Rumours and Stuff

[Soren Lorenson]

Dragons merchandise truck crashes on highway ahead of Wollongong game​

Talk about bad omens. As the Dragons fight for their first win of the season, their merchandise truck has crashed during the drive to their home base Wollongong.

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The dash cam footage of this is f**ken wild

 

[Soto]

Development of talent from juniors to NRL level is our biggest issue.

If Twidle has 3 clubs circling already what does that tell you. He has ability.

Yet we continue to sign players like Joash - whilst better than the likes of Zac Cini et al, he is too small and not fast enough to make it as an NRL player.

I agree we don't know what Twidle's best position is (just like Blaize Talagi) but this is because we keep shuffling players around in the junior grades.

Twiddles best position without any shadow of a doubt is fullback.
He would be exposed badly in defence at 5/8.
At least at the back he would hopefully not have to make too many tackles but can chime into the attack with his silky feet and elusiveness..

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The dash cam footage of this is f**ken wild

Looks like the dude might've been unfamiliar with driving with a trailer. The physics of it are very different.

 

[Soto]

Was that after we missed out on Galvin or after we only could get Pezet for 1 season..

After we missed out on Galvin and passed on Sandon Smith

 

[Delboy]

Somehow the thinking in the front office is that you don’t need to pay overs to get players like Perdue, shows how out of the market our thinking can be as a club. You pay for what players can bring, don’t think it’s that difficult and adjust the back end of the cap and second tier.

 

[Soto]

Somehow the thinking in the front office is that you don’t need to pay overs to get players like Perdue, shows how pit of the market we can be as a club. You pay for what players can bring, don’t think it’s that difficult and adjust the back end of the cap and second tier.

Cant believe between Ball and Flegg we dont have a fleet footed speedster capable of the same...

 

[Delboy]

Cant believe between Ball and Flegg we dont have a fleet footed speedster capable of the same...

We have in Ball, don’t seem we as a club promote youth as quickly as say the Raiders.

 

[Soto]

We have in Ball, don’t seem we as a club promote youth as quickly as say the Raiders.

Well time to cut the apron strings and promote. If they are good enough they are old enough

 

[Stevie]

Somehow the thinking in the front office is that you don’t need to pay overs to get players like Perdue, shows how out of the market our thinking can be as a club. You pay for what players can bring, don’t think it’s that difficult and adjust the back end of the cap and second tier.

Every week I just watch players that would walk into our squad. It’s depressing. We have a bludger of a team.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Somehow the thinking in the front office is that you don’t need to pay overs to get players like Perdue, shows how out of the market our thinking can be as a club. You pay for what players can bring, don’t think it’s that difficult and adjust the back end of the cap and second tier.

So why did no other club sign him?

 

[JokerEel]

Zac Laybutt goes ok same as Taulagi and Chester.. I think they are all off contract this year or next year

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We have in Ball, don’t seem we as a club promote youth as quickly as say the Raiders.

When we've had players with NRL potential we did promote them quickly, whether they were ready or not:

Player	Age on debut
Kaufusi	19
Salmon	19
Brown	19
Arthur	18
Loizou	18
Penisini	19
Russell	19
Arthur	19
Guymer	19
Talagi	19

We will no doubt continue to do so, if our current lot of teenagers do indeed have NRL potential. Bloomfield looks the goods.

 

[Soto]

When we've had players with NRL potential we did promote them quickly, whether they were ready or not:

Player	Age on debut
Kaufusi	19
Salmon	19
Brown	19
Arthur	18
Loizou	18
Penisini	19
Russell	19
Arthur	19
Guymer	19
Talagi	19

We will no doubt continue to do so, if our current lot of teenagers do indeed have NRL potential. Bloomfield looks the goods.

Hes been a gun all throughout the juniors

 

[JokerEel]

When we've had players with NRL potential we did promote them quickly, whether they were ready or not:

Player	Age on debut
Kaufusi	19
Salmon	19
Brown	19
Arthur	18
Loizou	18
Penisini	19
Russell	19
Arthur	19
Guymer	19
Talagi	19

We will no doubt continue to do so, if our current lot of teenagers do indeed have NRL potential. Bloomfield looks the goods.

Guymer as an example played 19 games in CUP (3 in the year they won SG ball) before his NRL debut.

Russell played 12 games in cup in 21 before his NRL debut

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Guymer as an example played 19 games in CUP (3 in the year they won SG ball) before his NRL debut.

He's a forward though. They generally debut later than outside backs.

 

[JokerEel]

He's a forward though. They generally debut later than outside backs.

Indeed thats why I added Russell..

 

[Soto]

Jesse Arthars is a player id be offering a compelling offer to. Really like him and versatile. Be a great right winger for us

 

[Poupou Escobar]

When we've had players with NRL potential we did promote them quickly, whether they were ready or not:

Player	Age on debut
Kaufusi	19
Salmon	19
Brown	19
Arthur	18
Loizou	18
Penisini	19
Russell	19
Arthur	19
Guymer	19
Talagi	19

We will no doubt continue to do so, if our current lot of teenagers do indeed have NRL potential. Bloomfield looks the goods.

As for @Delboy's assertion that we don't promote as quickly as the Raiders, in the same time period, the Raiders have debuted 5 teenagers (Cotric, Cook, Savage, Strange and Stewart) compared to our 10.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Indeed thats why I added Russell..

Where did you add him?

 

[King-Gutho94]

Jesse Arthars is a player id be offering a compelling offer to. Really like him and versatile. Be a great right winger for us

We could have done this in November when he was on the outer in Brisbane.

Instead we asked the Titans give us your shittest outside back available.