Dragons v Dogs Round 1

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RandomDragon

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AyiosYiorgos said:
he might also want to play with Finau Latu, Leo Thompson and Crighton (who is hugely respected by the Pacific Islander boys)
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true... shouldve couldve wouldve. when KK comes next year i think we can afford to lose him, as long as meafou of hutchinson come on. I dont think we lose Loko though. Just because hes not going to vegas doesnt mean its the end of the world
 
AyiosYiorgos

AyiosYiorgos

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RandomDragon said:
We dont loose Loko unless we want to. Still have a good relationship with his manager. I trust the process with DA on board.
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DA doesnt pick the team/squad, so good relations or not DA may want him, but by not picking Loko you are telling him he isnt wanted, the stat that Mug Fan Mug Fan gave that out of the 26 top 30 players so far contracted they're taking 23 and the only fit player not going is LPT..
 
TheRev

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Sounds like there is more going on with Loko than just vegas.. not much we can do to hold him if gus wants to woo him.. straight into a top4 type club.. perhaps we offer more money is the only way.... problem is by 2028 he is actually coming of age and will be decent too.. they would get the best part of his career... id probably want to let him go early.. but only if we can get a replacement.

I know we were talking about the importance of importing players into the Dragons system (from penrith, qld etc)... but this is the trade off too.... these 16-18yr olds have many years before they are legit first graders, including 2+ contract renewals where far more attractive rivals will try to pinch them just as they get to age... hard work trying to keep them grounded and happy through that development period (where they inevitably want more first grade time).

We managed to keep Halangahu so far, and I think he will be ok because his whole family is here.. and we are giving him every opportunity.. LKT we extended but not sure how many rivals we had.. Latu left. Tonga looking to go.. Ah Kee.. will he stay? Certainly in no rush to extend... Infinitely easier to keep ur Egans, ur Reeds, ur Stewarts, Meafous and Couchmans etc content.

There should come a time where we are one of those clubs players want to play at.. then it all works out.. but damn its a hard job getting there.
 
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The Word

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Would be a shame to lose LPT, he's been in our system a few years now and done well at junior level. However as we've seen some of these non-local lads get spruiked around by their agents the minute they start to get close to the First team. Most don't appear to have any loyalty to the club and when clubs with big 3rd party deals come knocking on the door they jump ship at the drop of a hat. And we are all aware we can't compete with 3rd party deals at present unless our new CEO has some success in that area.

He's a big guy with lots of physical attributes and so much potential. From what I've seen of him briefly at first team level last season and in the trials he's gone ok. He's had a couple of good moments that make me think this kid could be something very good, and some not so good, but can be developed. If his agent is knocking on Flanagan's door for a mega deal at this stage of his career it will probably not go down well. We all know he should be on the plane instead of Lawrie so could well be that him or his agent have said something dumb. Let's hope not. I do get the feeling that Flanagan has a zero tolerance policy if he thinks he or the club do not have a players loyalty and I'm ok with that.

For me the two stand outs are Hamish and Halangahu. The former looks to be loyal to the club and the latter looks like his family has become very entrenched at St George so that's a positive. Obviously Reed as well in the not too distant future.
 
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Kim

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Dragon David said:
Didn't think of that. Haha! I'm glad that I went to the States in 2010 and 2016 before DJT became what he has become now!? I have posted so much on this person - all of it bloody no good.
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Non-football comments of this kind are why I read and comment here rather than at that other poisonous site. Are you now going to ruin this one too with your political bs? There is the entire internet available to you to share your very profound political observations. Perhaps you could avail yourself of that space and leave at least ONE place on earth just for football.
 
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Dragon David

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Kim said:
Non-football comments of this kind are why I read and comment here rather than at that other poisonous site. Are you now going to ruin this one too with your political bs? There is the entire internet available to you to share your very profound political observations. Perhaps you could avail yourself of that space and leave at least ONE place on earth just for football.
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Sorry mate!
 
jodragon40

jodragon40

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RandomDragon said:
true... shouldve couldve wouldve. when KK comes next year i think we can afford to lose him, as long as meafou of hutchinson come on. I dont think we lose Loko though. Just because hes not going to vegas doesnt mean its the end of the world
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Its a big up yours if you ask me but time will tell if it's a deal breaker
 
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