Dollars Could Cost Dragons This Prop

[blacksafake]

I hope he stays,however i can see someone like the eels who are desperate for a forward like him to offer big $ which would make it hard to compete with.

 

[FlameThrower]

Needs to be retained and within reason should try to match his true worth.
Money is one thing but having success and happy ‘work place’ is something to consider also.

 

[dragonssamy61]

Leeson needs to be priority number 1 right now, but I fear that we may be outbid. Desperate clubs will be looking to bolster their packs for next season and we might lose out to a 4 year deal offer from another club.

If we lose Leeson under those circumstances, i'll be pissed but I can understand completely that he'll be looking to set himself up for the future. However, i'm worried this forum will go into meltdown and we'll be back onto the Millward hate train.

Its not all over yet tom.
Stay tuned

 

[dragonssamy61]

I hope he stays,however i can see someone like the eels who are desperate for a forward like him to offer big $ which would make it hard to compete with.

And the broncos are too

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

My understanding is that graham is not on quite as much as people have talked about

I mean the guy didn’t have much competition for his signature last year down on form and in a struggling team and he is old

Discounted 2018 salary $500k
And I have heard $400k pa for 2019
And $350k pa for 2020 and might not even play?

Vaughan supposedly on $500k pa on contract extension years

If so .....LAM is possible to stay at $450k pa for two years and paid like a starting prop

Realistically our junior props won’t be in his category for a long time

A team like Newcastle or titans maybe prepared to pay $550k pa for 3 years?

If it falls thru maybe korbin sims at $400k pa would be a good plan B and likely to get bigger and stronger as only 25yrs old and has a lot of upside coming into our pack ...... very similar to Vaughan leaving Canberra and arriving here

 

[getsmarty]

JUDICIARY

Sims, Ah Mau cited by MRC
Author
Dragons.com.au dragons.com.au
Timestamp
Mon 26 Mar 2018, 02:14 PM

St George Illawarra duo Leeson Ah Mau and Tariq Sims have been cited by the NRL Match Review Committee following Sunday's 54-8 win over the Gold Coast Titans.

Ah Mau and Sims were both charged for grade one careless high tackles in the first half on Ryan James and Ash Taylor respectively.

Both players will only accrue fines and won't miss any games no matter their decision regarding the charges.

https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/03/26/sims-ah-mau-cited-by-mrc/

 

[rasaint]

Leeson’s seemed a bit careless but Simms hit seemed fair maybe borderline late but Ash Taylor does take it right to the defence line.

 

[kit66]

Should have resigned him a year ago, would have got him at a good price.
I expect to see him and Vaughan starting games in the near future if Sele keeps performing well off the bench.
Leilua, Graham, Sele + Mann on the bench.

 

[Seoul Dragon]

The chq book needs to be balanced but Leeson is one of our best this yr imo.

Tough as guts in tight, always runs hard & fwd, tackles hard.....you know what you get and this year he has stepped it up.

 

[KiamaSaint]

I know Mary likes the power game but 22 seems like an excessive number of props...

I know, and he wants 3 more, a squad full of props.

 

[watatank]

if Ah Mau leaves then the biggest name we would have retained is McInnes, while losing Thompson, Ah Mau and maybe Nightingale. McInnes would have had a significant upgrade but still doesn't seem to add up here. At the end of the day while keeping Ah Mau should be a priority, we can't just keep him at any cost so much depends on what $$ is being floated out there.Will have to wait and see what happens but it will be interesting to see what Millward comes up with the cap space nonetheless.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

JUDICIARY

Sims, Ah Mau cited by MRC
Author
Dragons.com.au dragons.com.au
Timestamp
Mon 26 Mar 2018, 02:14 PM

St George Illawarra duo Leeson Ah Mau and Tariq Sims have been cited by the NRL Match Review Committee following Sunday's 54-8 win over the Gold Coast Titans.

Ah Mau and Sims were both charged for grade one careless high tackles in the first half on Ryan James and Ash Taylor respectively.

Both players will only accrue fines and won't miss any games no matter their decision regarding the charges.

https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2018/03/26/sims-ah-mau-cited-by-mrc/

Long as we have them on Anzac Day for starters

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

And the broncos are too

Hope he doesnt end up with Donkeys.....love the bloke would hate to see him end up with them

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

Should we let Luc go of it means keep LAM ?

 

[Frank Facer]

My understanding is that graham is not on quite as much as people have talked about

I mean the guy didn’t have much competition for his signature last year down on form and in a struggling team and he is old

Discounted 2018 salary $500k
And I have heard $400k pa for 2019
And $350k pa for 2020 and might not even play?

Vaughan supposedly on $500k pa on contract extension years

If so .....LAM is possible to stay at $450k pa for two years and paid like a starting prop

Realistically our junior props won’t be in his category for a long time

A team like Newcastle or titans maybe prepared to pay $550k pa for 3 years?

If it falls thru maybe korbin sims at $400k pa would be a good plan B and likely to get bigger and stronger as only 25yrs old and has a lot of upside coming into our pack ...... very similar to Vaughan leaving Canberra and arriving here

Newcastle wanted to sign James Graham bad. They thought he was the ideal player to bring to their club, but he knocked them back and chose to play for us. He also wants to win a comp real bad too and that was one of the reasons that he chose to play for us.

 

[Frank Facer]

if Ah Mau leaves then the biggest name we would have retained is McInnes, while losing Thompson, Ah Mau and maybe Nightingale. McInnes would have had a significant upgrade but still doesn't seem to add up here. At the end of the day while keeping Ah Mau should be a priority, we can't just keep him at any cost so much depends on what $$ is being floated out there.Will have to wait and see what happens but it will be interesting to see what Millward comes up with the cap space nonetheless.

Thompson is no lose. Nightingale should have been taped on the shoulder last year and told to retire or look elsewhere.

We should retain Ah Mau.

 

[MILEY CYRUS]

Another one lost because of Nightingale...

 

[2010]

Don't forget Duffy. We need to wrap him up pronto. He won't come cheap

 

[watatank]

Thompson is no lose. Nightingale should have been taped on the shoulder last year and told to retire or look elsewhere.

We should retain Ah Mau.

I was talking in the context of the salary cap space

 

[Crush]

Have faith.....the Club didn't throw the Big money at Dugan or Packer and the Sun still comes up. I'm sure Millward will do the right thing by the Club to keep a well balanced team of experience & youth coming thru the system.

Quality post. I completely agree.