St George Illawarra have landed a huge recruitment scalp by securing Australian star Keaon Koloamatangi to a long term near $5 million deal.
It is understood that Koloamatangi has told the Dragons he will join the club from 2027 on a five year deal. The contract is now in the cooling off period.
It is a clear circuit breaker for the Dragons who were in the market for a marquee player.
Koloamatangi’s current club South Sydney wanted to secure him as did Parramatta.
The Dragons though look set to land the prized recruit after gazumping the Eels and Rabbitohs with a monster five year deal
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I mean if the difference simply was the 5th year, which to be fair takes him to 33 on decent money, I mean fair enough but at the same time if a club like Dogs or Cronulla or hell even Manly I reckon offered 4 they probably had a better chance of convincing him.
Sorry if I'm wrong Pou, but I do not remember many being angry about the RCG and Paulo extensions.
I don't think anyone was " angry " just critical of the amount given the context.
Well he's far better than they are for starters. And we are trying to compete with other clubs. Nobody wanted Paulo or RCG. We paid them premium coin for nothing. Just like the Moses Dutch auctions, Canterbury pulled out at 1 million and the only other club by that time was The Tigers.
Here he is, the excuse Kings cousin...
Shit, Chiefy really. 29. I did not know that... LOL Go Saints
Eli love the silver lining mate with every one we fail at lol.
Dont worry i try and do the same.
But far out we have been shocking at getting a big fish lol
Tino helicopter here we go.
Realistically what does Keon going to dragons actually do for them but ? It's a big name but they don't have anything around it. Pretty happy with what Ryles is building. If guys don't want to join that's on them
That's what makes this look even worse for the eels, there is no upside for keon going to dragons apart from money and length of contract. This is another massive fail by mon and our recruitment team, i could understand if we missed out to souths but not the dragons. Surely the club can see mon isn't getting the job done and has to go tomorrow.
He obviously values money over winning then 😂 eels offered 4 years 4 million he wanted more. Probably just not the guy you want at the club then
Mate I'm angry, we let Lomax go without getting someone we couldn't even get Garrick, Galvin, Keaon to come yet we couldn't keep Pezet for additional years. Yet this recruitment has the balls to say we never offered 4 years. The R&R from BA era had to fuck off completely.
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