We need to be locking down not only Jesse but all of our best young guns, before we look elsewhere at other clubs juniors, unless it is in a position we lack.
Dragons attempting to lock down young gun
He scored 20 tries in 11 games in the SG Ball Cup.www.zerotackle.com
GoodDragons attempting to lock down young gun
He scored 20 tries in 11 games in the SG Ball Cup.
Need to. Flanno as yet can't attract any big names, let go of one of our best, hasn't re-signed the other 2. He's staked the next several years on the young players.
If Su'A re-signs, have have Leilua for a few years. Is another backrower needed?
His stats don't show that.
Maybe Luciano could be turned into a prop?
Jacob Halangahu, Loko Pasifiki Tonga, Hamish Stewart are all listed at least on development deals for next year. Something positive for now. Zero tackle has Cyrus Stanley-Traill listed on a deal from 2017! Is he only about 15? Or he's about 20 now but Flanno unwilling to give him a chance until mid 20s?
That is the crux of our present dilemma to be brutally honest. I dont think he is a play youth coach and we above most other clubs need to be taking a gamble on our best juniors like Jesse Williams given we are unable to attract any decent outsiders. Flanagan continues to dig his own grave.
Agree we dont need him if S'ua extends, not that we hold much chance of luring him here. Then there are the next cab off the rank, the Couchmans and a little down the track our crop of outstanding junior forwards. What we do need more than anything else is an elite bookend able to give us a good four years.
Knowledge of the extension of our best lower graders tends to fly under the radar for us fans. Gotta look closely. For example, who was aware that Sione and Tamale had been extended or the Couchmans?
Couchman's can play im the second row but they are better in the middle.
Luch just may be the elite big unit bookend we are crying out for but unable to secure due to out coaches poor pulling power. 114ks has the size, adds pace, strength and good ball skills. I do think tho we need him on the edge for the moment as he has been outstanding.
That's the skillset in a prop we need for sure but does he have the stamina to play in the middle? Right now he is apparently having trouble playing on an edge for 80min.
Whose job would he be taking? So many changes over the last few years I've lost track.
Shane Millard. He's only been in the job a few months. Surely they wouldn't be moving to sack him already. Must be in line for another position. Maybe pathways where Timmins has been for a while.
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Jake will be train snd trial same as Cyrus both are 18 this year.
Sav hasn't been extended and is unsigned for next year.