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St. George Illawarra Dragons secure Keaon Koloamatangi on long-term deal

Posted by ParramattaLurker on December 26, 2025 at 3:54pm

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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- - HKF > Poupou Escobar December 26, 2025 at 6:31pm
    
    At some point you have to be the one that outbids the other, attracting one big fish usually leads to more. Right now every big fish that goes to market is going to be looking at the eels as unattractive.
    - Blue Eel > HKF December 26, 2025 at 7:58pm
      
      Yep.
DYNASTY.LOADING December 26, 2025 at 6:42pm

Odds are he won't see out the end of that deal
Die hard eels Supporter December 26, 2025 at 6:46pm

We need a winger, we should get Murray Taulagi, we have no backup wingers and should try and get Tyran Wishart to play 6 then once the younger five eights are ready in our system move Wishart to a Dylan Walker type role in the future. We could still use another middle but I don't think we will have any chance of getting Tino unless we offer him the most
- Die hard eels Supporter > Die hard eels Supporter December 26, 2025 at 6:47pm
  
  We might have to bank on Sam Tuivaiti and Ryda Taulagi to be our starting props for 2028 and hopefully one or two can emerge as a big name prop
  - Eli Stephens > Die hard eels Supporter December 26, 2025 at 6:50pm
    
    The way the game is going with speed and mobility Jack Williams and Hopgood might be the best front rowers we have
    - Die hard eels Supporter > Eli Stephens December 26, 2025 at 6:53pm
      
      I think J'maine is going back to the 13 starting role and Jack De Belin would be starting at other prop with Junior.
  - Eli Stephens > Die hard eels Supporter December 26, 2025 at 6:51pm
    
    If Matterson can actually focus for 2026 he should be pretty effective as a middle as well. Hes got the frame and speed
Michael W. December 26, 2025 at 6:47pm

Thank God for that. Not worth a mil. Souths also lost out with a similar offer to ours, is that a bad reflection on Bennett.
- Die hard eels Supporter > Michael W. December 26, 2025 at 6:52pm
  
  We should also get rid of MON and bring on Shane Richardson as our GM he has a long history of bringing big name players to lesser clubs like Greg Inglis, Jarome Luai, May brothers, etc.