Recruitment and Retention for 2026
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Mailroomsgi
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Now this has certainly peaked my interest. Timeline works tremendously with our hooker situation
Mailroomsgi
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Just remembered that Da Silva is managed by the same group as Finau Latu
This is why bad mouthing player agent’s isn’t smart @flanno
RedV01
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Flanno is a politician. He covers himself well. If Sione Finau plays blinders from this week, Flanno will say it was because he was held back for so long as he had to prepare for the toughness of first grade. If he plays like sh*t, Flanno will say, "See I was right. He isn't up to first grade." With Latu if he kills it at the Grubs, Flanno will say, "Well, I wanted to keep him. I even gave his management company a baking."Just remembered that Da Silva is managed by the same group as Finau Latu
This is why bad mouthing player agent’s isn’t smart @flanno
I've said before and I know a lot of people don't like it, but Flanno's recruitment and retention thus far has been f*king terrible. Remember all these juniors like Halangahu and LPT were recruited before Flanno had anything to do with them.
Flanno completely f*ked up with that NSW U19s centre Tamale but I'm going to trust his judgement with Latu for now. Who was he going to have to let go to keep Latu? But he should just say honestly something like, "We have so many forwards about his age or younger. Unfortunately we can't keep them all. Couchmans have been resigned, Stewart and Egan going well in first grade, Halangau and LPT to debut next year or earlier. We decided we couldn't match the money other clubs were willing to pay him."
He got holmes, gutho, cook, sua re-signed. Lpt and halangahu re-signed but yea f*ck him aye. Should've got haas, cleary, tedesco, burton etc
Ryan
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Jayden Hunt, that reserve grade prop with the Dragons for a number of years is in the star-studded Broncos team.
RedV01
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You are the one who said, "f*ck him". I think he's ok. Just don't agree with the idea he's above criticism. There is plenty to praise him about and plenty to criticism him about. I'm balanced. He gets so much praise around here, he deserves some criticism. He f*cked up with Tamale but I'm hopeful he made the right decision with Latu.
Holmes, Cook, Gutho are good. How old are they and which other clubs were chasing them? He also signed Eisenhuth, RFM and re-signed BMM and the first thing he did was extend Frank Molo, wasn't it? But he did good re-signing Couchmans, Halangahu, LPT. As I said, I'm balanced.
Ryan
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On the recruitment and retention front, it was a bad day. No use laying into Flanno over it. I'm sure he, Deano and Carr went over it with a fine tooth comb, as they say. In the end they decided they couldn't match what the Dogs were offering. It's ok. I can't understand the Dogs recruitment and retention. Spend big money on players all over the park except spine players where they have among the worst in the competition.
On Latu, is he about as big and as athletic as he is going to get already? Or if he gets significantly bigger, is he only going to get slower? I'm biased. Wouldn't be saying it if he had re-signed with us but no way I'm swapping him for either Couchman. Lets be clear about that!