Brothers bow out
NORTHERN Prides desired 2020 roster has been delivered a double whammy. with the dub confirming brothers Bray-den and Cameron Torpy will not return to Barlow Park next season. Coach IS Williams said he was disappointed to see the sibling duo go. "The dub spoke to them early last week and threw them a lento of offer but they both declined and wanted to head back down south," he said -I think next year could've been a many good year for both gun. who were both coming off serious injuries. if we could he got them here. At the end of the day. its the player's decision. 'I would love to have kept the guys around and we did our best to keep them here but they thought their best oppor-tunity was elsewhere. I wish them the hest of luck? The loss of 24-year-old Bray den and 22•yea• old Cam-eron leaves the Pride down a solid option in both the halves and the front row. The brothers both showed potential despite Minn-ham-pered 2019 campaigns I laltback Rrayden struggled to fed Conn after major shoul-der surgery in the off-season but showed signs of getting back to his best until another injury blow late in the season. Cameron. a 100kg-plus prop,cnly played lOgames this season due to injury but was destined to shoulder the bad of retired pack leader Will Bugden if he stayed. -We can't sit around and twiddle our toes and fingers. we need to move laniard. so well go and see what else is out there.- Williams said. In some good news for Pride fans, the club also this week announced the re-sign-ing of young playmaker Jack Compagnolo. uppad•coming backrower Ewan Moore and journeyman prop Brad Lupe for Ilal season.