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Cheese sandwich

First Grade
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Cheese, At least a lot of them a decent players Chelsea buy.

Flanno is setting up an NRL nursing home.

Seriously most of the players being signed don’t have much fuel in the tank.

I reckon they really are going to be closer to the spoon than the top 8.
Cole Palmer is superb, lots of duds they buy though.
 

2012....Sharks Year

First Grade
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6,350
I feel the same, my beautiful wife is abit challenged and supports em the last game we went to they got 40 put on em at home from the cows or something. I was almost smiling ear to ear
Very brave to admit that you attended a goons game mate. The things we do for love hey. I’ve got a chronic goons supporting mate who got quite excited when when they touched up the Roosters last week. When I pointed out that the Roosters only played 1 of their top 17 from last year he went on to boast that he expected them to do the same in the Charity Shield this week. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that Souffs are decimated by injury too and if they don’t flog them they’re in for a long year.
 

Mako-Ver

Juniors
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I dont get the Flanno hate at all. The same method that landed us Lewis, Ennis, Jimmy, Benny and Feefs to a degree, didnt quite work out after 2016. & I put all that down to 1 person being a cancer & that was Valentine Holmes. Sure the club & flanno was at fault in ficking Benny to accommodate Holmes, but his constant whingeing & half arse games were a constant issue in 2017. With Barba in 2017 I reckon we make the GF.
Replacing Holmes at last minute with Johnson was genius move. Dugan is a polarising dude but he played hard & did some good things. No Barba though. Woods was never a favourite of mine, but there wre plenty worse front rowers getting around.
the biggest recruitment assett missing for Flanno now is Gal. & hes also going to have a hard time to get people to play for that club , because , its that club, so overs are in store, for average players.
 

Special K

Coach
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Mooney did 2016 roster. Flanno did the mess after.

Dugan, Johnson, Moylan, Woods etc all dud buys who didn't fit the culture or plans. 2016 squad had a plan. Dragons will make the 8 this year and I reckon they will knock us off in one of the derby games. The question for them will be how they phase Cook, Klemmer etc out in 2 years and develop talent. Souths and Dogs have targeted our jnrs more than Flanno which surprises me.
 

bluefox68

Moderator
Staff member
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My daughter supported the Dragons for 6 months because she liked the colour red. She was 2…
Then she wised up and came back to the Sharkies!
 
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Klemmer for all his detractors, is a mistake free footballer, but over priced.
The drags have major issues, if they start horribly, and they want to sack Flanno.
A new coach walks in to handle all these new veteran signings, I can't see how the club is set up to move forward
 

Inferno

Coach
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I dont get the Flanno hate at all. The same method that landed us Lewis, Ennis, Jimmy, Benny and Feefs to a degree, didnt quite work out after 2016. & I put all that down to 1 person being a cancer & that was Valentine Holmes. Sure the club & flanno was at fault in ficking Benny to accommodate Holmes, but his constant whingeing & half arse games were a constant issue in 2017. With Barba in 2017 I reckon we make the GF.
Replacing Holmes at last minute with Johnson was genius move. Dugan is a polarising dude but he played hard & did some good things. No Barba though. Woods was never a favourite of mine, but there wre plenty worse front rowers getting around.
the biggest recruitment assett missing for Flanno now is Gal. & hes also going to have a hard time to get people to play for that club , because , its that club, so overs are in store, for average players.

That's a stupid f**king re-writing of history. Barba was flicked because of his drugs test, he was going to miss half the season anyway. Even if we'd kept him how long till he f**ked up again? He hasn't really kicked on has he?

It turned out Holmes hasn't been able to nail a full time fullback gig but it was definitely worth a shot at that point in time.
 
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Chimp

Bench
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Looking at Riccio’s latest article with Hazo, looks like he’s staying to me… I’d be delighted with that.
 
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I could 2026 pack

Kaufisi
Brailey
AFB
Nikora
Wilton
McInnes
Bench
Hazelton
Tuks
Colquhoun
Talakai

You then bring through your next batch of players when injuries who can play that 10-15 mins per game
 
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