new deal yet, but do want to see him play", so it intrigues me as to where their thoughts are there. Is it possible that they are still looking at the 3rd half situation and that's where Keighran's future with the club will ultimately be determined?

Ideal cover for centre & 5/8 .Also a goal kicking option

 

[jonesy101]

Would be great cover at centre or 5/8

He would be. So does it come down to this?

Hiku - centre/fullback
Herbert - centre/wing (goal kicker)
Keighran - centre/five-eighth (goal kicker)

I really do hope we hold on to Keighran.

 

[Stalefish540]

If that's the case do they still see him as more of a half option for the squad and centre is secondary to that? His only opportunities for quite some time now have been at centre and that's where he would have been lining up last weekend had he not had the head clash with Harris-Tavita. The club have said they "haven't ruled out offering him a new deal yet, but do want to see him play", so it intrigues me as to where their thoughts are there. Is it possible that they are still looking at the 3rd half situation and that's where Keighran's future with the club will ultimately be determined?

He is a full time half, last option resort at centre. Besides having played out of position there just so he was on the field in ISP, where is the center talk coming from? Genuinely curious, not saying you arn't correct.

 

[tajhay]

I'll have a conversation with myself for the time being

Here is who we have signed for 2021 - 20 Kents total

Props
Evans	Jamayne Tounua-Brown	LAM	Paasi
2nd Row
Katoa	Harris	Murchie	Curran
Locks
Jazz	Ben Murdoch-Masila
Hookers
Egan	Lawton
Fullbacks
Sheck
Wings
Ken M	David F
Centres
Pompey	Hayze	Aitken
Halves
Chanel Harris-Tavita	Kodi		0​

Development contracts 2021
Turner	Ale	Berry	Slade	Ogden

20 Kents total signed- Blair deciding

If they do only get 26 spots then all 26 will play so need to be experienced rather than picking youth prospects on minimum wage.

22 players confirmed for 2021, with 1 potentially additional one with Adam Blair with his player option.

Use this link https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/01/23...ignings--contracts-for-all-16-teams/#warriors

Its always updated, and is controlled by NRL.

 

[wrighty]

22 players confirmed for 2021, with 1 potentially additional one with Adam Blair with his player option.

Use this link https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/01/23...ignings--contracts-for-all-16-teams/#warriors

Its always updated, and is controlled by NRL.

Yeah thanks for that TajHay
I mentioned why I didn't include Afoa but I will go back and edit my post for accuracy to include him.

The other I missed according to your list is Jackson Frei. Guess part of my league learning curve is which sites to trust as zero tackles says Frei is signed to 2020 only.

Will stick to that NRL source and add both Frei and Afoa to my post.

 

[wrighty]

By the way tajhay this article makes it sound like frei is off contract too

" Isaiah Papalii is also talking to other clubs, while it’s questionable whether the Warriors will offer new deals to Jackson Frei, Leivaha Pulu and Adam Keighran."

Lachlan Burr confirms he'll leave Warriors at end of NRL season

The prop hasn't been offered a contract to remain at the club next year, but hopes to stay in the NRL.

www.stuff.co.nz

By David Long

 

[john nick]

He is a full time half, last option resort at centre. Besides having played out of position there just so he was on the field in ISP, where is the center talk coming from? Genuinely curious, not saying you arn't correct.

If I remember correctly he played centre earlier this year & went very good

 

[wrighty]

If I remember correctly he played centre earlier this year & went very good

In my gut he has more future at centre.
He is a 6 out of ten distributor
9 out of ten defender
3 out of ten side stepper

He is a well below average half and didn't even do well for the warriors ISP team as a half when I watched him. He seemed to spend half the game puling out his hair in despair because teammates were dropping the pill. misreading the game, or generally not living up to his expectations.

 

[john nick]

In my gut he has more future at centre.
He is a 6 out of ten distributor
9 out of ten defender
3 out of ten side stepper

He is a well below average half and didn't even do well for the warriors ISP team as a half when I watched him. He seemed to spend half the game puling out his hair in despair because teammates were dropping the pill. misreading the game, or generally not living up to his expectations.

Cannot blame him for that.Just saying like.

 

[Stalefish540]

If I remember correctly he played centre earlier this year & went very good

You're right, against Canberra. I'll have a look at the game at some stage, can't even remember feels like so long ago.

 

[jonesy101]

He is a full time half, last option resort at centre. Besides having played out of position there just so he was on the field in ISP, where is the center talk coming from? Genuinely curious, not saying you arn't correct.

Its probably playing that entire season at centre in ISP and subsequently being named centre of the year that clouds the thinking there at times. Where my own thinking came from was reading today about the club wanting to see him play this year and the only likelihood of him getting on the field at the moment would be at centre, barring injury to one of our current halves of course. I may be reading too much into it because this is obviously a very different season and as there is no ability for them to see him playing at half in reserve grade it could simply be a case of wanting to see how he goes on the paddock in general.

 

[jonesy101]

You're right, against Canberra. I'll have a look at the game at some stage, can't even remember feels like so long ago.

I had another look to see why he was named there at the time and it looks like Hiku and Herbert had to travel home that round for family reasons.

 

[john nick]

I had another look to see why he was named there at the time and it looks like Hiku and Herbert had to travel home that round for family reasons.

Thanks mate

 

[wrighty]

Cannot blame him for that.Just saying like.

He has the game attributes of a defensive oriented centre with a decent passing game and a bit of gas.

 

[wizards rage]

22 players confirmed for 2021, with 1 potentially additional one with Adam Blair with his player option.

Use this link https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/01/23...ignings--contracts-for-all-16-teams/#warriors

Its always updated, and is controlled by NRL.

You look out to the 2022 signed squad and you can see the cream of our players all signed and that we are building a squad nicely with a real long term plan.