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Countdown to 2001 team selections: 01 September 2000: announcement from Peter Doust 17 November 2000: Saints squad announced 28 January 2001: Teams for first pre-season trial 3 February 2001: Teams for 2nd pre-season trial |
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SQUAD FOR 2001
(As announced 17 November 2000) Jamie AINSCOUGH Luke BAILEY Trent BARRETT Wayne BARTRIM Nathan BLACKLOCK Nathan BROWN Matt COOPER Jamie FITZGERALD Mark GASNIER Andrew HART Daniel HECKENBERG Lee HOOKEY Jason HOOPER Ben HORNBY Ben JEFFRIES Chris LEIKVOLL Paul MCGREGOR Willie PETERS Amos ROBERTS Ben ROSS Jason RYLES Craig SMITH Lance THOMPSON Shaun TIMMINS Darren TREACY Colin WARD
Coach: Andrew FARRAR |
STATEMENTS FROM PETER DOUST, CEO.
01 September 2000 CEO, Peter Doust has announced the 'players for 2001 status' to date. There will be additions in the coming months but here is the latest: Players (from 3 grades) who have had contracts retained or extended: Trent Barrett (2004), Lance Thompson (2004), Nathan Blacklock (2004), Luke Bailey, Jason Hooper, Daniel Heckenberg, Ben Ross, Ben Hornby, Aaron Gorrell, Justin Smith, Scott Geddes, Jason Kent, Reece Simmonds, Nathan Heffernan, Ian Donnelly, Clint Hill, Mathew Head, Wade Forrester, Mark Simon, Grant Bobbin, Steve Duggan, Adam Atkins, Michael Gentle plus more as contracts are finalised. New signings to date: Willie Peters (halfback, ex-Souths, Wigan), Mark Riddell (Lock, ex-Souths Flegg(c)), Michael Howell (Lock, ex-StGregorys), Andrew Meads (2nd row + five eighth, ex-Balmain), Kieran Kerr (halfback, ex-Cronulla 1st div). Players who have been 'invited' to look elsewhere: Corey Pearson, Lee Murphy, Robbie Simpson, Wes Patten. Players under review: Colin Ward, Terry Lamey. Top 25 players likely for 2001 (within salary cap $3.25mil): Jamie Ainscough, Luke Bailey, Trent Barrett, Wayne Bartrim, Nathan Blacklock, Nathan Brown. Matt Cooper, Jamie Fitzgerald, Mark Gasnier, Andrew Hart, Daniel Heckenberg, Lee Hookey, Jason Hooper, Ben Hornby, Ben Jeffries, Terry Lamey, Chris Leikvoll, Willie Peters, Amos Roberts, Ben Ross, Jason Ryles, Craig Smith, Lance Thompson, Shaun Timmins,Darren Treacy. Some changes possible in coming months |
| PLAYERS SELECTED FOR 1ST GRADE & 1ST DIVISION
IN PRE-SEASON TRIAL MATCH,
28 JANUARY 2001 First Division Ben Hornby, Nathan Blacklock, Paul McGregor, Lee Hookey, Reece Simmonds, Keiran Kerr, Willie Peters, Luke Bailey, Jason Hooper, Chris Leikvoll, Darren Treacy, Mark Riddell, Wayne Bartrim, reserves Daniel Heckenberg, Wade Forrester, Justin Smith, Jason Kent, Shane Laloata. First Grade Amos Roberts, Leo Clarke, Mark Gasnier, Jamie Ainscough, Wise Kativerata, Trent Barrett, Ben Jeffries, Jason Ryles, Aaron Gorrell, Craig Smith (c), Andrew Hart, Lance Thompson, Jamie Fitzgerald, reserves Colin Ward, Andrew Bobbin, Josh Jepsen, Andrew Meads, Mark Simon. NB: For trial purposes, teams were a mixture of both 1st grade & 1st division PLAYERS SELECTED FOR 1ST GRADE PRE SEASON TRIAL MATCH 3 FEBRUARY 2001 First Division: Ben Hornby (c), Leo Clarke, Wide Kativerata, Jason Kent, Shane Laloata, Keiran Kerr, Ben Jeffries, Jamie Fitzgerald, Wade Forrester, Justin Smith, Chris Leikvoll, Mark Riddell, Daniel Heckenberg. Reserves: Craig Stapleton, Andrew Bobbin, Steve Duggan, Mark Simon, Reece Simmonds, Peter Ellis, Joe Tamani, Trent Burns. First Grade: Amos Roberts, Nathan Blacklock, Paul McGregor, Mark Gasnier, Jamie Ainscough, Jason Hooper, Willie Peters, Wayne Bartrim, Lance Thompson, Darren Treacy, Luke Bailey, Nathan Brown (c), Jason Ryles. Reserves Andrew Hart, Colin Ward, Lee Hookey, Aaron Gorrell. SAINTS PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED FIRST GRADE IN 2001 click here |