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Dragon David

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I think they might have messed up the mailing list on that Watsford email, few ppl didnt seem to get it, but yah def went out, and he started a week earlier than they had originally suggested.
Not much fanfare for both Watsford arriving and Webb leaving. I'm sure when Watsford gets more settled he will provide a statement on the Dragons website to cover him taking up the seat left by Webb and most probably say a few words on Webb. That's what I think will happen!!:rolleyes:
 

TheRev

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Not much fanfare for both Watsford arriving and Webb leaving. I'm sure when Watsford gets more settled he will provide a statement on the Dragons website to cover him taking up the seat left by Webb and most probably say a few words on Webb. That's what I think will happen!!:rolleyes:
Yeah tbf its a bit of a token day 1 gesture, which is all good! But I think itll be late 2025 before we get to see him make his mark..
 

AyiosYiorgos

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I'm just wondering there has been no statement from the club re Tim Watsford taking up the CEO position from 2 June...has something happened behind the scenes to delay this happening..normally you would expect some form of fanfare to welcome him onboard??
He was at the game on Friday sitting in front of Craig Young and John Howard and at fulltime was on the sideline.
 

redandwhite4evr

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Losing Lomax will go down as one of our worst ever and hurt for many years. He still has such a long career instead we have Holmes who looks a shell of himself on 800k+ for 3 years. Shouldn't happen thanks Flanno
One upside of the long-overdue decision to drop Sloan and pick Lawson is that, with Tui back as well, we have three strong back five ball runners (Suli the 3rd). I think it's ridiculous that Flanno has expected Holmes to be a fast-battering ram when kick returning or doing a hit up. He is on the smaller side and his strengths are his evasiveness ie speed, swerve, step and footwork- and he should be looking to avoid collisions- not causing them.
 

redandwhite4evr

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Not much fanfare for both Watsford arriving and Webb leaving. I'm sure when Watsford gets more settled he will provide a statement on the Dragons website to cover him taking up the seat left by Webb and most probably say a few words on Webb. That's what I think will happen!!:rolleyes:
I would hope that Chairman Lancaster does the welcoming and farewelling of his CEOs. Watsford probably wouldn't know Webb from a bar of soap.
 

hewi

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Grade: B

Season so far: The Dragons could be sitting inside the top four right now if not for three one-point losses, against Souths, Parramatta and the Warriors. But Shane Flanagan’s men have rallied in recent weeks to clinch back-to-back wins and force their way into the top eight. The wins have aligned with Flanagan axing halfback Lachlan Ilias for rising star Lyhkan King-Togia who looks like he’s got a huge future in front of him.

Standout player: Clint Gutherson is making a strong case for buy of the season. The former Eels skipper was shown the door so new coach Jason Ryles could stamp his mark on the side, but one club’s loss is another’s gain and Gutherson has been superb for the Dragons. The classy fullback has played all 11 games this season, scored six tries and averaged 174 run metres per game. Gutherson sat 7th on the Dally M leaderboard before it went behind closed doors.

Where’s it gone wrong: Game management in the close ones. The reason Ilias got dropped was because when the game was on the line in the one-point losses against the Rabbitohs and Eels, he couldn’t get the job done. The Dragons led by 12 points in both of those games but went on to lose in what Flanagan hopes won’t come back to haunt his side later in the year.


 

possm

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Grade: B

Season so far: The Dragons could be sitting inside the top four right now if not for three one-point losses, against Souths, Parramatta and the Warriors. But Shane Flanagan’s men have rallied in recent weeks to clinch back-to-back wins and force their way into the top eight. The wins have aligned with Flanagan axing halfback Lachlan Ilias for rising star Lyhkan King-Togia who looks like he’s got a huge future in front of him.

Standout player: Clint Gutherson is making a strong case for buy of the season. The former Eels skipper was shown the door so new coach Jason Ryles could stamp his mark on the side, but one club’s loss is another’s gain and Gutherson has been superb for the Dragons. The classy fullback has played all 11 games this season, scored six tries and averaged 174 run metres per game. Gutherson sat 7th on the Dally M leaderboard before it went behind closed doors.

Where’s it gone wrong: Game management in the close ones. The reason Ilias got dropped was because when the game was on the line in the one-point losses against the Rabbitohs and Eels, he couldn’t get the job done. The Dragons led by 12 points in both of those games but went on to lose in what Flanagan hopes won’t come back to haunt his side later in the year.


LKT and Atkinson are both five-eighths. Our only potential NRL halfback, Reed, is about two seasons away. Without a field goal expert, we are likely to see one or two more 1-point losses. We need a star halfback to see us through until Reed is NRL ready.

We have been very fortunate to be able to promote a few very talented young forwards to our NRL 17 while at the same time being unfortunate to lose Eagn and R Counchman to season-ending injury.

I'm glad our back 3, Gutherson, Lawson, and CT are finally on the paddock this week.
 

possm

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I'm confused......didn't Craig Young get removed from our club after the letterhead incident?
To the new CEO.

So, when will the club wake up. The three people who controlled the politics of our club over the past 20 years, Graig Young, Peter Doust, and Millward, are still at the forefront. With Flannagan having to shoulder all the responsibility on the football side of things and with Dean Young being shielded from his poor performance as defensive assistant coach, we will never realise our full potential.

a. Move on Craig Young, Peter Doust and Ian Millward.
b. Sack Dean Young and bring in Brad Arthur as defensive coach.
c. Sack Haran and Millard and replace them with a top level GM and recruitment manager.
d. Offload our unwanted players and recruit a good prop and halfback then front-load current contracts to make recruitment in 2026 more affordable.
 
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LKT and Atkinson are both five-eighths. Our only potential NRL halfback, Reed, is about two seasons away. Without a field goal expert, we are likely to see one or two more 1-point losses. We need a star halfback to see us through until Reed is NRL ready.

We have been very fortunate to be able to promote a few very talented young forwards to our NRL 17 while at the same time being unfortunate to lose Eagn and R Counchman to season-ending injury.

I'm glad our back 3, Gutherson, Lawson, and CT are finally on the paddock this week.
I don't understand why we haven't made a play for Sexton for the present ........
 

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