2025 Pre-Season Challenge - Trials

[redv13]

Only 5 more sleeps before we can watch a game of NRL. I know they are only trials & in the first game we have to sit though the gummies at swamp park BUT how good is it to see footy back on the TV !! Im pumped !

Time to dust off the keyboards and get the banter in full swing. Beware the bed wetters

 

[getsmarty]

Molo’s anger at booze comment​

A supposed lighthearted comment from a member of the Dragons’ coaching staff is believed to be behind Francis Molo’s decision to want out of the club. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fteams%2Fdragons%2Fsaint-sinner-shoosh-nathan-hindmarsh-replaces-ryan-girdler-on-triple-m-radio-show%2Fnews-story%2F606279a6c2c351a961ddc135b0da5f7a&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE

 

[Wolfgang90]

Molo returned to training but still doesn't want to play for us. Don't want to go through this shit again, happy to cut ties with him asap & put the NRL on blast until they stop players from breaking contracts early. Whether for our benefit (Guler, Luciano, Gutho) or not (Lomax, Molo).

Make it a financial disservice to break your contract early if you've played X amount of games or are on a decent deal. I get players like Guler who want an opportunity after years of service for Raiders but it's bullshit seeing someone like Molo, AFB etc. leave.

Maybe even mandate that player not being able to play against their former team for X seasons (including finals). Something has to be done...

 

[Slippery Morris]

If you are going to punish players for getting out of the contracts early what about clubs for pushing players out of their clubs early to save salary cap space and then bring in another bloke or top up a junior. It works both ways so they should make it simple. Once the contract is signed both the player and Club need to honour the contract no matter what.

If another club makes an approach such as Parra did with Lomax then they should be fined heavily and 500k taken off their cap and paid the the club impacted's cap. So in the case of Lomax, Saints should have been forced to keep Lomax and Parra would have had to pay 500k of his remaining salary left at the Dragons. If the player does not comply deregister the player from the NRL for 2 years. Make them play in England to boost their game.

That just sounds to easy and make player managers actually do their jobs properly so it won't happen with the NRL. If so they will apply to rule to Saints only.

 

[Old Timer]

Molo’s anger at booze comment​

A supposed lighthearted comment from a member of the Dragons’ coaching staff is believed to be behind Francis Molo’s decision to want out of the club. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fteams%2Fdragons%2Fsaint-sinner-shoosh-nathan-hindmarsh-replaces-ryan-girdler-on-triple-m-radio-show%2Fnews-story%2F606279a6c2c351a961ddc135b0da5f7a&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE

f**k the journo’s

Nobody knows what was said but it was lighthearted

FMD just name the person and tell us the situation in which it occurred and what was said

Then I’ll assess whether it was lighthearted or not.

No doubt we all have buttons we don’t like being pressed and will take action if they are.

As I said before D Y is a cumbdunt and thinks he can say what he likes and always have the “it was all in fun” defence.