Rumours and Stuff

[carson]

C'mon Bernie, put the hooker down. No, not like that...

4pm is a bit early in the morning for Bernie...

 

[Agent0]

Let's hope the NRL office bitch can rubber stamp it by 4... my fear is they look at the header, see our logo and put it in the too hard basket like they have in the past

Which unfortunately is our own fault.

 

[Djay]

Packer - tigers

He deadset would of been perfect for us... anyway

Was thinking the exact same, no idea why we didn't go after him.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Was thinking the exact same, no idea why we didn't go after him.

I really don't think BA likes spending big dollars (or stupid dollars) on certain positions. He seems pretty conservative with how he spends his cap money.

He was probably interested until he saw what the tigers were offering.

 

[parra-matters]

Was thinking the exact same, no idea why we didn't go after him.

Na, Tim Mannah is the future, haven't you heard? ......

 

[84 Baby]

Was thinking the exact same, no idea why we didn't go after him.

Because we get every player we do go after and every player we don't get we didn't go after?

 

[Djay]

Na, Tim Mannah is the future, haven't you heard? ......

I fear for our future then!

 

[parra-matters]

I fear for our future then!

Don't we all.

 

[forward pass]

Either way, Moses still has 2 months to bear fruit, we'll give him the benefit of the doubt with Norman being out for 4 weeks, then will give him another 4 weeks to work his combo with Norman.
Round 20 against his old club is groundhog day.

I can see scapegoat written all over Moses. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[Gronk]

I really don't think BA likes spending big dollars (or stupid dollars) on certain positions. He seems pretty conservative with how he spends his cap money.

He was probably interested until he saw what the tigers were offering.

Packer’s lucrative four-year deal with the Tigers was announced on Tuesday morning, luring the Kiwi Test front-rower from rivals St. George Illawarra with a deal believed to be worth over $200,000 a season more than the Dragons’ own three-year offer.

LINK

 

[Djay]

Don't we all.

I thought i was the only one!

Some think our future is super bright, I don't share that opinion tbh.

 

[miatch]

Packer’s lucrative four-year deal with the Tigers was announced on Tuesday morning, luring the Kiwi Test front-rower from rivals St. George Illawarra with a deal believed to be worth over $200,000 a season more than the Dragons’ own three-year offer.

There's not many players in the world where paying 200K more than the next best offer is a good idea.

 

[El Diablo]

Let's hope the NRL office bitch can rubber stamp it by 4... my fear is they look at the header, see our logo and put it in the too hard basket like they have in the past

 

[Poupou Escobar]

There's not many players in the world where paying 200K more than the next best offer is a good idea.

I think in this case it makes sense. Vaughan takes the majority of the Dragons' middle forward carries. It's understandable that another club can get more value out of Packer.

 

[Gronk]

There's not many players in the world where paying 200K more than the next best offer is a good idea.

Unless you're saving face with fans after losing Teddy etc

 

[Soren Lorenson]

I think in this case it makes sense. Vaughan takes the majority of the Dragons' middle forward carries. It's understandable that another club can get more value out of Packer.

Yeah, but Miatch's point is that it's 200k MORE than the next best offer. I'm sure he's worth more to the Tigers than he is to the Dragons but they obviously got bent over in the negotiations and I'm not sure if he offers anything off the field.

 

[Stevie]

Who ARE we looking at prop wise for next year.

 

[miatch]

I think in this case it makes sense. Vaughan takes the majority of the Dragons' middle forward carries. It's understandable that another club can get more value out of Packer.

If you're right and Vaughan is the Dragons' main middle metre eater (in now one of the better packs in the NRL), you have got to wonder how Ricky could not being able to find a bench spot for him.

In regards to our recruitment, the Eels are pretty much where I thought we'd be this year (5th-10th), and as far as I can tell we'll lose zero players from our 17 next year (although Beau and Mannah will be a year older). In 2018 we'll add Moses, Evans, a hooker (cmon Peatsy) and probably more forwards. I think we're in pretty good shape to be locked into that Top 6 as a base - but we'll see.

 

[Gronk]

Who ARE we looking at prop wise for next year.

Prop wise, we're looking for a wise prop.

 

[Malabar Eel]

Who ARE we looking at prop wise for next year.

Matt Dunning is off contract.