COOTE!!! I can't state it strongly enough. Of all the players coming up that suit our needs it's this guy. A genuine NRL fullback who truly knows how to run the lines that will ignite Taylor and Elgey. He can pass, catch, carry and tackle too.
I am very much a Mead supporter, however, he has forged a career, perhaps not by his own desire, as an NRL wingman which makes him one of that lucky 1% who play out a long NRL career. He may have some grumblings about not being fullback but I think he wouldn't worry about it if we had a quality 1 and the team played deep into the finals. He is in front of thousands of players who would love to just play NRL and he is not in front of any other NRL club's fb except ours.
Taylor/Elgey + Roberts
Segeyaro + Cullen
That leaves us with a formidable and developing forward pack and a host of emerging outside backs ... pretty much a blueprint for the future.
Summary: throw everything we have at retaining what we want and attracting Coote and Segeyaro.