The Rumours Thread

[JubileeJeffro]

All I can say is 2025 is looking to be another lean year with the current forward pack we have..from my knowledge which I admit is limited there do not appear to be many other profile forwards on the market.

I think our plan appears to be to negotiate past November 1 for an early release for a player contracted until the end of 25. We thought we had RCG on the two year, but he has secured the 3 years he was after now at the titans.
Lodge a possible addition from the bargain bin, as Manly only offering $150k per annum for 2 years.

 

[Old Timer]

I think our plan appears to be to negotiate past November 1 for an early release for a player contracted until the end of 25. We thought we had RCG on the two year, but he has secured the 3 years he was after now at the titans.
Lodge a possible addition from the bargain bin, as Manly only offering $150k per annum for 2 years.

$300k for about 24 games spread out over 2 years not bad money if you can get it.

 

[JubileeJeffro]

$300k for about 24 games spread out over 2 years not bad money if you can get it.

I wouldn’t say $150k per annum is great money, plus we seem to have a fair bit stashed at the moment. Hopefully even more if Hunt leaves over summer

 

[TheRev]

I suspect we will sign Lodge soon.. but that would be the 'absolute bare minimum' in terms of a competitive 2025 roster for me.. if the other slots are just leftovers guys like ur Nu Brown or Eisenhuth (though tbf he went alright mostly).. that sort of ilk.. then its not good for us.. as I'm seeing every other roster with new talent coming in for 2025.

And I'm not sure we are waiting till Nov1 on purpose.. I think we are just missing our marks.. a few of em signed or extended elsewhere I am led to believe we were talking too.. we just cant close em.

I do however hope there is going to be a shock'and'awe unexpected Hunt trade or something hit us in coming weeks.. but the longer this plays out the less likely that is.. before you know it, its going to be pre-season.

 

[Ghostrider22]

What does the Gordon retiring thing mean to us potentially? Probably nothing?

Note: I couldnt archive that article (they are getting too clever for us), but sounds like no mention of us anyway.

Big fat zero, there is no faith in him or the board you have to get rid of the ticks. How is the question!

 

[Get2dachopper!]

Why would Lodge come to the Dragons for 150k per year if manly are offering him the same? We would have to offer minimum 250k per year.
Flanno, please do everyone a favour and hand over the negotiations to a proper recruitment manager. This method of moneyballing ain’t working.

 

[Jubilee]

Why would Lodge come to the Dragons for 150k per year if manly are offering him the same? We would have to offer minimum 250k per year.
Flanno, please do everyone a favour and hand over the negotiations to a proper recruitment manager. This method of moneyballing ain’t working.

Saints don't have a proper recruitment manager. Can't recruit one. Vicious cycle.

 

[mattw5]

Read a zero tackle article the other day which mentioned the super league for Lodge seemed as though our interest had diminished. You would think getting him signed would need board approval as would JAC.

 

[Dragon David]

Saints don't have a proper recruitment manager. Can't recruit one. Vicious cycle.

Ridiculous isn't it. Maestro1 said that he saw in some scribe that the Panthers have 11 staff employed in the Club's Recruitment and Retention Section and we have Flanno for heavens sake and maybe with some help from Ben Haran and Kyle Stanley.

It is really time to get a proper Recruitment Manager and turf Haran and keep Stanley on but ...please Flanno, the club knows the players you want, the club needs to employ a more than better Recruitment Manager to do the job of getting those players and you can then focus on doing your Head Coaching role and work hard at that and leave the other stuff to the right person(s).

Surely the Club is doing their utmost to get this "proper" Recruitment guy?

 

[Jubilee]

Ridiculous isn't it. Maestro1 said that he saw in some scribe that the Panthers have 11 staff employed in the Club's Recruitment and Retention Section and we have Flanno for heavens sake and maybe with some help from Ben Haran and Kyle Stanley.

It is really time to get a proper Recruitment Manager and turf Haran and keep Stanley on but ...please Flanno, the club knows the players you want, the club needs to employ a more than better Recruitment Manager to do the job of getting those players and you can then focus on doing your Head Coaching role and work hard at that and leave the other stuff to the right person(s).

Surely the Club is doing their utmost to get this "proper" Recruitment guy?

Recruitment should have a suite of nice offices, enough staff, and a thorough plan for developing players and the junior game, recruiting young talent some years out on a rolling basis. They should have spies in every district. And maybe we do have this. But I have the sinking feeling that the club is going to ask Flanno to paint the change rooms when he gets a chance.

 

[TheRev]

Lodge is worth 400-550, the Manly offer was really just a speculator lowball.. if ur desperate to stay on the northern beaches offer..

I'll be amazed if we arent trying to land him.. especially when Flanno was at Manly and would know him.. but we arent the only ones after props either.

 

[getsmarty]

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/10/03/why-big-risk-of-foxx-hunt-is-worth-the-reward-for-dragons-with-bulldogs-set-to-punt-wayward-star/

 

[saintmar]

Who’s recruiting right now?

 

[Wolfgang90]

Who’s recruiting right now?

Flanno

 

[saintmar]

Well it’s then a very poor recruitment success rate by him
May be our player targets don’t want to be coached by him since we have chased everyone and only landed 2 that nobody else wanted.

 

[since77]

Surely the Club is doing their utmost to get this "proper" Recruitment guy?

When was the last time the club did their "utmost" to achieve anything good? They lucked into Flanno, they lucked into Bennett. That's how they roll. Incompetent.

Lodge is worth 400-550, the Manly offer was really just a speculator lowball.. if ur desperate to stay on the northern beaches offer..

I'll be amazed if we arent trying to land him.. especially when Flanno was at Manly and would know him.. but we arent the only ones after props either.

Cold hard facts are that Lodge is an improvement on what we have now. How scary is that?

 

[twinkletoes]

When Flano first arrived he said 2024 would be a year of consolidation but 2025 would be a year of great improvement….at the moment I’m starting to doubt that with the lack of forward recruitment, lack of change in the football department with no real recruitment guru, Haran still hanging around, Centre of Excellence 18 months away, and no change in the coaching staff which was responsible for the worst defensive performance in many many years…:the jury is out

 

[jak]

who do we want to replace ben woolf with, anyone heard anything?

 

[Dragon David]

When was the last time the club did their "utmost" to achieve anything good? They lucked into Flanno, they lucked into Bennett. That's how they roll. Incompetent.




Cold hard facts are that Lodge is an improvement on what we have now. How scary is that?

Is the picture for the future on the same reel as previous years? The scenario looks the same. The story lines appear the same, however, there might be some changes already in place and a few names might come up in the next month or so, but they will be the same sort of characters as the others who played parts in the ups and downs of our games of yesteryear.

Will we be a box office hit next year or will we fail to produce the stars to win those big end of season awards?

It appears that there is nobody in the Board room who can direct to the script us fans want to see and they don't seem to be getting a proven cast to run the show, like in the Recruitment and Retention Department and the Coaches for the players. Twiggy has helped with the costume with his Squadron Energy logo on the tops to be worn by the players. Twiggy is putting money into the Dragons Organisation and in his position of Philanthropy to help others in need. Will the Directors of the Board be able to sway him to attend several of our games where he can have the box seat in the members stand overlooking both Netstrata and WIN Stadiums and cheer the players on and provide us with funds to make further pictures but with success and attract better cast members and players?

Wait for the next instalment of - "The Dragons - The Greatest or the Misfits"

 

[jak]

Who’s recruiting right now?

with our luck, ben hunt