blacksafake
SGI Jersey Flegg
Plus has his mind elsewhere most of the time.
Recruitment and Retention for 2026
- Thread starter Dragons Chris
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GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
I guess I just don't watch enough Souths games.
Eric
Staff
So that's that for the big names for this year. What does the club do with the extra money? Boggles the mind that they "couldn't afford" JDB. Maybe it's a time to lock up Reed, Meafou, Heidke, Buchanan for the next 5 years. I think Couchman's aren't signed long-term either.
Could re-sign sua by paying him more this year? Front load some contracts? Isn't Lindsay Smith still available?
Dragons Chris
SGI NSW Cup
Problem is that the club is overflowing with good second rowers. Luciano might find himself in reserve grade for most of the next year.
Justadragon
SGI NSW Cup
He's a loose cannon and another destabilizing influence on the team. its all about him.
Justadragon
SGI NSW Cup
We were always a pawn in this game, Parra Roosters and us. We should have made him a final offer and asked for an answer immediately, not pussy footed around with helicopter rides and free lunches whilst his manager was dealing behind the scenes with souths. All that nonsense got us nowhere.
Justadragon
SGI NSW Cup
I'm actually glad he didn't come mate, if his heart not in it and its money driven it would have been another Hunt MKII.Another we have offered big coin, that has ignored us. We remain like lepers.
GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
He's had a couple of run-ins with the law but nothing too serious.
Mug Fan
SGI NSW Cup
Stories starting to circulate about Jesse Williams.
For those that didn't read between the lines of my earlier post, Jesse has taken a break from football, no return date but he is continuing his training and fitness.
For those that didn't read between the lines of my earlier post, Jesse has taken a break from football, no return date but he is continuing his training and fitness.
Edward
SGI NSW Cup
Hopefully he gets an opportunity to get refreshed and comes back via Jersey Flegg better than ever.
Dragon David
SGI Jersey Flegg
Reading that Souths have revised their offer to keep KK at their club has me thinking that this will be the finale of the will he or won't he saga. This revised offer in my opinion means that KK, after receiving great offers from the Dragons, Eels and possibly Roosters, has approached the Bunnies and given them the mandatory 10 days to make a better counter-offer before he can sign with the "best" rival deal. Well now we know that Souths have made that counter offer but I am wondering if the counter offer has to be better than the one he has received from the rival club or is it that it just has to be better than the one Souths originally offered him? What I have read is that Souths has bettered the term from their first offer of 3 years to 4 years with no mention of money. Is this then deemed the better counter offer?
At this stage there has not been any formal confirmation that he has or hasn't agreed to stay at the Bunnies but I'd say it is just around the corner and it could still be with the Dragons (if Damien Cook has his way like he got Ilas to join the Dragons. Cook apparently has been in KK's ears about coming to the Dragons).
To me he has used us to get that better deal with the Bunnies. His heart is with them. Prefer that if he is just after the money and better term, best he stay with the Bunnies. His heart needs to be wanting to win games for us and I don't think that he will have that feeling for 5 years..
Ryan
SGI NSW Cup
Is he not getting on with coaches or some other players?
Justadragon
SGI NSW Cup
Hopefully not Ryan otherwise he wouldn't continue to train there. Those lower grade sides seem really happy with what is going on. We dont know it could be something totally personal. The kid may just need space for a while.
Dragons Chris
SGI NSW Cup
According to News LTD, KK still hasn't made a decision. I don't buy it personally. If Souths offer was 900k but they upped their offer, it should be about the same as the Dragons offer. Unless he was really unhappy at Souths, he'd definitely stay where he is.
TheRev
SGI NSW Cup
T&T 2026, Top30 2027? Surprising but cant deny he had a genuine impact in 2025.. definitely hasnt capped out yet, though prob no pace to be a 14 ongoing, so maybe just a backup plan if liddle is injured...
GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
Always seemed underrated to me. Not the best running game but good service out of dummy half, a tackling machine and not a bad kicker.
Shame with his knee injury, was strong in nsw cup. Hopefully all goes well and he’s back around July