Knights mulling incredible roster shake-up

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Newcastle are prepared to merchandise their 2 astir experienced - and highest paid - forwards successful a hopeless bid to spice up their roster for adjacent season.

It's been good known for immoderate clip that subordinate of the twelvemonth David Klemmer doesn't get connected with manager Adam O'Brien and is disposable to rival clubs for adjacent season.

But Wide World of Sports has besides learnt that the nine is buying astir powerhouse erstwhile Blues Origin and Kangaroos guardant Tyson Frizell to rival clubs.

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The Knights privation to determination the brace connected and bring successful immoderate caller humor to freshen up their squad.

They stay successful the hunt for Tigers halfback Luke Brooks who is astatine the apical of their buying list.

The Tigers are funny successful Klemmer but person rejected the thought of a swap with Brooks.

Brooks seems definite to motion for the Knights for 2024 and the Knights are past hoping they tin negociate an aboriginal merchandise for adjacent season.

Fallout from Dragons chairman's exit

The resignation of Dragons president Craig Young volition person large ramification connected the coaching presumption astatine the club.

With Anthony Griffin highly improbable to beryllium re-signed erstwhile his declaration ends adjacent September, the nine is connected the lookout for a caller caput coach.

The Dragons person ever been a 'family' nine and Young's lad Dean - a erstwhile favourite Red V subordinate and presently an adjunct manager astatine the Cowboys - was considered an aboriginal favourite for the position.

But with Craig losing his powerfulness and influence, Dean Young's chances of being the Dragons' adjacent manager person nose-dived.

Player managers are already lining up prospective coaches for the Dragons for 2024, with the contention abruptly wide unfastened again.

Ciraldo to hold Dogs captaincy call

Cameron Ciraldo is already showing a omniscient caput connected young shoulders with a determination that volition support his captaincy contenders connected their toes passim the summer.

Rather than naming an contiguous replacement for skipper Josh Jackson, who surprisingly retired past week, Ciraldo is apt to hold a determination until astir February.

That volition guarantee the 4 main candidates - Josh Addo-Carr, Reed Mahoney, Matt Burton and Luke Thompson - are kept connected their toes close done the summer.

While determination is simply a propulsion for Addo-Carr - and helium has the passionateness to bash a good occupation - I person a feeling Ciraldo volition spell with Burton, who helium knows from Penrith and was outstanding successful his archetypal play with the nine successful 2022.

Dragons suffer different young gun

The Dragons person mislaid yet different promising youngster - this clip to arch rivals Cronulla.

Lewis Sargent-Wilson, a goalkicking halfback who played for Country nether 16s this year, has been snapped up by Cronulla.

A clever playmaker who represented Illawarra South Coast Dragons and Thirroul Butchers this year, Sargent-Wilson looks a subordinate with a large future.

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