Knights 2018 squad

Defender1

Defender1

Matthew Gidley
Thought we could start looking at what our top 30 squad will look like next year...

Highlighted players coming in. Blank spots are those I think need to be filled by recruitment and or players being promoted from NYC or Reserve grade etc.

There's definitely still some spots up for grabs.

Outside backs
1. Ponga
2. Ross
3.
4. Moga
5. SKD
6. Sio
7. Tom Hughes
8. Naden

Halves
9. Pearce
10. Watson
11. Lamb
12. Hodkinson
13. Cogger

Hookers
14. Levi
15. Griffin
16. Pythian

Props
17. D Saifiti
18. Ese'ese
19. Lillyman
20. King
21. Heighington
22.
23. J Saifiti

Backrowers
24. Barnett
25. Buhrer
26. Sione
27. Stone
28. Yates
29. Guerra
30. Fitzgibbon
 
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Phythian, Pat Mat and Tom Starling are all contracted (they might all be second tier though), and Fitz isn't yet.
 
Bring in an outside back, hooker, two middle forwards. Extend Yates, Fitz. Maybe Elliott. Still spots up for grabs.

I think I read they will leave one spot free just in case someone gets pushed out next year.
 
Outside the box, Possibly Cogger could be given some time at dummy half. IMO if he can cope with the tackling, I think he would go alright at dummy half
 
Cory Denniss is also contracted.
He's had a pretty ordinary year.
From what I heard of the pre season, it sounded like he had trouble keeping up with the training.
He started the year in reserve grade and went pretty bad.
He missed a fair amount of time with injury, and is now doing some good things in NYC.
 
In the Sunday paper, Tom Hughes has signed for 2018 and joins the fulltime squad.
He has played very well on the wing this year, but last year he played pretty well as a centre and second row too.
He will be 23 next year.
 
Hodko is sticking around next year and Meaney is about done with an upgrade on his 2nd tier deal.
 
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If we sign no other new players our problem/weakest positions are centre and hooker, yes we need and want props and we will get them as that appears the focus but let's not overlook needs elsewhere
 
Friday Wests and the NRL signed their letter of agreement and the Knights Board as such has been disbanded. For mine, Gardner showing his usual due process. did not want Fitzy signed to a 2 year deal whilst Dad was a Director. Expect it to be announced in the next week or so.
 
So the guys we know are getting their first NRL pre season are Tom Starling, Pasami Saulo, Tom Hughes and I suspect we will see Tyrone Amey and Cam King. They will join young players Nick Meaney, Brodie Jones and Cory Denniss who are having their second.
I'd also like to see Kurtis Dark join his longterm mates Starling and Jones.
 
I just thought about Adam Clydsale. We should offer him a bench hooker role to rotate with dk.


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