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    Kyle Staney to Recruitment Manager

    Thanks for the heads up AY and good to hear about the Meafou brothers- obviously some lazy journalism from the author of the article (Fatima Kdouh). However, I would still argue that the Dragons could do better with the targeting of Rugby's elite. They do not have one player in their current...
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    Kyle Staney to Recruitment Manager

    Some interesting observations and Kyle may well be the answer- or part of it. However, an article in last Wednesday's Daily Telegraph (May 7) "Cracking Codes to snare young guns" alerted me to a recruitment area where SGI may be lacking to have a regular focus. One of conundrums I've wrestled...
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    Round 10 v Warriors @ WIN Wollongong

    A reasoned reply and yes- we are in new territory with a condition like Cody's. However, each week he churns out exceptional running metres, line breaks and assists as well as good bomb defusing and defensive skills he is turning up the pressure on Sloan- so I remain hopeful that Flanno will...
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    Round 10 v Warriors @ WIN Wollongong

    Funny- no one suggests Jaidyn Campbell not play NRL for the Gold Coast and he is about the same height and weight (6 feet and 80 Kgs) as Ramsay is now. Ramsay was 90 kgs before his illness.
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    Round 10 v Warriors @ WIN Wollongong

    You've just answered your own question- Ramsey is motivated (ie isn't sulking like Sloan) and has proved his fitness by being a standout in all the KOE matches I've seen this year. Upgrade him for the wing.
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    Round 10 v Warriors @ WIN Wollongong

    Its bye bye to the Dragons- meaning that if Flanno is going to continuously pick players like Sloan when they are both out of their depth and, in Sloan's case, showing all the signs of sulking, then the upcoming two byes before Round 16 are the only points we will pick up over the next seven...
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    Sloan to Reggie’s

    I do think Sloan is sulking about being moved to the wing and he is probably in the team purely for his speed- with Tui normally on one wing and Suli in the centres and an ageing Gutho at the back, there is not a lot of toe in our back 5. I'd prefer Ramsay in the team to Sloan- he's an...
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    Sloan to Reggie’s

    Things Sloane can't do consistently as a winger/fullback Catch a bomb Tackle Make post contact metres Read an attacking formation coming at him and choose the right option Anticticipate and support a colleague's linebreak (eg Gutherson) What he can do (when he wants to):- Run fast Conclusion-...
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    Magic Rd Tigers

    The bloke can run-but that's all. Athletics the obvious sport for him.
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    Round 8 vs Roosters

    The little I've seen of Atkinson suggests he's a running No 6- not the organising half-back that just about every club in the NRL (bar the Dolphins with Katoa, the Storm with Hughes and the Broncs with Reynolds) are looking for. Until Reed matures, we may have to move KF to half- Ilias back to...
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    Round 8 vs Roosters

    Their roster-no. However, the combination of their coaching and their roster- yes. They have coachable players buying into Ciraldo's methods and enough talent (rep already or in the frame such as Kiraz, Xerri, Crichton, Burton, Kikau, Preston, Mahoney and King) to give the premiership a shake.
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    Round 8 vs Roosters

    Agreed- but above all we need better players and better coaching- Sloan, Suli, Ilias, Leilua, Lawrie, Klemmer, Cook and Guler just not consistent NRL standard I'm afraid and our coaching setup doesn't seem to get that. Broom and dust pan for this lot please.
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    Round 8 vs Roosters

    The most depressing aspect of this loss was the comprehensiveness of it. Two of our tries were from the Roosters either dropping the ball or just clocking off when the game was over. Not much skill in either Sloan or Finau's tries. I'm struggling to think of one Dragons player who played over...
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    Round 8 vs Roosters

    Can't stand the Bulldogs but at least they offered cheap $10 tickets to attract the NRL battler and ended up with a record crowd. Just checked out the Anzac Day Allianz prices and...forget it. Those millionaire Roosters are making sure only their well-heeled supporters can afford to go.
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    Round 7 v Manly

    Something in the air or water down at Gerringong- just produces so many good footballers- hope that SGI has a development officer working regularly in the area so that it's not all left to Scott Stewart (unless of course, he's the development officer !). We cant' keep them all but we must be...
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