Flanno's New Signings

[Illusion]

Prop for penrith

Thanks ........

 

[Draginzaaar]

Our forward pack now just needs a good alpha prop and a clean out of dead wood.

Wow, I've never seen you write anything like this before

 

[Murfy]

Wheres it reported Liam Henry is free to look elsewhere? Swear only last year he was being heralded as a future origin player. Would rate the signing but I’m not sure why Penrith would be letting him go?

 

[BIG RIG]

Wheres it reported Liam Henry is free to look elsewhere? Swear only last year he was being heralded as a future origin player. Would rate the signing but I’m not sure why Penrith would be letting him go?

I don’t think he is free to look elsewhere, I think his management states he was gonna test the open market

 

[possm]

I think Chevy Stewart is a must

= Sloan

 

[possm]

Wheres it reported Liam Henry is free to look elsewhere? Swear only last year he was being heralded as a future origin player. Would rate the signing but I’m not sure why Penrith would be letting him go?

They have signed another hackup halfback.

 

[Illusion]

 

[Veteran Dragon]

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Would be great to land Tino but Canterbury want him and shifty Gould will somehow perform another miracle and squeeze him under their salary cap. I wish I had his accountant.

 

[Hound of Dracula]

I'd love Tino at the Dragons but.....................................

His 10-year extension worth $12 million that does not expire until the end of 2033

Makes him around 33 yo at contract end

Struth - A massive gamble especially considering we will pay MORE

 

[John moz]

Xavier Coates Payne Hass Metcalf 3 big signings for 2027 .
To be signed by November 1 D Anderson to get it done .

 

[matPORTS]

I honestly don't believe anything Buzz Rothfield says. Like all year he's been drumming up Brad Arthur for every single coaching job that is supposedly coming available... only for him to now re-sign with Leeds and those coaching positions either filled or unclear in terms of which direction the clubs will go.

As much as Tino would be great for the club, this also has danger to put our cap well out of whack for future years if we go in hard and pay overs. Doesn't leave a lot of flexibility, particularly when you try to balance cap spending your forward pack.

I trust our local junior forwards to continue developing. Develop, promote & re-sign these guys in the right way, they will all want to stay simply because they are locals and love the club.

Also, regardless of whether we do land Tino + any other "star players", we need to keep our expectations in check - expect further improvement in 2026 (goal has to be to play finals no matter where it is we might finish in the 8) but a premiership is highly doubtful (in fact unless the Bears & PNG franchises somehow raid Penriths junior stocks and attract one or two of their current stars each I'm still doubtful as to whether anyone is going to beat the Panthers before at least 2028).

For 2026:

I would definitely be going after Bailey Simonsen, and hopefully his ex-team mates Gutho (Eels) and Guler (Raiders) are on the phone to him at the moment helping Flanno & Ando secure a deal. He is a very good and versatile outside back, who potentially fills a big problem we currently have in our squad.

We do need some sort of enforcer in our pack. Whether the club is set on Tino if he does come available, or whether we have to wait until someone gets shaken out of the tree, remains to be seen.

For 2027:

Yes, Metcalf & Coates have to be targets, and deals will probably need to be cut as soon as they can start talking come 1st November 2025.

There is reason to be optimistic !

 

[possm]

Would be great to land Tino but Canterbury want him and shifty Gould will somehow perform another miracle and squeeze him under their salary cap. I wish I had his accountant.

Saints should everything at Tino's recruitment including a 5 year deal. We fell short on AFB and paid the price all season long. Now we have some great young forwards coming through and need Tino to lead them:

Timo
T Couchman
R Couchman
Stewart
Egan
LPT
Halangahu
Liu
Su'A
Sele
Guler
Liddle
Leilua
Nick T

That is a great list of forwards many with a lot of improvement left in them.

 

[musso]

For 2026:

I would definitely be going after Bailey Simonsen, and hopefully his ex-team mates Gutho (Eels) and Guler (Raiders) are on the phone to him at the moment helping Flanno & Ando secure a deal. He is a very good and versatile outside back, who potentially fills a big problem we currently have in our squad.

Simonsen granted by Parramatta to seek options elsewhere

 

[Captain Apollo]

Only posting this in here as I wasn't sure where would be appopriate -

'I owe them a lot': How mates helped Hayden realise NRL dream

Dragons rookie Hayden Buchanan has revealed how fellow Gerringong products Dylan Egan and Hamish Stewart were a driving factor in his journey to the NRL - literally.

www.nrl.com

 

[Dracarys]

“Driving factor…”
That’s journalism right there!

 

[Flinstone]

Only posting this in here as I wasn't sure where would be appopriate -

'I owe them a lot': How mates helped Hayden realise NRL dream

Dragons rookie Hayden Buchanan has revealed how fellow Gerringong products Dylan Egan and Hamish Stewart were a driving factor in his journey to the NRL - literally.

www.nrl.com

Toughest part is keeping all these guys.
He is still behind, Suli, Holmes and maybe Nick for a start. Great to have depth, he's young so hopefully he sticks around for a while to get a start before looking elsewhere.

 

[possm]

I honestly don't believe anything Buzz Rothfield says. Like all year he's been drumming up Brad Arthur for every single coaching job that is supposedly coming available... only for him to now re-sign with Leeds and those coaching positions either filled or unclear in terms of which direction the clubs will go.

As much as Tino would be great for the club, this also has danger to put our cap well out of whack for future years if we go in hard and pay overs. Doesn't leave a lot of flexibility, particularly when you try to balance your forward pack.

I trust our local junior forwards to continue developing. Develop, promote & re-sign these guys in these guys in the right way, they will all want to stay simply because they are locals and love the club.

Also, regardless of whether we do land Tino + any other "star players", we need to keep our expectations in check - expect further improvement in 2026 (goal has to be to play finals no matter where it is we might finish in the 8) but a premiership is highly doubtful (in fact unless the Bears & PNG franchises somehow raid Penriths junior stocks and attract one or two of their current stars each I'm still doubtful as to whether anyone is going to beat the Panthers before at least 2028).

For 2026:

I would definitely be going after Bailey Simonsen, and hopefully his ex-team mates Gutho (Eels) and Guler (Raiders) are on the phone to him at the moment helping Flanno & Ando secure a deal. He is a very good and versatile outside back, who potentially fills a big problem we currently have in our squad.

We do need some sort of enforcer in our pack. Whether the club is set on Tino if he does come available, or whether we have to wait until someone gets shaken out of the tree, remains to be seen.

For 2027:

Yes, Metcalf & Coates have to be targets, and deals will probably need to be cut as soon as they can start talking come 1st November 2025.

There is reason to be optimistic !

Our priority has always been to sign a marquee prop. Tino is that, and we should sign him to a 5-year deal.

After this signing, we can clear the decks of dead wood and offer releases to other players whose contracts are up and who do not wish to stay.

A possible 17 for 2026 is:
1. Ramsey
2. CT
3. Gutherson
4. Holmes
5. Cootes
6. Atkinson
7. Williams
8. Tino
9. Liddle
10. R Couchman
11. Egan
12. Su'A
13. Stewart

14. Flanagan (for hooker rotation, or halves)
15. LPT
16. Leilua (for prop rotation of back row(
17. Suli (for back row or center)

Reserves
18. Nick T
19. Sele
20. Guler
21. T Couchman
22. Liu
23. Reed

To Leave
Lawrie
Ravalawa
RFM
Glover
Ilias
BMM
Finau
Sloan
Klemmer
Cook
Esanhooth

 

[possm]

Toughest part is keeping all these guys.
He is still behind, Suli, Holmes and maybe Nick for a start. Great to have depth, he's young so hopefully he sticks around for a while to get a start before looking elsewhere.

I believe he is next up to our 2026 Centers Holmes and Gutherson. He is in the perfect position given his age and experience.

 

[Flinstone]

I believe he is next up to our 2026 Centers Holmes and Gutherson. He is in the perfect position given his age and experience.

I understand the positional changes however I really can't see the coach moving Gutherson from the no.1 jersey.
or Suli into the back row, we have plenty of back rowers.

 

[RED73V]

I honestly don't believe anything Buzz Rothfield says. Like all year he's been drumming up Brad Arthur for every single coaching job that is supposedly coming available... only for him to now re-sign with Leeds and those coaching positions either filled or unclear in terms of which direction the clubs will go.

As much as Tino would be great for the club, this also has danger to put our cap well out of whack for future years if we go in hard and pay overs. Doesn't leave a lot of flexibility, particularly when you try to balance cap spending your forward pack.

I trust our local junior forwards to continue developing. Develop, promote & re-sign these guys in the right way, they will all want to stay simply because they are locals and love the club.

Also, regardless of whether we do land Tino + any other "star players", we need to keep our expectations in check - expect further improvement in 2026 (goal has to be to play finals no matter where it is we might finish in the 8) but a premiership is highly doubtful (in fact unless the Bears & PNG franchises somehow raid Penriths junior stocks and attract one or two of their current stars each I'm still doubtful as to whether anyone is going to beat the Panthers before at least 2028).

For 2026:

I would definitely be going after Bailey Simonsen, and hopefully his ex-team mates Gutho (Eels) and Guler (Raiders) are on the phone to him at the moment helping Flanno & Ando secure a deal. He is a very good and versatile outside back, who potentially fills a big problem we currently have in our squad.

We do need some sort of enforcer in our pack. Whether the club is set on Tino if he does come available, or whether we have to wait until someone gets shaken out of the tree, remains to be seen.

For 2027:

Yes, Metcalf & Coates have to be targets, and deals will probably need to be cut as soon as they can start talking come 1st November 2025.

There is reason to be optimistic !

I totally agree with the signing of Simonsen. He is uncompromising with his ball carries and is great in defence, always giving a good whack. Sign him up