According to Richard Marshall Ryan had the best game of all the team against Bulls.
Aggression from the second smallest player in our team he said.
Hinting that quite a few fall short in that respect.

Out Murrell?

I'm a big fan of Connor Robinson think he gives us something extra on attack. I'm happy to keep Will Sharp but he needs a top quality centre. Ben Heaton is a squad player at best and Steve Tyrers not been good enough this year, but can't fault his kicking!

Difficult decisions for Richard, but in my humble opinion a cull of only five or seven wouldn't shake things up.
As you say lot depends on the size of the squad and to be honest, and I mean this as no disrespect to any of the players mentioned in being released, hardly big earners.
Tough decisions.
And Scott Grix won't be cheap.

What was the squad size last year? About 23? He was a much better coach of a smaller group of players

In what game for the second team?

Fairbank 50/50? He should be a mainstay of our team.

Potts, Ecclestone, Maneely, Greenwood, Saxton, Smeaton (already gone), A Robinson, C Robinson, G Bennion and R Moore out

Craven, Grady or Worthington, QLT or Scott Grix, Knowles, B Blackmore, Boyle in

So many rumours flying around at the moment.
I would say a good few going with not as many coming.
RM hopefully will have learned a lesson and get 4 or 5 of the "better" players available as opposed to a bigger number of others.
"Better" players in the sense of who's available at this level and who we can afford.

I think Connor Robinson has shown enough to stay

FYI Potts has been out with a broken jaw . that's why he was watching Reserve's on Saturday.

There is also Brandon Moore, I think some of you maybe be mixing him up with Ryan Maneely. I suspect Brandon will be one of our regular hookers next year, still young, has done really well last few games, and will get better with more game time. I think he has put himself above Conor Robinson.

I agree, for such a small player he packs a punch in defence

The game I saw him play in the double header at the shay when the reserves played the same day as the first team against the wolves he didn't look interested,didn't drive the ball in.and when King scored his try he left him for dead.IN OUTimo

Think Brandon Moore will be the number 1 hooker next season with Ben Kaye/Conor Robinson as back up