Sloan

[Dragon David]

I am of the opinion that Shane Flanagan will not be in a position to decide on who they should sign for 2024/2025 just yet. He has just taken over the head role. He has Shane Millard come in to help with recruitment. They are virtually new and until such time as they have been able to get te fitness guys improve the strength and conditioning of the players to the level needed to compete for the 80 minutes like Penrith, and get a birds eye view of all players in the juniors, reserves etc and first grade after trials and a coup[le of games of the competion proper, they wont know who really should be kept/encouraged/terminated whatever.

Let him see what happens on the field and then decide what should happen.

 

[SEAT 1A]

I am of the opinion that Shane Flanagan will not be in a position to decide on who they should sign for 2024/2025 just yet. He has just taken over the head role. He has Shane Millard come in to help with recruitment. They are virtually new and until such time as they have been able to get te fitness guys improve the strength and conditioning of the players to the level needed to compete for the 80 minutes like Penrith, and get a birds eye view of all players in the juniors, reserves etc and first grade after trials and a coup[le of games of the competion proper, they wont know who really should be kept/encouraged/terminated whatever.

Let him see what happens on the field and then decide what should happen.

The one thing that the club can control for potential incoming players and current players is to show it on the field.

Everyone is saying they "hate losing" and that's within the club. By the comments and actions so far, it all looks good for next year.

 

[baggygreen man]

who they should sign for 2024/2025

For '25 yes, but not '24. We were too bloody slow to pick up anyone we could call even a good player, perhaps Sele. But we were pretty bloody quick to release a good player in Zane Musgrove who had no trouble finding a new home while being stuck with duds like BMM because no one else wanted them.

 

[justadragon]

Personally I think we find a few gems in our juniors in 2024, with Flanno pulling the strings and the fitness guys hammering them, some good game plans and a defensive improvement, bingo we have our new marquee players.

 

[getsmarty]

Why Sloan’s sacrificed Christmas sums up Flanagan’s Red V revival

Shane Flanagan spotted the Dragons’ glaring shortfall from a mile away and has spent the past two months trying to fix it. Now Tyrell Sloan is doing the same while the rest of the NRL is on break.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Dragon David]

‘His Christmas looks a little different’: Dragons flyer’s fight to retain no.1 jersey - Off-season Central

Star’s ‘crucial’ moves set to spark Dragons selection showdown: Off-season Central

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[possm]

I don't think we are in a position for Flanno to be able to sell anything yet.. someone like Manu would be a masterstroke, but i think we need a couple of lesser names signed before we can pull that stuff off.. I mean if we fire enough shots maybe 1 of them hits.. but there arent many players left we can even approach for 2025.. they are all signed up.

We need to pitch a good story so let's put things back into the positive:

1. Change the name back to St George Dragons.
2. Buy Illawarra Steelers and upgrade their club.
3. Appoint Illawarra as our feeder Club.
4. Move, Millard, Haran, and Millward to Illawarra Steelers until their contract ends. Also, move the Gordons and WIN Corp with them.
5. Hire some good professional (non old boys) recruitment staff.
6. Establish a sister club relationship with St Helens in the UK and create a deal where each of the two clubs would transfer 1 emerging player to the other each season and exchange players between each club without a transfer fee.
7. Finish the Wollongong Center of Excellence and build one at Kogarah as well.
8. Arrange for Twiggy Forest to buy out the Gordon/WIN Corp shares.
9. Make it known that our top 30 squad will have two weeks of fitness training with St Helens in England each off-season with trips to a variety of European Countries each weekend.
10. Lobby hard to have a new 'Twiggy Forest Stadium' built at Kogarah, relocating the school and replacing the Taj with a multi-story building. With a car park and bus transport hub under the complex.

Now you have a change in direction which indicates a successful future is just around the corner.

Now you have something to talk about when pitching to players.

 

[possm]

I am of the opinion that Shane Flanagan will not be in a position to decide on who they should sign for 2024/2025 just yet. He has just taken over the head role. He has Shane Millard come in to help with recruitment. They are virtually new and until such time as they have been able to get te fitness guys improve the strength and conditioning of the players to the level needed to compete for the 80 minutes like Penrith, and get a birds eye view of all players in the juniors, reserves etc and first grade after trials and a coup[le of games of the competion proper, they wont know who really should be kept/encouraged/terminated whatever.

Let him see what happens on the field and then decide what should happen.

Yes, and this is why Griffin should have not been extended and Flannagan appointed a year earlier. By no the team would be in good condition and the team made ready for a stong season in 2024.

 

[Slippery Morris]

Geez I hope Sloan absolutely kills it next season. He looks to really be putting in to impress Flanno which is good to see.

 

[VodkaSaint]

Sloane has Bulked Up , Dragons on the rise

 

[getsmarty]

Sloane has Bulked Up , Dragons on the rise View attachment 83153

They all look fitter...

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[Chook99]

Dragons preparing $1m deal to keep rising star Tyrell Sloan at the club​

https://archive.is/pBtpO

 

[Lennyb]

The kid sure has someone watching over him.

Ramsey then Allan.

No club is paying half a mill and Flanno is a tight a$$.

 

[coastiedragon]

Sloane just needs that belief put into him, he glides across the field looks like he does it in 2nd gear. Just needs to put his frame on the line no half ass shit and the attack will flow
500k 2 years his time to shine or back door him if he hasn't improved

 

[TheRev]

I reckon the $ figure has come because we are obliged to spend a tonne of unspent cap moneyfor 2024.. so they will try to frontload as many contracts as possible..

But extending Sloan scares the bejesus out of me as I give him a 20% chance of surviving another year in 1st grade with his avoidance of contact.. but if its true that Flanno is looking to extend him.. it might mean he's seeing things he really likes in the off-season... so thats promising.

I will also say that it feels like Amone & Sloan both really impress in training over years gone by.. they must carve up defensive lines running at 2/3 pace.... but it hasnt translated to real football against 1st grade defensive lines.. both offensively and defensively imo.

A more positive view would be that kids develop at different rates and these ones needed longer.. anyway we shall see..

 

[Crush]

Sloan is going to kill it this year, Hook was horrible for him, I reckon Sloan will end up a steal at 500K

 

[Mojo]

Sloan is going to kill it this year, Hook was horrible for him, I reckon Sloan will end up a steal at 500K

Shhh.

 

[SnowDragon]

Sloan is going to kill it this year, Hook was horrible for him, I reckon Sloan will end up a steal at 500K

Front load a 3yr contract. worse Case he is a low cost backup at the end. Expensive now, but we have excess cap

 

[st.phil]

The Sloan pile on is pretty insane , poor in defence but some electric moments in attack … has a bigger highlight reel than a lot of name brand players. I think seeing him put in over the off season has seen flanno move on an extension

 

[Mojo]

He’s the one out of the three amigos who has demonstrated a degree of humility. I hope he has a great future - with Saints.