The Rumours Thread

[denis preston]

Inside Flannos’ stunning Dragons takeover... and the ‘promise’ that averted disaster

Inside Flannos’ stunning Dragons takeover... and the ‘promise’ that averted disaster

www.foxsports.com.au

Going by that and all the taps on the shoulders with minimum replacements, We must have 3 or 4 good to very good players coming next season or Hunt is out of here.

 

[Mojo]

Good ol’ Bibendum

You learn something new every day. (That’s why my brain is full of trivia). He’s been around since 1894, apparently.

 

[teza]

In a couple of years we'll be wondering why the Dragons ever let Bud Sullivan go. Then again, we might buy him back
after the Tiges give him the opportunity to grow his game and Hunt moves off into the sunset. Sullivan's departure sends completely the wrong message to our up and coming local juniors. Penrith's success is built around their junior
pathways system. They give their talented youngsters the opportunity to play in the NRL and are rarely not rewarded.
Local junior, Reuben Garrick was considered not good enough by the Dragons but plays consistently well for Manly and is a point scoring machine.

 

[getsmarty]

NRL News: Dragons launch all-out bids for star props, RLPA's protest 'a distraction' for players as logos get covered up​

MSN

 

[justadragon]

Perhaps a little harsh on Billy Burns jd as he has been good in both grades this year. Nine gone, including Kerr and Mybe with Musgrove and Sullivan to probably join them. That is 11 names to fill in our Top 30. Flanagan has said he wants one prop, two middle forwards and two outside backs as a priority. Sele is here, now looking at Luke Thompson, Ryan Sutton, a couple of Pommies. Who else does he want. Any talk of Tino has gone dry, he must've knocked us back, too hard a sell for our recruiters. Needed to think outside the box by offering his little brother a contract too. Bummer Tino w'd have been a huge boost to our club.

yep can see your point bgm, his last couple of games have been a lot better than earlier when he got to the Dragons, then again we had him in the wrong position and we all know how our coaches were. I suppose if he has a good showing for the rest of the season and the Dragons dont retain him he will get a gig somewhere, I have to put my faith in Flanno and believe he knows best. Heard he was going after Haas and Tino bigtime as above, that would make possum happy.

 

[BLM01]

NRL News: Dragons launch all-out bids for star props, RLPA's protest 'a distraction' for players as logos get covered up​

MSN

Well that is a rumour
Even if it is 1% chance least someone is trying to put us on the map snd get out there amongst it
Just imagine if it came to fruition

 

[justadragon]

Well that is a rumour
Even if it is 1% chance least someone is trying to put us on the map snd get out there amongst it
Just imagine if it came to fruition

I dare say there may be a response from Flanno on that one, one thing for sure is we must be cashed up.

 

[Murfy]

Interest shown in Paul Alamoti

 

[Desperate Dragon]

Interest shown in Paul Alamoti

Makes me think the move of Lomax to fullback is a real option for 2024.

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

He is a powerful little nugget

Paul Alamoti

 

[St Tangles]

Interest shown in Paul Alamoti

Very Poor defender makes Fegai look like a great defender

 

[possm]

In a couple of years we'll be wondering why the Dragons ever let Bud Sullivan go. Then again, we might buy him back
after the Tiges give him the opportunity to grow his game and Hunt moves off into the sunset. Sullivan's departure sends completely the wrong message to our up and coming local juniors. Penrith's success is built around their junior
pathways system. They give their talented youngsters the opportunity to play in the NRL and are rarely not rewarded.
Local junior, Reuben Garrick was considered not good enough by the Dragons but plays consistently well for Manly and is a point scoring machine.

I'd say a few things are influencing Flanno on this:
1. Hunt is leaving and so we need an experienced 6 or 7 to partner Ampone.
2. We have some good halves with talent coming through.
3. Sullivan is injury prone.
4. Sullivan at this stage in his career is probably not worth the money he is asking for.
5. Flanno wants to re-start his son's career either as one of our halves or hooker.

Our spine could look very different in 2024:
1. Lomax
6. Sloan
7. K Flannagan
9. Amone

 

[chewbacca]

I'd say a few things are influencing Flanno on this:
1. Hunt is leaving and so we need an experienced 6 or 7 to partner Ampone.
2. We have some good halves with talent coming through.
3. Sullivan is injury prone.
4. Sullivan at this stage in his career is probably not worth the money he is asking for.
5. Flanno wants to re-start his son's career either as one of our halves or hooker.

Our spine could look very different in 2024:
1. Lomax
6. Sloan
7. K Flannagan
9. Amone

I've seen jellyfish with better spines than that...

 

[hewi]

We have said if Sullivan goes we pay none of his money. With his injury woes do I think he will get $500,000 any where else, no I don’t. He might well be here next season. I’d rather see Bird go.

 

[Mojo]

Interest shown in Paul Alamoti

He’s a Kogarah Marist old boy - champion!
Played all his junior footy at the Dogs - should have been expelled!

 

[saintmar]

We have said if Sullivan goes we pay none of his money. With his injury woes do I think he will get $500,000 any where else, no I don’t. He might well be here next season. I’d rather see Bird go.

What we say and what we do are never the same.
Never believe the b/s that comes out

 

[saintmar]

Nepotism

 

[redandwhite4evr]

I've seen jellyfish with better spines than that...

Am I missing something- I thought Amone's charges were still being sorted so a jail sentence couldn't be ruled out- in that case, we'd need a 5/8?

 

[BLM01]

JWH is the luckiest NRL player this year.
The stuff he has got away with every week without being binned or match suspensions (continual fines only) that others dont is shockingly obviously that the NRL have made a decision (or told by Uncle Nick) they have been too reactive and over the top with charging him in the past..we will balance the scales the other way.

 

[qld redvee]

JWH is the luckiest NRL player this year.
The stuff he has got away with every week without being binned or match suspensions (continual fines only) that others dont is shockingly obviously that the NRL have made a decision (or told by Uncle Nick) they have been too reactive and over the top with charging him in the past..we will balance the scales the other way.

Blm01, exactly right Simms gets a week jwh just have to find a bit of loose change... can't have the poor rorters treated like every other team can we