OFFICIAL 2026 Roster

PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2026 AND BEYOND
Red: yet to be extended.

PLAYER2026202720282029
Adam ReynoldsHalf2026Coach?
Aublix TawhaProp20262027
Ben HuntHalf, hooker2026
Ben TaltySecond Row, Prop, Lock20262027
Ben Te KuraProp2026NFL?
Billy WaltersHooker, half2026
Blake MozerHooker20262027
Brendan PiakuraSecond row20262027
Corey JensenProp20262027
Cory PaixHooker, half202620272028
Deine MarinerCentre, wing20262027
Delouise HoeterCentre, wing2026
Ezra MamHalf2026202720282029
Gehamat ShibisakiCentre, Wing2026
Grant AndersonCentre, wing, fullback2026Warriors
Hayze PerhamFullbackDevelop
Jack GosiewskiSecond Row2026
Jaiyden HuntProp, lock, second Row2026
Jesse ArtharsCentre, wing, fullback2026Titans/Japan
Jonah PezetHalf202720282029
Josh RogersHalf2026
Jordan RikiSecond row20262027
Josiah KarapaniCentre, wing20262027
Kotoni StaggsCentre202620272028
Mitch BarnettProp202720282029
Patrick CarriganProp, lock202620272028
Payne HaasProp2026Souths
Preston RikiSecond Row202620272028
Reece WalshFullback2026202720282029
Tom DuffyHalf2026
Va'a SemuProp202620272028
Xavier WillisonProp20262027


DEVELOPMENT (2026) - One remaining to confirm
Cameron Bukowski: hooker
Ben Talty: forward
Phillip Coates: centre, wing
Jared Horne: lock
Hayze Perham: fullback (unconfirmed)
Braithen Scott: half (unconfirmed)
Tupou Francis: lock (unconfirmed)


STOCKS

Front Row
Carrigan, Haas, Hunt, Willison, Jensen, Te Kura, Semu, Talty, Tawha

Second Row
Piakura, J. Riki, Hunt, Gosiewski, Talty, P. Riki

Lock
Carrigan, Hunt, Talty

Hooker
Hunt, Mozer, Paix, Walters

Half
Duffy, Hunt, Reynolds, Mam, Walters, Paix, Rogers, Black

Fullback
Walsh, Anderson, Perham, Arthars

Centre
Staggs, Shibasaki, Mariner, Arthars, Hoeter, Karapani, Tawha (?)

Wing
Arthars, Shibasaki, Mariner, Hoeter, Karapani


ETHNO MAP

QLD
Ben Hunt, Ben Te Kura, Billy Walters, Blake Mozer, Brendan Piakura, Coby Black, Corey Jensen, Cory Paix, Delouise Hoeter, Ezra Mam, Jack Gosiewski, Jaiyden Hunt, Josh Rogers, Patrick Carrigan, Reece Walsh, Gehemat Shibisaki

NZ
Jesse Arthars, Jordan Riki, Xavier Willison, Josiah Karapani, Preston Riki, Semu

NSW
Adam Reynolds, Kotoni Staggs, Payne Haas

Indigenous
Ezra Mam, Jordan Riki, Kotoni Staggs, Reece Walsh

Tonga
Kotoni Staggs, Delouise Hoeter

Samoa
Payne Haas, Deine Mariner

Cook Islands
Brendan Piakura
 
Click to expand...
Mick_Hancock said:
Just had a look at every team’s back row this week for rnd 5.
Warriors have the bye, not included.

Even with a fit Riki, on current form, I am really struggling to find a back row duo worse than ours.

Cowboys, maybe?!

I know I’m critical of the 4 potatoes that are currently eating away at the Broncos salary cap under the guise of being first grade footballers, but am I far off?!
I would rather have the Parra or St Merge back row than ours.
Click to expand...
I'd rather have our spine, including depth, than any other club's. We could even happily lose a couple of cap nibblers without noticing.
 
DAD'S ARMY

We have 3 of the 6 oldest players in the NRL.

ScreenScreenshot 2025-04-06 at 11-04-57 Oldest & Youngest NRL Players - Zero Tackle.jpg
 
The Mark Nicholls one always surprises me tbh. Just doesn't feel like he's been around that long.
 
Because we live in a salary cap world, every expensive talented player needs to be offset elsewhere by a less talented, less expensive player. That being the case, having poor quality in a certain position is only an issue if you’re losing - if you’re winning, then it is perfectly balancing your squad.

I’ll let you know what I think about our second row depth in early November lol
 
Harry Sack said:
The Mark Nicholls one always surprises me tbh. Just doesn't feel like he's been around that long.
Click to expand...

He took a while to establish himself, didn't he?

Edit: Just had a look - debut at 22, but not really a regular first-grader until he was 29. 12 matches in his first season at Souths, then far more consistency after that.

1000013880.png
 
Doubt we have the cap space, but imagine if we could bring Bullemore back from 2026. His legspeed and fast ptb would be elite behind Haas and Carrigan, plus he has the versatility to fill in at second row.

Terrible decision to let him go, especially in a game that's moved towards fast, low centre-of-gravity middles.
 
ningnangnong said:
@1910 may be able to clarify, but I vaguely recall that he wanted to go and experience life elsewhere, rather than us wanting to let him go.
Click to expand...
I think he also got a very good deal from manly considering where he was at experience and career wise.
 
ningnangnong said:
@1910 may be able to clarify, but I vaguely recall that he wanted to go and experience life elsewhere, rather than us wanting to let him go.
Click to expand...

Yeah he's too smart, he's a lot like Parcell. Rugby League doesn't need people that want to be close to their favourite art gallery or museum.

He got released early from Brisbane. I think Ikin was happy to give him what he wanted club and career wise.
 
1910 said:
Yeah he's too smart, he's a lot like Parcell. Rugby League doesn't need people that want to be close to their favourite art gallery or museum.

He got released early from Brisbane. I think Ikin was happy to give him what he wanted club and career wise.
Click to expand...
Yeah Ikin probably looked after him as fellow nerd
 
ningnangnong said:
@1910 may be able to clarify, but I vaguely recall that he wanted to go and experience life elsewhere, rather than us wanting to let him go.
Click to expand...
From memory, I believe his interests are in banking and finance. He requested to move to Sydney to be closer to that kind of action. Rugby League is his second job.
 
1910 said:
Yeah he's too smart, he's a lot like Parcell. Rugby League doesn't need people that want to be close to their favourite art gallery or museum.

He got released early from Brisbane. I think Ikin was happy to give him what he wanted club and career wise.
Click to expand...

mstreet said:
From memory, I believe his interests are in banking and finance. He requested to move to Sydney to be closer to that kind of action. Rugby League is his second job.
Click to expand...

Indeed. According to his LinkedIn, he is a part-time Associate Analyst at Regal Funds Management. 🤓
 
New Posts

Unread

Back
Top