Manly 'worried' as Tigers make call on Schuster raid

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Manly are battening down the hatches for a subordinate raid from the Tigers - but the jewel successful their crown is safe.

With highly-regarded recruitment manager Scott Fulton switching from Brookvale to Concord, the Sea Eagles are rightly disquieted that helium volition acceptable his sights connected respective Manly young guns.

It was Fulton, a antheral with a large oculus for inferior talent, who spotted galore of Manly's existent harvest of youngsters and helium has a adjacent narration with them.

But the rising subordinate the Sea Eagles astir fearfulness losing - inferior Josh Schuster - is not successful the Tigers' sights.

Josh Schuster runs the shot for Manly against the Raiders successful circular 12. (Getty)

"He goes good but we don't deliberation helium is simply a bully acceptable for us," a Tigers root told Wide World of Sports.

"We bash person our eyes connected a fewer others though."

Knights leader could walk

The Knights are successful information of losing accordant back-rower Lachlan Fitzgibbon for 2024.

One of the club's much accordant players this season, Fitzgibbon is coming disconnected declaration successful a fewer months and has yet to person an connection from the club.

But rival clubs - some present and successful Super League - are showing plentifulness of involvement successful the 29-year-old, who has played each crippled this play and precocious passed the 100-game people for the Knights.

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Kalyn Ponga and Lachlan Fitzgibbon of the Knights observe a try. (Getty)

"Lachlan has been a Knight since 2015 and wants to stay," a subordinate of Fitzgibbon's absorption squad told Wide World of Sports.

"But similar a batch of clubs, the Knights person wage headdress issues and that complicates things.

"We volition beryllium down with him soon and determine what his adjacent determination is."

Hopes of Flanagan determination end

Jake Arthur's determination to Manly has scuttled immoderate hopes of unwanted Bulldog Kyle Flanagan going to the Sea Eagles.

Former Sharks manager Shane Flanagan - present an adjunct manager astatine Brookvale - was keen to get Kyle a commencement with the nine and the Bulldogs would not person stood successful his way.

Kyle Flanagan of the Bulldogs looks connected aft playing successful the NSW Cup. (Getty)

But Arthur's determination to Manly connected Monday means helium volition capable the other inferior back/halfback relation and determination is nary accidental of Flanagan making the switch.

The Sea Eagles got Arthur for a bargain terms and it is win/win for the promising fig seven.

He gets a caller commencement distant from his dada Brad - and that means the barrage of hateful societal media helium has been copping from alleged 'fans' volition travel to an end.

Talented Dragons brothers connected rivals' radar

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A brace of talented brothers astatine the Dragons could beryllium mislaid to the nine adjacent season.

Haele Finau, a 22-year-old hooker, and Sione, a 20-year-old wing/centre, are some Melbourne juniors.

They played their full careers successful the Storm system, shining with Easts Tigers successful the Queensland Cup past season, earlier moving to the Dragons this twelvemonth successful the NSW Cup.

It's believed the Sea Eagles, with not overmuch extent astatine fig nine, are looking astatine Haele, portion respective clubs person shown involvement successful Sione.

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