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The Rumours Thread

Illusion

Illusion

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Coffs dragon said:
I haven’t been this excited for a potential new forward signing since Josh Miller from the Raiders.
He was also an honest experienced toiler that went on to play 9 games for the RedV.
Wow I’ll try & contain my excitement if & when this is announced.
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The excitement is killing me, it will be announced soon we beat everyone for the signature of a 31-year-old forward , that is just peaking now .......... WE EVEN BEAT THE PANTHERS .......... f**K ME DEAD ........
 
Biglance

Biglance

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Dragon David said:
Until such time as a players name is confirmed as a signing in the Dragons website, nothing is final. Even Tom Eisenhuth isn't a gimme at this point in time. He could still be waiting for a better deal to come his way and then say sorry to the Dragons or maybe some other words whichever takes his fancy. He is shown in Wikipedia as a player under us in 2024 but we know that counts for nothing.
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Club waits until the cooling off period has passed before announcing. Which is fair
 
Crush

Crush

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I saw in the paper today that the experts had dragon’s favourites for the spoon. Fair enough I guess, someone has to be favourite. What surprised me though was that they had Canberra as third favourites? That’s rough, who have they lost other than Wighton?
 
baggygreen man

baggygreen man

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Illusion said:
We have a Australian 9 who thinks he is a 7 ....... If Amone does come back , leave the two young blokes at 6 and 7 then , and throw the sook into 9 ....... Plus he shouldn't be captain of the side , but that's on Flanno .......
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100%, up till 9, no way should our new coach be offering the captaincy to this man to lead such a famous club that build its reputation not only by deeds on the field but by integrity and loyalty off it.
 
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TheRev

TheRev

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I feel like a dill, i thought Eisunheth was playing middle, but he's definitely a 2nd rower.. which I'm less excited about.. though I'd definitely prefer him over Russell.. and its 1 year only.. so even if do sign Luki from 2025.. its a straight swap.

I assume Eisunheth will play left, Su'a right, I doubt he was promised a starting spot though, I think he will have it anyway, but if one of these young guys actually starts firing.. RCouch, Egan, NickT.. maybe they could grab it late season. Feels like Russell is a bit of an unneeded cog in the equation.. but look 1 injury and things change quickly.
 
TheRev

TheRev

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dungay dragon said:
Guys Story breaking that Dragons still big chance of getting AFB even for next season
This has been the priority signing all pre season
App there are some extroadinary clauses included re to a possible early exit
Story will be broken in Tele tomorrow
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Undecided if it's this post, or Randoms 'xmas stocking promise' that's my favourite post of the week.
 
AyiosYiorgos

AyiosYiorgos

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dungay dragon said:
Guys Story breaking that Dragons still big chance of getting AFB even for next season
This has been the priority signing all pre season
App there are some extroadinary clauses included re to a possible early exit
Story will be broken in Tele tomorrow
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Why wait till tomorrow, when you can read it now

Dragons and Dogs in, Roosters out of Addin Fonua-Blake race amid new Warriors clause​

The race for Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake is about to intensify with The Sunday Telegraph revelation of a release clause that has wiped out almost half the competition.
The Warriors will apply hard and fast rules around who Addin Fonua-Blake can sign with in the wake of his request to be released from the final year of his contract.
And the signing restrictions augur well for Dragons and Bulldogs fans.
Fonua-Blake dropped a bombshell on the NRL two weeks ago when he informed the Warriors he wished to break from his contract on the basis of compassionate grounds.
One of the most damaging props in the game who could demand close to $1 million a season, Fonua-Blake wants to return to Sydney for personal family reasons.
The 28-year-old and Warriors management have since come to an agreement that he will remain in New Zealand for the 2024 season with the very likelihood of being let go to play for a rival club for the 2025 season.
The Tongan international is currently contracted to the Warriors until the end of 2026.
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that as part of the release terms, the Warriors have told Fonua-Blake that they will only consider releasing him to a Sydney club.
The strict parameters are similar to what the Warriors told Reece Walsh after he approached the club for a release halfway through the 2022 season.
Walsh wanted to move to Brisbane to be closer to family, prompting the Warriors to declare that the star fullback be permitted only to sign with the Broncos.
The Sydney-only move for Fonua-Blake rules out any possible recruitment pitch from seven of the 17 clubs based interstate or in regional centres including the Raiders, Knights, Storm, Broncos, Cowboys, Titans and Dolphins.
The list of Sydney club’s with close to a $1 million in salary cap space for 2025 and that are also willing to spend such a significant amount on a front-rower is far from lengthy.
Only the Dragons, Bulldogs and possibly the Rabbitohs, Sharks and Wests Tigers would be able to manoeuvre their salary cap and roster spots in their forward pack to accommodate Fonua-Blake.
Parramatta and Penrith both boast heavily-contracted forward packs, while The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the Roosters have also ruled out making a play for Fonua-Blake.
The Bulldogs are in desperate need of an enforcer up front and GM of football Phil Gould has a relationship with Fonua-Blake that dates back to his short tenure as consultant to the Warriors in 2021.
Undoubtedly, the Dragons will view themselves as major contenders for Fonua-Blake’s signature having already declared their genuine interest in securing the front-rower.
They also have the salary cap space to entertain Fonua-Blake’s near $1 million asking price.
Fonua-Blake was a former co-captain of the Dragons 2014 SG Ball side before being let go to join Manly in 2015. He was formerly coached by current Dragons assistant coach, Dean Young.
Another factor in Fonua-Blake’s release will be the potential of a club offering a swap deal with the Warriors.
The Warriors will be aiming to replace the forward leader with a like-for-like replacement.
 
Dragon David

Dragon David

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AyiosYiorgos said:
Why wait till tomorrow, when you can read it now

Dragons and Dogs in, Roosters out of Addin Fonua-Blake race amid new Warriors clause​

The race for Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake is about to intensify with The Sunday Telegraph revelation of a release clause that has wiped out almost half the competition.
The Warriors will apply hard and fast rules around who Addin Fonua-Blake can sign with in the wake of his request to be released from the final year of his contract.
And the signing restrictions augur well for Dragons and Bulldogs fans.
Fonua-Blake dropped a bombshell on the NRL two weeks ago when he informed the Warriors he wished to break from his contract on the basis of compassionate grounds.
One of the most damaging props in the game who could demand close to $1 million a season, Fonua-Blake wants to return to Sydney for personal family reasons.
The 28-year-old and Warriors management have since come to an agreement that he will remain in New Zealand for the 2024 season with the very likelihood of being let go to play for a rival club for the 2025 season.
The Tongan international is currently contracted to the Warriors until the end of 2026.
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that as part of the release terms, the Warriors have told Fonua-Blake that they will only consider releasing him to a Sydney club.
The strict parameters are similar to what the Warriors told Reece Walsh after he approached the club for a release halfway through the 2022 season.
Walsh wanted to move to Brisbane to be closer to family, prompting the Warriors to declare that the star fullback be permitted only to sign with the Broncos.
The Sydney-only move for Fonua-Blake rules out any possible recruitment pitch from seven of the 17 clubs based interstate or in regional centres including the Raiders, Knights, Storm, Broncos, Cowboys, Titans and Dolphins.
The list of Sydney club’s with close to a $1 million in salary cap space for 2025 and that are also willing to spend such a significant amount on a front-rower is far from lengthy.
Only the Dragons, Bulldogs and possibly the Rabbitohs, Sharks and Wests Tigers would be able to manoeuvre their salary cap and roster spots in their forward pack to accommodate Fonua-Blake.
Parramatta and Penrith both boast heavily-contracted forward packs, while The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the Roosters have also ruled out making a play for Fonua-Blake.
The Bulldogs are in desperate need of an enforcer up front and GM of football Phil Gould has a relationship with Fonua-Blake that dates back to his short tenure as consultant to the Warriors in 2021.
Undoubtedly, the Dragons will view themselves as major contenders for Fonua-Blake’s signature having already declared their genuine interest in securing the front-rower.
They also have the salary cap space to entertain Fonua-Blake’s near $1 million asking price.
Fonua-Blake was a former co-captain of the Dragons 2014 SG Ball side before being let go to join Manly in 2015. He was formerly coached by current Dragons assistant coach, Dean Young.
Another factor in Fonua-Blake’s release will be the potential of a club offering a swap deal with the Warriors.
The Warriors will be aiming to replace the forward leader with a like-for-like replacement.
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Interesting. If those Bulldogs get him, I'll give it away. They want everything and will do anything to get their man, the bastards.
 
TheRev

TheRev

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AyiosYiorgos said:
Only the Dragons, Bulldogs and possibly the Rabbitohs, Sharks and Wests Tigers would be able to manoeuvre their salary cap and roster spots in their forward pack to accommodate Fonua-Blake.
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Just the 5 clubs in the running :p, its a different story if 2024 is a reality.. that would only leave us I suspect.. but I just dunno how that would play out.. and a wonder if a player swap could be on the cards there also.. it will be hard for the Warriors to replace him immediately.
 
Illusion

Illusion

Bench
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3,258
Dragon David said:
Interesting. If those Bulldogs get him, I'll give it away. They want everything and will do anything to get their man, the bastards.
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Agree but if they do get him , then it shows our lot have no drive to achieve success , and whether or not they are achieving all these signing legally or not doesn't seem to matter because teams are getting away with it ....... We either follow or we get left behind .......
 
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Desperate Dragon

Juniors
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TheRev said:
Just the 5 clubs in the running :p, its a different story if 2024 is a reality.. that would only leave us I suspect.. but I just dunno how that would play out.. and a wonder if a player swap could be on the cards there also.. it will be hard for the Warriors to replace him immediately.
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Happy for us to send the Warriors F Molo in return for AFB as a straight swap for 2024.
Plus some cash if that will get the deal done.
 
justadragon

justadragon

Bench
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AyiosYiorgos said:
Why wait till tomorrow, when you can read it now

Dragons and Dogs in, Roosters out of Addin Fonua-Blake race amid new Warriors clause​

The race for Warriors star Addin Fonua-Blake is about to intensify with The Sunday Telegraph revelation of a release clause that has wiped out almost half the competition.
The Warriors will apply hard and fast rules around who Addin Fonua-Blake can sign with in the wake of his request to be released from the final year of his contract.
And the signing restrictions augur well for Dragons and Bulldogs fans.
Fonua-Blake dropped a bombshell on the NRL two weeks ago when he informed the Warriors he wished to break from his contract on the basis of compassionate grounds.
One of the most damaging props in the game who could demand close to $1 million a season, Fonua-Blake wants to return to Sydney for personal family reasons.
The 28-year-old and Warriors management have since come to an agreement that he will remain in New Zealand for the 2024 season with the very likelihood of being let go to play for a rival club for the 2025 season.
The Tongan international is currently contracted to the Warriors until the end of 2026.
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that as part of the release terms, the Warriors have told Fonua-Blake that they will only consider releasing him to a Sydney club.
The strict parameters are similar to what the Warriors told Reece Walsh after he approached the club for a release halfway through the 2022 season.
Walsh wanted to move to Brisbane to be closer to family, prompting the Warriors to declare that the star fullback be permitted only to sign with the Broncos.
The Sydney-only move for Fonua-Blake rules out any possible recruitment pitch from seven of the 17 clubs based interstate or in regional centres including the Raiders, Knights, Storm, Broncos, Cowboys, Titans and Dolphins.
The list of Sydney club’s with close to a $1 million in salary cap space for 2025 and that are also willing to spend such a significant amount on a front-rower is far from lengthy.
Only the Dragons, Bulldogs and possibly the Rabbitohs, Sharks and Wests Tigers would be able to manoeuvre their salary cap and roster spots in their forward pack to accommodate Fonua-Blake.
Parramatta and Penrith both boast heavily-contracted forward packs, while The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the Roosters have also ruled out making a play for Fonua-Blake.
The Bulldogs are in desperate need of an enforcer up front and GM of football Phil Gould has a relationship with Fonua-Blake that dates back to his short tenure as consultant to the Warriors in 2021.
Undoubtedly, the Dragons will view themselves as major contenders for Fonua-Blake’s signature having already declared their genuine interest in securing the front-rower.
They also have the salary cap space to entertain Fonua-Blake’s near $1 million asking price.
Fonua-Blake was a former co-captain of the Dragons 2014 SG Ball side before being let go to join Manly in 2015. He was formerly coached by current Dragons assistant coach, Dean Young.
Another factor in Fonua-Blake’s release will be the potential of a club offering a swap deal with the Warriors.
The Warriors will be aiming to replace the forward leader with a like-for-like replacement.
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How much cap space can the dogs possibly have to get AFB
 
TheRev

TheRev

Coach
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justadragon said:
How much cap space can the dogs possibly have to get AFB
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If we are talking 2025... the Dogs will make it happen... but I would have said 2024 was no chance after their spending spree (especially Curran).. a million bucks pulled out of nowhere... but.. if the rumour about them chasing Taumanalo for an early release, then I guess anythings possible.. but it does show how insanely corrupt the cap/tpa system really is.
 
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