Recruitment and Retention 2028

Zen

SGI Jersey Flegg
A big upgrade for sure but still a better winger than centre. He played really well in Origin on the wing as well. He runs hard like Lomax and has a pretty good passing game like Lomax and is good in the air like Lomax. As far as beating players one on one with footwork and speed like Farnworth and McClean do, I haven't seen it. Not saying it doesn't happen, just saying I haven't seen it.
It does happen, saw him carve up the Storm for a try i think it was one night. But anyway, he's only played 16 games of NRL so far at centre (coming off a knee reconstruction no less), and you're comparing him to two experienced centres who happen to be in the top 2 or 3 for the position in the world. He beat them both for try assists this year btw, from fewer games. Pretty key stat for a centre, I'd have thought.

Beyond harsh to dismiss him so casually.
 

Eric

Staff
Signing Bostock would be a coup but he'll cost a lot. I continue to believe our centres in 2028 will be Heidke and Burton. I'm probably overoptimistic but anyway. I've always been super-enthusiastic about our lower graders even when it isn't warranted.

I'm just going to trust DA. If he thinks the club can afford close to or a million a year for Bostock, I'll go with that.

If he is going to leave the Dolphins, there is no indication he'd choose us rather than Perth or PNG or even existing teams with a lot of cap space like Gold Coast and Parramatta.
 
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GCRV

SGI NSW Cup
It does happen, saw him carve up the Storm for a try i think it was one night. But anyway, he's only played 16 games of NRL so far at centre (coming off a knee reconstruction no less), and you're comparing him to two experienced centres who happen to be in the top 2 or 3 for the position in the world. He beat them both for try assists this year btw, from fewer games. Pretty key stat for a centre, I'd have thought.

Beyond harsh to dismiss him so casually.
To dismiss him casually? What are you talking about? Lomax was the NSW and Australian winger when he went to rugby. I said Bostock is a big upgrade on that. If that equals, "dismissing casually", what would you call rating someone? Kneeling down and praying before his image?
 

Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
With November 1 looming - it will be interesting to see who the Dragons could look at signing for 2028 and beyond. One guy that would be great to have return to the Dragons is of course Jack Bostock. If he doesn't commit to the Dolphins by Nov 1 he will be go on the open market to test his value and any club chasing him will have to make a really decent offer to secure his services now that his value has gone way up after playing Origin and now for Australia in the World Cup. Any offer will be subject to the Dolphins being given the chance to counter any offers in the cooling off period.

If Bostock goes onto the open market I sincerely hope that Anderson chases him and corners him to make a deal to come back to us - he is the guy that will be our new Mark Gasnier if he does come.

another brilliant play by his manager in nailing the Phins to the wall.
 
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