Quote: Tipster Ste "Jeez there is a few half full glasses on this thread, top 6 and top 8 aims? The squad will be at max cap and maybe even 3 marque players anything outside the top 6 is a disaster. You dont attract people like Davey Armstrong to finish 8th.. hes a game changer at the highest level. Most of the signings are young hungry players who are determined to get back to the NRL just like Kai and Tom. Pre season trip to Lanza will get the squad settled with targets set and those targets defo wont be mid table. The added speed in the team will be our biggest game changer in 2025. Strap yourselves in its going to be a good one!!'"
I hope you're right, but there will be a number of clubs with max cap and 3 marquee contracts, it doesn't guarantee anything. We have 5 players moving over from Australia, and without the luxury of developing for one season in the second tier like Amone and O'Donnell had.
A lot will depend on how good the new forwards are, because we've lost a lot of quality in the pack, and how quickly the new players settle and gel.
If 2025 proves to be a year of transition, and we secure the retentions that we want to, I'd be more than willing to cut them some slack.
