Sloan

[VodkaSaint]

4 replys including mine since the re signiong news of Sloanne, I see this thread is buzzing with exitement

 

[Hound of Dracula]

f**ken A
Good on the Dragons and good on Sloan

The doubters can go forth and multiply

 

[since77]

f**ken A
Good on the Dragons and good on Sloan

The doubters can go forth and multiply

Well to be fair sometimes Sloan can give those doubters plenty of ammunition. But as far as I'm concerned this is Sloan's first year under a competent coach. He's improved. And importantly the only X factor player we have in the backline. Still have some obvious flaws.
If Flanno has made the decision that he wanted to re-sign him and put at least 2 more years of work into him then that's good enough for me. I don't think Flanno re-signs Sloan if he thinks he's a lost cause.

 

[<StGeorgeDragons>]

Everyone deserves their chance and Sloan has improved this year despite not being the complete allrounder at full back. On this trajectory he will go far.

BUT

There's a few young fullbacks out there who look better prospects at this stage.
Also, as Dragons fans, we've seen the likes of Dufty, Field and Quinlan before that come in and never become the complete player and you get similar vibes about this signing.

Overall I am happy for him and feel it is a good move by the club if the price is right. It will be exciting to see him improve and improve....

 

[Lennyb]

Im sure the price was right. His management would have leaked a bumper deal.

2 years is both minimum and maximum for him at this stage.

Its in his hands now.

 

[John moz]

Get ready now he has signed his performance will drop.
No other club would have signed him what was the rush we had till November.

 

[Wolfgang90]

Fair contract for both parties. Ball is firmly in his court to cement the fullback jersey in order to get a long term contract. We're also not hampered by the contract if he doesn't continue to improve. A win win situation imo.

 

[BLM01]

Get ready now he has signed his performance will drop.
No other club would have signed him what was the rush we had till November.

He was off contract this year. He would of had no contract Nov 1. How do you know no one would of been interested in the next few months if we waited. We did not rush, talks commenced in the off season

 

[BLM01]

Well to be fair sometimes Sloan can give those doubters plenty of ammunition. But as far as I'm concerned this is Sloan's first year under a competent coach. He's improved. And importantly the only X factor player we have in the backline. Still have some obvious flaws.
If Flanno has made the decision that he wanted to re-sign him and put at least 2 more years of work into him then that's good enough for me. I don't think Flanno re-signs Sloan if he thinks he's a lost cause.

He is far from a lost cause. People forget still a kid at 21

 

[KogarahWarrior]

Everyone deserves their chance and Sloan has improved this year despite not being the complete allrounder at full back. On this trajectory he will go far.

BUT

There's a few young fullbacks out there who look better prospects at this stage.
Also, as Dragons fans, we've seen the likes of Dufty, Field and Quinlan before that come in and never become the complete player and you get similar vibes about this signing.

Overall I am happy for him and feel it is a good move by the club if the price is right. It will be exciting to see him improve and improve....

I agree re Quinlan, Duff, Field but there's one major difference I see in Sloan - the type of person he is. Tyrell is a genuinely good person that's come from horrid conditions in his life to the biggest stage in rugby league, representing his people and expresses a genuine love for the club. He is far, far from complete and does my head in sometimes but I'd take him with his great attitude over anyone else and their personality problems. He is the type of person the Dragons have needed, yet lacked so severely over the last few years

 

[KogarahWarrior]

He is far from a lost cause. People forget still a kid at 21

No no no BLM, you see, when the posters writing him off were 21, they were prime Billy Slater apparently...

 

[Slippery Morris]

People that bag Sloan should watch other fullbacks that are established and will see that they also make an error or 2 at times. Difference is poor Sloan gets smashed each time he makes one. He will come good. 2 years is not that long so he has that time to really cement himself in the squad full time and get an upgrade. I am glad he has been given more time to develop and Flanno must see something in him to want to keep him.

Saints need to spend in other areas other than fullback at the moment as they have Sloan and now Matt Feagai who is killing it in reserves and now Tamale given a red hot crack. I also like this youngster Peckham-Harris. This kid looks really good. Small but plenty of ticker and seen him tackles some big fellas so not afraid to put his body on the line.

 

[hook hook]

People that bag Sloan should watch other fullbacks that are established and will see that they also make an error or 2 at times. Difference is poor Sloan gets smashed each time he makes one. He will come good. 2 years is not that long so he has that time to really cement himself in the squad full time and get an upgrade. I am glad he has been given more time to develop and Flanno must see something in him to want to keep him.

Saints need to spend in other areas other than fullback at the moment as they have Sloan and now Matt Feagai who is killing it in reserves and now Tamale given a red hot crack. I also like this youngster Peckham-Harris. This kid looks really good. Small but plenty of ticker and seen him tackles some big fellas so not afraid to put his body on the line.

And let’s not forget, arguably the most talented fullback out of all of them, Rumble in JF

 

[Victoire]

I'm happy with this! There were (and are) some definite deficiencies in his game but there's no doubt he has worked hard and either removed some of them or is on the way to fixing them. He's a much improved player and really our only genuine long-range try threat. Speed kills, and in a team which has so little of it, Tyrell Sloan is gold.

 

[st.phil]

Get ready now he has signed his performance will drop.
No other club would have signed him what was the rush we had till November.

bit lame really

 

[Dribble&Yarn]

Sloan is also a better prospect than all of those others mentioned
Would much rather have him than Matt "let me go for the intercept so I don't have to tackle" Dufty

 

[justadragon]

You cant accuse him of not putting any work in to improve his game, and the major thing is he admits his faults, long term he will make a name for himself purely because he has remained humble, thats a great start in my books !!!

 

[Slippery Morris]

Sloan is also a better prospect than all of those others mentioned
Would much rather have him than Matt "let me go for the intercept so I don't have to tackle" Dufty

I agree with your 2nd sentence but Dufty looks so much better this year. I am not sure what he said but Big Sam Burgess finally has him playing really well and could get the Man of Steel award at the end of the season.

 

[Illusion]

I agree with your 2nd sentence but Dufty looks so much better this year. I am not sure what he said but Big Sam Burgess finally has him playing really well and could get the Man of Steel award at the end of the season.

For me Dufty burns Sloan as an attacker and ball player ......

 

[Dragon David]

For me Dufty burns Sloan as an attacker and ball player ......

Yes, I must say that Dufty is electric in attack and looks a lot better than Sloan going from the highlights reel. It should be noted though that most of Dufty's "brilliance" for Warrington is that the competition is the Super League and on balance, good defence can be questionable particularly when you have a guy like Dufty making you feel the breeze he leaves you with when he runs past you. He is a very handy try assister as well.

I hope he has a blinder in the Challenge Cup final this weekend.

It wouldn't surprise me to see Dufty back in the NRL one day although in saying that he is 28 and when he finishes his deal at Warrington, he will be 30, so I might have to withdraw my comment about him coming back to the NRL.