2022 Squad: Gains, Losses & Re-signings.

[dragon thomo]

I agree random the interview was crap

 

[Dracarys]

https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2021/12/22/suli-sets-sights-on-2022/ Great interview but what bugs me is how incompetent the bloke asking the questions is. Surely he can ask a few more posing questions. always been so cringe to listen to the dragons media guy

Darius feels your pain.

 

[getsmarty]

Squad Game: Dragons 2022 roster changes and best 17

Griffin has introduced 12 new faces since being appointed coach

www.nrl.com

 

[saintly1996]

Seems to have forgotten F Molo

 

[2218]

Interesting they have amone in the centre and suli on the sting

 

[randomdragon]

After originally signing with the dragons Kiko manu has now signed a contract with the brisbane broncos

 

[BIG RIG]

Was Manu signed with us only on a train and trial ?

After originally signing with the dragons Kiko manu has now signed a contract with the brisbane broncos

 

[thebigredv]

After originally signing with the dragons Kiko manu has now signed a contract with the brisbane broncos

I had the banner ready and everything...

 

[Gareth67]

After originally signing with the dragons Kiko manu has now signed a contract with the brisbane broncos

Shame that he is gone , however the Dragons will still field a competitive back line .

 

[Willow]

After originally signing with the dragons Kiko manu has now signed a contract with the brisbane broncos

Have you got a source / URL link for that?

 

[kit66]

Seems to have forgotten F Molo

Seems to have forgotten 2021.
He's picked pretty much the same forward pack that got rolled week after week after week. I think we'll see F.Molo, Burgess, Woods and Su'a play prominent roles next year and have underperformers like Lawrie, McGuire, JDB and Sims hopefully playing well again off the back of those new guys. Sims and JDB particularly thrive when others around them are doing their job well.
We need a marked improvement defensively if we're to be competitive in 2022, which probably means we won't see Amone in the centres although wing is a slight possibility for him. More likely in the halves with Hunt to start the year I'd say.
I wouldn't mind Suli on a wing though but only if Bird is his centre partner - a backline of Sloan, Suli, Bird, Zac, Rava would be awesome. Big forwards, big backs and a couple of speedsters out there, that's the way to go.

 

[BIG RIG]

As I have said before the only forwards from last year that should remain in the first grade pack next year are :

Jack De Belin
Jack Bird
Tariq Sims
Josh McGuire

The other spots should be filled in by our new signings in Aaron Woods , George Burgess , Francis Molo and Jaydn Su’a

The forwards from last year such as

Daniel Alvaro
Josh Kerr
Blake Lawrie
Poasa Fa’amusili
Jackson Ford
Billy Burns
Tyrell Fuimaono

along with Jack Gosiewski

should be our depth and playing in reggies

if they show good form and our first grade forwards aren’t firing then by all means they should be given another crack in the NRL

they great thing about our squad next year is the depth both in forwards and backs and the fact that everyone in our 30 man squad has NRL experience

 

[Dragon David]

As I have said before the only forwards from last year that should remain in the first grade pack next year are :

Jack De Belin
Jack Bird
Tariq Sims
Josh McGuire

The other spots should be filled in by our new signings in Aaron Woods , George Burgess , Francis Molo and Jaydn Su’a

The forwards from last year such as

Daniel Alvaro
Josh Kerr
Blake Lawrie
Poasa Fa’amusili
Jackson Ford
Billy Burns
Tyrell Fuimaono

along with Jack Gosiewski

should be our depth and playing in reggies

if they show good form and our first grade forwards aren’t firing then by all means they should be given another crack in the NRL

they great thing about our squad next year is the depth both in forwards and backs and the fact that everyone in our 30 man squad has NRL experience

I think you are spot on with your comments Big Rig. Those players from Alvaro down to Fuimaono didn't really help to win us many matches but are good for back up. The first 8 you mentioned should be in our squad either starting or on the bench.

 

[Mojo]

I think you are spot on with your comments Big Rig. Those players from Alvaro down to Fuimaono didn't really help to win us many matches but are good for back up. The first 8 you mentioned should be in our squad either starting or on the bench.

No mention of Macca - is he in by default?

 

[randomdragon]

Have you got a source / URL link for that?

His manager on instagram, Lombardisportsmanagement

 

[Mojo]

His manager on instagram, Lombardisportsmanagement

My favourite acronym… LOMBARD - Lots Of Money But A Real D..khead.

 

[Rod Coil]

His manager on instagram, Lombardisportsmanagement

Yeah just checked, it's on their Facebook page as well.. I don't get how you sign with one club, then just sign with another club. & say seeya.....

 

[Ghostface Killah]

Of those off-contract start for me:

Keep: Eddie Blacker, Tyrell Fuimaono, Matt Dufty

Cya Later: Billy Brittain, kaide Ellis, Hayden Lomax, Trent Merrin, Corey Norman, Jordan peira, Brayden Willame

Undecided: Jack de Belin,

A clean out needed Dufty I'm not going to judge on his round 1 performance as the conditions were horrible however if no improvement shown over the next few weeks then he can join the cya later list, if the Jack de Berlin case gets delayed yet again I'd also be willing to cut ties.

Have we lost any of the dumbf**ks who call the shots? See, eg, The Illawarra Mafia, Peter Doust, Danny Robinson, Craig Young, etc?

 

[Willow]

His manager on instagram, Lombardisportsmanagement

Thanks.

FFR: https://www.instagram.com/lombardisportsmanagement/?hl=en

 

[OneEyedDragon]

Thanks.

FFR: https://www.instagram.com/lombardisportsmanagement/?hl=en

I wonder what the story is? The page indicated by @Willow definitely shows that Kiko signed with the Dragons for 2022, but then shows later that he has signed with the Broncos for 2022. Why? More money at the broncs? The Dragons didn't care so just released him? Strange situation. Does anyone know the real story?