We know why the left the Dragons;
Josh could not be guaranteed a first grade spot with the likes of Gasnier and Cooper in the side.
Brett want Doust to honour his promise of giving him the differed pay rise. Mary stated that no winger is worth 550k and that he wanted to re-balance the team and direct more salary cap towards the forward pack.
What is more important is, why didn't Millward snap these two former juniors of the Club up when they became available again. This would have solved our backline problems for sure.
All in all a total f-ck up in my opinion. Trent Robinson said that he wished he had the Morris's when they were 25 (9 years ago). They would have made big differences to the Roosters then, even tho Robbo wasn't with that club in 2011and they would be still there to this day as the Roosters would have kept them.
You know, not one of our greats from 2010 have been given much recognition by the club. The only one we have left is Merrin and why the hell we decided to get him back I'm blowed if I know!!
They would rather keep an underperforming coach like Mary on the books and give him the reins for his last hurrah in the Eels game than heap praise on others who have left the club such as Soward, Nightingale, Gasnier, B Morris, Hornby and the forwards.
There is just too much pressure attached with playing for the Dragons based on the very distant past and the Wollongong/Kogarah expanse of the joint venture is not attractive to outside players let alone those already in.