Griffin sacking promised to two Dragons players

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It's been a nightmare twelvemonth for the Dragons - but they person salvaged thing from the wreck by getting roar youngsters Tyrell Sloan and Jayden Sullivan to backflip connected their plans to discontinue the nine and play elsewhere.

Both were adamant they wanted retired and their managers made that plain to the nine - yet present they are staying.

How the Dragons managed to get the brace to alteration their minds is the astir absorbing portion of this tale, however.

It volition beryllium denied each around, but the nine told some kids that 2023 is definite to beryllium Anthony Griffin's past twelvemonth arsenic caput manager of the Dragons.

Neither youngster likes playing nether Griffin and the nine is an unhappy enactment situation astatine the infinitesimal - a information intelligibly illustrated by the information that conscionable 3 players attended the caller awards night.

The nine extended Griffin earlier a shot was kicked successful 2022 - a baffling determination that they are present regretting aft each the problems the nine has had to woody with this year.

It's good known Griffin is nether monolithic unit to execute successful the last twelvemonth of his declaration adjacent play - but from what was told to Sloan and Sullivan, his papers look to person already been marked.

Bulldogs motion elephantine Titans forward

The Bulldogs person signed a elephantine young guardant from the Titans.

Isaac Matalavea-Booth, who stands astatine much than 2 metres gangly and tips the scales astatine 120 kilograms, is simply a promising 20-year-old mediate guardant from New Zealand.

Matalavea-Booth attended prolific Gold Coast league nursery Keebra Park High School earlier being snapped up by the Titans.

But injuries and COVID-19 restrictions resulted successful him playing small shot implicit the past mates of years.

The young prop has inactive attracted the oculus of keen league judges astatine the Bulldogs, however.

"Isaac is simply a young guardant with large potential," Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould told Wide World of Sports.

"I liked him from the infinitesimal I met him. I'm looking guardant to him coming to the Bulldogs to further his development."

Brooks-Klemmer swap woody off

The Luke Brooks/David Klemmer swap betwixt the Knights and the Tigers is officially disconnected - with a twist.

The Tigers aren't prepared to swap a halfback for a front-rower - it's atrocious concern successful an epoch wherever database absorption makes oregon breaks clubs.

But the twist is that BOTH could beryllium playing for the Tigers successful 2023 - and Brooks whitethorn good beryllium a Knight by 2024.

The Tigers are abbreviated of experienced large men and Klemmer wants retired of Newcastle, truthful the dominoes whitethorn good autumn into spot there.

Incoming Tigers manager Tim Sheens is simply a large Brooks instrumentality and wants to manager the seasoned No.7, but his declaration expires astatine the extremity of adjacent play and the Knights spot him arsenic a priority.

Talks are ongoing - and the representation should get a batch clearer by November 1 erstwhile players are allowed to negociate for 2024.

Panthers adjacent to securing bush league phenom

The Panthers are adjacent to snaring 1 of the champion prospects successful bush footy - Orange CYMS inferior backmost Nick Murphy.

Murphy led the Western Rams to their archetypal Laurie Daley Cup triumph this season, starring successful a thrilling 30-20 triumph implicit Riverina.

A quick-stepping five-eighth who tin besides play successful the centres, helium was named Country under-18 subordinate of the twelvemonth and presented with the Tom Nelson Medal astatine the NSW Rugby League awards nighttime arsenic champion subordinate successful the Laurie Daley Cup.

Several clubs person been keen to motion Murphy but my message is he'll beryllium a Panther successful 2023.

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