Emily Mannix

And in defense we have Ash Irvin, Cara Steth, and Jo Weston.

Outgoing we have Lily Graham, Kate Eddie, oh, I could cry, Zara Walters, Emily Mannix, and Rudi Alis.

Well, we all have opinions on this.

Who wants to go first?

Yeah.

Um, but yeah, look, not a fan.

But again, I feel like if bringing in an Ash Irvin for an Emily Mannix would've been a really good call.

I think as much as I'm sure Mannix would've liked to keep going, having Ash Irvin's a really good pickup, but then you don't need to do away with Rudi Ellis to bring in a Carys Dyce.

But when you look at the context of it all and with Rudy, you know, two year offer being on the table and then not.

A veteran like Emily Mannix having to call Daihani apparently to find out what was happening with her future.

It doesn't sound like it's been the most clear and concise.

line of communication.

So there's a lot of changes going for the Vixens, which is a team that notoriously stays pretty the same.

In terms of who is staying, we've got Kate Maloney, Jo Weston, Sophie Garbin, Hannah Mundy, and Kira Austin.

And the outs are Zara Walters, Rudy Ellis, Lily Graham, Emily Mannix, who's retiring, and of course, Kate Eddy.

I will say, and I've said this before, that I think what... made them a premiership winning side in 2025 was that they had this closeness and reliability and had played with each other for so long.