LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - Crocodile McKeller: Men at Work

[TigerFeetSteve]

Have colour coded the players so you can easily see which season they signed their last contract in (I am squeezing those annouced in July into the earlier season due to lag in announcements)
Current Season (23/24)
Last Season (22/23)
21/22 Season
20/21 Season & before


Hanro Liebenberg - 07/03/24 re-signed
Harry Simmons - 07/03/24 re-signed
James Cronin - 07/03/24 re-signed
Tom Whiteley - 07/03/24 re-signed
Mike Brown - 05/01/24 re-signed
Ben Youngs - 21/12/23 re-signed
Joe Heyes - 21/12/23 re-signed
George Martin - 21/12/23 re-signed
Anthony Watson - 02/11/23 signed
Matt Rogerson - 04/07/23 signed
Kieran Wilkinson - 04/07/23 signed
Sam Carter - 25/05/23 signed
Solomone Kata - 25/05/23 signed
Ollie Hassell-Collins - 28/03/23 signed
Cam Henderson - 28/03/23 re-signed
Josh Bassett - 25/01/23 signed
Kyle Hatherall - 25/01/23 signed
Jamie Shillcock - 25/01/23 signed
Finn Theobald-Thomas- 25/01/23 signed
Charlie Clare - 24/01/23 re-signed
Dan Cole - 24/01/23 re-signed
Dan Kelly - 24/01/23 re-signed
Dan Richardson - 24/01/23 re-signed
Freddie Steward - 28/09/22 re-signed
Jack Van Poortvliet - 28/09/22 re-signed
Ollie Chessum - 18/08/22 re-signed
Will Hurd - 18/08/22 re-signed
Julián Montoya -18/08/22 re-signed
Guy Porter - 18/08/22 re-signed
Harry Wells - 18/08/22 re-signed
James Whitcombe - 18/08/22 resigned
Phil Cokansigna - 12/05/22 signed
Olly Cracknell - 12/05/22 signed
Nic Dolly - 01/02/22 re-signed
Matt Scott - 01/02/22 re-signed
Handrè Pollard - 07/12/21 signed
Francois Van Wyk - 08/03/21 signed
Jasper Wiese - 08/03/21 CONFIRMED LEAVING
Tommy Reffell - 06/07/20 re-signed (rumored rolling long term)


Senior Academy

Fifth Season
Tom Manz - extended 23/01/23

Fourth Season
Sam Edwards - extended 23/01/23
Emeka Ilione - extended 23/01/23
Archie Vanes - extended 23/01/23

Third Season
Lewis Chessum - extended 18/08/22
Jacob Cusick - extended 12/05/22
Tim Hoyt - extended 23/01/23
Seb Smith

Second Season
Rob Carmichael
Finn Carnduff
Oliver Crane
George Daniels
Simon Koroiyadi
Josh Manz
Morgan Meredith
Cameron Miell
Joe Woodward - extended 23/01/23

First Season
Ollie Allan
Harry Beddall
Harry Clarke
Charlie Davies
Elliott Gourlay
Jack Kinder
Henry Mountford
Charlie Myall
George Perkins
Malelili Satala
Osian Thomas
Sam Williams
Archie Van De Flier

[longlivethecrumbie]

Fantastic work both!

[markharbtiger]

Fantastic work both!

Agreed! Let's hope you'll both have some additions to edit in soon(ish)

[RagingBull]

Wonder if Joe Powell could be looked at long term depending on what Ben Youngs is going to do next.
Quite a fan of Powell espcially during his time with the brumbies.

[Old Hob]

Great work. I get the song, but it did give my ears a bashing.

[RagingBull]

Apparently former Sale 15 and Caldy young player of the season Gourlay is going to Loughborough, potentially one to keep an eye on.

I feel like the club will be looking at a lot of young cheap back 3 options.

[sk 88]

Wonder if Joe Powell could be looked at long term depending on what Ben Youngs is going to do next.
Quite a fan of Powell espcially during his time with the brumbies.

Haven't seen much of him, he had a right stinker vs us last season.

We've not really replaced Wigglesworth so that third spot is still quite open with Whiteley, Edwards competing for it.

On the prev thread there were some questions about Notts, I believe this partnership is still active, https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/pa ... ham-210818 and there is fairly regular joint sessions during the season.

[RagingBull]

Wonder if Joe Powell could be looked at long term depending on what Ben Youngs is going to do next.
Quite a fan of Powell espcially during his time with the brumbies.

Haven't seen much of him, he had a right stinker vs us last season.

We've not really replaced Wigglesworth so that third spot is still quite open with Whiteley, Edwards competing for it.

On the prev thread there were some questions about Notts, I believe this partnership is still active, https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/pa ... ham-210818 and there is fairly regular joint sessions during the season.

I feel like he would suit more our style than Irish. Especially with McKeller
At Brumbies he very much reminded me of Sam Harrison. Underrated box kicker, skill and very aggressive near the goal line.
Granted that was a while ago so things might have changed.

[TigerFeetSteve]

On the prev thread there were some questions about Notts, I believe this partnership is still active, https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/pa ... ham-210818 and there is fairly regular joint sessions during the season.

Yeah this is why I think Fowkes as Transition coach who's job it is to get players from Senior Academy to the first team is a really astute selection

He not only played 200 odd games for Nottingham, he was assistant coach and head coach there for a period.

So he's a guy who knows Nottingham as a club inside out, so him as a key link between the clubs seems a really useful addition to the staff to me, even before you get to the fact he's worked with Everard before in his role at Wasps

[Lammy]

Isn’t it now a 23/24 thread?

[markharbtiger]

Isn’t it now a 23/24 thread?

RB just testing our observation skills!

[RagingBull]

Popcorn!

Wilkinson
Rogerson
Powell
Williams

All confirmed

None sound like short contracts
Slight worry is we may have a couple long term ish injuries we don’t know about they are keeping under wraps

Guess wait and see who appears in preseason pics

[TigerFeetSteve]

Boom

https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/ad ... 324-230703

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8am that message came through. Does that mean there are quite a few more today, or are they just starting early and spreading them out a bit more?....

[TigerFeetSteve]

Neat group of signings, only real question mark is on Williams, as to why we need him.

Only a Loosehead maybe missing, but if the rumours are right that we have signed an international one so that could be a seperate announcement.

Ramage not on the list so maybe just training with us a bit, or is he young enough we could sign him to the senior academy