London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:46 am  

(ALL PLAYERS WITH A SQUAD NUMBER IN 2013 COVERED) CONFIRMED SQUAD FOR 2014 (With only 17 players the team pretty much picks itself!) 5 Michael Robertson (FB) 2 Liam Colbon (WG) 24 Mike McMeeken (CE) 35 Harry Little (CE) 21 Kieran Dixon(WG) 28 James Woodburn-Hall (SO) 30 Mike Bishay (SH) 8 Antonio Kaufusi (PR) 26 Ben Fisher (HK) 18 Olsi Krasniqi (PR) 11 Shane Rodney (SR) 22 Will Lovell (SR) 32 Joel Wicks (LF) 17 Shane Grady (SR) 27 Erjon Dollapi (PR) XX Oscar Thomas 31 Mason Caton-Brown (WG) POSSIBLE LEAVERS - ALTHOUGH ALL ARE UNDER CONTRACT 13 Tony Clubb (Prop) - is under contract until 2014 but allegedly trying to force a move from the club with St Helens and Widnes believed to be possible destinations. 23 Tommy Lee (Hooker) - is under contract until 2014 but it is believed Koukash wants him for Salford Reds http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/rugby_league/4997761/Salford-Reds-eye-Scott-Moore.html 14 Scott Wheeldon (Prop) - is under contract until 2014 but approached by Castleford Tigers http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/330401/Wigan-Warriors-miss-out-on-Anthony-Minichiello 6 Michael Witt (SO) - is under contract until 2014 but may be going to Leeds Carnegie http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/330401/Wigan-Warriors-miss-out-on-Anthony-Minichiello FREE AGENTS - BUT SEEMINGLY UNSIGNED (Players out of contract with no announcement made of a new deal) 3 Jamie O'Callaghan (WG) - out of contract at season end 20 Matt Cook (PR) - out of contract at season end 25 Alex Hurst (CE) - out of contract at season end DEFINITELY LEAVING/OR GONE ALREADY 1 Luke Dorn (FB) - confirmed by club has playing last game & rumour is he rejoins Castleford. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/330401/Wigan-Warriors-miss-out-on-Anthony-Minichiello 4 David Howell (CE) - will most probably retire from top flight Rugby League 7 Craig Gower (SH) - has left the club to join Newcastle Knights 9 Chad Randall (HK) - will most probably retire from top flight Rugby League 10 Mark Bryant (PR) - has announced his retirement 12 Chris Bailey (LF) - believed to have signed for Huddersfield Giants http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/news/we-were-never-any-danger-4926825 15 Michael Channing (CE) - out of contract at season end and believed to be signing for Castleford 16 Chris Melling (UT) - out of contract at season end 19 Dan Sarginson (CE)- believed to have signed for Wigan Warriors http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/rugby_league/4921495/Tom-Briscoe-and-Dan-Sarginson-wanted-by-Wigan-Warriors.html 33 Jamie Soward (SH) - out of contract at season end and has a new NRL contract 29 James Mendieka (CE) - has already gone back to Warrington 34 Jacob Fairbank (SR)- likely to return to Huddersfield 36 Ryan Shaw (CE) - likely to return to Swinton 37 Rhodri Lloyd (CE) - likely to return to Wigan Any additional info greatly appreciated...

(ALL PLAYERS WITH A SQUAD NUMBER IN 2013 COVERED) CONFIRMED SQUAD FOR 2014 (With only 17 players the team pretty much picks itself!) 5 Michael Robertson (FB) 2 Liam Colbon (WG) 24 Mike McMeeken (CE) 35 Harry Little (CE) 21 Kieran Dixon(WG) 28 James Woodburn-Hall (SO) 30 Mike Bishay (SH) 8 Antonio Kaufusi (PR) 26 Ben Fisher (HK) 18 Olsi Krasniqi (PR) 11 Shane Rodney (SR) 22 Will Lovell (SR) 32 Joel Wicks (LF) 17 Shane Grady (SR) 27 Erjon Dollapi (PR) XX Oscar Thomas 31 Mason Caton-Brown (WG) POSSIBLE LEAVERS - ALTHOUGH ALL ARE UNDER CONTRACT 13 Tony Clubb (Prop) - is under contract until 2014 but allegedly trying to force a move from the club with St Helens and Widnes believed to be possible destinations. 23 Tommy Lee (Hooker) - is under contract until 2014 but it is believed Koukash wants him for Salford Reds http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/rugby_league/4997761/Salford-Reds-eye-Scott-Moore.html 14 Scott Wheeldon (Prop) - is under contract until 2014 but approached by Castleford Tigers http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/330401/Wigan-Warriors-miss-out-on-Anthony-Minichiello 6 Michael Witt (SO) - is under contract until 2014 but may be going to Leeds Carnegie http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/330401/Wigan-Warriors-miss-out-on-Anthony-Minichiello FREE AGENTS - BUT SEEMINGLY UNSIGNED (Players out of contract with no announcement made of a new deal) 3 Jamie O'Callaghan (WG) - out of contract at season end 20 Matt Cook (PR) - out of contract at season end 25 Alex Hurst (CE) - out of contract at season end DEFINITELY LEAVING/OR GONE ALREADY 1 Luke Dorn (FB) - confirmed by club has playing last game & rumour is he rejoins Castleford. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/330401/Wigan-Warriors-miss-out-on-Anthony-Minichiello 4 David Howell (CE) - will most probably retire from top flight Rugby League 7 Craig Gower (SH) - has left the club to join Newcastle Knights 9 Chad Randall (HK) - will most probably retire from top flight Rugby League 10 Mark Bryant (PR) - has announced his retirement 12 Chris Bailey (LF) - believed to have signed for Huddersfield Giants http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/news/we-were-never-any-danger-4926825 15 Michael Channing (CE) - out of contract at season end and believed to be signing for Castleford 16 Chris Melling (UT) - out of contract at season end 19 Dan Sarginson (CE)- believed to have signed for Wigan Warriors http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/rugby_league/4921495/Tom-Briscoe-and-Dan-Sarginson-wanted-by-Wigan-Warriors.html 33 Jamie Soward (SH) - out of contract at season end and has a new NRL contract 29 James Mendieka (CE) - has already gone back to Warrington 34 Jacob Fairbank (SR)- likely to return to Huddersfield 36 Ryan Shaw (CE) - likely to return to Swinton 37 Rhodri Lloyd (CE) - likely to return to Wigan Any additional info greatly appreciated...

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:55 am  

The only ones I'd miss out of that list are Jamie Soward, Chris Bailey, Matt Cook and Dan Sarginson. The rest can all hang.

Assuming we're planning on sticking around we've got an opportunity to complete a much needed rebuild this winter. Only question is, who gets to do it?

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:12 am  

IF there's going to be a Broncos team in 2014, it's a shame to see that most of the guys who were signed from Aus on (I suspect) big money and have seriously underperformed this year are still under contract. That said, I thought Kaufusi put himself about quite a bit last night.

I'd like to keep both Lee and Wheeldon, but unless some seriously astute recruitment is undertaken, I can't see us escaping the bottom 2 with that squad

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:18 am  

FULL BACKS
5 Michael Robertson

OUTSIDE BACKS
2 Liam Colbon
21 Kieran Dixon
24 Mike McMeeken
31 Mason Caton-Brown
35 Harry Little

HALF-BACKS
6 Michael Witt
28 James Woodburn-Hall
30 Mike Bishay
Oscar Thomas

FRONT ROW
8 Antonio Kaufusi
18 Olsi Krasniqi
26 Ben Fisher
27 Erjon Dollapi

SECOND ROW/LOCKS
11 Shane Rodney
17 Shane Grady
22 Will Lovell
32 Joel Wicks

There is some cr4p in that list

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:20 am  

I think it's been pretty much agreed that we need a massive clear out and that is certainly happening. However, the alarm bells are ringing furiously - are we actually going to sign anybody?

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:28 am  

The fear for me is that Tony Rea isn't ruthless enough to cut it as a first team coach in the big league. He is good at spotting talented players, but would be better focused on academy work than head coach.

There are currently no responses to poor performances - he just doesn't seem to instil that discipline and hunger in the players required to win at SL level. I know we have injury problems, but apart from the occasional match, we don't seem to see improvement in players over the season.

Very rarely are there support runners waiting to receive an offload (how long did it take for someone to make themselves available for Kaufusi for the try in the Leeds game?!), our passing accuracy is often amateur and we seem incapable of running and passing with any momentum. These are basic issues (along with actually catching and holding the ball) that our team should have mastered.

I wonder what is coached in the week's training sessions? I can understand losing, it's part of the game, but so often we have looked so much worse than the opposition (who too have injuries and youngsters playing for them).

I watch with an eager eye on who (if anyone) we bring in for next season to strengthen this. First thing we need to do though, is stop tolerating poor performance - that has to start from Tony Rea and feed down through the club's culture.

Rumour is that in the next 2 weeks, we'll all know far more about next season's plans etc.

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:36 am  

We cannot offload yet, we do not even do the simple set's yet, basic RL, once we actually get used to gaining at least 60 yards on attack, we might start to train to off load and set up a few dummy runners one day, start pulling out the defenders to create room and space for an occasional try............................oh happy days

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:42 am  

Lets hope the summer rest gives the squad time to get in gear and play for next season, would not look good on players CV to be part of a team dropped etc,

New signings, its hedge time really, Dave Hughes, three seasons on trot, full salary cap spend, one last fling really, or do we really dress down and accept defeat and playing in a lower league, on lower money and in front of lower crowds week in, week out............Me thinks, we do not have the inner strength to pull this one off, rage puts food on the table

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:24 pm  

markrammond wrote:

5 Michael Robertson (FB)
2 Liam Colbon (WG)
24 Mike McMeeken (CE)
35 Harry Little (CE)
21 Kieran Dixon(WG)
6 Michael Witt (SO)
30 Mike Bishay (SH)
8 Antonio Kaufusi (PR)
26 Ben Fisher (HK)
18 Olsi Krasniqi (PR)
11 Shane Rodney (SR)
22 Will Lovell (SR)
32 Joel Wicks (LF)

17 Shane Grady (SR)
27 Erjon Dollapi (PR)
28 James Woodburn-Hall (SO)
31 Mason Caton-Brown (WG)

That's a Championship looking squad......a mid table one at that

Re: London Broncos Squad List 2014 : Sun Aug 04, 2013 7:57 am  

Hope fully the Warder is out of contract!