Souths are the only ones who can trump us this time Dave as the cooling off period is only for the current club to be able to make a counter offer. He’s apparently told them of his decision already after souths made an upgraded offer so I’ve heard.
As far as I have read we offered KK a 5 year term from 2027 for a figure of $5.5 million while the Eels I understand offered 4 years @ $5 million. The offer that Souths came back with was 4 years @ $950 thousand. KK has entered the 10 day cooling off period. I've read that it started on Christmas Eve but the masthead in the Sporting News below which was today's issue shows that he would start it from today?? I think that for Souths to retain KK, they would need to offer him in excess of $1.1 a year which I don't think they will.
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What you say George is now all part of the revival of the Dragons now that the Administration has become more positive with guys like Peter Doust not being too involved nowadays and the unearthing of Tim Watsford, Daniel Anderson, bringing Ben Creagh into a more football management position out from the Board, putting Bruce Gordon as the name on the C of E, all of these are helping to raise the standards of the club, more sponsors like JAC Motors and so on.
Thanks blacksafake for this info. I wish you didn't say trump ( that name i detest) haha!
Agree 100%, Dave. I wasn’t sold on naming the CoE the Bruce Gordon Centre at first, but I’m prepared to give the club the benefit of the doubt now.
I can only guess his manager went to to Souths and said something like, "He wants to stay but in oder to stay, he needs $********* for * years. Souths said, "Sorry, can't do it." So he signed with us. Hope so anyway.As far as I have read we offered KK a 5 year term from 2027 for a figure of $5.5 million while the Eels I understand offered 4 years @ $5 million. The offer that Souths came back with was 4 years @ $950 thousand. KK has entered the 10 day cooling off period. I've read that it started on Christmas Eve but the masthead in the Sporting News below which was today's issue shows that he would start it from today?? I think that for Souths to retain KK, they would need to offer him in excess of $1.1 a year which I don't think they will.
Koloamatangi confirms future with huge new contract | Sporting News Australia
One of the NRL’s most in-demand forwards has reportedly made a final call on his future, with Keaon Koloamatangi reportedly signing a long-term mega deal to secure his future after months of intense interest from several clubs.
Short of an AFB-like catastrophe, this should end up proving accurate in 2 weeks time...
Yes, me too George. The people in charge are paid to make decisions and they have decided it would be the Bruce Gordon Centre. Everyone will get used to it. We have been waiting yonks for something like this C of E to come online - remembering when it was first proposed mid 2022 and a few months into 2026, it will be officially opened (I wonder by whom?). It will bring a big resurgence of Dragons footy fever back into the Wollongong and St George Districts and something to be proud of.
I hope the keon signing will encourage tualagi to sign with us too. Both for 2026 would be amazing.
