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Crusaders Squad for 2025
Props: Kershawl Sykes-Martin, Finlay Brewis, George Bower, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Seb Calder.
Hookers: Codie Taylor, Ioane Moananu, George Bell.
Locks: Scott Barrett, Quinten Strange, Tahlor Cahill, Jamie Hannah, Antonio Shalfoon.
Loose forwards: Ethan Blackadder, Christian Lio-Willie, Tom Christie, Cullen Grace, Corey Kellow, Dominic Gardiner, Fletcher Anderson, Xavier Saifoloi.
Halfbacks: Mitchell Drummond, Kyle Preston, Noah Hotham.
First five-eighths: Rivez Reihana, James O'Connor, Taha Kemara.
Midfielders: Dallas McLeod, David Havili, Levi Aumua, Brayden Ennor.
Outside backs: Aki Tuivailala, Johnny McNicholl, Macca Springer, Sevu Reece, Chay Fihaki, Will Jordan.
In: Sykes-Martin, Calder, Shalfoon, Anderson, Saifoloi, Preston, O'Connor, Tuivailala.
Out: Moody, Franks, McAlister, Gallagher, Heinz, Burke, Crotty, Rova, Murray, Mataele and Halfpenny.
Wonder where Brodie McAlister is off to, if still in NZ its presumably to get some game time rather than being stuck behind Taylor & Bell.
They'll be hoping they get more out of O'Connor than they did Halfpenney, but i'd be surprised if he sees a big chunk of the season - but Kemara & Reihana need someone to learn from.
Loads of experience departing, lots of players coming in that didn't exactly jump out at NPC. Here's hoping for another middling to poor season for the one-eyes.