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Should the Dolphins debut be delayed to 2024?

I Bleed Maroon

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It's time to face reality: It is now June 2022, and the Dolphins are expected to be a fully functional, up and running League team with at least a top 21 players by November. That's 5 months.......Do any of us really see that happening? With where they're at right now? With the distraction of the World Cup waiting around the corner for a lot of players and coaches?

It might be time for the NRL to own up to blowing their load early on this. Right now we're dooming the Dolphins to a dead last finish for maybe their first 2 or 3 seasons until they can actually lure some players of worth. For my part I think they need another 12 months in the oven to make sure they can actually put up some sort of a fight, rather than start off as an embarrassment that nobody wants to support, basically the Titans 2.0. It's going to cause issues with the broadcast deal but what would the networks prefer: A team that can perform that actually draws viewers, or a cellar dweller with no profile and no history that couldn't fill a barn house with spectators?
 
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A lot of clubs are waiting for confirmation of the salary cap for the next 5 years when the CBA is signed off - 2023 to 2027 - Supposedly 10 mill in 2023

Dolphins 2023 GAINS- 20 players so far- 16 NRL Squad and 4 Development players in bold.- Brenko Lee has reportedly agreed to terms - not confirmed

Euan Aitken (New Zealand Warriors, 2024), Jack Bostock (2025), Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne Storm, 2024), Kenneath Bromwich (Melbourne Storm, 2025), JJ Collins (2023), Tom Gilbert (North Queensland Cowboys, 2025), Harrison Graham (2023), Jamayne Isaako (Brisbane Broncos, 2025), Ryan Jackson (2024), Robert Jennings (Penrith Panthers, 2025), Isaiya Katoa (2025), Felise Kaufusi (Melbourne Storm, 2025), Edrick Lee (Newcastle Knights, 2024), Connelly Lemuelu (North Queensland Cowboys, 2024), Jeremy Marshall-King (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 2024), Mark Nicholls (South Sydney Rabbitohs, 2024), Michael Roberts (2023), Ray Stone (Parramatta Eels, 2024), Valynce Te Whare (2023), Jarrod Wallace (Gold Coast Titans, 2024)



 
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skeepe

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It's time to face reality: It is now June 2022, and the Dolphins are expected to a fully functional, up and running League team with at least a top 21 players by November. That's 5 months.......Do any of us really see that happening? With where they're at right now? With the distraction of the World Cup waiting around the corner for a lot of players and coaches?

It might be time for the NRL to own up to blowing their load early on this. Right now we're dooming the Dolphins to a dead last finish for maybe their first 2 or 3 seasons until they can actually lure some players of worth. For my part I think they need another 12 months in the oven to make sure they can actually put up some sort of a fight, rather than start off as an embarrassment that nobody wants to support, basically the Titans 2.0. It's going to cause issues with the broadcast deal but what would the networks prefer: A team that can perform that actually draws viewers, or a cellar dweller with no profile and no history that couldn't fill a barn house with spectators?
No. Now f**k off.
 

Jason Maher

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Sit the Broncos out for a year or two until an 18th team is ready. Allow the Dolphins first choice of the donkeys players.

Oh, and go f**k yourself on Redcliffe having no history. They are 4 decades older than your plastic franchise.
 

Ozzi_78

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How will it have an impact on the broadcast deal? There are no extra games by adding 1 team.
 

kdalymc

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Sit the Broncos out for a year or two until an 18th team is ready. Allow the Dolphins first choice of the donkeys players.

Oh, and go f**k yourself on Redcliffe having no history. They are 4 decades older than your plastic franchise.
Except this team is from 'The'.
 

Perth Red

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Typical bull in a China shop Vlandys. No Strategy, no investment, no idea.
Should have been two year build time and salary cap concessions to sign players outside current nrl plus relocation allowances for first two seasons. But no rush them and watch them be a basket case for first few years. You’d think they’d have learnt something from the titans.
 

mongoose

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GWS Giants came dead last in their first 2 seasons, won 3 games all up in their first 2 seasons.... got better eventually and made a grand final, but still very modest support in Sydney, truck loads of money wasted on them.... Are we now saying they are the model on how the Dolphins should be set up?
 

Frailty

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GWS Giants came dead last in their first 2 seasons, won 3 games all up in their first 2 seasons.... got better eventually and made a grand final, but still very modest support in Sydney, truck loads of money wasted on them.... Are we now saying they are the model on how the Dolphins should be set up?
Not to mention the Greater Western Sydney Giants play a significant amount of their games in the Western Sydney suburb of Canberra.

Definitely should copy the AFL with how they setup the Suns - highest finish is 12th in 11 years.
 
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