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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He's not a 1 and he knew it. 6 was always going to be his position and the 6 jersey was vacant at Penrith.
Blaze wouldn't tie Iongi's shoes at fullback
I'm saying he wanted 6 but Ryles tried to keep him as a 1, then that is when we went for Iongi.
If Ryles wanted blaze as first choice one, why we're we in negotiations with Iongi??
Fb was probably just a selling point, as Dylan had the opportunity to leave
We spoke to Iongi same time Penrith signed Talagi. Also, when Talagi left we knew Brown had options but believed he would stay put.
Had Brown made his choice earlier or instead of a PO we had Talagi signed I reckon Blaize stays as the 6
Do you understand offering a position is a selling point. What else could Ryles do offer a bench spot?? Iongi was always destined for fb in my books
Yes agreed if Brown made the decision earlier
Ummm yes that is how negotiations work, what are you getting at? He wanted Talagi as 1 as Brown was still under contract and wanted his spine sorted. When Talagi said he was going Iongi deal was done quickly.
There is no way of knowing that Iongi wasn't privately in negotiations with Parramatta whilst we were negotiating with Blaze. Nobody knows who Ryles really wanted at fb, and i very much doubt Ryles wanted Blaze there. He isn't the quickest player in the world.
Id say the Blaze to fb was just a selling point, whilst Iongi was always Ryles first choice.
My answer was to Fong initially
Samething here to is it a blight on Moses and Ryles that Talagi picked the Clearys over us.
The question still remains we went for Galvin and failed now we are stop gapping with Pezet because of the options left in the Brown contract that allowed Newcastle to offer what they did.This is the mess that is Parra recruitment and retention.
Why are we falling over when we offer top dollar to good players on the market what are we missing until we answer this quandry all the rest is sermantics.Why can't we close deals.Galvin now Kolomatangi Bennett before that I mean surely you can see this.Been telling you this shit for 3-4 years different coach same shite but nothing to see here apparently.
His position matters not the idea that you tunnel vision him into one spot is so you chief.Talagi can play 6 3,4 or even 1 if given time.His path wasn't blocked his versatility is his strength the fact is he's got talent and we aren't replacing it with anything that's better or has his ceiling that's the issue.
Parra developed and he's bailed elsewhere.
Thats more so the issue another one of our better talented players leaving.For a club that's rebuilding again you don't let the top of your talent tree walk.
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