Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[Hamstring awareness]

Who are the best Props in NSWCUP or Qcup? Does anyone know. We need to start filling in some gaps who may be ready to fill in or make 17. Also Article in Telegraph about a short term deal for Lomax. We actually need real long term centres. There is a huge difference from 2022 and now and we need to bring that back.

Toby Couchman

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

After watching tonight's game and seeing afew blokes trying to play for their careers and opportunities for next year! I'm going to say just how terrible majority of the team played considering how hungry they should have been tonight.

Afew take away for me.....
1. Cole ain't it...he did alright last week on the front foot but was ass again tonight when on the back foot and once again went hiding= not 1st grade worthy playing like that. Pretty much played without a 6 again tonight with him there.

2. Glad we let Turuva go as he hasn't put in majority of the year and got out played by McLean tonight.

3. The young hooker that played tonight has potential. Great kick almost got him a 40/20 and looked sharp when running the ball.

4. Our forward stocks are terrible especially our bench tonight. Mav definitely ain't it. Didn't run with any abitly whatsoever. Fish and Leota have been dropping off on their usual impact massively over the past few weeks.

5. Laurie should never play fullback again. No attack and let balls bouce

Yes it was a wet game but the Dragons no body players all outplayed our players. Our boys should have played alot harder than that. Hardly hit hard in tackles and hardly made a dint up the middle.

My thoughts on the game.

Cole is looking better each game he plays.

Smiley Henry 78 tackles. 2 misses .Not bad for a kid,

39% possession in the 2nd half, lose Kenny and Leota. Not going to win too many games with that amount of ball.

Like the look of Mclean. He will be something special.

Alamotti (I believe) will replace May.

Dragons didn't concede a penalty in the 2nd half. Only 2 errors also in the 2nd half. Probably their best half of footy in a number of years.

Disappointed Yes. Devestated no.

It was a very young team tonight. Lots of lessons were learnt.

 

[BossleyPanther]

I need one more game from Jesse like that to change my mind of him.

 

[Panfa]

I know it was wet and we had quite a few changes to the lineup.But what puzzled me was we didn't go to the backline at all last night.Even when we were close to there line we just kept going back up the middle back inside and the ball kept dying with sorenson.Poor alamoti and McLean never touched the ball apart from alamotis try.Hasnt the 750k got to tago he has been very ordinary since he signed the new contract.

 

[BossleyPanther]

Toby Couchman

Already 3 NRL games at 20. Good age.

 

[BossleyPanther]

I know it was wet and we had quite a few changes to the lineup.But what puzzled me was we didn't go to the backline at all last night.Even when we were close to there line we just kept going back up the middle back inside and the ball kept dying with sorenson.Poor alamoti and McLean never touched the ball apart from alamotis try.Hasnt the 750k got to tago he has been very ordinary since he signed the new contract.

It might be better for him to start on the bench and come on on the edge.

 

[Iamback]

Already 3 NRL games at 20. Good age.

Yes but they have a stack of money. So you aren't getting Dragons guys

 

[BossleyPanther]

Yes but they have a stack of money. So you aren't getting Dragons guys

Dragons on the up, Bulldogs on the up, gives me the shits.

 

[BossleyPanther]

Both Leota and Yeo will be 30 next year. Fisher Harris leaving, Eisenhuth contracts up, The club has to start thinking now about the next generation.

 

[Iamback]

Dragons on the up, Bulldogs on the up, gives me the shits.

Both will be in the 5-8 range.

 

[BossleyPanther]

Both will be in the 5-8 range.

Next year?

 

[Iamback]

Both Leota and Yeo will be 30 next year. Fisher Harris leaving, Eisenhuth contracts up, The club has to start thinking now about the next generation.

We have done. NSW Cup is feeling it as a result.

McLean
Cole
Scott
Luron


All locked until 2026 or 2027
All still Flegg age. Well McLean is SG Ball age.

 

[Iamback]

Next year?

For the time being. Both boards and front offices haven't got the patience to stay with the process or have halves

 

[BossleyPanther]

We have done. NSW Cup is feeling it as a result.

McLean
Cole
Scott
Luron


All locked until 2026 or 2027
All still Flegg age. Well McLean is SG Ball age.

Front Row is Concern. Smith and Henry have what it takes to start. People see Patea as the next Spencer, after that we have nothing. I am hoping we sign some fringe ready NRL players who would have more opportunities here.

 

[BossleyPanther]

For the time being. Both boards and front offices haven't got the patience to stay with the process or have halves

Sexton makes a difference to the Dogs. It annoys me so much seeing Dogs go well, the fans are the worst.

 

[hindy111]

Tago? He is probably top 8 best centres in the game. Still very young and raw but we've all seen how good he can be.

Can be but on form no.

 

[panther.mike]

When was it announced that we had signed Fon, Blake?

 

[panther.mike]

Down the middle all night against a big pack [ bigger than us } WTF
I think I saw our future now we have been decimated.

 

[maple_69]

Lipowicz looks a great middle prospect also. Philips potentially as well. The kids are there it’s just going to be a matter of timing. We will always need to recruit intelligently to plug gaps. Henry has top 5 prop written all over him, how long does it take to get there and how long does it take for Patea etc to backfill the bench? If it’s 2 years then we’ll be fine.

Fish, Moses and Yeo didn’t become the warriors they are now until around 24 and 60+ games. Around 2026 I think Henry and Smith will be ready to take over.

 

[Pomoz]

Ivan played a prop in the back row and then let him make 78 tackles. What the f**k mate?

Never mind that. Two things. What a motor, such determination. He is a PANTHER . Roarrrrrrr!

Second thing. Big hard man Leilua had a go at him and he stood his ground, in fact he looked ready to go to the car park and check his ticket. I noticed Leilua didn't go on with it. Love it. Great motor, big heart, fearless. Fish can rest easy, in a few years Henry will fill his shoes. Unlikely to have the same guns, I mean, Fish's guns are fricking huge, but he will have the same impact.

One day somebody will write a book about the Panthers development team. They have brought another champion through. Legends, every one of them.