The most important thing with our list this year and next given its profile is to lock in as many of our guns as possible and continue to develop those on the list. We do not need a Motlop type, would prefer to draft and develop Ben Long and Mitch Hannan hopefully as rookies, as this is where we have room, for that x factor to replace Dicko and Crammers over the next couple of years.
For our list structure Cloke for what we are paying in terms of picks and salary, that is a no brainer.
From all my sources Hammers will be signing for 2 years so with Adams, Collins and Cordy developing we only need to draft or promote rookies.
Stephens will get no better than a 3rd rounder, as will Hrovat. Minson of course is no longer on the list. With Cloke coming on we will still need to trade out or delist 1 more player. That will be the interesting one.
So for the first time ever, I hope we do very little trading as this list was primarily built from wthin, and of course it is a premiership list.