Barrow Raiders have given their fans an update on the club’s 2024 squad and who has committed long term.
They have also listed all the players that have left the club since the end of last season.
There are currently 18 players in the Raiders first team ahead of the new season, with paperwork completed for a further signing, and terms agreed with another.
The announcement of these signings will be delayed due to a couple of independent reasons.
Below is a breakdown of the situation of each member of the club’s 2023 squad going into the new campaign.
UNDER CONTRACT
- Luke Cresswell: Will start year 3 of his 3-year contract
- Shane Toal: Will start year 3 of his 3-year contract
- Greg Burke: Will start year 2 of his 2-year contract
- Charlie Emslie: Will start year 2 of his 2-year contract
AGREED CONTRACT EXTENSION
- Ryan Shaw: signed a new one year deal
- Ryan Johnston: Signed a new 3 year deal
- Jarrad Stack: Signed a new one year deal
- Ellis Gillam: Signed a new one year deal
- Brett Carter: Signed a new one year deal
- Josh Wood: Signed a new one year deal
- Luke Broadbent: Signed a new two year deal
- Andrew Bulman: Signed a new one year deal
JOINED THE CLUB
All one one-year deals
- Matty Costello:
- Tom Wilkinson:
- Max Clarke:
- Adam Jackson:
- Ramon Silva:
- James Greenwood:
LEFT THE CLUB
- Rio Corkill: Contract expired, joined Whitehaven
- Greg Worthington: Retired
- Jarrod Sammut: Contract expired, free agent
- Nathan Mossop: Retired
- Anton Iaria: Returned to Australia midway through last season
- Danny Langtree: Released from his contract, joined Widnes Vikings
- Jack Wells: Contract expired, plans to take a year out to regain fitness
- Jake Carter: Left club midway through last season, joined Whitehaven
- Sam Brooks: Contract expired, joined Widnes Vikings
- Ben Evans: Released from his contract
- Tom Hopkins: Left club midway through last season
- Connor Saunders: Contract expired, joined Workington Town
- Ellis Archer: Contract expired, joined Workington Town
OTHER
- Dan Toal: Training with the squad to prove fitness after a long injury
The club added: “Our first team squad recruitment has been given a massive boost with some of our leading sponsors forming an independent group aimed at providing additional funds for the playing budget through direct investment and support of large events.
“This should allow us to slightly increase the size of our proposed squad, but we will also be backed up by up-and-coming talent from our Furness Raiders development side and there is still a possibility of a link-up with a Super League side.
“We think it is important that the pathway from the Furness Raiders continues to provide talent to the first team, and we have been rewarded in the recent past with the emergence of the likes of Ryan Johnston and Charlie Emslie, who are now established first team stars – the former even captaining the Raiders on occasion last season.
