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Dragons recruitment strategy 2012 - presentMeanwhile all the other clubs went out and signed up the best available talent, and we’re getting ready to hit up the reject shop
Mate write a post , or better still a message to Willow’s inbox . I am sure he will be able to help you out . I possess a iPad only and do not have technical knowledge unfortunately , however I hope this has been off some help .
Yes- had the same reaction Kit- however, if that is their thinking, we've lost the plot by extending someone who looks like a lame duck coach for 2023 with no certainty surrounding the 2024 coach. That is one of the first questions incoming players and their agents will be asking.
Hopefully we dig deep in 2023 & have a decent year but realistically nothing significant is going to happen until the coaching situation is sorted. Only a new coach/vision is going to attract marquee players.
12 out of 61 good ones for me. We can rightly blame the coaching during these years but this list has shown the recruitment has been pathetic.
Great research BR.
On a dollar & contract length basis Corey Norman is obviously the worse buy in NRL history but Ben Hunt is not far behind. What has all that money bought us? Nothing! I still remember Hunt’s shanked kick in the 2018 semi against Souths that ended our season. A Bronco’s fan will agree pointing out Hunt’s shortcomings in 2016.
Also forgot Jordan Periera in 2018 and Mikaele Ravalawa 2019
Absolutely appalling when you add to the equation how many juniors we let go or never developed.
I would hate to see that list up against a Roosters or Rabbitohs list. Makes me wince just thinking about it.
Thanks Gareth, and to Dragsters, I'm not signed in on any device/account with an adblocker enabled, which makes this all the more strange
the power of ethel no doultGremlins !
Agree. StGI has always been blessed with its young talent pool. We waste money trying to buy ‘marquees‘ at the expense of our youth. The problems created by this approach have now become starkly obvious. This is also a key aspect of our ‘culture’ issues imo. A real conviction to the centre of excellence is an urgent priority.
I'm sort of like in 2 minds about your response, I understand the issues that BH has had but I also think he has been our best player probably for the last three years and if we untilised him at 9 and developed our juniors for the next 3 years, how would that be, I think a much better situation than we have now. As for the money expended on him well looking at it on face value you are right we havent had much return, but can I lay the blame all on him, probably not, we were a pretty poor team before he got here and havent improved much from then if any, especially in the forwards. We have the capacity in juniors to be a good as Penrith, but our systems in management of these juniors is highly lacking, why ??? Because our top end management and recruiting system is highly lacking. I cant blame BH for that.On a dollar & contract length basis Corey Norman is obviously the worse buy in NRL history but Ben Hunt is not far behind. What has all that money bought us? Nothing! I still remember Hunt’s shanked kick in the 2018 semi against Souths that ended our season. A Bronco’s fan will agree pointing out Hunt’s shortcomings in 2016.
Even if we have a blinder in 2023 & make the semis Hunt will choke like he always does in club footy. Hunt’s contract extension for ‘24 & ‘25 is the absolute worst decision we’ve ever made.
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