naraic wrote: ↑May 28th, 2023, 9:19 pm
The only surprise to me was Max O'Reilly being let go.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think he is good enough. However I half expected him to get a contract for a year as a filler player.
We only have 6 senior back 3s with 2 in the academy (plus whatever year 1s but they won't make an impact this year). That's quiet a thin group (especially since 3 of our back 3s are likely for the world cup squad).
I guess Osbourne or Frawley will spend a lot of time at 15 next season.
I'd be thinking Frawley at fullback.
First XXIII: 9. JGP, 10. R. Byrne, 11. Lowe, 12. Henshaw, 13. Ringrose, 14. JOB, 15. Keenan; 21. McGrath, 22. H. Byrne, 23. Ngatai
Second XXIII: 9. Foley, 10. Prendergast, 11. Larmour, 12. Osborne, 13. Turner, 14. TOB, 15. Frawley; 21. Murphy, 22. Tector, 23. Russell
Third XXIII: 9. Gunne, 10. ?, 11. A. Osborne, 12. Brownlee, 13. Cooney, 14. Arenzana-King, 15. Cosgrave; 21. ?, 22. ?, 23. McErlean
Hopefully enough of them will play to a high enough standard for there to be genuine debate about who should be picked. Osborne versus Ngatai, for example.