So just been speaking with my source and got this information.

The Keenan Palasia deal happened very quickly and out of the blue Leeds we're ready to take Tepai Moeroa but contacted Gold Coast regarding Palasia on Friday just gone and the deal for him was wrapped up pretty much Saturday evening hence why he was announced today so seems the club took the younger option as Palasia & Moeroa would have done the same job for our pack. So with Palasia & Jenkins confirmed that means all quota spots are taken for now.

Momirovski seems the most likely to me moved on if he can get another club or get a settlement payment to be released if that was to happen it seems the club would like to use that Quota spot on Maika Sivo but that deal can only happen if a quota spot opens up. Jake Connor is close to completing a 2 year deal I believe and could be announced this week he's been brought in as a utility back and has took a pay cut to join from Huddersfield.

I reckon our 2025 squad numbers could be something close to this

1. L.Miller (OQ)
2. New Winger
3. H.Newman
4. P.Momirovski (OQ)
5. A.Handley
6. B.Croft (OQ)
7. M.Frawley (OQ)
8. M.Oledzki
9. A.Ackers
10. T.Holroyd
11. J.Bentley
12. J.Mcdonnell
13. C.Smith
14. J.O'Connor
15. S.Lisone (OQ)
16. K.Palasia (OQ)
17. J.Connor
18. C.Jenkins (OQ)
19. J.Sangare
20. M.Gannon
21. J.Sinfield
22. A.Edgell
23. T.Nicholson-Watton
24. R.Lumb
25. R.Hall
26. N.McCormack
27. T.Warren
28. M.Simpson
29. B.Littlewood
30. J.Smith


( I reckon Ryan Hall may get the 25 shirt because it was his debut number for the club so he might want to finish in that as a tribute, If Sivo came in he'd get 2, Handley to get the 4 shirt & Hall would then take 5.)

Peter Smith now reporting Momirovski is off home to take up a coaching gig with the Chooks.

That to me means Conner and Sivo will n and that would be us done IMO

I guess that would be a good recruitment cycle, but I would still have liked a big bodied 2nd row to give us a big pack. I think collectively our current backrows are too small, but note either of yesterdays recruits can fill in at 2nd row too. A large out and out 2nd row would have complimented McDonnell / Gannon and Bentley.

I have concerns with Gannon because how is he going to avoid head collisions next year? Is he ruled out for the rest of the year as soon as he takes a bang to the head? I would love him to succeed but not sure how this will be possible.

If Sivo comes in as well, would there be much need for another prop/2nd row? Assuming the starting wingers are Handley and then Hall/Sivo rotation, you've got some big metres coming out of back play, hopefully taking the workload off the props (which are already looking a lot better). I wouldn't be complaining if they went and got another forward, mind.

Unless were looking at some UK based players?