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  1. Dion Johnson

    Mid-season Report Card

    Grade C for me. Injuries to key forwards when the squad was short in that area to start the season hasn’t helped, in past seasons Turbo has been in great form and this season his form couldn’t carry the team and his struggles with form has been a huge hit to the team’s performance. Turbos form...
  2. Dion Johnson

    Tom and Jake

    The way he dominated 2021 he would have been worth 2 million, I have never seen a player dominate in multiple facets of their game like Turbo did that year, the try against the Cowboy’s was something you would see on Saturday mornings in junior footy, he beat ten or eleven defenders in that run.
  3. Dion Johnson

    2026 ( the Nostradamus thread )

    I think there is a fair bit of evidence that the youth policy has been parked based on the Donkeys experience, particularly in the forwards, the recruitment and retention reflects that in the forwards department. Getting the balance is a challenge for them next season, there could be a...
  4. Dion Johnson

    2026 ( the Nostradamus thread )

    43.33% off contract is a significant amount, some players moving on and TKO is going through negotiations leaving 40% as a potential change in personnel, confident that there is enough depth in the three quarters if a couple of players don’t stay. Aaron Schoupp - I don’t think the club need...
  5. Dion Johnson

    Second rowers 2023 - 2025

    I haven’t seen much of Hassett, he looks a bit smaller then the others l, but I could be wrong there. Shibasaki, I have watched him play a few games and I was more impressed with him last season, has a good offload still though.
  6. Dion Johnson

    2026 recruitment & retention

    That’s a fair assessment, I think most thought that the squad didn’t have the depth in the middle and the edges prior to the season commencing, losing Tent so early in the season tested that depth further. Injuries have plagued others middles this season and the team has been fortunate TKO has...
  7. Dion Johnson

    Second rowers 2023 - 2025

    I don’t understand why the club couldn’t snag a backrower after Schuster got punted, Mestrov at the time said it was a priority, all I can gather from recent recruitment that it has been impacted by what dollars are available and not moving a three quarter on to facilitate it. I agree with the...
  8. Dion Johnson

    The Rumour that we hear everywhere

    I agree, what was done there is a coach and players having different views and sitting down and working through them, there was no innuendo of the players going to Furner and wanting the coach sacked, as leaders and professional players they stood up and worked through it.
  9. Dion Johnson

    SMH article about Manly’s shambolic salary cap situation

    The Rorters are the pinnacle for sure with the academy and how they get the best talent. Though the Raiders have done a job in getting the next available best to their club and developing them and getting good reward for that this season. There is some pain in going with a strategy of getting...
  10. Dion Johnson

    SMH article about Manly’s shambolic salary cap situation

    Looks like some good negotiation skills are required to get him out of that deal 😂, the Warriors are stacked with edge forwards.
  11. Dion Johnson

    The Rumour that we hear everywhere

    As a supporter of the club would you really want players at the club that don’t go out and give the best version of themselves on game day? The only time I can recall in recent times where players have had issues with the coach that have been displayed publicly was in 2021 at the Raiders, Joe...
  12. Dion Johnson

    The Rumour that we hear everywhere

    Could be, but as you know highly talented representative players don’t need as much coaching as the not so experienced players. For me the senior players have let themselves and the club down this season with their on field form and efforts, look at the two most highly paid players defensive...
  13. Dion Johnson

    SMH article about Manly’s shambolic salary cap situation

    The tackle busting faith..😉😉
  14. Dion Johnson

    SMH article about Manly’s shambolic salary cap situation

    The cap is 11,950,000 in 2026 and 97.5% (11,651,250) of that needs to be spent, hopefully the club can target some highly talented younger forwards as the journeyman approach strategy has been hit and miss. Combination wise if they can land some talented edge forwards they can grow their games...
  15. Dion Johnson

    2026 recruitment & retention

    Could be in the article it said it would be at least another year.
  16. Dion Johnson

    Sack Seibold Immediately

    I agree the game is won in the middle with the forwards, however a good pair of halves in the modern game can still get a team over the line when they are getting dominated in the middle, the high kick for a winger is getting teams in the contest and changing the outcomes in games. If a six and...
  17. Dion Johnson

    2026 recruitment & retention

    No disagreement on form for me, the lessons learned from Browns two year extension are more about the injuries and the age of the player as @Nordburg highlighted, TKO does deserve an extension but for me a one year extension.
  18. Dion Johnson

    The Rumour that we hear everywhere

    The players could be correct with their respective views however what is most alarming is this seasons individual performances on the field of the senior players, their performances have seen them not selected for state of origin or dropped after one appearance due to a poor performance. I...
  19. Dion Johnson

    2026 recruitment & retention

    Siosiua Taukeiaho WWOS reporting that a new deal is almost done with an extension at the club, don’t get me wrong I think he has done enough to earn another year, though there is a bit to be learned from extending Nathan Brown for two years.
  20. Dion Johnson

    DCE, broken Turbos & a coach under pressure: article

    Turbo didn’t have the best of games, his brilliant attacking ability has always over shadowed his defensive abilities, hopefully Turbo can dedicate this upcoming offseason into getting some speed and confidence back into his running game, he looks to be bracing himself before contact where not...

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