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    The Rumours Thread

    It is interesting to read comments about the Dragons not producing forwards. Which of Robson, Host, Leilua, Sele and Ford would currently make our squad? Most of us knew that Mary was very poor. I, for one, did not understand how long it would take to recover from his era.
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    New recruits for 2023

    Dragonslayer, Josh is the one guy I feel I know at least on a superficial level, having had several conversations with him. One chat was during the long Covid shutdown in 2020. Then he expressed an interest in returning to Redcliffe if they made into the NRL. But by early 2022 once the Dolphins...
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    The Rumours Thread

    Random, can we put him(the brick wall) in our defensive line? Appreciate your attempts to get us some good news.
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    New recruits for 2023

    OEDragon, you are certainly correct on the level of depression on the Forum. So let me try to lighten the mood a bit. Firstly, as limited as recruitment has been, we are still better off than in the preseason of 2007 when the squad of 25 as the number was then did not even have 17 players who...
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    The Rumours Thread

    Yow, from the games I saw Gowieski play in NSW Cup I thought he was very strong, in fact too good for that level. He had not set the world on fire in NRL but at the time it was very hard to understand why Woods was constantly picked ahead of players like Gowieski and Josh Kerr. On the other hand...
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    New recruits for 2023

    Well, Slippery, having too many fringe first graders was definitely a serious setback for any young forward talent this season. The first half of the season had Alvaro, Faama, Fui, Ford, Burgess and later Kerr and Gowieski taking most of the spots in the NSW Cup. When you throw in J.Hunt and...
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    The Rumours Thread

    Yes, Thommo, I too had several conversations with him and can agree he seemed a great bloke. Always happy to give me plenty of time. I thought if he was to leave he would head home to the Dolphins. Neither Mary nor Griffin got the best out of him. I too wish him well. The odd thing about this...
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    most boring grandfinal ever?

    DD, thanks for the clarification on Ch 9's rights. Now on pre-entertainment I have told this story on here before I think but it is again appropriate: About a decade or so ago I met one of the Balmain Tigers' team in the 1955 GF vs the Rabbits. I asked him about the pre-game entertainment that...
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    most boring grandfinal ever?

    Was the GF only available on 9? I was away from home and had no choice but to watch it on 9. Couldn't believe the number of ads for such an important fixture. The coverage didn't really capture the atmosphere with so many interruptions. Have just read viewers were way down for a GF. I say 9 got...
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    The Rumours Thread

    Hi Gareth. I am from your era and so share your views on contracts. I believed the NRL reached a noted low point when coaches Stuart and Cleary joined the break-my-contract mob. In relation to Sloan, his initial dropping may have been a little harsh - there were plenty of players who didn't...
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    Round 25 - our last game of pain

    Agree in general, justadragon, but I think you are a bit tough on Jaiyden Hunt: 10 minutes, 2 runs, 19 metres, 7 tackles, 2 misses, 1 ineffective tackle. Wow, 7 effective tackles in 10 mins! Has barely tallied a half of football in his 3 NRL games this year. Tough to make a negative judgment on...
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    The Rumours Thread

    Josh has another year on his contract. That's why I found it very hard to understand why he wasn't given another game instead of Woods before getting injured.
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    Refereeing inconsistencies

    To me the penalty call was 50/50. The Tiger player moved towards Feldt's line to some degree. Feldt tried to make it look worse. A very difficult call for Klein without being sure of the Tiger's motive. The ref did not make the penalty call so perhaps Klein would have been on stronger ground if...
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    Broncs game

    Thanks justadragon and of course forgiveness readily granted. It's when the implication is that the players or some players are not trying that I get concerned. I actually thought that the effort from the forwards showed intent say compared to the Cowboys' game where in the first 20 mins the...
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    Broncs game

    The Forum and its posters play an important role in my life. My disappointment after a loss like yesterday eases with every comment I read as I realise many others are sharing my pain. But I would appeal for three things: 1. Don't make personally offensive comments to fellow posters. That's no...
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    Broncs game

    I am really happy to see Jaiyden Hunt and Josh Kerr on the bench. Two big boys and great Koori mates they will be pushing each other. As others have said, an exciting day for the Dragons' future.
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    Broncs game

    I didn't know what to make of this change when I first read it. Thanks, smiley, for making some sense of it. I have liked Michael Molo right from the trials through NSW Cup into the NRL but I don't think his game is 15-20 mins from the bench which is how he has been used of late. So I will be...
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    Souths game

    Before the Cowboys match I wrote, "I am looking for the start of a 2nd half improvement tonight otherwise it will be hard to justify paying $50 for my wife and I to sit on the WIN hill in the freezing cold on Thursday night to cheer on the boys vs the Rabbits". Perhaps not surprising then that...
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    KOE (ex Canterbury Cup) and Jersey Flegg

    This issue was exacerbated today by Kerr and Hunt being up in Townsville. Having watched about half the NSW Cup games this year I would argue a real priority for the club is to have enough spine players in the top 30 squad so that barring injuries both NRL and NSW Cup teams have good specialist...
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    KOE (ex Canterbury Cup) and Jersey Flegg

    Apologies about my error, Jeremy. Thanks for the correction. Helps to explain Zac looking nippy and me not grasping what position he was playing. I do remember the no 6 Francis leaving the field late in the game. Yes, McCann came on with about 5 mins remaining. Obviously the coach has been to...

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