The Rumours Thread

[Kolum Kid]

I expect Flanno has had chat with him and he now knows he is not in future plans for 2025 and beyond. Lawrie will be next.
My hope of hopes is Hunt is the final domino, as his dollars are needed for the rebuild.
There would have been a fair amount of discussion about Hunts game yesterday amongst the old boys, hopefully enough to make an impact.

I hope you are right JJ. Hunts had his chance and it's not working. Time for change of 7 and also skipper.

 

[TheRev]

I think Birds contract is 200k or something.. I think a few clubs would be willing to take him for depth for 200k.. we would too except we desperately need Top30 slots for key positions still.. and we have a few kids eating up spots next year who arent 1st grade ready.

But yes hopefully we can close a few deals like saifiti and val, get some more puzzle pieces locked in.. as I keep saying there are too many 2025 plates spinning in the air right now.. and it also makes recruitment more difficult when we cant be sure who our spine is.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

I think Birds contract is 200k or something.. I think a few clubs would be willing to take him for depth for 200k.. we would too except we desperately need Top30 slots for key positions still.. and we have a few kids eating up spots next year who arent 1st grade ready.

But yes hopefully we can close a few deals like saifiti and val, get some more puzzle pieces locked in.. as I keep saying there are too many 2025 plates spinning in the air right now.. and it also makes recruitment more difficult when we cant be sure who our spine is.

I would be surprised if any clubs in the NRL took him on, he needs to head off to the UK and get a gig there and take Cake with him.

 

[Dragon David]

I expect Flanno has had chat with him and he now knows he is not in future plans for 2025 and beyond. Lawrie will be next.
My hope of hopes is Hunt is the final domino, as his dollars are needed for the rebuild.
There would have been a fair amount of discussion about Hunts game yesterday amongst the old boys, hopefully enough to make an impact.

The cards are being dealt one by one JJ. I suspect that Lawrie might be the next one but we would need to either pay him out or pay some of his freight as he has a deal at the club til the end of 2026. Lawrie is a local junior and he loves the Dragons but that should not stop Flanno in having a chat with him about leaving now.

Ben Hunt has a deal with the Dragons to the end of 2025. Given how his form has dipped and the fact that for over the period he has been at the club he hasn't been able to help us win many games and that as you say JJ that the old boys who were at the 25 year celebration game would most probably discussed his shortcomings, there might have been a few give Flanno an ear full of why he didn't let him go when he asked to be released, Flanno won't extend his contract.

 

[dungay dragon]

Kudos to Flanno for getting rid of the deadwood
Thought he had been terribly patient with some
This gives hope to our younger players biding their time in Cup n Flegg , as well as intending players , that this Coach means business and isnt afraid to make the tough decisions
Feel he still has one Major Call to make , and thats to move on the Skipper
Enoughs Enough ... Playing like an Under 8 in the NRL just doesnt cut it ...
Dont put the big broom away just yet Flanno

 

[kit66]

Did Sloan play in the halves at all in his younger days, 5/8 maybe. I think it's time to think outside the box. Kyle to 7, Sloan to 5/8 or leave Hunt in the 7, Sloan to 5/8. Failing that give Marschke a run when fit. Lomax to fullback for the rest of the year. Feagai isn't the answer - never was.
Edit - Sloan could defend easier head on at 5/8 - blokes running straight at him - rather than trying to get into position or running across field chasing the ball.

 

[FlickFlano]

any team that has Hunt at 7 will fail