Next seasons squad:

Amone (quota)
Asiata (quota)
Brand
Briscoe
Chamberlain
Charnley
Davis
Ferguson (quota)
Gannon
Hardaker
Holmes
Hughes
Ipape (quota)
Jones
Lam
Leutele (quota)
MacDonald (quota)
Mellor
Mulhern
Nakubuwai (quota)
Nisbet
O'Brien
O'Donnell (quota)
Reynolds
Smith
Wardle
Wilde

One of the quota players has to go, and if rumours are correct it will be MacDonald.

I don't think Tom Nisbet is our player. He was only signed on a year's loan deal from Saints and I am sure that they have recently announced that they had released him.

If this is correct then he is now a player out of contract and without a club

This squad list is taken directly from photos tweeted from our press conference this afternoon.

Thanks Mick. Happy to be corrected

If Kai is staying I'm very made up.

Me too. He has been a great addition and will go well in SL

From the presentation link I put on the other thread it seems Kai is on a 1 year extension.

As are both Bens and Lam, Nene, Aaron Smith, Tom Nisbet, most are on 2 with Ipape being on 3.

Sad to see Aekins go, think he would have gone really well in superleague.

I also worry that we look light in the front row and lack depth in some areas. Nisbet and Jones weren't good enough for us last season so not sure why they've been retained.

That being said, our backline looks very good and some good back rowers there. Wakefield have some catching up to do to match that.

Leigh Leopards -Super League 2023
1. Gareth O'Brien 2024
2. Blake Ferguson (O) 2024
3. Zak Hardaker 2024
4. Ricky Leutele (O) 2024
5. Josh Charnley 2024
6. Lachlan Lam (O) 2023
7. Joe Mellor 2024
8. Tom Amone (O) 2024
9. Edwin Ipape (O) 2025
10. Robbie Mulhern 2024
11. Joe Wardle 2023
12. Jack Hughes 2024
13. John Asiata (O) 2024
14. Matt Davis 2024
15. Tom Briscoe 2024
16. Oliver Holmes 2024
17. Aaron Smith 2023
18. Keenan Brand 2024
19. Ben Reynolds 2023
20. Ed Chamberlain 2024
21. Nathan Wilde 2023
22. Jacob Gannon 2024
23. Jacob Jones 2023
24. Nene McDonald (O) 2024
25. Ben Nakubuwei (O) 2023
26. Tom Nisbet 2023
27. Kai O'Donnell (O) 2023

9 Overseas players. Chezzy can't count - unless McDonald is going and Lachy is exempt.
Very happy to see Kai in the team.

Lachy is exempt.

When did the RFL announce a dispensation?

Doesn't Kai hold a British passport? I'm sure the website mentioned that when he signed, he has family links on his mother’s side from Ashington in the North-East.

Doesn’t matter. He must be federation trained - 3 years as a junior at a European club - to not be in the quota.

Welcome back Gents

Squad looks a lot healthier all fit, and I think starting 17 looks good.

Depth looks a little short of quality, and I guess the only other issue is a pretty old (but good) backline. Can they keep the bodies fit and healthy week in week out.

Should be a good opportunity though, sorted it out early and wakey look weaker on paper I think at the moment t

I'm sure we'll bet on the look out to add depth, quality and youth where it is needed - but it's great to see such a good quad assembled at this stage of proceedings.

Big congratulations and thanks to Derek, Chris, Adrian & team(s) for the work and commitment to our great club.