'Remarkable' Dragons failing sets alarm bells ringing

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The 2023 play was yet different section of vexation and disappointment for Dragons fans.

Ominous signs were determination earlier a shot was kicked - the nine bizarrely gave besieged manager Anthony Griffin an further 12 months… but by the extremity of the play Dragons officials were making concealed overtures to rival coaches astir taking implicit the reins.

Rumours astir a rift betwixt Griffin and respective players bubbled connected passim the play and the Dragons looked similar a nine divided connected the field.

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They led the league successful missed tackles and their onslaught seemed to deficiency creativity and imagination.

The 1 shining airy was halfback Ben Hunt, who had his best-ever season, starring the Dally M Awards erstwhile they went down closed doors.

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If the Dragons won a game, it was invariably due to the fact that Hunt came up with clutch plays astatine the close times.

Sadly, excessively often his teammates seemed contented to beryllium backmost and fto Hunt bash the hard work.

Remarkably for a nine that performed truthful poorly the nine has yet to motion a 'name' subordinate for 2023 - different denotation of the beforehand bureau problems that person frustrated fans for implicit a decade.

Best player: Ben Hunt by the magnitude of the consecutive - was inspirational successful attack, his kicking crippled was masterful and helium saved galore tries with last-ditch defence.

Biggest disappointment: Zac Lomax is simply a subordinate blessed with plentifulness of endowment but had a mixed twelvemonth - helium came up with immoderate bully plays but made much errors than immoderate subordinate successful the NRL and needs to enactment connected his crippled implicit the summer.

Key signing: Nil to date

Gains: Nil to date

Losses: Tariq Sims (Melbourne), Josh McGuire (Warrington)

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