WAKEFIELD TRINITYWakefield Trinity recruitment analysed as 10 sign from Super League and NRLby Ollie MitchellNovember 23, 2024
Daryl Powell
Wakefield Trinity have been busy this year, making a huge number of new signings as part of a complete rehaul ahead of a return to Super League in 2025.
After an excellent 2024, which would have seen them return to the top-flight even if promotion and relegation was still in play, they’ve seen a number of players depart for elsewhere or to retire.
Therefore, they’ve had to make plenty of signings, which they hope will make them competitive in the competition.
Here’s some analysis of their incoming players for 2025.
Wakefield Trinity signings analysed – with Super League icons and NRL recruits
Tom Johnstone
A major returnee to Belle Vue should make fans excited.
He scored 87 tries in 115 league games for Trinity, earning him a big move to the Dragons, where he scored 27 tries in 28 in his debut season in Perpignan.
This is an excellent pick-up after losing Jermaine McGillvary’s try-scoring ability. Although Johnstone’s year was disrupted by injury recently, he’s still an elite try-scorer that should buy into the club.
Mike McMeeken
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WAKEFIELD TRINITYWakefield Trinity recruitment analysed as 10 sign from Super League and NRLby Ollie MitchellNovember 23, 2024
Daryl Powell
Wakefield Trinity have been busy this year, making a huge number of new signings as part of a complete rehaul ahead of a return to Super League in 2025.
After an excellent 2024, which would have seen them return to the top-flight even if promotion and relegation was still in play, they’ve seen a number of players depart for elsewhere or to retire.
Therefore, they’ve had to make plenty of signings, which they hope will make them competitive in the competition.
Here’s some analysis of their incoming players for 2025.
Wakefield Trinity signings analysed – with Super League icons and NRL recruits
Tom Johnstone
Tom Johnstone
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A major returnee to Belle Vue should make fans excited.
He scored 87 tries in 115 league games for Trinity, earning him a big move to the Dragons, where he scored 27 tries in 28 in his debut season in Perpignan.
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This is an excellent pick-up after losing Jermaine McGillvary’s try-scoring ability. Although Johnstone’s year was disrupted by injury recently, he’s still an elite try-scorer that should buy into the club.
Johnstone’s teammate in Perpignan last year, McMeeken has been one of the competition’s best second-rowers for a number of years now and came close to winning the Grand Final with both Castleford and Catalans as a key member of the squads.
He has signed a four-year deal in a major statement of intent and links back up with head coach Daryl Powell.
Powell said in a statement when he was signed: “He is one of the best professionals I have ever worked with and has grown even more since his time in Catalans as a player and as a leader.”
He’ll certainly bring a wealth of experience to the side – and will surely be part of their leadership group next year.
Cameron Scott
Signed for two years – with a club option for a third – one of the few bright sparks in Hull FC’s 2024 squad will now play at Belle Vue.
He’s a versatile signing, as he can play in the back row or at centre.
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WAKEFIELD TRINITYWakefield Trinity recruitment analysed as 10 sign from Super League and NRLby Ollie MitchellNovember 23, 2024
Daryl Powell
Wakefield Trinity have been busy this year, making a huge number of new signings as part of a complete rehaul ahead of a return to Super League in 2025.
After an excellent 2024, which would have seen them return to the top-flight even if promotion and relegation was still in play, they’ve seen a number of players depart for elsewhere or to retire.
Therefore, they’ve had to make plenty of signings, which they hope will make them competitive in the competition.
Here’s some analysis of their incoming players for 2025.
Wakefield Trinity signings analysed – with Super League icons and NRL recruits
Tom Johnstone
Tom Johnstone
Credit: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
A major returnee to Belle Vue should make fans excited.
He scored 87 tries in 115 league games for Trinity, earning him a big move to the Dragons, where he scored 27 tries in 28 in his debut season in Perpignan.
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Castleford Tigers boss Danny McGuire makes Wakefield Trinity admission and Hull KR ‘set up’ joke
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This is an excellent pick-up after losing Jermaine McGillvary’s try-scoring ability. Although Johnstone’s year was disrupted by injury recently, he’s still an elite try-scorer that should buy into the club.
Mike McMeeken
Wakefield Trinity
Credit: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
Johnstone’s teammate in Perpignan last year, McMeeken has been one of the competition’s best second-rowers for a number of years now and came close to winning the Grand Final with both Castleford and Catalans as a key member of the squads.
He has signed a four-year deal in a major statement of intent and links back up with head coach Daryl Powell.
Powell said in a statement when he was signed: “He is one of the best professionals I have ever worked with and has grown even more since his time in Catalans as a player and as a leader.”
He’ll certainly bring a wealth of experience to the side – and will surely be part of their leadership group next year.
Cameron Scott
Signed for two years – with a club option for a third – one of the few bright sparks in Hull FC’s 2024 squad will now play at Belle Vue.
He’s a versatile signing, as he can play in the back row or at centre.
It’s unclear as to how quickly he’ll take to the field next year as he has been out injured since June and will be faced with a fight to get back to full form next year.
Corey Hall
Scott’s centre partner may be Corey Hall, who played for Castleford Tigers on loan from Hull KR in 2024 as part of a deal that saw Jack Broadbent go the other way.
At times, he could be a weak point in the Tigers’ defence and could fail to spot good runs from Jason Qareqare in attack, but at just 22, he’s far from the final product and now settled back at Wakefield, which could make all the difference.
His signing is another that sees a player return to their former club, after spending 2021 and 2022 with Wakefield Trinity, making four appearances.
Olly Russell
Trinity’s signings in the haves show perfectly how they’re planning for 2025, with Super League experience a-plenty.
