Corey Norman

[Willow]

Robati ran straight through Norman for his first try and Norman just stood there and watched him back up for his second try. He played better than usual but he is pedestrian in attack and barely offers much

That's not how it happened. Have another look. Both tries were set up by Kelly in the 26th and 30th minutes.

26th min: Watch Jack Bird stepping in to give Broncos the overlap - I suspect it would be more noticeable if it was, let's say Dufty who fell for the decoy. Broncos had two-on-one and from that moment on it was always going to be a try.
30th min: JDB comes up out of the line and misses the tackle on Kelly. Norman was nowhere near him. Bird and McCullough do their best to wrap up Kelly, but the damage is already done. Bit hard to blame this on Norman, unless you want him to tackle Robati without the ball.

 

[Gold_Coast Dragon]

Norman is not a quality 5/8, but he isn't completely useless. I would like to see him put on 2 or 3 kilos of muscle and be a permanent 14 if he is to stay. Kind of like Kurt Mann.

 

[mightydragon]

That's not how it happened. Have another look. Both tries were set up by Kelly in the 26th and 30th minutes.

26th min: Watch Jack Bird stepping in to give Broncos the overlap - I suspect it would be more noticeable if it was, let's say Dufty who fell for the decoy. Broncos had two-on-one and from that moment on it was always going to be a try.
30th min: JDB comes up out of the line and misses the tackle on Kelly. Norman was nowhere near him. Bird and McCullough do their best to wrap up Kelly, but the damage is already done. Bit hard to blame this on Norman, unless you want him to tackle Robati without the ball.

He ran straight through Norman in the 26th minute, have a closer look.

 

[Dragonslayer]

If the rumours are correct:

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

He done good in that set.

 

[BIG RIG]

Corey Norman gone for 2022

 

[Coffs dragon]

Best news since the sacking of the Peanut coach.
Bye bye Corey….
Good riddance

 

[HenryTatana]

Thank f**k for that. Hopefully he can audition for a new club in the second half.

 

[mickeylane]

Best news since the sacking of the Peanut coach.
Bye bye Corey….
Good riddance

say hello to Milford

 

[be55]

Hallelujah !!!!

Common sense has prevailed

The recurring nightmare is coming to an end

One of the most underserving, rugby league imposters, to ever wear our famous jersey

Goodbye and good riddance...

 

[kit66]

Corey Norman gone for 2022

Our best defender McInnes - gone.
Our best attacking player Dufty - gone.
Our best kicker Norman - gone.
I'm not looking forward to 2022.

 

[Coffs dragon]

say hello to Milford

And goodbye to me…that just reeks of desperation if any truth

 

[getsmarty]

Dragons inform Corey Norman he won’t be at club next season​

By Michael Chammas​

June 14, 2021 — 4.45pm




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Corey Norman’s time at the St George Illawarra Dragons is coming to an end after club officials informed the five-eighth his contract would not be extended beyond the end of this year.
It comes as a former Dragons five-eighth, Gareth Widdop, has attracted interest from Canberra about potentially returning from the Super League next year to replace George Williams in the Raiders’ No.7 jersey.

Corey Norman will depart the Dragons at season’s end.Credit:NRL Photos
The Herald contacted St George Illawarra officials on Monday afternoon, with the club confirming Norman had been told of the decision at a meeting last week. The Raiders also confirmed their interest in Widdop, but insist an offer hasn’t been made.
The Dragons have opted to invest in their juniors, with Jayden Sullivan and Junior Amone set to battle it out for the chance to partner Ben Hunt in the halves next year. The other option at the club is Jack Bird, who played five-eighth at the Sharks in his debut season before moving to the centres later in his career.

It’s understood coach Anthony Griffin initially wanted Norman to remain at the club. However, there was little support from others at the Dragons for the 219-game veteran to stick around.
Norman, who played his 50th NRL game for the Dragons in Monday’s clash against Canterbury at Stadium Australia, joined the club from Parramatta in 2019. Before Monday’s game he had helped the Dragons to 20 wins in those 49 games.

Corey Norman has experienced the highs and lows during his time at the Dragons.Credit:Getty Images
The decision not to extend Norman has left the 30-year-old at a crossroads in his career as he looks to find a new club for 2022. It’s unclear if the Dragons will continue to use Norman for the remainder of the year or begin planning for the future.
The news of Norman’s forthcoming exit comes just a couple of weeks after the Dragons’ controversial decision to part ways with fullback Matt Dufty at the end of this year, opting against renewing the services of one of their biggest attacking weapons. The Dragons believe Dufty’s defensive deficiencies counteract his prowess with the ball in hand.

Dufty met with Canberra officials last week, with the Raiders considering offering him a position in the nation’s capital.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/dr...t-be-at-club-next-season-20210614-p580xh.html

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P.S Thankyou @ GeorgeDragon

 

[St Tangles]

And Hook wanted to keep him.

We won a few flukey games early in the year


We're a bottom 4 team

 

[possm]

I'm relieved that the club has come out and said they will not extend Norman's contract.

 

[Gareth67]

The sod will will not shed a tear , he has earned ( taken) himself well over $2.4 mill in the 3 + years he was acting as a professional rugby league player . Nevertheless- good riddance .

 

[thebigredv]

The only good news today.

Ironically he caused the only try we got today.

Time for Sullivan and Amone to make their mark.

 

[redandwhite4evr]

The sod will will not shed a tear , he has earned ( taken) himself well over $2.4 mill in the 3 + years he was acting as a professional rugby league player . Nevertheless- good riddance .

I've had my heart in my mouth over the last two weeks as he has been among our better players- however, common sense has prevailed and his consistent laziness, poor defence, lack of pace and evasiveness since 2019 has been what convinced the brains trust at the Dragons to "go in a different direction"- the new euphemism for being shown the door.

 

[redVinme]

If we get Milford now Im going to combust

 

[Ted bartolo]

If we get Milford now Im going to combust

Duffy is out because of his defense it would be impossible for Milford to be signed