Dragons sign Fijian Wing Sensation

[hazzbeen]

Ít's not as if the Raiders backline has been setting the world on fire- if he was that good, particularly with all the Raiders injuries and suspensions, wouldn't he have played some first grade by now?

Anyway lets give him a chance if he signs before we write him off . like I said dont know to much about him .....

 

[nontime111]

Fast is the important thing. He can be taught the other stuff.

Seems like ages since we had a flyer that could go the length.

B Mozz, yes FAR FAR too long!

 

[OzDragon]

Nabuli 2.0?

 

[dragon-83]

Hi NRL_Dragons well done to the season hopefully 2019 will be an even better season.
Just want know will will there will be another recruitment and retention update soon soon?

Hi
Thanks for getting in touch. There will be recruitment announcements happening in the next few weeks so keep an eye on our Facebook page and website for updates!

 

[Drakon]

I heard on one of the televised ISP games that Ravalawa got injured in Round 15 and didn't play for the rest of the year. I don't know what the injury was.

He's 184cm and 93Kg. He turns 21 on 9 Nov this year.

He made 13 appearances for the Mounties this year and scored 11 tries (5 in one game as mentioned earlier in this thread). He had 2 try assists, 67 tackle breaks and 13 line breaks from 178 receipts.

He averaged 141.5 metres/game. He also made 36 tackles and 11 missed tackles for a tackling efficiency of 72.1%

In 2017 Ravalawa scored 12 tries in 22 games and won Canberra's under 20s player of the year award.

He originally played rugby union and captained the Fijian under-18's rugby sevens side. He was spotted by Peter Mulholland who recruited him for Canberra.

He was also in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad for Fiji but made no appearances.

https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/mounties/mikaele-ravalawa/

 

[denis preston]

Ít's not as if the Raiders backline has been setting the world on fire- if he was that good, particularly with all the Raiders injuries and suspensions, wouldn't he have played some first grade by now?

The rumor is he signed with us in June but Raiders wouldn't release him ( to make us stronger ?? ) so let him rot in ISP.

 

[Drakon]

The rumor is he signed with us in June but Raiders wouldn't release him ( to make us stronger ?? ) so let him rot in ISP.

Yeah, they did say on TV he was injured but seems like he wasn't. He's been playing.

Politics/puishment?

Interesting read:-

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/fi...-inspires-bulls-boilover-20180728-p4zu6d.html

 

[Gm5]

Another nabuli

 

[Brutalitops]

Another nabuli

Based on what? His race?

 

[St Georgio]

hopefully another Walford/Blacklock!

 

[st.phil]

Bring him in

 

[rednwhites]

Is he Mary's replacement? I am confused.

Shouldn't we be focusing on a recruitment of a proven coach and not some unproven player?

Don't get me wrong, he seems like a talent, but this is not going to solve anything.

 

[nrlnrl]

Dragons to sign Fijian flyer

Some good news for the Dragons in the wake of last weekend’s heart-breaking loss to Souths - the club has landed Fiji’s World Cup flyer Mikaele Ravalawa for 2019.

The club has been in talks with the Canberra youngster for months and an announcement is imminent.

Ravalawa could be the man to replace veteran winger Jason Nightingale in coming seasons.

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Mikaele Ravalawa in action at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2015.
At just 20, he is a real crowd pleaser who scored five tries in one game for Raiders feeder club Mounties earlier this year and was the club’s top try scorer for the season.

Fast and strong, he’s set to continue the tradition of exciting Fijian wingers in the NRL.

URL LINK: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/sharks...the-mole/043d253d-5b5b-438d-b56f-39f4bda369ef

ADMIN NOTE: The above URL link was edited in by a moderator. It's not that hard to do while you're posting. But it is bloody annoying when we have members who repeatedly think it's someone else's job. It's in the rules, and most members are real good about it. But some just don't get it.

As TruSaint mentioned, this was raised months ago on this forum. A typical effort by The Mole to claim it as a scoop.

 

[mobels]

Ít's not as if the Raiders backline has been setting the world on fire- if he was that good, particularly with all the Raiders injuries and suspensions, wouldn't he have played some first grade by now?

Cotric and Rapana is the best wing pairing in the comp.

Bit hard to get a run over those two.

 

[j0nesy]

Decent signing, will at least provide a bit of depth. Squad already looking better for next season with Korbin Sims replacing Ah Mau. Lomax stepping up and possibly Lawrie and Leilua doing the same. I’ll be interested to see how the wing and centre positions play out next season. There’s a lot of competition for those positions

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Our best without doubt were Walford and Blacklock , years and years ago obviously, can't really think of anyone else in the last 20 odd years that we have bought as a winger who has excelled..

Adrian Brunker.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Wonder if that means no Corey Oates?
It was a tough one anyhow and maybe Saints were aware they had little chance.

Did you mean to write a rhetorical question?

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Denis, we have signed a few gooduns and a handful of duds as well from Canberra.

Woolford / Weyman / Costigan / Dugan / Thommo / Williams / McCrone / Vaughan.

You can add Daniel Vidot and Josh Miller to the “dud” list.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

You mean to say Saints won’t be acquiring Oates and/or Tupou?

I’m shocked.

Perhaps I’m a little finicky, but I prefer recruits to have first grade experience before my interest is piqued. It’s not unlike the situation with the current coach, who was appointed without any established NRL credentials.

 

[TomRedVRiver]

You mean to say Saints won’t be acquiring Oates and/or Tupou?

I’m shocked.

Perhaps I’m a little finicky, but I prefer recruits to have first grade experience before my interest is piqued. It’s not unlike the situation with the current coach, who was appointed without any established NRL credentials.

Tupou is unavailable, Oates wants to stay with Bennett and his asking price is massive.

Don't believe everything you read. Especially what you read here.