Wakefield Trinity • 2024 Team - Players In & Players Out
Shifty Cat wrote:
Yeah I've mentioned Waqa Blake earlier, he'd certainly add some spice to our attacking threat. he's got some wheels on him as well a couple of years ago he was timed as the 5th quickest player in the NRL. If we can get Walmsley as well that would certainly sort our lack of pace problem out to some degree.
Both these guys would do a good job down in Championship for us, in fact, if we signed both Big Ben and Rhys, for example, we'd certainly start to have an SL look to our side and the forwards would look formidable at that level but it's an ask to get them to drop down a division unless you chuck plenty of cash at them, or they can see what we're potentially building here and want to come for the ride.
The boost we have is that almost all teams have filled their quota. In a way it boosts our bargaining power as a club with a number still on the market.
That said it may take a bit of negotiating to get a few over the line but I hope they’ll see the benefit of signing for a club who are effectively a SL club in waiting and are investing strongly to challenge for everything in the championship.
I agree and I’d add Tanginoa to that list.
Tanginoa, Kennedy, Nakubawaii, Blake and Rimbu would be an absolute dream. I’d go far as to say it would make us pretty destructive.
My personal wish list to finish off the team would be (for a team of 27 + loan/DR). Obviously this is purely what I would like but if one can’t dream in pre season anticipating signings when can you I guess.
Tanginoa - second row
Luis Roberts - second row
Nakubawaii - prop
Kennedy - prop
Rimbu - hooker/halfback
Blake - centre/wing
Walmsley - wing
Dean - halfback
Pratt - centre
H. Smith - hooker
Kershaw - wing
Dual ref with Hudds - utilise Salabio/Hewitt when required. Or Wigan - they have some cracking fringe young players and reserve options if required.
Other players of interest could be Ava Seumafungai and Joey Lovadua.
If the above happened for me we would look like…
Jowitt
Walmsley
Blake
Thornley
McGillvray
Dean
Lino
Kennedy
Hood
Atoni
Griffin
Tanginoa
Pitts
Rhimbu
Bowden
Nakubawaii
Cozza
That squad would have size and speed and some incredibly good rotation options.
I guess we will have to see how it goes.
Statistics: Posted by Trojan Horse — Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:33 am — Replies 407 — Views 63450