Flanno's New Signings

[Hound of Dracula]

The Boardroom hasn’t had fresh air or sunlight since 1966.

its dank and outdated. Rot in the woodwork.

I fear it’s terminal.

From the stench I reckon it's been dead for some time

 

[blacksafake]

in reality we have morphed into the Illawarra Dragons over the past 25 years.

Perhaps it’s time all stakeholders accepted this and the club:

1. played out of 1 home ground
2. Trained out of one location
3. Retired the red V and replaced it with an all red jersey with white shorts

I could live with 1 & 2 but no way in hell number 3.

 

[Sloan Ranger]

What about keeping the same redv jersey, but for fans, add velcro sleeves. That way, this time of year, you can pull the sleeves off and pretend it's a Swans jersey, they're usually in the finals.

 

[Saints Forever]

Sorry, I wouldn’t!

Sorry Inisai Toga

only expressing my frustration as to how far the mighty have fallen

 

[Illusion]

Seems to be getting louder https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...b/news-story/03b28a4b71df8bb5ad8310347f904606

 

[Dragon David]

I have a feeling that Flanno is happy not going for RCG now. He has other options and there are some at the Sharks that could be worth going for as their salary cap needs manipulating to fit in a lot of upgrades and retentions -

SHARKS FIGHT TO KEEP 10 STARS
Cronulla prop Oregon Kaufusi has emerged as a shock NRL free agent, with the 25-year-old yet to take up an option to keep him in the Shire next season.
Kaufusi had a breakout year in 2024, playing almost every single regular season game for the Sharks, running for more metres (1,811) than any of the club’s other props.
While the former Eels preference is to remain at the club Cronulla are facing a tough battle to keep hold of several of their stars, with 10 entering free agency next month.
Among the Sharks stars off contract at the end of next year are Cameron McInnes, Daniel Atkinson, Briton Nikora, Braydon Trindall, Kade Dykes, Ronaldo Mulitalo, Teig Wilton, Tuku Hau Tapuha, Teig Wilton and Thomas Hazelton.

Royce Hunt was also due to come off contract in 2025, but recently signed with the Wests Tigers.
On top of this, NSW U19s representative Max Bradbury and Sharks favourite son Jack Williams are also off contract at the end of this year, highlighting the extent of the club’s cap headache.
The arrival of Addin Fonua-Blake next season also reduces the cap available to the club to re-sign several of these players, meaning some, including Kaufusi, may be resigned to moving away from the club to continue their NRL careers.
Kaufusi has reportedly attracted interest from other clubs, with the lack of props in the market no doubt playing into this, while Williams will add value to any NRL side.