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GCRV

GCRV

SGI NSW Cup
Edward said:
I would assume it is nearby to the CoE. Though that begs the question as to how the St. George side will benefit. Unless they are making one for both sides which would be doubly excellent.
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Mug Fan

Mug Fan

SGI NSW Cup
GCRV said:
Is it going to be closer to Sydney, Wollongong or roughly between?
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There is not one good reason for it to be in Sydney
Edward said:
I would assume it is nearby to the CoE. Though that begs the question as to how the St. George side will benefit. Unless they are making one for both sides which would be doubly excellent.
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Spitting distance.

This will upset all the old Dragons who probably haven't even lived in the area for 20 years, we are a Wollongong based Club now.
Apart from a few games at Jubilee which I think will be less every year all St George Illawarra operations and training are Wollongong based.

All lower grade training and Elite Academy is at the Gong, the major home ground is at Figtree, even Dragons rep teams will play there this season.

Pathways Signings in the Dragons reps also do pre season with Cup and Flegg.

These plus trialist are the players that will be in the village.

Georges River Council are extremely hard to deal with, favouring soccer more.
We have not trained there this pre-season and the Junior Reps have one game there and it had to be on a Sunday to accommodate Soccer.
 
GCRV

GCRV

SGI NSW Cup
Mug Fan said:
There is not one good reason for it to be in Sydney

Spitting distance.

This will upset all the old Dragons who probably haven't even lived in the area for 20 years, we are a Wollongong based Club now.
Apart from a few games at Jubilee which I think will be less every year all St George Illawarra operations and training are Wollongong based.

All lower grade training and Elite Academy is at the Gong, the major home ground is at Figtree, even Dragons rep teams will play there this season.

Pathways Signings in the Dragons reps also do pre season with Cup and Flegg.

These plus trialist are the players that will be in the village.

Georges River Council are extremely hard to deal with, favouring soccer more.
We have not trained there this pre-season and the Junior Reps have one game there and it had to be on a Sunday to accommodate Soccer.
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It's better this way. Keep the colours and name but take advantage of all the advantages Woolongong offers.
 
Mailroomsgi

Mailroomsgi

SGI NSW Cup
It’s been heading this way for a while and the sooner everyone embraces it the better

Gives us a point of difference and when we acknowledge it we can build on it. The tigers biff between Balmain/Campbelltown will never end with the dopes upstairs wanting to bring back the magpies and cut the other side out of it

The growth of the Illawarra over the next 20-30 years will be massive. 50 x what the St George demographic will be. (Younger people moving down there etc.)

The accomodation village is pivotal to kickstarting this all off. Bring the elite kids down young when their hungry for an opportunity and they settle/create families + homes where their comfortable and don’t want to leave
 
Mug Fan

Mug Fan

SGI NSW Cup
GCRV said:
It's better this way. Keep the colours and name but take advantage of all the advantages Woolongong offers.
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Group 7 have around 4400 registered players, Illawarra 3300.

Dragons have 1800. 600 of that female so around 1200 males.

After age 15 there is no local competition, teams play in a combined Shire comp.

For junior Reps we have around 100 players to choose form for each team.

Reports will talk about numbers increasing but that is only due to female growth.
 
Mailroomsgi

Mailroomsgi

SGI NSW Cup
Union related but just seen the NZ U18 boys beat Aus 41-10 in the rugby sevens Final.

The Aus team has some good players too, just goes to show what an absolute goldmine NZ is for talent.

It’s a damn shame most of the high schools over there try and prevent kids from playing league. There would absolutely be enough talent to have 19-20 quality rosters in the NRL
 
George Sancti

George Sancti

SGI Jersey Flegg
Mug Fan said:
There is not one good reason for it to be in Sydney

Spitting distance.

This will upset all the old Dragons who probably haven't even lived in the area for 20 years, we are a Wollongong based Club now.
Apart from a few games at Jubilee which I think will be less every year all St George Illawarra operations and training are Wollongong based.

All lower grade training and Elite Academy is at the Gong, the major home ground is at Figtree, even Dragons rep teams will play there this season.

Pathways Signings in the Dragons reps also do pre season with Cup and Flegg.

These plus trialist are the players that will be in the village.

Georges River Council are extremely hard to deal with, favouring soccer more.
We have not trained there this pre-season and the Junior Reps have one game there and it had to be on a Sunday to accommodate Soccer.
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I suppose I qualify as one of the “Old Dragons,” but I see the club’s future unfolding a little differently. While the football department will rightly be based at the CoE in Wollongong, I believe the broader St George Illawarra region will eventually span from the Cooks River in Arncliffe all the way to the southern edge of the Illawarra.

In time, the inevitable financial collapse of the Cronulla Sharks (an organisation that has consistently failed to manage its finances) will result in the Cronulla Sutherland district being absorbed into St George Illawarra. Unfortunately, most of their remaining assets, including Shark Park, will be sold off to settle outstanding debts. Whatever is left over will be invested into the St George Leagues Club and their juniors will play in the St George district.
 
Eric

Eric

Staff
Mug Fan said:
Group 7 have around 4400 registered players, Illawarra 3300.

Dragons have 1800. 600 of that female so around 1200 males.

After age 15 there is no local competition, teams play in a combined Shire comp.

For junior Reps we have around 100 players to choose form for each team.

Reports will talk about numbers increasing but that is only due to female growth.
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Well, those numbers say it all.
George Sancti said:
I suppose I qualify as one of the “Old Dragons,” but I see the club’s future unfolding a little differently. While the football department will rightly be based at the CoE in Wollongong, I believe the broader St George Illawarra region will eventually span from the Cooks River in Arncliffe all the way to the southern edge of the Illawarra.

In time, the inevitable financial collapse of the Cronulla Sharks (an organisation that has consistently failed to manage its finances) will result in the Cronulla Sutherland district being absorbed into St George Illawarra. Unfortunately, most of their remaining assets, including Shark Park, will be sold off to settle outstanding debts. Whatever is left over will be invested into the St George Leagues Club and their juniors will play in the St George district.
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This is what we need to happen!
 
J

Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
I know Flanno said he wanted to train more at Kogarah but with the events of what has been happening at the Gong over the last couple of years along with new projects, well you can virtually say that theory is dead and buried.
 
J

Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
GCRV said:
I thought pathways was already very strong. 2 teams right up to Jersey Flegg and both are generally good. This will make the club a powerhouse.
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Our management of pathways beyond Flegg and Ball has been deplorable over the last 10 or so years. It really seems like the club is really focusing on getting the right people to guide these kids into OUR NRL squad , not someone else's. Its obvious the right resources are starting to be put in place. I can only see good things come from this.
 
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jodragon40

jodragon40

Staff
Im an old Dragons tragic. Back in my day the sacred ground was Kogarah Jubilee oval and the sacred drinking hole was the Taj Mahal aka St George Leagues Club.

Alas we are no longer known as the St George Dragons sponsored by Penfold Wines. Times have changed.

Since the merger in 1998 we have won 1 premiership, but it is what it is.
 
J

Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
jodragon40 said:
Im an old Dragons tragic. Back in my day the sacred ground was Kogarah Jubilee oval and the sacred drinking hole was the Taj Mahal aka St George Leagues Club.

Alas we are no longer known as the St George Dragons sponsored by Penfold Wines. Times have changed.

Since the merger in 1998 we have won 1 premiership, but it is what it is.
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It can never go back to the way it was Jo, our history is rich and they are the memories, i've learnt to embrace the change and accept its either this or nothing for me. I put it down to what choice did we have and I wont follow any other team.
 
D

Dragon David

SGI Jersey Flegg
Justadragon said:
It can never go back to the way it was Jo, our history is rich and they are the memories, i've learnt to embrace the change and accept its either this or nothing for me. I put it down to what choice did we have and I wont follow any other team.
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Same here Jo and Justa. Need now to focus on the years ahead and not the past. The past is history which came with the good, bad and ugly. Onward Ho!!
 
Mug Fan

Mug Fan

SGI NSW Cup
Mug Fan said:
Just wanted to put it out there that I would appreciate that information I share in this forum is not repeated in other forums or facebook groups.
I've been banned or left most other groups because people don't like being corrected.
I like this group its small and all of you are polite with great discussion on all topics and my favourite topic juniors.
Also I sometimes post inside information that journalists in other groups are lurking for.
I hope you all understand
Cheers.
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Happy New Year All.
Had great break now back to footy.
 
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