The Rumours Thread

[JubileeJeffro]

Bound to lose a couple when already investing in Couchmen twins, Hamish Stewart, Pasifika Tonga, Egan and Halangahu brothers to come through.
it’s a shame as Latu looks good

 

[KingFlanno7]

Aren't you a development club?
That what Ciraldo said.

Developing world club more like it.. I'll see my self out

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Huge signing for the Dogs. Massive raps on Finau Latu. Knights tabled a three-year deal worth up to $1.2 million. Dragons were desperate to keep him but he's instead chosen the Dogs. @Danny_Weidler

Egan and Stewart are both better players and actual dragon juniors they deserved the chance and haven't let any of us down. Halangalau will be twice the player Latu is by the end of next season mark my words we will be fine

 

[St Tangles]

Devolping world club more like it.. I'll see my self out

Egan and Stewart are both better players and actual dragon juniors they deserved the chance and haven't let any of us down. Halangalau will be twice the player Latu is by the end of next season mark my words we will be fine

Still disappointing
I see him having a lesser chance of top grade at the dogs but probably some pub shares

 

[Parko1310]

Devolping world club more like it.. I'll see my self out

Egan and Stewart are both better players and actual dragon juniors they deserved the chance and haven't let any of us down. Halangalau will be twice the player Latu is by the end of next season mark my words we will be fine

Disagree, Latu will be the best of the lot from what I've seen. Only competition is Halangahu. The others are good, but Latu was, in my view, going to be the difference maker long term. This is really poor from the club. Really poor.

 

[dragonfire]

What did the dogs offer him, the knights offered 600k a year. Doggies must have lots of money with Thompson there next year as well

 

[kit66]

Our best go elsewhere and we are unable to sign any top shelf players that aren't almost retirement age.
Sucks. Where are the Dogs getting the money for this ?

 

[KingFlanno7]

Disagree, Latu will be the best of the lot from what I've seen. Only competition is Halangahu. The others are good, but Latu was, in my view, going to be the difference maker long term. This is really poor from the club. Really poor.

He has been talked about highly but hasn't shown me or obviously the coaching staff enough to debut yet. He is a bulldog now so we will see how he develops but I think he has been highly overrated by some

 

[lombard]

Not too fussed with Latu leaving. Can't keep them all and we have other young forwards coming through like Halangalau etc we will be fine. Why the dogs though? Poor bugger

If you watched regular NSW cup this year he has been by far the best of the big 3 and at only 18 still

 

[KingFlanno7]

If you watched regular NSW cup this year he has been by far the best of the big 3 and at only 18 still

I watch almost every game, no point lubing him up now he chose to leave the club, we offered him a deal, we move on. Not a massive loss you can't keep them all simple as that he didn't want to be a Dragon

 

[be55]

Disagree, Latu will be the best of the lot from what I've seen. Only competition is Halangahu. The others are good, but Latu was, in my view, going to be the difference maker long term. This is really poor from the club. Really poor.

Couldn't agree more...

To have a young player of his quality and lose him is disgraceful.

We'll be regretting this for a very long time...

 

[VodkaSaint]

Disagree, Latu will be the best of the lot from what I've seen. Only competition is Halangahu. The others are good, but Latu was, in my view, going to be the difference maker long term. This is really poor from the club. Really poor.

Dragons did everything to keep him
Wasn’t about the money
The big clubs will always get what they want

 

[KingFlanno7]

https://www.nswrl.com.au/draw/ even looking through the stats of all the NSW cup games and it shows he is a good prospect but definately not a stand out

 

[SGMax]

Watched the last game against the warriors on the weekend and while Latu stood out with his physical appearance (solid build and hair cut), his play was not more dominant or effective to warrant his high rating.
Perhaps the whole team was a bit off the boil.
The player who stood out the most to me was Jett Liu, very physical, aggressive and hard to handle for the opposition.

 

[Carrera28]

I support Dragons letting Latu go, we have to learn the lesson from the Ben Hunt saga, paying overs for players based on potential rather than on their current form has not paid off for us in the past and we are better off developing lots of players and losing a few in order to have a hardened group who want to be with the Dragons and who have some proven runs on the board.

 

[The Word]

Well we all knew this was coming and that he was talking to other clubs, it is clear there was no loyalty only money matters to him. There should be a transfer fee attached to under 21's player who are poached, contract or not, to pay for the prior development.

Whether he was the top prospect or one of several it still sh.ts me to no end that we couldn't keep him.

But I have no doubt Flanagan would have given an honest appraisal of his value from a $ perspective within the top 30 going forward. If that wasn't enough, then goodbye.

 

[ouwet]

What did the dogs offer him, the knights offered 600k a year. Doggies must have lots of money with Thompson there next year as well

1.2 million over 3 years.

He took less money to come to a powerhouse club!
Players want to play in front of 65,000 people not 6,500 at Kogarah!

 

[ouwet]

I support Dragons letting Latu go, we have to learn the lesson from the Ben Hunt saga, paying overs for players based on potential rather than on their current form has not paid off for us in the past and we are better off developing lots of players and losing a few in order to have a hardened group who want to be with the Dragons and who have some proven runs on the board.

They didn't let him go... They wanted him to stay badly! He decided to go!

 

[St Tangles]

1.2 million over 3 years.

He took less money to come to a powerhouse club!
Players want to play in front of 65,000 people not 6,500 at Kogarah!

Power house club that hasn't been powerful for 20 years

 

[ouwet]

Power house club that hasn't been powerful for 20 years

I'm not talking results...

Crowds, Merchandise etc.

We will blow away all records this year! If success comes sweet, if not we are still Bulldog supporters!

Depending luck with weather... We will be the 1st NRL club in Sydney to average 30,000 this season! You guys continue being happy with 8-10K crowds at Kogarah!

 

[St Tangles]

I'm not talking results...

Crowds, Merchandise etc.

We will blow away all records this year! If success comes sweet, if not we are still Bulldog supporters!

Depending luck with weather... We will be the 1st NRL club in Sydney to average 30,000 this season! You guys continue being happy with 8-10K crowds at Kogarah!

Your crowds have been shit for years

Yes you have lots of fair weather supporters

You are also selling $10 tickets to boost crowd numbers

Once you start losing again your numbers will drop off