Matt Ellis believes Wakefield Trinity squad is good enough to reach play-offs again
Wakefield Trinity owner Matt Ellis believes the squad being assembled for 2026 is good enough to get the club into the end of season Super League play-offs for a second successive season.
Trinity finished a hugely respectable sixth position in their first year back in the top flight in 2025 and Ellis believes there is no reason why they cannot at least match that success next year and possibly kick on.
Recruitment has been lower in terms of numbers, but the Belle Vue club has come up with some eyecatching recruits like NRL Grand Final winner Tyson Smoothy and Samoa international Jazz Tevaga and is now aiming to turn the promise of this year with more tangible success.
"I think we've got a squad that can get in the play-offs again," said Ellis.
"We're coming up against a strong league again but that's got to be the ambition of the club.
"Bringing Tyson and Jazz in to add to what we already had gives us a chance to kick on.
"And all the young lads who have just had their first year in Super League, like Caleb Hamlin-Uele and Oli Pratt, are a year more experienced.
Since taking over Ellis and the team he has put together have reshaped the club from top to bottom and he has seen the image of Wakefield Trinity dramatically transformed.
He added: "There's a different perception of the club now. Looking at where the bookies have got us and early predictions, people are thinking we're going to be in and around the play-offs again.
"That's got to be the aim. Long-term, we'll keep building the squad so we win some silverware.
"You can't just stand still. We're striving to get to that next level."