Chris M
SGI NSW Cup
Finally some good news.
Dragons reportedly set to snare Manly duo with forward in line for possible release
The Dragons could be about to announce two new signings.www.zerotackle.com
Recruitment and Retention for 2023
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jodragon40
Staff
My personal view is that Griffin in the off season was tapped on the shoulder and advised that he needed to mend his relationship with the players especially our young rising talent that had been nurtured from juniors. Bring the players together and get results. It would appear that he has been given the opportunity to recruit players in the positions that we so badly need to make us competitive within the salary cap, hence these 2 players. I am hoping that my prediction that we will have a competitive top 8 team by 2025 comes to fruition
Chris M
SGI NSW Cup
When you say, "competitive top 8 team", do you mean competing for the premiership or just slipping into the 8, like the 2 times they made the finals in the last decade?
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Eric
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ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA V MANLY TUG-OF-WAR HEATING UP
The ongoing tug of war between St George Illawarra and Manly has shown some signs of respite after the Dragons secured Alec Tuitavake on a deal until the end of 2025. Tuitavake will join his new club next week after being caught in the middle of negotiations between the two clubs. Tuitavake, 22, is the nephew of ex-Dragons and Manly forward Solomon Haumono.The Sea Eagles have granted the former Australian Schoolboy an immediate release. The Dragons remain hopeful of securing fellow Manly prop Viliami Fifita. So far the Sea Eagles have publicly and privately denied Fifita’s request to leave the club. Fifita has a deal until the end of next year. he has been named to play for Manly’s feeder cup side Blacktown on Saturday.
Tuitavake is still on the comeback from a ruptured ACL but should be fit to return to the field before the end of next month. He was contracted until the end of this season at Manly. The Sea Eagles are in talks to upgrade and extend Haumole Olakau’atu and Tolutau Koula.
RedV01
SGI NSW Cup
So he's straight into the top 30?
- Aaron Woods (2023)
- Ben Hunt (2025)
- Ben Murdoch-Masila (2024)
- Billy Burns (2023)
- Blake Lawrie (2026)
- Cody Ramsey (2024)
- Francis Molo (2024)
- Jack de Belin (2023, PO 2024)
- Jack Bird (2024, MO 2025)
- Jacob Liddle (2023)
- Jaiyden Hunt (2024)
- Jayden Sullivan (2025)
- Jaydn Su’A (2024)
- Josh Kerr (2023)
- Mathew Feagai (2024)
- Max Feagai (2024)
- Michael Molo (2023, MO 2024)
- Mikaele Ravalawa (2023, MO 2024)
- Moses Mbye (2023)
- Moses Suli (2024)
- Nick Lui-Toso (2023)
- Talatau Amone (2024)
- Tautau Moga (2023)
- Toby Couchman (2025)
Ryan Couchman (2025)- Tyrell Fuimaono (2023)
- Tyrell Sloan (2024)
- Zac Lomax (2026)
- Zane Musgrove (2024)
- Paul Turner (2024)
Edward
SGI Jersey Flegg
Is Paul Turner confirmed in the top 30?
jodragon40
Staff
I wouldn't be that confident of a premiership in the next 5 yrs competitive to me would be making the semi finals with a chance of going past the 1st round of games
jodragon40
Staff
Yes
GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
The Couchmans, Sloan, Sullivan, Amone, Lomax, Suli. A core of real good young players there. I know you know what you are talking about but seems a little pessimistic.
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
He has Haumono DNA very good news. Starts as a Dragon next week so put him on the bench pronto and see how he goes, but not at the expense of Michael Molo who played a blinding 23 mins last game and now dropped for this week. Griffin you twerp.
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Coric, Sherab, Hooper, Corey Ackers, Loko Tonga another youngster named Paulii. We are building toward a very competitive side in five years.
GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
I think/hope it'll be much sooner.
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Adding Savelio Tamale to that list.
Morgan
SGI NSW Cup
Who is he?
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
The retention of Hunt has created a log jam of potential halves for us, so this drongo brings in another reject in Turner and instead of putting one of the local juniors in the 30 he puts him in instead. Who is he? Must be a ripper half as this week he is playing fullback for the Ressies.
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RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
You missed my clip in th Promising Juniors thread.. Has a rugby yawnion background.
post #75 mate.
RedV01
SGI NSW Cup
I remember that. Looked like a gun. In Flegg this year?
Eric
Staff
Let me report the good news before anyone else. The best victory in a decade for the club.
Aaron Woods to depart for Manly immediately. Alec Tuitavake and Viliame Fifita to make a move to the Dragons immediately.
Lets hope they are ready for the NRL now. At least one of them. But either way, Woods hasn't been NRL standard for about 5 years. At least these two are young and probably have improvement in them.
Aaron Woods to depart for Manly immediately. Alec Tuitavake and Viliame Fifita to make a move to the Dragons immediately.
Lets hope they are ready for the NRL now. At least one of them. But either way, Woods hasn't been NRL standard for about 5 years. At least these two are young and probably have improvement in them.
GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
Well played. The only way is up for these two.
jodragon40
Staff
And they may just may give us the go forward that we so desperately need. That is indeed great news on one hand and on the other this is the last roll of the dice for Griffin. He has hand picked these 2 obviously read my posts about needing 2 big props even though they are untested in 1sts fingers crossed