The Rumours Thread

[possm]

Not only obnoxious but so blatantly obvious that even an idiot can recognise how f..ked things are. Variations of refereeing standards, some clubs that consistantly appear to get favourable decisions at the judiciary, questions about how some clubs can buy multiple marquee and still be underthe salary etc, etc.
In fact I now struggle to watch any games where the Dragons don't feature win, lose or draw.

A player draft is long overdue.

 

[The Word]

Yeah I don't watch any other games at this point. And I'm not going to watch any of the Dragons games live anymore. I'll check the score after the game and maybe watch the highlights, but I'm pretty much over it all tbh.

You might need to change your name then?

 

[True_Believer]

You might need to change your name then?

I would if I was allowed. I don't want to have to complain as much as Baggy Green Man.

 

[TheRev]

Although Ben Rumble is 21. He might soon be ready for a few backline spots.

He's a funny one, hes too old for Flegg now so hes sort of stuck in Limbo.. he ended up a really solid tall boy, I think physically would make an excellent winger.. possibly too slow for fullback anymore, even thought thats where he excelled in lower grades... but his footwork, height, size, speed once moving.. it all works.

My only issue with him, it seems his hands are letting him down, a lot of balls have gone down this year, or maybe its his hands <> brain reaction time is a little bit slow for this faster grade, which might rectify itself in time/experience.. its just tricky for him with the mass of wingers we have currently, hes only getting the odd game in nsw cup.

The other thing is we need less wingers more centres, so even if we can shed ravalawa for 2026, were gonna need 1 or 2 to convert to legit centres (Lawson is the that seems to be pushed), but maybe 1 from external.. not sure what Buchanans timeline is.

 

[Jubilee]

He's a funny one, hes too old for Flegg now so hes sort of stuck in Limbo.. he ended up a really solid tall boy, I think physically would make an excellent winger.. possibly too slow for fullback anymore, even thought thats where he excelled in lower grades... but his footwork, height, size, speed once moving.. it all works.

My only issue with him, it seems his hands are letting him down, a lot of balls have gone down this year, or maybe its his hands <> brain reaction time is a little bit slow for this faster grade, which might rectify itself in time/experience.. its just tricky for him with the mass of wingers we have currently, hes only getting the odd game in nsw cup.

The other thing is we need less wingers more centres, so even if we can shed ravalawa for 2026, were gonna need 1 or 2 to convert to legit centres (Lawson is the that seems to be pushed), but maybe 1 from external.. not sure what Buchanans timeline is.

Thanks. Very informative.

 

[mattw5]

Molo saga has finally been resolved according to DT.

 

[blacksafake]

Molo saga has finally been resolved according to DT.

Thank f**k for that.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Molo saga has finally been resolved according to DT.

finished counting the cash

 

[Desperate Dragon]

Molo saga has finally been resolved according to DT.

Great news.
Hope it is right.
Back to market we go.

 

[hewi]

Originally listed as one of the three teams linked with Cherry-Evans, The Daily Telegraph has revealed that the St George Illawarra Dragons have exited the race to sign him.

Zerotackle

NRL club drops out of race for Cherry-Evans as rival interest heats up

He will leave Manly Sea Eagles at the end of 2025.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[getsmarty]

Molo saga comes to an end as Dolphins get their man​

Former Maroon Francis Molo is heading back to Queensland with the long running contractual dispute between the wantaway Dragon and his club finally resolved.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Ffrancis-molo-cleared-to-join-dolphins-as-contractual-spat-comes-to-an-end%2Fnews-story%2F491d7eb4a574b3ae933007c97f195270&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

next up !!!!!

player 30

 

[getsmarty]

‘Shopping him around’: Shock twist in DCE saga as Manly ‘filthy’ over skipper’s ‘blindside’

‘Shopping him around’: Shock twist in DCE saga as Manly ‘filthy’ over skipper’s ‘blindside’

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[hewi]

https://archive.md/LOLf7

 

[possm]

I would love to see a good experienced halfback paired with Atkinson in 2026. Sure we can trial LKT and maybe even Reed, but I think both of these two are not experienced enough to do the job.

So, any suggestions on who should be our halfback for 2026?

 

[SnowDragon]

I would love to see a good experienced halfback paired with Atkinson in 2026. Sure we can trial LKT and maybe even Reed, but I think both of these two are not experienced enough to do the job.

So, any suggestions on who should be our halfback for 2026?

Plenty of time this year for Kyle or ilia’s to step up. Not convinced they will, but every chance

 

[twinkletoes]

Everyone is criticising Ilias for his poor game against Souths… sure he didnt ice the end of the match but neither did 12 other log s who stood and watched the field goal.

my question is what other aspects of his game were so terrible… I saw him set up his backs well, tackle well and ran reasonably… so where was he so terrible??

 

[possm]

Everyone is criticising Ilias for his poor game against Souths… sure he didnt ice the end of the match but neither did 12 other log s who stood and watched the field goal.

my question is what other aspects of his game were so terrible… I saw him set up his backs well, tackle well and ran reasonably… so where was he so terrible??

Ilias should have been doing what is expected of a first-grade halfback: kicking long into the corners and chasing his kicks.

He should have know to close the game with a field goal.

 

[RedVee]

Any ideas on who is being lined up to be player 30?

 

[Desperate Dragon]

Any ideas on who is being lined up to be player 30?

It has to be a big bopper who can lead the way for our forwards.