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With Adam Colman and Hodgo already officially announced, I guess it's that time of year again to start looking and speculating for what in store next year
Props (6):
Pek Cowan 2018
Jermaine Ainsley 2018
Tetera Faulkner 2017
Francios van Wyk 2017
Ben Daley 2017
Shambeckler Vui 2017
Hookers (4):
Heath Tessman 2018
Anaru Rangi 2017
Harry Scoble 2017
Tatafu Polota -Nau 2017
Locks (4):
Adam Coleman 2017
Ben Matijow 2017
Matt Phillip (Sydney Uni)
Richie Arnold 2017
Backrowers (8):
Ben McCalman 2018
Angus Cottrell 2018
Isa Naisarani 2018
Matt Hodgson 2017
Brynard Stander 2017
Richard Hardwick 2017
Ross Haylett-Petty 2017
Kane Koteka 2017
Scrumhalves (3):
Ian Prior 2017
Ryan Louwrens 2017
Michael Ruru 2017
Flyhalves (3):
Peter Grant 2017 (M)
Luke Burton 2017
Jono Lance 2017
Centres (3):
Bill Meakes 2018
Marcel Brache 2017
Ammon Matuauto 2016 EPS
Outside Backs (6):
Dane Haylett-Petty 2019
Robbie Coleman 2018
Curtis Rona 2018
Semisi Masirewa 2017
Luke Morahan 2017
Chance Peni 2017
Wider Training Group
Con Foley (Sydney Rays)
Sam Figg (NSW Country Eagles)
Alex Newsome (NSW Country Eagles)
Will Magie (USA)
Coaches
Head Coach - Dave Wessells - 2018
Assistant Coach - Kevin Foote - 2018
Forwards Coach - Joe Bakarat - 2018
Attack Consultant - Alan Gaffney
Backs & Attack Coach - Shaun Berne 2018
Defence Coach
Lineout Coach
(M) = Marquee Signing (1/3)
(FF) = Future Force
Rumoured to be gone in 2017
Rumoured to join in 2017
Gone after 2016:
Rory Walton 2016
Steve Mafi 2016 (M)
Ollie Hoskins 2016
Junior Rasolea 2016
Guy Miller 2016 EPS
Alby Mathewson 2016 (M)
Kyle Godwin 2016
Chris Alcock 2016
Albert Nikoro 2016
Nathan Charles 2016
Chris Heiberg 2016
Brad Lacey 2016 EPS
Ben Tapuai 2017 - released
Last edited by The InnFORCEr; 21-02-17 at 09:59.
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who will be buggering off this year though?
what spots do we need to fill
and who, if any, do we want to keep?
Rasolea, Hoskins, Mafi and Walton gone
Whats the status of Matthewson's contract?
From memory this would be the last year of his 2nd Marquee deal after the ARU agrred to let him stay on?
I don't think we can re-sign him and I don't really want to re-sign him
He's done a great job here but it's time for the others to step up.
mafi, mathewson, hoskins, walton, rasolea already gone.
heiberg, miller, sexton and Nikoro can all go. that leaves us with...a basketball team
Lock looks particularly dire. Would think that foley would be searching for another marquee lock. No idea who is available. Stormers and bulls are full of them. should try and pinch and up and comer like a Ribbans, Kleyn, Jenkins, Snyman.
reckon koch at the stormers would do the trick for us at THP and van der merwe at the lions would be a nice addition at 2. Is Horne out of contract? Inman at the rebs might be coaxed back considering hodge has been on fire lately. carraro might also be lonely considering kellaway is coming along.
anyway, no biggie.....make it happen foley.
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From this years list I would want to keep Pek, Gus, Kyle and Mozza and possible some of the EPS.
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This is the crucial time when we can set ourselves up for the next few years.
Losing Walton, Mafi, Hoskins, Rasolea and Matthewson are not huge losses. If the ARU is serious about supporting us then they should provide us with assistance to replace these guys with players of better quality and that will strengthen us.
The problem is that every year we just keep replacing the departing players with other players of the same or of a lower standard.
There must be players in Europe who are not past their prime that the ARU can help lure back for us. Longbottom, Kimlin, Timani, etc
I believe this should be the absolute priority of both the ARU and WF. Chieka said the other night there were up to 60 Australian SR players overseas which have Wallaby potential if they return. He has spoken to many of them already, so the players know, it's now time for dealing to be done, but we can't do it on our own.
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Yes I think so.
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If we had at least 4-6 top players injected into the team AND a good attack coach the Force would be absolutely rocketing along instead of blathering about and half hearted tinkering at some semblance of an attacking game plan. Get some Fekkin direction + A PLAN, and JUST DO IT, I'm sick of this weekly/yearly trauma!
Prop Pek Cowan is expected to re-sign soon and the club is in discussions with centre Kyle Godwin, who is being chased by the Brumbies, flanker Gus Cottrell and winger Luke Morahan. But there is concern about the hooking role.
Nathan Charles is under a cloud after three serious injuries. Knee damage ruled him out for most of 2013, he tore a pectoral muscle against the All Blacks in 2014 and sustained a serious shoulder dislocation against the Crusaders earlier this month.
Heath Tessmann is coming to the end of his career and Tom Sexton has not performed at the level the club hoped.
Force are looking for one or two new props, depending on whether Guy Millar and Jermaine Ainsley move up to the full squad, at least one centre, one or two outside backs and a flanker.
They are likely to look overseas for at least one second-rower.
Not yet!!
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I think for his own career development Godwin should look somewhere else. He hasn't been able to recapture the form of 2014 when he was on the verge of wallaby selection. He needs to find out whether the grass is greener on the other side of the fence and take his chances in a different setup.
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