Morgan
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Charge forward, make metres. NAS, Burgess and others have little skill. That's the kind of prop Bennett likes. Big, go forward consistently and not cost a whole lot.
Recruitment and Retention for 2023
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Morgan
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About a week or 10days ago.
GCRV
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Don't discount other props from Flegg at least being given development deals. Get their defensive attitude right and any number of that Flegg team could make it in first grade.
Chris M
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Fifta would make a good aquisition but I think I'd prefer Angus Crighton.
RedVHeartbeat
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Resigned with the Roosters.
Chris M
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But not registered by the NRL due to salary cap issues.
RedVHeartbeat
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Makes not a jot of difference as our useless FO are all talk about picking up 'a couple of big bodies'. If they were there'd be something concrete by now. Hey, you dills other clubs are swooping on all the decent players left.. leaving us with only crumbs.
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Chris M
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Hopefully they have something in mind but I'm not very confident.
RedVHeartbeat
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20 games, 1 try assist, 1 linebreak assist, 25 run metres + 34 tackles per game
This is the sum total of McCulloghs season. Ranked 15 out of 16 hookers by Sporting News. Yet he insists he is still first grade standard. The guy is delusional.
This is the sum total of McCulloghs season. Ranked 15 out of 16 hookers by Sporting News. Yet he insists he is still first grade standard. The guy is delusional.
Morgan
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There's always movement of contracted players in the off season. I'm especially interested in Luke Thompson at the Dogs. Talk is they were trying to get rid off him last season due to salary cap issues. Couldn't because they wanted interested clubs to pick up all or almost all of his inflated salary said to be over 900k a year. The salary cap issues for the Dogs have only gotten worse. Luke Thompson on around 600k with the Dogs paying around 300k would be a coup for the Dragons.
RedVHeartbeat
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Small for a prop at 102k. Didn't the Poms push this bloke as the worlds best prop before he came to the NRL. Certainly his stats for '22 dont read that way. I describe them as no better than moderate to good.
By comparison our own Blake Lawrie beats him hands down in almost every stat, bar tackle efficiency. Block even off loaded too.. 5 times. I'd not be surprised if he was rated among the top 15 props for this season. If he can triple those off loads next season he will be rated even further up the ladder.
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Morgan
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Wasn't he injured or suspended for most of last season?
Eric
Staff
It's official! The Dragons have secured the signature of the wooden spooners reserve grade hooker for 12 months but Andrew McCullough plans on fighting for his spot as the run on hooker......
RedV01
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Lets call it, "the bold vision of Anthony Griffin".
Chris M
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Liddle and McCullough in the top 30! That might be enough to make us premiership favourites.
Ryan
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I fear Anthony Griffin isn't merely incompetent but has lost his mind completely.
Ryan
SGI Jersey Flegg
Where did you hear about Burns? No surprise about Woods. Not as if any other clubs are lining up for his signature.
jodragon40
Staff
What a buy. I mean this is what are once proud club has come too. Couldn't even make the run on team for this year's wooden spooners and like a thief in the night we outsmart every other club to grab this prized signature. This clearly shows us all what the current mindset of our club and coach . Unless we get that prop we so desperately need perhaps liddle will be playing against his old team in round 25 for our 1st wooden spoon as a joint venture.
RedVHeartbeat
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Did I also mention that he is staying put with the Cowboys. Getting from bad to worse
RedVHeartbeat
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Because according to Ben Haran we are 'short in depth for hookers'. Little chance now that we will pursue Reece Robson which should be welcome news for our own group of young hookers.
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