Recruitment and Retention for 2026

[Dragons Chris]

He was innocent of committing a crime. True. I know about the perfect moral being casting the first stone and all that but what he did justifiably put a lot of female fans in particular offside, excuse the pun.

The most important thing for the here and now is how it relates to this thread: He was let go at the right time. He looked to have lost 2 steps of speed in the game I saw last week. He had a great career. If he came along a couple of years earlier to play or play more with Beau Scott, Mick Weyman and etc and under Wayne Bennett, and if he didn't sit out for more than 2 years, he would've been a NRL great, not just a club great.

Having said all of that, I'd still say he is better than Josh Kerr.

As for Xerri, I don't care that he was guilty of munching steroids. I just wouldn't sign him because I watched him a few times thinking with extra bulk and speed steroids offer, he'd be a star. Far from it! I can understand why he's been dropped.

Too many steroids on the brain as well. You have to be an idiot to get caught for it these days. Look at Micheal Phelps and his mysteriously diagnosed asthma after which, 3/4 of the US swim team were mysteriously diagnosed with the same asthma. Or the Chinese swimmer who suddenly came from nowhere to smash the WR only to just as suddenly fall away. Or the US swimmers whose faces mysteriously all turned purple after races last Olympics. Lance Armstrong was never caught. He was convicted due to teammates being caught and spilling the beans.

I mean to say, they are tested up the you know where and get away with it. How did Xerri get caught in an environment where testing is minimal in comparison? Don't need him at the club because he's not more than fringe first grade and because he's an idiot.

Rant over and out.

How those US athletes get away with it was revealed about the time of the last Olympics. The US anti doping organisation has been covering up positive tests from US athletes for many years. Nothing became of it rather than a lot of talking. No one was arrested or fired or the US team wasn't banned so they are probably still doing it.

As for Xerri, if he could play winger he'd be good for us. I wouldn't want him to play centre. Just catch the ball and run is what he's suited to.

 

[Xuiz]

Agree, either way we couldn't have him blocking the paths of our juniors any longer. Would have liked to see him stay at the club as a tackling coach, but good luck to him he extracted 2 years worth of pay from Parra.

I don’t think they will take the option for next year

 

[Zen]

as much as I like our young backs, Charlie is made of rice paper and Lyric is still a fair way off NRL standard

Xerri is 2-3 injuries away from origin left centre

We can’t accomodate him with our centres and their salaries but he’s clearly a good player

Xerri is 23 injuries away from origin