True and it's what plenty of people miss. As a squad, as you say we're very young, especially in the forwards which is rare for a Super League team. Apart from Pitts 35, Hood 33, and Griffin 35, everyone else is either 20/21, or in their mid 20's with a couple of exceptions like Big Mike 31 & Atoni 29. Everyone else is either just beginning their careers like Seth, Caius, Vagana, Croft, Caleb, Smith, or the rest are just mid twenties like Stourton, Doyle, Cozza & Rodwell. This is a team that should be together for the next 4/5 years or so, give or take with player improvements and transfers in general. Among all those young guys we need players that have been there and done it like Pitts, Hood and big Mike, you just can't coach experience and guys like Pitts are not just class players, they're gonna help bring on the next lot of young players what it takes to be a top SL Pro.

Cheers Fil! Hopefully Cozza and activating Rourke's +1 are in the pipeline they have to announce

And Hood too, hopefully 

He's already said that's unlikely I think.

Yeah you get the feeling Hood will move on. Quality player, another playing the best he ever has, but Tyson Smoothy’s a brilliant replacement. 

I would add Jack Croft to that list. He’s found his position in second row and has his best years ahead of him. It’s clear he’s put in a shed ton of work to improve his physique and game. Handy squad player. 


Cozza would be high on my list to retain. He seems similar to Pitts but younger. He seems the natural replacement for Pitts and I’d be happy to see him study under Pitts another year in 2026 and then in 2027 start like Pitts does in preperation for when he hits his prime years. 


Roarke I would keep too but when we have Trueman fit and Jowitt back to full back it’s a dilemma as he’s too good not to play but you can’t leave out Max who’s just too pivotal to the team. Offers good back line cover too. 


I feel if we make one or two big quality signings and retain most of these we are talking about we should keep pushing up towards the top year on year.