Flanno's New Signings

[baggygreen man]

A fit, lean and inspired Bird would be a huge asset to our team.

Lets wait and see this miracle.

 

[baggygreen man]

He’s apparently dropped 10-12 kilos

Dropping weight does not suddenly turn you into a superstar. Raw, natural ability plus whats between the ears, does.

 

[baggygreen man]

They are raving about Lawries physique also.

You mean Blocka has lost the gut. He wont recognize himself
Seriously, he just added 10 to his post contact metres.

 

[kit66]

I don't think $900000 a season is lot of money, considering back in 1996 during the superleague war, average players were getting nearly $500000 season, for that money you could have bought 3 houses in Dundas on a 1000 square meter block, I know for a fact.
Today your lucky to get a 2 bedroom unit for $900000. But again, according to J Hooper we'll be getting ripped off, but you know if he goes too lets say Canberra, it will be a case that, he's gone to a team with the potential of playing finals football, no mention about dollars!

True, it's not overs for tier 1 or 2 players, we know that but is Luc tier 1 or 2 ? Maybe tier 2 but what if he stays true to his form for the last 3 years and only plays 12 or so games a season, that's a possibility and throw in his off field issues. Multiply it by four and it's a huge $3.6m risk. Imagine if we paid that and it all went to shit, what a laughing stock we'd be letting a player and his manager take us for fools because we were so desperate. Even if he played ok it's still overs and any other player we hoped to attract to the club would be saying, well you gave Luc $3.6.......

Canberra won't make the 8. They literally scraped into the 8 last year by a single win - if they'd finished on 24 like the 3 teams below them their differential would have put them in 12th. Wighton will be a huge loss for them and their Mr Reliable Jarrod Croker too. They've bought in 1 decent 2nd rower in Hoskings but apart from that nada.

 

[possm]

If you ask me, I doubt very much that Flanno would sign Leilua on a 4-year deal at 900k per season. If Flanno has interest it would be a 2-3 year deal at no more than 750k per year. Given that about a big junk of this season has been paid by NQ,, that sort of deal would be OK.

If Leilua does not sign it is no big deal as RFM can play 12 until our our young guns are ready. Su'A, RFM, De Belin. Not a bad back row combo.

 

[matPORTS]

The average going rate for a back rower being around the $900k mark, under the current salary cap.

We need to keep in mind - what over-inflates this average is the fact that David Fifita is (potentially - I don't think any of us truly know what he is on) on a monster deal. He's an outlier.

What is, say, Liam Martin currently commanding?

Imagine what Nathan Hindmarsh in his prime could command under todays salary cap.

If Luc is coming here to play 80mins, and doing all the right things to stay fit and able to make the paddock every week - yeah, awesome, then it's (potentially) a good deal.

 

[Dragsters]

The average going rate for a back rower being around the $900k mark, under the current salary cap.

We need to keep in mind - what over-inflates this average is the fact that David Fifita is (potentially - I don't think any of us truly know what he is on) on a monster deal. He's an outlier.

What is, say, Liam Martin currently commanding?

Imagine what Nathan Hindmarsh in his prime could command under todays salary cap.

If Luc is coming here to play 80mins, and doing all the right things to stay fit and able to make the paddock every week - yeah, awesome, then it's (potentially) a good deal.

Perhaps. But he has failed to do any of these consistently let alone all of them during his career to date, let alone see out a contract, so it's highly unlikely that he can suddenly achieve them all now in order to justify that kind of coin. I think he could be an worthwhile asset with his attacking flair but at that kind of coin it is far too big a risk and one not worth taking imo. 700 to 750 perhaps worth the gamble...

 

[Victoire]

We've never had the spoon. Until such a time as we actually "win" the spoon, the wooden Spooners are currently the Tigers.

We won't finish last in 2024

The Steelers have. If we get to count our premierships, we've gotta count their spoon too

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

The Steelers have. If we get to count our premierships, we've gotta count their spoon too

StGeorge Dragons have had the spoon 3 times 1922, 1926, 1938
Illawarra Steelers also 3 times 1985, 1986, 1989

StGeorge Illawarra Dragons have never had the spoon

 

[Illusion]

StGeorge Dragons have had the spoon 3 times 1922, 1926, 1938
Illawarra Steelers also 3 times 1985, 1986, 1989

StGeorge Illawarra Dragons have never had the spoon

Well this is true , so St George Illawarra we have one one Premiership ........ The rest should not come into it if you are putting it this way ........ The 11 years in a row should not be mentioned when we refer to St George Illawarra ........ We can't have it both ways only when it suits us right ? ..........

 

[OneEyedDragon]

Well, I am always going to count the 11 in a row, so if I have to, I will take the spoons as well (not happy, but it is what it is).

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Well this is true , so St George Illawarra we have one one Premiership ........ The rest should not come into it if you are putting it this way ........ The 11 years in a row should not be mentioned when we refer to St George Illawarra ........ We can't have it both ways only when it suits us right ? ..........

Im just stating that we have had "won" a spoon and provided those stats, what you make of it is up to you.

 

[Illusion]

Im just stating that we have had "won" a spoon and provided those stats, what you make of it is up to you.

Agree this is just me , really St George and Illawarra Steelers doesn't exist any more ....... It's only the history getting to the St George Illawarra joint venture, so all the other club supporters can argue that the other Premierships don't come into it ....... But I will take all the trophies as a St George Illawarra and don't care what other's think ........

 

[RedVee]

Agree this is just me , really St George and Illawarra Steelers doesn't exist any more ....... It's only the history getting to the St George Illawarra joint venture, so all the other club supporters can argue that the other Premierships don't come into it ....... But I will take all the trophies as a St George Illawarra and don't care what other's think ........

Although the Steelers don’t make up any part of the club anymore. It’s now one club owned by St George & Birketu.

 

[maestro1]

The Steelers have. If we get to count our premierships, we've gotta count their spoon too

Are you kidding. The Steelers never won a premiership. It was St George Illawarra. We only have had three spoons since 1921 and none since we merged with the Steelers.

Your argument doesn't even make sense. Grabbing at straws

 

[maestro1]

You called us wooden Spooners.... That is not correct. The Tigers are the wooden Spooners.

 

[Illusion]

Marchske this guy was a good pickup .......... that is what I call looking outside the square ........

 

[jeffdragon]

Report Leilua signs for 3 years. 2.7 mil.
Fox sports.

 

[Dragon David]

Yep got him by all accounts on a deal that looks good for us.

Hoops: How Flanno’s $600k move for rising Cowboys star helped seal Leilua switch

Hoops: How Flanno’s $600k move for rising Cowboys star helped seal Leilua switch

www.foxsports.com.au

By good for us it is what he was earning at the Cows and the term is suitable.

 

[qld redvee]

Yep got him by all accounts on a deal that looks good for us.

Hoops: How Flanno’s $600k move for rising Cowboys star helped seal Leilua switch

Hoops: How Flanno’s $600k move for rising Cowboys star helped seal Leilua switch

www.foxsports.com.au

But I thought the very smart and knowlegable hoops said we had lost out to Canberra...... this guy is so full of skat its laughable