Slippery Morris
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Maybe Saints do a bulldogs to the Cowboys. First pinch their assistant then sign the up an comers. Young to bring down Nanai with him. I doubt that.
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Haran is an absolute joke....is he now confirmed as our recruitment manager by default because we don't want to spend the money to hire a proper recruitment manager...someone with a bit of savvy and get up and go..
Parko
"this is one area we need to be so bloody professional in"
Haran as a recruitment manager is laughable. When will Saints Learn? For goodness sake, who decided not to appoint a recruitment officer? Approach Nathan Brown and sign him up now.
Is it a Haran mess?
This is a great story and I really hope he's listening to his coaches, putting in the extras, and giving himself the best chance to fulfill his potential.‘Stop sooking’: Why Dragons can thank 81-year-old nan for Sloan’s release backflip
By Dan Walsh
February 8, 2023 — 6.04pm
If Tyrell Sloan goes on to deliver on his undoubted potential as one of the Dragons’ most promising juniors in years, then the Red V has an 81-year-old South Coast grandmother to thank.
Unhappy and out of first grade for much of 2022, Sloan admits he kicked stones and ‘hid’ from coach Anthony Griffin before eventually requesting an early release from the remaining two years on his Dragons deal.
Colleen Sloan, the Dapto matriarch who fought for custody of the Indigenous All Stars flyer and raised him, knew something wasn’t right with her grandson.
“I was a bit ashamed to tell her because I don’t like seeing her get emotional,” Sloan recalled after a pre-season that has everyone at St George Illawarra raving.
“She just said ‘suck it up. You’re 19 years old. You’re not a boy anymore’. My Nan’s my inspiration and she actually told me ‘stop being a sook and just take it on’. If I didn’t listen I’d probably get a hiding.
“She tipped me up and said get in there and sort it out. That was one thing I wanted to do, clear it up with Hook [Griffin].
“I actually praise him a lot now because I understand why I did get dropped last year.”
Cody Ramsey’s debilitating bout of ulcerative colitis has ruled him out of rugby league for at least a year and given Sloan a clear run at the Dragons No.1 jersey.
But while St George Illawarra swiftly knocked back his release request last year, it was the confronting conversation that Colleen urged him to have with Griffin that has since given Sloan a new lease on life in the Red V.
“Last year I didn’t put myself in a position where I could play first grade,” Sloan said.
Tyrell Sloan in the thick of things in Indigenous All Stars camp.CREDIT:NRL PHOTOS
“I was blaming everyone else. I had a good heart-to-heart with the coach and we cleared everything up.
“This year I just want to come back, work hard and earn the respect of my teammates. I think I’ve done that but nothing matters until I put in on the field.
“Last year I was probably hiding from him. I wasn’t putting myself in that position [to be selected].
“I was always trying to get out [after training] quickly. To come back to training this year I wanted to clear it up because I felt like I was walking on eggshells. It definitely doesn’t help your game. I wasn’t really liking football at the time.
“I was only 19 as well last year and I spoke to a lot of senior boys there and they said, ‘You should clear it up and move on’. That’s what I’ve done. I feel like I’ve come back a lot clearer, I’ve cleared my mind.”
With family hailing from Condobolin in central NSW, Sloan represents the Wiradjuri tribe in All Stars camp, where he’s pinching himself to be alongside such greats as assistant coach Matty Bowen and mentor Greg Inglis.
Penrith recruit Tyrone Peachey finished Wednesday’s field session early with a hamstring issue.
But otherwise the Indigenous All Stars were all smiles as they were joined by surviving members of the 1973 tourists, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their groundbreaking trip to New Zealand.
“To be able to come across the ditch and represent everyone back home and the 1973 team, it’s a big privilege,” Sloan said.
“Nan’s very proud. When I called her and told her I was playing All Stars, she gets teary-eyed and it makes me emotional as well just to be able to represent her. That’s my main goal, to put that pride back in the Red V and also for her.”
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‘Stop sooking’: Why Dragons can thank 81-year-old nan for Sloan’s release backflip
Tyrell Sloan was kicking stones, hiding from Anthony Griffin and ready to walk out on the Dragons. Until his grandmother stepped in.www.smh.com.au
Good call, before last season they were considered fairly even in ability but Luki suffered some injuries and Nanai streaked ahead. We desperately need some quality forwards and these are two of the best young forwards in the game. We need to stop sitting on our hands and go out and get these guys, not wait to see if they show a bit of interest.
Gareth, great man sure, but he did have the biggest war chest ever over an extended time to buy who he wanted. Paid a Motza for Huddart just so he didn’t play for anyone else. Also paid big money to buy TWO five eights ( Branson & Hawthorn)Paid Wittenberg for the year he wasnt allowed to play ( 1967 ) It wasn’t until the late 60,S that Manly followed suit and splurged a high proportion of the League’s club profits into recruitment.What an absolute contrast to the recruitment skills of Frank Facer and what we have nowadays . Long gone I realize , however the talent that the man brought to the Dragons over his time was simply unbelievable .
And his managerial skills were silky smooth , if only we had someone with a tenth of his ability , then I am sure that our teams over the last five years or so would not look like the last refuge of the homeless and desperate .
Undoubtedly so Dennis , in fact I am sure that the grants from the St.George leagues club pokies was of a greater amount then the coffers of the state government at the time .
Haran would have less than 1% the influence that Gould has, we have no one at the club with that sort of pull, Bennett was the only one who managed to get this club going, as the great man said " I run this football Dept, you leave me alone and just pay the bills" I would have given anything to have him back here, Doust and whoever else were responsible for not signing him to a 5 year deal in the first place should have been put in exile from the club forever !!!
Thats Doust , but he is back somewhere getting fatter with his mates .....
Dragons star appears in Nowra court on driving charge
No conviction has been recorded after Dragons playmaker Jayden Sullivan pleaded guilty to driving while suspended.www.illawarramercury.com.au
The pre-season that keeps on giving…
all of the above
