It didn't take long for the silly season to kick into gear.
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Shortly after Mudgee Dragons completed a dominant season by winning the 2024 Peter McDonald Premiership grand final, thoughts quickly turned to next year
Forbes and Orange CYMS were among the clubs active early in the off-season and others are now getting in on the act.
Mudgee have attracted a talented former junior home, and Dubbo CYMS have done the same, while Orange Hawks and Bathurst St Pat's are other sides which have been busy.
To help you keep track of all the signings, we'll be updating the graphic and list below as the off-season goes on.
Mudgee Dragons
Coach: Clay Priest
IN: Cody Lawson (Redcliffe)
OUT: Zac Saddler (Manly)
Coach: Sam Dwyer
IN: Tom Phillips (Forbes Magpies)
OUT: Jake Porter (Forbes), Tuhi Pompey, Jordan Pope, Nikola Sovatabua (Cootamundra)
Dubbo CYMS
Coach: Shawn Townsend
IN: Bayden Searle (Wyong), Afa Collins, Jordan Reynolds (Macquarie Raiders)
OUT: Jordi Madden (Kurri Kurri), Jayden Merritt (Macquarie Raiders)
Bathurst St Pat's
Coach: Chris Osborne
IN: Tyler Colley (Wests Tigers), Riley Cheshire (Bathurst Panthers), Derryn Clayton
OUT: Mitch Andrews (Forbes), Hayden Bolam (Forbes), Nick Booth (Forbes).
Wellington Cowboys
COACH: Justin Toomey-White
IN:
OUT: Lewis Stanley (Orange United), Kenny Everson (Orange United), Jeffrey Lingwoodock.
Forbes Magpies
Coach: Cameron Greenhalgh
IN: Jake Porter (Parkes), Sam Hampson, Harrison Leadbitter (Canberra Raiders), Mick Coady (Wests Tigers), Mitch Andrews (Bathurst St Pat's), Hayden Bolam (Bathurst St Pat's), Nick Booth (Bathurst St Pat's), Farren Lamb.
OUT: Tom Phillips (Parkes), Campbell Rubie (St George Illawarra), Toby Hurford, Tom Hopkins, Jake Haddrill (retired).
Bathurst Panthers
Coach: Jake Betts
IN:
OUT: Riley Cheshire (Bathurst St Pat's), Brady Cheshire (retired), Josh Merritt (Macquarie Raiders)
Orange CYMS
Coach: Jack Buchanan
IN: Tom Hickson, Toby Westcott (Wynnum Manly Seagulls), Jamin Williams (St Mary's).
OUT: Ethan Bereyne (Orange United)
Macquarie Raiders
Coach: Justin Carney
IN: Justin Carney (Albury Thunder), Josh Nixon, Wade Peachey, Blake Frost (Gilgandra Panthers), Blake Merritt (Canterbury Bulldogs), Jayden Merritt (Dubbo CYMS).
OUT: Billy Gilbert (Darling Point Coleambally), Jordan Reynolds (Dubbo CYMS).
Nyngan Tigers
Captain-coaches: James Tuitahi and Jacob Neill
IN: Loma Atuau (Cobar), Cale Dunn
OUT: Harry Hammond (Warren), Braith Boyd (Warren)
Lithgow Workies Wolves
Coach: Peter Morris
IN:
OUT: Eli Morris (Melbourne Storm)
Orange Hawks
Coach: Shane Rodney
IN: Tom Toohey (Forbes), Dereyne McKenzie (CSU Mungoes), Joseph Gahuna Silas, Ben French (Orange United), Lochie Hobby (Blayney), Joe Hobby (Blayney), Kaeden Dickson (Manildra), Sam Greatbatch (rugby union)
OUT: Harry Wald (Penrith Panthers)
Dominic Unwin
Sports reporter covering the length and breadth of Western NSW. Got a yarn? Send me an email via [email protected]
Sports reporter covering the length and breadth of Western NSW. Got a yarn? Send me an email via [email protected]
Nick Guthrie
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior sport journalist for Western NSW. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst and everywhere in between. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior sport journalist for Western NSW. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst and everywhere in between. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
