The Mole , OMG does he hate dragons?

[possm]

The Dragons will finish 6th - 10th this year depending on injuries.
Players will come from nowhere, Nathan Lawson will become a household name, we will get value out of Corey Allen, the Couchman twins names will be thrown around for Origin, Gutho, Val and Cookie will make their old clubs pay for letting them leave.
2025 is going to be a lot of fun, it won’t shock us the faithful who believe but the casual fans will be blindsided.

Top 6 at least
Otherwise a FAILED year
The squad is balanced for injury cover
No MORE EXCUSES

Sign Lodge or another alpha prop and I predict we will finish top 4 with the following 17:

1. Gutherson
2. Lawson
3. Holmes
4. Suli
5. Sloan
6. Flannagan
7. Ilias
8. Molo
9. Cook
10. Lodge
11. Leilua
12. Su'A
13. Sele

14. Liddle
15. De Belin
16. Couchman
17. Fifita

 

[Dragons4me]

Top 6 at least
Otherwise a FAILED year
The squad is balanced for injury cover
NO MORE EXCUSES

2026 perhaps, but not 2025 for mine. There are too many unknowns in the squad this year, of which I'm actually keen to see the outcome.

 

[Slippery Morris]

So Hunt came first in try assists with 30 ahead of Drinkwater on 26 and Jahrome Hughes on 26. Tedesco came 4th on 24. 2 fullbacks which would touch the ball at best half the time Hunt does during a game. Jahrome Hughes had Munster out most of the season and had juniors playing next to him so you can see why he had quite a few more touches than he usually would but finished with a Daly M and GF appearance. I am sure most would agree that if Saints went into the last 4 rounds against bottom teams with Jahrome Hughes at 7, they would have made the finals.

The 3 other than Hunt with most assists got their teams to a GF. What did Hunt do? Some stats can be misleading especially this one and the journalists that honestly believe Hunt had a great season and will be missed rather than a disappointing season and failed to get his team to a finals series with 4 games to play against bottom 8 sides are showing how little they know about the game. They are only good for reporting off field rubbish. Journalism in the old days was more about on field stuff, now it is more about who is signing were, DUI, etc.

 

[Crush]

Top 6 at least
Otherwise a FAILED year
The squad is balanced for injury cover
NO MORE EXCUSES

You’re calling anything under top 6 a failure?
Give me a break.

 

[maestro1]

You’re calling anything under top 6 a failure?
Give me a break.

He is desperate to be able to call it a failed season.......no matter what happens he wants to be able to say Flanno fxcked up. That is why he is setting the parameters before a ball is kicked in anger. The "experts" have predicted a spoon and our forum "expert" and serial Flanno hater sets the bar at top 6. That is an 11 position difference. You can't make this shit up. He has a hard-on for a Flanno failure.

 

[Crush]

He is desperate to be able to call it a failed season.......no matter what happens he wants to be able to say Flanno fxcked up. That is why he is setting the parameters before a ball is kicked in anger. The "experts" have predicted a spoon and our forum "expert" and serial Flanno hater sets the bar at top 6. That is an 11 position difference. You can't make this shit up. He has a hard-on for a Flanno failure.

“Top 6 at least”
I mean, WTF does that even mean, at least?
We haven’t played finals for a million years but this years it’s top 6 at least.
Shows a lack of understanding of reality. Or as you say some weird agenda.

 

[Hound of Dracula]

He is desperate to be able to call it a failed season.......no matter what happens he wants to be able to say Flanno fxcked up. That is why he is setting the parameters before a ball is kicked in anger. The "experts" have predicted a spoon and our forum "expert" and serial Flanno hater sets the bar at top 6. That is an 11 position difference. You can't make this shit up. He has a hard-on for a Flanno failure.

And a bigger hard on for Dean Young as head coach.

He's on my 'ignore' for a reason

 

[KogarahWarrior]

Lol I hope the Mole hates us. If that dope doesn't like like us we must be doing something right.

 

[56to66]

I can't believe the betting market has St George as wooden spooners, Bunt wasn't that good.
Don't be surprised the Broncos might give it a shake for the Spoon, if he didn't like Flanno's style, God help him under madge.
Scumulla need to be sent to Mars under Elons superleague vision.

 

[possm]

I can't believe the betting market has St George as wooden spooners, Bunt wasn't that good.
Don't be surprised the Broncos might give it a shake for the Spoon, if he didn't like Flanno's style, God help him under made.
Scumulla need to be sent to Mars under Elons superleague vision.

I'd say that most Dragon fans feel that we have a much better squad in 2025 and because of this we believe that we will finish higher on the ladder this season. I believe we will most certainly be in the top 8.

What are the odds for Saints being wooden spooners in 20255?

 

[56to66]

I'd say that most Dragon fans feel that we have a much better squad in 2025 and because of this we believe that we will finish higher on the ladder this season. I believe we will most certainly be in the top 8.

What are the odds for Saints being wooden spooners in 20255?

St George Illawarra Dragons 5.50

Canberra Raiders

Dolphins

Newcastle Knights

Wests Tigers

Gold Coast Titans

New Zealand Warriors

Parramatta Eels

Actually how good would it be if this was the top 8.

 

[Dragonslayer]

I'd say that most Dragon fans feel that we have a much better squad in 2025 and because of this we believe that we will finish higher on the ladder this season. I believe we will most certainly be in the top 8.

What are the odds for Saints being wooden spooners in 20255?

I would take a wild guess, given the date at 20 Galactic Credits

 

[ALX25]

Sounds like you've upset one of his sources (a.k.a. a certain player manager)

 

[TruSaint]

Lol I hope the Mole hates us. If that dope doesn't like like us we must be doing something right.

Im hoping for more articles like the Mole's leading up to season start.

Pretty sure we have been designated as spoon favourites for a few years now.

 

[Old Timer]

I just hope that wherever we finish people don't start defending their position by saying "well its actually ok afterall we were predicted to get the spoon".

If you put a $1 on everything that the media predict you would lose a fortune as not much of what they predict ever eventuates.

The consensus in this place is we improved on the ladder last year, we have rid ourselves of the anchors, we have purchased some quality the only thing we didn't get was a prop and that may yet still happen.

So if supporters of the club & S F are fair dinkum then surely we must improve on last year so what is the pass mark?

Top 8 and anything else is a bonus?

If people aren't willing to go there then wtf has all the backslapping hooting and hollering been about?

Time to shit in the pot or get off.

 

[redv13]

I just hope that wherever we finish people don't start defending their position by saying "well its actually ok afterall we were predicted to get the spoon".

If you put a $1 on everything that the media predict you would lose a fortune as not much of what they predict ever eventuates.

The consensus in this place is we improved on the ladder last year, we have rid ourselves of the anchors, we have purchased some quality the only thing we didn't get was a prop and that may yet still happen.

So if supporters of the club & S F are fair dinkum then surely we must improve on last year so what is the pass mark?

Top 8 and anything else is a bonus?

If people aren't willing to go there then wtf has all the backslapping hooting and hollering been about?

Time to shit in the pot or get off.

Top 8 and re sign Flanno for another 3 years. Yes Ilias and Flanno jnr aren’t superstars but they will bust their guts for 80 mins each week and follow the game plan plus they will have Gutho and Cooky to help them out. I expect to finish top 8

 

[Crush]

I just hope that wherever we finish people don't start defending their position by saying "well its actually ok afterall we were predicted to get the spoon".

If you put a $1 on everything that the media predict you would lose a fortune as not much of what they predict ever eventuates.

The consensus in this place is we improved on the ladder last year, we have rid ourselves of the anchors, we have purchased some quality the only thing we didn't get was a prop and that may yet still happen.

So if supporters of the club & S F are fair dinkum then surely we must improve on last year so what is the pass mark?

Top 8 and anything else is a bonus?

If people aren't willing to go there then wtf has all the backslapping hooting and hollering been about?

Time to shit in the pot or get off.

What’s your prediction?
Where do you think this team will finish in 2025?

 

[Old Timer]

What’s your prediction?
Where do you think this team will finish in 2025?

Well seeing as I thought we underachieved last year I’m saying we could finish 8th.

If we don’t it’s a fail in my book the only acceptable excuses to miss are bad injury toll or over representation at SOO which seems unlikely.

 

[CozDragon]

I can't believe the betting market has St George as wooden spooners, Bunt wasn't that good.
Don't be surprised the Broncos might give it a shake for the Spoon, if he didn't like Flanno's style, God help him under madge.
Scumulla need to be sent to Mars under Elons superleague vision.

Unless Reynolds gets a long term injury and is out for a big chunk of the year, they will probably do quite well.
Hunt at 6 for the first 2 months and then at 9, he will probably excel because all he has to do is run. He doesn't need to think or lead the team, doesn't need to be their game manager. Everything he failed miserably at with us, he won't need to do for them with Reynolds in the side. He will probably go out and have his best season ever with a simplified role.

If Reynolds is out and he needs to play 7 alongside Mam, then things change considerably.

 

[blacksafake]

Well seeing as I thought we underachieved last year I’m saying we could finish 8th.

If we don’t it’s a fail in my book the only acceptable excuses to miss are bad injury toll or over representation at SOO which seems unlikely.

Underachieved last year ?