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lurker says Dugan walks out and Johnston walks in!!
This would be worst case scenario.
Johnston is a great winger, but he's NOT a fullback.
Horrible defensively, same issues with Dugan (poor passing ability), gets caught out of position too often.
I'd be furious if this happened.
With Hunt/Widdop and McInnes I don't think there is need to panic, I am sure one of our own can cover FB, I agree we don't need journeymen , but f**k I hope Duges stays!Would much rather just keep Dugan however if he goes I'd rather run with what we have for a year (Mann / Field / Dufty not Flo)and then if need be make a big offer for the best we can get from outside.
Forget journeymen or so called safe options.
Thats what you guys were saying about Mciness - Johnston is a gun attacking machine - running off Hunt and Widdop he will be NRL top try scorer in 2018!Can confirm this to be correct. Johnston is essentially Nathan Merritt 2.0. Lightning fast and very safe hands but can't make or break a tackle and can't throw a pass.
I heard the Tigers were after him but wouldn't be surprised if the Dragons got him as a Dugan replacement. Wants to play fullback but has been rubbish there for us. Still young and could develop further but wants spine money and we just don't see him as anything other than a winger.
It's no co-incidence that we looked a 10 x better team on the weekend with Johnston being shifted back to the flank and out of fullback.
Johnston for Dugan would be a big downgrade imo.
IMO he hits a hole better than Dugan,Without his speed there aint much else there.As a fullback NO but as mentioned previously if as a winger i can live with this.
Johnstone wants fullback money, that's why he would move. We don't want a winger on fullback money. A two year deal with an option in the clubs favour at max 500k.IMO he hits a hole better than Dugan,
Chimes into a backline a lot sweeter than clunky Dugan
3 times quicker,
3 years younger
plus if Field does come along in future years to move to FB Johnstone still a gun winger!!
All this happens if Dugan moves