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whatever your drinking dave, I want someDEFINITELY. SPEED, SPEED, SPEED AND MORE SPEED.
Something that none of our coaches have placed importance on.
A speedy fullback, a speedy winger, a speedy centre, a speedy 5/8th, a speedy half back, a speedy lock, a speedy second rower, a speedy front rower and finally, a speedy hooker.
We would be known as the Speed Team.
Our priority should be to address the makeup of our spine. Yes, our forwards pack is a major problem, however our spine of Slone, Flannigan, Hunt, and Liddle, is substandard. So I suggest we do some great recruiting to address this situation:
I thought Ramsey was signed to the local junior competition. Not in the NRL top 30 squad.
I think Averillos value just went right up after having a big game in the halves... be interesting to see if he can do it again this weekend.
Sos watch Jesse Williams, Tom kirk and Hayden Buchanan coming through
For a start -
This! Corey Allan is bog average and has been since 2021 or 2020, whenever he played origin. People are saying on here that he’s fast. He’s probably slower than lomax and that was before an ACL. Once he plays a few games everyone will be calling for his head.
It will be interesting to see what the coaching set up will be right across the Illawarra/St George areas next year. If they are stream lining the coaches, then hopefully they will do something about recruitment and football management positions as well.
St George Illawarra great Shaun Timmins is the latest club legend to have his role significantly scaled back following the Dragons’ decision to axe 2010 premiership winner Jamie Soward as their NRLW coach.
Timmins has been told there is not a full-time position for him at the club next season ending a near unbroken 30-year permanent association with the club.
The former NSW and Australian star has been on-staff at the Dragons in a range of roles in recent seasons. This year he coached Illawarra’s under-19 SG Ball team. He was also assistant NSW Cup coach and was a Dragons pathways coach.
Next year he was only offered a part-time job as the SG Ball coach.
“I am forever grateful for what the club has done for me but I am obviously a little bit shattered by this,” Timmins. “I just love the club so much. It’s been a family to me for so long.
“I have nothing but good things to say about the club. I’ll be staying in a part-time capacity but I would have liked to have continued full-time because I enjoyed the job so much. It was very rewarding.”
Shaun Timmins was SG Ball coach for the Illawarra Steelers in 2024. Picture: Kevin Merrigan
Since his retirement in 2006, Timmins has had a range of different roles at the club including sponsorships, coaching and recruitment.
The decision comes after the Dragons told Soward he would not be coaching their NRLW side once this season ends
With no Dragons team making finals this year and previous years Dave, something has got to give.
The Knights very keen to keep Leo Thompson and has offered him a two year extension with an increased salary.
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Exactly. I'm expecting big changes with all personnel. Too bad it won't include major changes to the Board members but if the mob in charge can get the right staff below them to make us more successful well then all good.
Quiet news day DaveThe Knights very keen to keep Leo Thompson and has offered him a two year extension with an increased salary.
‘Want him to stay’: Knights’ offer to retain rising star as salary cap ‘storm’ to trigger roster shake-up
‘Want him to stay’: Knights’ offer to retain rising star as salary cap ‘storm’ to trigger roster shake-up
Sione Finau will be promoted to Lomax wing, CR will prob keep the other, Suli and Holmes the centres, so where are the gaps. It is powerful/skillful bookends we most need. Blokes that can repeatedly make the advantage line to give us good go forward.
Does not sound all that optimistic as it is added power in the engine room we most need, specially a couple of good starting props as I have already alluded to.
Look love Timmins as a player but it was the correct decision to remove him from pathways.
St George Illawarra great Shaun Timmins is the latest club legend to have his role significantly scaled back following the Dragons’ decision to axe 2010 premiership winner Jamie Soward as their NRLW coach.
Timmins has been told there is not a full-time position for him at the club next season ending a near unbroken 30-year permanent association with the club.
The former NSW and Australian star has been on-staff at the Dragons in a range of roles in recent seasons. This year he coached Illawarra’s under-19 SG Ball team. He was also assistant NSW Cup coach and was a Dragons pathways coach.
Next year he was only offered a part-time job as the SG Ball coach.
“I am forever grateful for what the club has done for me but I am obviously a little bit shattered by this,” Timmins. “I just love the club so much. It’s been a family to me for so long.
“I have nothing but good things to say about the club. I’ll be staying in a part-time capacity but I would have liked to have continued full-time because I enjoyed the job so much. It was very rewarding.”
Shaun Timmins was SG Ball coach for the Illawarra Steelers in 2024. Picture: Kevin Merrigan
Since his retirement in 2006, Timmins has had a range of different roles at the club including sponsorships, coaching and recruitment.
The decision comes after the Dragons told Soward he would not be coaching their NRLW side once this season ends
