Junior Reps 2026

[Mug Fan]

Some freakish individual talent by Rokko Walker today

Did some great work in cover defence but let himself down laying off one tackle when they scored. His pace as a half is an asset.

Liked the little snippets I did see of Marley Maclaren, feels like Mason Phillips has gone under the radar but he’s having a good season IMO

I've been hard on Mason but he's impressed this season.
Rooming with another player that has the right attitude on and off the field has helped him.

 

[Mug Fan]

How likely is having 1 team mug?

I can only see good things happening from it and hope it happens, but it’s so unlikely isn’t it?

Mug Fan If the club was to invest in its own team and call its self St George Illawara Dragons (merging the 2 pathways) what happens to the original 2 clubs? do they just disintegrate into nothing?

To me it seems a bit of a fait acompli that this will happen, especially considering the accommodation you mentioned. Having the 1 team in mats, SG all training out of the new COE, seems like a no brainer. They can always make a case that St George and the Steelers still have teams in Laurie Daley and AJ cup

I've spoken with Basil before about it and Ando, there is definitely a path mapped out, but who knows if it sees an end.

Both clubs will still exist they are our juniors.
As I said before, they will have their own academy's.
Steelers can have Johns and Daley
Dragons 16 and 18s development teams.
Then it all feeds into our Elite Academy.

I've seen some say we will loose players who don't want to travel to the Gong but players like Rokko Cornelius Alex Jasais already travel to the Gong a couple of times a week for Elite training

 

[Mug Fan]

Also, I think Weatherall will find a home at the Bears next season

All the juniors are close to Basil wouldn't surprise me to see Leeroy, Lyhkan or Hayden end up at the Bears

 

[RandomDragon]

All the juniors are close to Basil wouldn't surprise me to see Leeroy, Lyhkan or Hayden end up at the Bears

None are big losses IMO, of course dont want to lose juniors but would much rather keep reed over all three of them based off the teams needs right now

 

[Morgan]

None are big losses IMO, of course dont want to lose juniors but would much rather keep reed over all three of them based off the teams needs right now

Who knows how good all 3 might become?

 

[GCRV]

Who knows how good all 3 might become?

Generally speaking, I seriously don't get how lowly LKT is rated.

 

[No Surrender]

Generally speaking, I seriously don't get how lowly LKT is rated.

We will find out soon enough

 

[GCRV]

We will find out soon enough

Not if Flanno has anything to say about it.

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

Walker pass

The youngster has butchered a couple of tries last two games with poor passing. There was a passing segment on one of the league shows yonks ago where the guest player had to thread the pass thru the bullseye. Walker could use something like that.

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

Jd, Walker is a talent no doubt, but my take is I dont think he trusts his passing yet. As I said he cost us certain points with a wayward cut out bout 10 from oranges, then that incident a few mins later where his centre dropped one with a try a formality. From the replay was wondering if Walker hit him on the chest a bit hard causing him to lose control. Then this may back my theory as just after the break he had a three man overlap deep in their end zone, looked first and instead of passing went it alone and luckily found his way over.