Metcalf Dragons bound.

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Angry Eel May 14, 2026 at 10:56am

Don't think warriors will let him go this year considering how well they are going. Wouldn't make sense unless the relationship has become toxic
- Eli Stephens > Angry Eel May 14, 2026 at 11:31am
  
  For sure TMM is in the 20 this week. And they still have young Hansen and Cleary. Metcalf is completely out of the picture. Especially if Nz can get a player as well somehow out of it
LB May 14, 2026 at 11:04am

If he is released early, it is plausible.
- Eli Stephens > LB May 14, 2026 at 11:32am
  
  if we can get sua early just good to build combinations with Moses and get used to the team. Pretty much the main reason I'd push for it
KENDOZA May 14, 2026 at 11:08am

Dragons paying overs. Metcalf,drinkwater both 1mill each and kk aswell. Thats 3 mill plus holmes,gutho,cook,on massive coin. They just don't learn do they the saints. They will have to offload some plsyers now. Which in hindsight they will struggle to keep the couchman brothers, hamish stewart and dylan egan.
- Eli Stephens > KENDOZA May 14, 2026 at 11:31am
  
  very desperate signings no doubt. Similar to Newcastle just throwing money around
  - Coryn Hughes > Eli Stephens May 14, 2026 at 11:46am
    
    It's what they have to do if they haven't got that on the roster we were much the same if we'd have landed Galvin or Kolomatangi we were offering close or exactly the same type of money.
    
    This is the thing the market and demand dictates value.Metcalfe is one of few halves available.Cooks gone so that'll remove a block of cash off there books.Holmes is probably on his last legs there years wise.Now they have have a spine in place.
    
    The question I have is why are players like Metcalfe Kolomatangi Drinkwater sign so quickly with one if not thee worst team in the comp.TPAs must be rampant there.
    - Angry Eel > Coryn Hughes May 14, 2026 at 3:57pm
      
      3m is nothing to spend on your spine. Melbourne have been paying closer to 4 prior to Pap leaving
  - Perpetual Motion > Eli Stephens May 14, 2026 at 2:28pm
    
    Newcastle are 8th. We are 14th.
    
    Trey Mooney was a no brainer. Better then Thompson for less money.
    - Coryn Hughes > Perpetual Motion May 14, 2026 at 2:54pm
      
      See the key with Newcastle isn't Holbrook like everyone is suggesting I think it's Peter O'Sullivan he's giving Holbrook the tools.He was at the Dolphins before that and your seeing similarities with the roster build the guy knows talent and how to go about landing that talent I feel that's what we are missing here.

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