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2025 Squad List

Dragon David

First Grade
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Fittler is Fittler, LKT is not.
Yep, Fittler was a one off. A whiz kid that had many other first grade footy players in the Parramatta/Penrith areas getting plenty of squizzes at him playing and saying when he was just starting out that he would be a wonder kid. He had so much talent and ability and we saw what he did as a grown up.

These type of players are once in a lifetime ones just born to be great.
 

Veteran Dragon

Juniors
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108
Trying to make a case for Doueihi and Ilias.
When Doueihi was fully fit and firing he was a standout in a team that was performing very poorly.
With Ilias he has played under coaches who were sacked because a strong roster team performed well under expectations just about every week. When this happens the half back more often than not cops the blame. In Flanno’s first year proved a lot of doubters wrong by getting the best out individuals and the team as a whole. Flanno maybe able to get the best out of Ilias and elevate him to the potential everyone at Souths thought he had 2 years ago. Also Cookie thinks highly of him.
 

TheRev

Coach
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11,496
I dont think Douieh is on our list any more.. he was clearly going to be our #30, then all of a sudden Flanno said he wanted to keep the #30 spot open for last minute opportunistic signings in 2025.

And I assume we will get only 1 of Ilias or Atkinson for 2025... we do however really need an extra guy to cover halves injuries (which would have been Douieh), so im not exactly sure what Flannos masterplan is yet.
 

Dragonslayer

First Grade
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7,798
I dont think Douieh is on our list any more.. he was clearly going to be our #30, then all of a sudden Flanno said he wanted to keep the #30 spot open for last minute opportunistic signings in 2025.

And I assume we will get only 1 of Ilias or Atkinson for 2025... we do however really need an extra guy to cover halves injuries (which would have been Douieh), so im not exactly sure what Flannos masterplan is yet.

Let's assume for a minute that we gave 28 signed players.
As you state, Flanno would like to keep #30 open, yet we need a half and a prop.
I'm guessing, the squad numbers are reliant on what type of contract Eisenhuth has signed. If not a top 30 then it makes sense to hold off on spot #30.
So, hypothetically, we could look to sign Ilias for '25 and a forward from the ashes of whoever signs Hunt. If we can jag Atkinson, for '26, he could agitate for an early release, could this be the reason to hold #30?
The path to signing Douehi seems to have dried up, or is it a smokescreen?
 

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