RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Same as Aaron Woods or did we give him a third year. Was one too many thats for certain.
Recruitment and Retention for 2025
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RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Room for both if we jettison Eisenhuth and probably Blocka, tho be sorry to see him leave as he is a passionate Dragon. Then Jack can return to his career position.
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Tell me why we picked up PNG rep Dan Russell and then Tom Eisenhuth. Imho little separates them. If anything Russell is the better player, certainly in attack and is probably a technically better defender too. He was given too little time in the top grade.
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GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
Illusion
SGI Jersey Flegg
Who knows mate , let's hope thing improve even more .......
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
He is cheap too evidently. BOD probably likes that the most.
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Yes he does. Dead set he is no better than the other big units Josh Kerr and BMM, yet we extended him.
Glen Tucker
SGI Junior League
Eisenhuth is a better player on every level both defensively and in attack. Russell may very well be the NSW Cup version of Eisenhuth IMO
Glen Tucker
SGI Junior League
BMM has been very good off the bench bending the line and getting us on the front foot
He's surprised me this year, I was wrong about him but he has been very effective as a bench impact player.
Glen Tucker
SGI Junior League
He had good moments last season but has been more consistent this season and has kept it simple. I hope we extend him a season but don't think it will happen
Chris M
SGI NSW Cup
I agree Eisenhuth is better than Russell and I agree BMM has been ok this year. But I don't agree either of them should have kept the Couchman's out of the 17 this year let alone next year. Next year we have Latu, Loko Pasifiki Tonga, Egan maybe Halangahu and Stewart. I think the first 4 are locked into the top 30 and the other two are a possibility.
I don't think we need Eisenhuth or BMM. Nothing against them but there are a lot of juniors coming through to take their places.
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Edward
SGI Jersey Flegg
Eisenhuth is getting a lot of love after an ok game. Anyone remember how he played against the Bulldogs? Let alone how the "tackling machine" played in the first Bulldogs game. The amount of tackles he makes and the number he misses makes him not look like much of a "tackling machine". Should have given Egan a chance in his place already.
If he can be signed for a minimum wage and a bit of dead wood can be cleared out of the top 30, might be an ok depth signing who only plays first grade if there is an injury crisis.
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Me too. Best since he came here. Was a waste of space when Griffin had him on the edge. So lazy.
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Spot on, pleased I have an ally. If I recall he has had one excellent game in defense, 56 tackles think it was and one very good all round game with 90m and 40 tackles, the rest have been moderate at best, specially his miserable offense. And remember he is playing big mins too. JDB takes him to the cleaners every week.
TheRev
SGI Jersey Flegg
Details are vague, but it does sound like we have some sort of 'confidential' 2025 deal in place with Volkman (SMH Source: https://archive.md/YNNqA ).
I was hoping this would be the case.. rather than Marschke (whos really a 6).... Volkman is a genuine 7 who can pressure first grade and potentially be Hunts replacement in 2026.. and if doesnt work out.. we still have 12 months to source a different halfback... its a good speculator I reckon.
But the article is very vague.. I imagine it'll be a train & trial until we can move on probably Bird, as our last Top30 spot is for the prop currently.
I was hoping this would be the case.. rather than Marschke (whos really a 6).... Volkman is a genuine 7 who can pressure first grade and potentially be Hunts replacement in 2026.. and if doesnt work out.. we still have 12 months to source a different halfback... its a good speculator I reckon.
But the article is very vague.. I imagine it'll be a train & trial until we can move on probably Bird, as our last Top30 spot is for the prop currently.
RedVHeartbeat
SGI NSW Cup
Your thread NEWS FLASH. was deleted. Reason: Scam. I don't mind people posting rumors, false or not, but a few people complained.
Who posted this. I read the article and and assumed it was factual as the site sounded legit. How was I supposed to know it was from a scam site.
Who posted this. I read the article and and assumed it was factual as the site sounded legit. How was I supposed to know it was from a scam site.
Chris M
SGI NSW Cup
Are we still talking about moving on Bird but not Kyle Flanno? I just don't get it. Are we talking about Flanno wants or what any supporter not radically biased for Kyle wants?
Chris M
SGI NSW Cup
Confidential settlement sounds like it might be that he sued the club and they reached an out of court settlement. Maybe though sounds a little unbelievable. Why would the Dragons have any responsibility rather than the Warriors who shipped off a secretly seriously injured player to the Dragons?
TheRev
SGI Jersey Flegg
I dont think its anything like that.. maybe we chipped in money for his recovery or something and didnt need all that made public.. it sounds like if he could fix his shoulder we would contract him again, and hes done that.. but we still need to clear a Top30 spot first.