2023 Squad, Signings and Rumours Thread

[Detwelve12]

LEEMING announced.

[Titslover]

Even though there is a bit of doubt about how they will perform, we can’t fault the club for taking a risk with the Leeming and Mikaele signings since they are only for this season. Worse case they don’t perform and we don’t give them a deal after this. And hey if it means we never have to see Clark at 9 again, I’m all for it

[willhelm]

Even though there is a bit of doubt about how they will perform, we can’t fault the club for taking a risk with the Leeming and Mikaele signings since they are only for this season. Worse case they don’t perform and we don’t give them a deal after this. And hey if it means we never have to see Clark at 9 again, I’m all for it

Yep agreed, they’re low risk squad fillers

[Titanic]

2023 Squad

Top 30

Fullback:
AJ Brimson
Jayden Campbell
Keano Kini

Wing:
Phil Sami
Lofi Khan-Pereira
Ken Maumalo

Centre:
Brian Kelly
Jojo Fifita
Treymain Spry
Aaron Schoupp

Halves:
Kieran Foran
Tanah Boyd
Toby Sexton
Tom Weaver

Hooker:
Sam Verrills
Chris Randall

Middles:
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
Moeaki Fotuaika
Isaac Liu
Jaimin Joliffe
Sam Mcintyre
Erin Clark
Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui

Back Row:
David Fifita
Beau Fermor
Klese Haas
Joe Stimson
Joe Vuna
Jacob Alick

Total confirmed: 29/30

In: Kieran Foran, Sam Verrills, Joe Stimson, Aaron Schoupp, Treymain Spry, Ken Maumalo

2023 NRL Development Players (full-time with NRL, eligible for selection after round 11):
Tony Francis (Centre)
Josiah Pahulu (Middle)
Seth Nikotemo (Backrower)

Re-signed: Jojo Fifita (2025), Josiah Pahulu (2025), David Fifita (2026)

Off Contract end of 2023:
Jacob Alick (CO), Brian Kelly, Sam Mcintyre, Joe Vuna

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I know my Math’s is not what it was but if you add Mikaele and Leeming doesn’t that make 31?

[Cowabunga]

It seems like Iszac was an exemption, Hope it doesn't mean he can't play now, He has looked very good.

[Hail Sezer]

I know my Math’s is not what it was but if you add Mikaele and Leeming doesn’t that make 31?

We've released Tino to fit in Leeming





























just kidding T. Your math is right. Not sure what the go is, unless we've signed one of them to a Dev deal. Iszac getting an exemption doesn't make any sense to me when he's played two weeks and we had other players in the top 30 who were not seleected.

[Titanic]

Speculating that maybe Alick is out or Weaver hasn’t been upgraded.

[Hail Sezer]

Speculating that maybe Alick is out or Weaver hasn’t been upgraded.

Weaver has been top 30 since start of the 2023 season mate

[Cowabunga]

Has Iszac just not been upgraded? I can see the NRL being lenient when talks with the RLPA and head knock issues plus injuries are a big time issue and it doesn't end the world letting Iszac play. Seems odd the club wouldn't announce it when we have with everyone else who's been signed up?

We seem to be making every deal we want the last three years, whoevers doing it might be the most charming human to ever live. I said Pahulu might've been upgraded then after looking back a day later I saw Tony Francis was in the squad photos, I DONT KNOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

It seems like this would be our 30th spot though, I like it.

[Upthetits]

What's going on with Iszac? Is he top 30 or not?? Feel like I shouldn't of brung him in on supercoach now...sigh

[T0ken]

Has Iszac just not been upgraded? I can see the NRL being lenient when talks with the RLPA and head knock issues plus injuries are a big time issue and it doesn't end the world letting Iszac play. Seems odd the club wouldn't announce it when we have with everyone else who's been signed up?

We seem to be making every deal we want the last three years, whoevers doing it might be the most charming human to ever live. I said Pahulu might've been upgraded then after looking back a day later I saw Tony Francis was in the squad photos, I DONT KNOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

It seems like this would be our 30th spot though, I like it.

From what I understand there will be an expansion of the team to 38 with the dev players no longer having a restriction on playing to cover the new 11 day protocol for HIA

[Cowabunga]

From what I understand there will be an expansion of the team to 38 with the dev players no longer having a restriction on playing to cover the new 11 day protocol for HIA

100% but that's next year. The rules are set for top 30 right now and we're playing Iszac. I'd rather Iszac playing over Mikaele. Who knows what's going on but if he gets dropped for Mikaele i'll be pretty foul, There's still 5 rounds to get to the round 11 mark to get him back in now

I get why we got him but if I see Iszac dropped for him I'm going to be pretty pissed. If they were going to do the deal for 6 months they should've done it the other way imo.

[MaroonTitan]

In V'landysball, you can have three rule changes per week in the middle of the season.

[Titanic]

Weaver has been top 30 since start of the 2023 season mate

Yes I get that but the Club website lists 31 players in the top grade including Iszac, Weaver, Kini and Pahulu but not Maumalo, Makaele nor Leeming. My concern is have we broken any rules but I assume the NRL will only recognise 30 registrations.

[Hail Sezer]

Yes I get that but the Club website lists 31 players in the top grade including Iszac, Weaver, Kini and Pahulu but not Maumalo, Makaele nor Leeming. My concern is have we broken any rules but I assume the NRL will only recognise 30 registrations.

Yeah I hear you T, it's a bit confusing how it currently stands and the status of Iszac's contract (Dev or T30) is the confusing one for mine given that Kini and Weaver and certainly T30, and Pahulu Dev. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough what it all looks like and you're correct the NRL will only register contracts that are roster & cap compliant.

Re the Titans website - they've recently uploaded everyone's player profiles on there now, including the Dev boys. Maumalo is there. There's an administrative process to get Mikaele and Leeming on the NRL portal but that should be done soon.