The old Danny Weidler.
What ever he gets drip fed by his so called mates in high places .. must be true and gospel as he gets all the goss that no one else knows....according to Danny.
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The old Danny Weidler.
Good for the global game....really and that is more important than the heartland areas of Australia that are dying fast as less kids / adults playing the game.
DRAGONS
Widdop: Stars heading to Super League good for global game
Author
Brad Walter NRL.com Senior Reporter
Timestamp
Mon 29 Jul 2019, 06:01 PM
Warrington-bound Dragons captain Gareth Widdop expects more high-profile NRL players to head to Super League after South Sydney prop George Burgess joined Penrith five-eighth James Maloney as the latest big names to make the move.
Widdop, who confirmed his availability for England’s World Nines squad and the Great Britain Lions tour, finalised his deal with Warrington before the start of the season and he has watched with interest as other stars have also decided to play in Super League while still in top form.
Burgess, who hopes to reach the milestone of 150 NRL appearances when he returns from a nine-match ban for gouging, has signed a three-year deal with Wigan, who recently beat a number of NRL and Super League clubs for the services of former Roosters and Manly halfback Jackson Hastings.
Maloney, who helped NSW to back-to-back State of Origin triumphs, last week requested a release from Penrith to join French Super League club Catalans, while a number of other NRL players have opted to move to England in recent weeks and others are expected to join them.
Eels forward Manu Ma’u is headed Hull FC next season on a two-year deal, while Cronulla winger Sosaia Feki will join Castleford after signing until the end of the 2022 season.
Wigan have signed Eels flyer Bevan French on a deal starting immediately until the end of the 2021 season, while Sydney Roosters halfback Brock Lamb has flown to England to kick off a similar deal with London Broncos.
"They have got some good quality players over there and there are still good quality players going over there," Widdop said.
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"We want both competitions to be strong because it is going to help rugby league in general so hopefully we can get a few more going over to the Super League."
While up to half of Wayne Bennett’s England squad is now playing in the NRL. Widdop said he had no regrets about heading in the opposite direction as he came to Australia as a teenager with his family and came through the Melbourne Storm system.
Like Burgess, he has never played in the Super League and he wanted to do so while he was still in good form.
"My path is a little bit different to most of the boys, I obviously started out in the NRL and now I want to go over there and experience it," Widdop said.
At Warrington, he will line up alongside former Penrth, Wests Tigers and Canberra playmaker Blake Austin, who was leading the Super League Man of Steel award with Hastings when voting went private two weeks ago.
Austin’s selection in a train-on squad for the World Nines and the end-of-season Great Britain Lions tour has sparked controversy but Widdop is keen to play alongside him if he gets the chance.
"Obviously he has been going tremendous over there and he has put his hand up to play for Great Britain at the end of the year, or play for England, which is great if he feels passionate about that," Widdop said.
"I am sure he is doing it for the right reasons, if he wasn’t I don’t think Wayne would have put him in the squad."
Before then, Widdop is focused on helping St George Illawarra to finish the season as high up the NRL ladder as possible after returning last Friday night from an 18-week layoff with a shoulder injury.
Widdop gave a glimpse of how badly he had been missed capped by a penalty goal from 30 metres out near the sideline to put the Dragons ahead 16-14 with just two minutes remaining but South Sydney winger Campbell Graham scored a late try to snatch victory.
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"It’s great to be back out playing and I am just going to enjoy these next five or six weeks with the boys," WIddop said. The Dragons host Parramatta on Sunday at Kogarah.
"Obviously I have been at this club for a long time now and I have got a lot of mates here.
"We’ve got two home games coming up [against the Eels and Titans] so it is important to go out there and put in the effort and performance, not for ourselves or each other but for our fans and to show what it means to wear the jersey."
https://www.dragons.com.au/news/201...heading-to-super-league-good-for-global-game/
Nothing...ignore it, The guys has passed let him RIP. But you might want to change your photo ID
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Nothing to say as it is all innuendo and unsubstantiated tripe to somehow make a book that names nobody as appealing to the public.
McGregor safe for now, but Dragons face making some hard NRL calls
- Dragons Den
Lead the way: Dragons coach Paul McGregor plans ahead with NSW State of Origin forward Tyson Frizell. Picture: Adam McLean
The elastic band snapped before slingshotting for St George Illawarra.
The last six weeks presented such an opportunity for them, if only they could have held on long enough to stay in finals contention.
But now it's over, instead becoming a farewell tour for Dragons captain Gareth Widdop, who will never have a meaningful shot at winning a title since moving from Melbourne.
In the run to Mad Monday, they meet the Titans twice, the Sharks, Tigers and Roosters, as well as Sunday's game against Parramatta.
Of those, only against the premiers would you pencil in a loss. Even six from six and they almost certainly still miss out on finals.
Social media channels and fan forums have taken to the pitchforks and flaming torches again, demanding Paul McGregor's removal, wanting to put him on the scrap heap alongside Steve Price and Nathan Brown.
Only an outsider is good enough, the narrative continues, given Wayne Bennett delivered their only post-merger premiership.
Unless the wheels really do fall off in the final six rounds, McGregor will certainly be coach next year, but the pressure will be intense from round one.
Those wanting McGregor's removal must understand that revolution, rather than evolution, is a mixed bag.
Bennett simplifies the game, raising the likelihood of immediate results, as he's done with Souths, in contrast to Anthony Seibold, rebuilding and remodelling at Brisbane. The Dragons' end-of-season review will be, or at least should be demanding.
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Allegation: Jack de Belin. Picture: AAP Image/Dean Lewins
Should Jack de Belin, with all the distraction and his own pent-up frustration at being stood down from playing by the NRL, have been allowed to train with the first grade squad all year, especially when they were fighting to keep their season alive? What future does Jai Field have at the club?
And what of the back three, with the selection door revolving of Jordan Pereira, Jonus Pearson, Mikaele Ravalawa and Jason Saab?
They haven't handled losing the experience of Brett Morris and more recently Jason Nightingale.
Injuries a factor, but the gap between St George Illawarra's best and worst has been extraordinary this year. De Belin's ongoing court cases have had a huge impact, given his position as a State of Origin player, leader of the team song and conduit between the leadership group and younger players.
But on the field the Dragons have conceded 425 points, just six fewer than the Gold Coast, who already sacked Garth Brennan.
The choice between revolution and evolution might be shaped in the six weeks the Dragons have left.
https://www.illawarramercury.com.au...-now-but-dragons-face-making-some-hard-calls/
