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getsmarty

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Stewartliddle said:
Gould is only making those statements so he can poach some of our young guns coming through. Every single statement he makes in the media has a purpose, he is a shrewd operator. He would love nothing more then to come through and take Reed, Halangahu, Loko etc. We need the right coach to inspire these kids, and improve them. Shane's attitude and grumpy demeanour doesn't cut it in 2026
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The last time Gould got involved he supported Mary. How did that turn out?
 
Slippery Morris

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Dean Young won 2 from 4 in his role as interim coach. 1st game was a win against the Broncos 28-24 (Broncos were bad then) and the last win against the Storm in the final round. Melb squad that played consisted of Papenhuzen, Brandon Smith, Kamikamica, Christian Welch and the young Nico Hynes and Max King on the bench. Most were rested. The thing I liked most about this game is Young dropped Corey Norman and put in a young Jayden Sullivan who had a blinder. So Dean Young may not be the answer, but he has the ball$ to put in a youngster if the halves are struggling. So that in itself is an improvement if he does come in as I feel he will bring Kade Reed in just like he brought in Sullivan back then. He also had Ben Hunt play hooker so Young could have easily put Hunt at hooker, instead he had Clune and Sullivan in the halves. Feagai, Cody Ramsay and Jackson Ford played that game. Guys that Young coached to win a comp in the juniors.

Had Young stayed and not Griffin come in, I dare say Jackson Ford, Jayden Sullivan stay in the squad. Cody if fit possibly stays. Aitken, Sims, Clune who have since gone may also still be around. That was the sliding doors moment I feel for Saints. I feel Young would have persisted with the youth and who knows how would he have gone but I feel better than Griffin that is for sure. Instead they got Griffin in and he destroyed the youngsters like Sullivan, Jackson Ford, Sloan ,Lomax, and who knows Bostock and Garrick may still be our around.

I am not saying Young will get Saints out of this mess, but as interim he may at least give the local boys more of a crack than Flanno and definitely there will be no more nepotism. If anything I feel Young will put the Saints youngsters ahead of others.
 
CronullaSaint

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Slippery Morris said:
Dean Young won 2 from 4 in his role as interim coach. 1st game was a win against the Broncos 28-24 (Broncos were bad then) and the last win against the Storm in the final round. Melb squad that played consisted of Papenhuzen, Brandon Smith, Kamikamica, Christian Welch and the young Nico Hynes and Max King on the bench. Most were rested. The thing I liked most about this game is Young dropped Corey Norman and put in a young Jayden Sullivan who had a blinder. So Dean Young may not be the answer, but he has the ball$ to put in a youngster if the halves are struggling. So that in itself is an improvement if he does come in as I feel he will bring Kade Reed in just like he brought in Sullivan back then. He also had Ben Hunt play hooker so Young could have easily put Hunt at hooker, instead he had Clune and Sullivan in the halves. Feagai, Cody Ramsay and Jackson Ford played that game. Guys that Young coached to win a comp in the juniors.

Had Young stayed and not Griffin come in, I dare say Jackson Ford, Jayden Sullivan stay in the squad. Cody if fit possibly stays. Aitken, Sims, Clune who have since gone may also still be around. That was the sliding doors moment I feel for Saints. I feel Young would have persisted with the youth and who knows how would he have gone but I feel better than Griffin that is for sure. Instead they got Griffin in and he destroyed the youngsters like Sullivan, Jackson Ford, Sloan ,Lomax, and who knows Bostock and Garrick may still be our around.

I am not saying Young will get Saints out of this mess, but as interim he may at least give the local boys more of a crack than Flanno and definitely there will be no more nepotism. If anything I feel Young will put the Saints youngsters ahead of others.
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I have to say, you make a good point. I have forgotten a lot of what you have pointed out.
 
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The club/BOD need to get serious or else close up shop. Fans are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the lack of foresight and decisiveness in decision making and an exodus has started with some leaving to support other teams. The future of any NRL team relies on its fanbase and the Dragons is becoming less and less engaged.

It is so critical that change cannot be left until "next week" it has to be started now. I know many changes have been made at the club but the ones that really matter are again on hold from the sound of things. The football department is a joke and any member who has been there more than a year or who is directly involved with the coaching of first grade should be removed immediately.

If the usual tap dance continues the club will lose fans, it will lose juniors, it will lose players it may want to keep, it will have a fractured playing group and it will be impossible to recruit. All this is already happening and will only get worse.

I just saw the team list vs Souths, what a joke, the only change is to bring in a replacement for Suli because he is injured. Kyle still at half after the crap game he had last week and the junior forwards and Kade Reed still being dicked around. Get rid of the cancers now because I fear its already too late.
 
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Mojo said:
A minor correction - it was actually 2 wins and 4 losses under Young as interim coach.
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Just look at our defensive stats for 2025 and 2026. Young is useless and only there because his father used to be chairman of the board.

Much like Kyle is only there because his father is selector and head coach.
 
John moz

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Kyle is safe with his daddy the coach because W T coach for the Dragons Nsw Cup are on top of the ladder and he doesn't want kyle to be dropped to his side will effect his winning culture ..
 
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