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[Noitall]

Jack de Belin frustrated by 'grey area' surrounding future at the Dragons

Jack de Belin wants to remain a one-club player, but is unsure whether he is in the Dragons' plans over the coming years.

www.abc.net.au

This makes no mention of a 1 year offer to him. Just that HE triggered the 700K option last year.

Jack de Belin preparing to quit Dragons​

St George Illawarra forward Jack de Belin will have to walk away from the club if he wants to a secure a multi-year deal.

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Article behind a paywall. Will probably be free to view later today. I hope Jack re-signs but I think the club is right insisting he takes it a year at a time. He's a 33 year-old middle forward. Already a veteran in any position let alone middle forward. His form might go downhill very quickly or soft tissue injuries might suddenly become much more frequent and take longer to heal.









This is off their forum so nothing concrete? Not sure if there was an article somewhere that’s mentioned behind a paywall about a one year deal?

 

[Noitall]

Roosters throwing the kitchen sink at Cobbo apparently. Broncos got a huge task to keep him, Walsh and Staggs. Hopefully we can take Willison off their hands to help out

 

[Damo]

Jack de Belin preparing to quit Dragons​

St George Illawarra forward Jack de Belin will have to walk away from the club if he wants to a secure a multi-year deal.

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Article behind a paywall. Will probably be free to view later today. I hope Jack re-signs but I think the club is right insisting he takes it a year at a time. He's a 33 year-old middle forward. Already a veteran in any position let alone middle forward. His form might go downhill very quickly or soft tissue injuries might suddenly become much more frequent and take longer to heal.









This is off their forum so nothing concrete? Not sure if there was an article somewhere that’s mentioned behind a paywall about a one year deal?

I thought we would have learnt our lesson signing older forwards, not the way ahead in todays game I think.

 

[Noitall]

I thought we would have learnt our lesson signing older forwards, not the way ahead in todays game I think.

Nothing to suggest there’s interest from the Warriors this time. Just me throwing it out there for conversation

 

[Damo]

Nothing to suggest there’s interest from the Warriors this time. Just me throwing it out there for conversation

I understand that, I meant us as a forum not the Warriors.

 

[Noitall]

I understand that, I meant us as a forum not the Warriors.

As much as these young guys are putting up good performances in many teams across the competition, it tends to be the more established guys that their body is used to the physicality week in week out. Especially in middle forwards. Some players are there also for what they are instilling in the next waves coming through, like Tohu, RTS, Capewell, JFH

 

[Damo]

Some players are there also for what they are instilling in the next waves coming through, like Tohu, RTS, Capewell, JFH

Exactly, we don't need another older bloke doing that.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Some players are there also for what they are instilling in the next waves coming through, like Tohu, RTS, Capewell, JFH

What values is Bellend bringing apart from being a sex pest?

 

[WahsUltras]

Isaiah Papali'i is set to walk away from his final year of his tigers contract

 

[Inruin]

Isaiah Papali'i is set to walk away from his final year of his tigers contract

can we? should we?

 

[Hatchet Harry]

can we? should we?

Yes.

 

[WahsUltras]

Could only see it happening if we traded Capewell. But stranger things have happened

 

[Noitall]

can we? should we?

Played in the middle last week and think he could transition full time to front row at 111kg. Barnett has done it with success, I think Webster could do the same here

 

[Noitall]

Seibold’s job at manly apparently on rocky ground

 

[CWC]

Seibold’s job at manly apparently on rocky ground

go to the Eels lol

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Seibold’s job at manly apparently on rocky ground

He was in my top 2 coaches to get sacked. Seems like he has a good NRL brain just not the best man manager.

 

[Jonno13]

His manager is Issac Moses. And sounds like Moses got his players (ones he manages) to winge bout Aurther. Probably best thing Manly could do is get rid of Siebold but heaven help Eels if they end up full Moses aligned players. What a circus. Thank goodness Warriors rid themselves of this lot a couple years back

 

[Worried2Death]

Seibold’s job at manly apparently on rocky ground

How about now after the Storm win, pretty impressive game plan

 

[Noitall]

How about now after the Storm win, pretty impressive game plan

Think it’s just extension negotiations on hold to be fair. Probably just a beat up. Probably switch to the new Issac Moses club the eels

 

[snake77]

The Junior Pathways thread isn't open for replies so this is probably the best place for this article.

It isn't quite the figures I have said in the past in terms of numbers of kids heading to Australia. If the reporter looked into that he would probably be shocked even more.

It does go over how young the search for talent goes.

Some of the quotes are quite funny as they now seem fine for kids to not be tied to one code as that can restrict you. How many players over the years wanted to play league but weren't allowed to.

Also a few quotes how rugby cares for the individual. The NRL is a big business to say the clubs sign the clubs and don't look after them wouldn't be right.

Teenage talent wars: How the NRL is poaching Kiwi schoolboys

As rugby stands off, league is swooping to win the race to secure future talent.

www.nzherald.co.nz