Recruitment and retention

[Red]

think galvins issue is more he wanted to be rest to recover from his hand injuy that hes getting majior side effects from the pain killer injections but has had to play jayden n sezer will go they already shopped to uk but in saying that sezer is another they let play to much injured he wint go because joeys coming thats half reason he wants to stay but they need get better support for guy thats busting his ass and could have career ending injury if they dont watch out

i want see want jesse from dragons brings

Where did you hear we were after him?

 

[mr_c]

Where did you hear we were after him?

been in the newspapers since thursday or friday

 

[Red]

been in the newspapers since thursday or friday

Which newspaper? I only read Courier Mail/News Ltd and occasionally Zero tackle. Haven't seen anything there. Not saying it wasn't there, just that I haven't seen it.

 

[mr_c]

Which newspaper? I only read Courier Mail/News Ltd and occasionally Zero tackle. Haven't seen anything there. Not saying it wasn't there, just that I haven't seen it.

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has been in there was in the sport confidential article on 6th june​

DRAGONS HALF ON MOVE?​

Late-blooming Dragons halfback Jesse Marschke has attracted the attention of the Dolphins.

Marschke is off-contract at season’s end and his stocks soared after his outstanding performance to inspire the Dragons’ 22-10 boilover of premiers Penrith last week.

The 26-year-old Bundaberg product was sensational, setting up two tries and coming up with one line break, two offloads and three tackle busts to put himself in the shop-front window for NRL suitors.

It is understood the Dolphins have expressed interest in the Queenslander as they consider a possible shake-up to their scrumbase.

Veteran 30-year-old playmaker Anthony Milford is off-contract at season’s end and unlikely to be retained, while halfback Sean O’Sullivan’s future at the Dolphins is uncertain.

O’Sullivan has fallen out of favour at Redcliffe and has been linked with the Dragons, possibly as part of a straight swap with Marschke.

The 183cm Marschke has played four games for the Dragons this season but with Queensland Origin star Ben Hunt entrenched as the club’s top No.7, he may be forced to flee the Red V.

 

[Red]

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has been in there was in the sport confidential article on 6th june​

DRAGONS HALF ON MOVE?​

Late-blooming Dragons halfback Jesse Marschke has attracted the attention of the Dolphins.

Marschke is off-contract at season’s end and his stocks soared after his outstanding performance to inspire the Dragons’ 22-10 boilover of premiers Penrith last week.

The 26-year-old Bundaberg product was sensational, setting up two tries and coming up with one line break, two offloads and three tackle busts to put himself in the shop-front window for NRL suitors.

It is understood the Dolphins have expressed interest in the Queenslander as they consider a possible shake-up to their scrumbase.

Veteran 30-year-old playmaker Anthony Milford is off-contract at season’s end and unlikely to be retained, while halfback Sean O’Sullivan’s future at the Dolphins is uncertain.

O’Sullivan has fallen out of favour at Redcliffe and has been linked with the Dragons, possibly as part of a straight swap with Marschke.

The 183cm Marschke has played four games for the Dragons this season but with Queensland Origin star Ben Hunt entrenched as the club’s top No.7, he may be forced to flee the Red V.

Doubt the Dragons will take SOS. After all, they have Hunt and SOS can't play 5/8.

 

[mr_c]

Doubt the Dragons will take SOS. After all, they have Hunt and SOS can't play 5/8.

it be same role as jesse fil in role not starting

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

think galvins issue is more he wanted to be rest to recover from his hand injuy that hes getting majior side effects from the pain killer injections but has had to play jayden n sezer will go they already shopped to uk but in saying that sezer is another they let play to much injured he wint go because joeys coming thats half reason he wants to stay but they need get better support for guy thats busting his ass and could have career ending injury if they dont watch out

i want see want jesse from dragons brings

Jesse will bring nothing. He is behind Kyle, and should be nowhere near a side wanting to be in finals contention.

 

[Chris]

Jesse will bring nothing. He is behind Kyle, and should be nowhere near a side wanting to be in finals contention.

Kyle Flanagan wouldn't be in the NSW Cup if not for his dad but still being stuck behind him in a team below us on the ladder? Invest in youth.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

Kyle Flanagan wouldn't be in the NSW Cup if not for his dad but still being stuck behind him in a team below us on the ladder? Invest in youth.

With a half like Katoa, who is killing it and showing the ability to run a side with great maturity. We may be able to have a stab at a yound 5/8th, like Galvin for the long term.

It doesn't have to be Galvin, but with Katoa starting to come on quicker than I thought, it might be an option.

 

[Jetty]

With a half like Katoa, who is killing it and showing the ability to run a side with great maturity. We may be able to have a stab at a yound 5/8th, like Galvin for the long term.

It doesn't have to be Galvin, but with Katoa starting to come on quicker than I thought, it might be an option.

Katoa directing the team around with Galvins running game would surely be one of the best halves combos. Both very early in their careers. Both might flame out but at this stage, seems they are both guns.

Mind-boggling why Tigers threw 1 mil + at Luai with Galvin on the books but their loss could be our gain.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

Katoa directing the team around with Galvins running game would surely be one of the best halves combos. Both very early in their careers. Both might flame out but at this stage, seems they are both guns.

Mind-boggling why Tigers threw 1 mil + at Luai with Galvin on the books but their loss could be our gain.

Thats kind of what I was thinking

 

[mr_c]

They won't release him and his hand injury re occur all the time half the reason he's over the club aa he wants rest them instead of pain killer injections

Stuff paying overs for guy getting injections in his hand weekly plus tigers ain't the sort of clowns to release a guy still on contract don't see him l
eaving full stop

Kyle be in front of best half on world

 

[Jetty]

They won't release him and his hand injury re occur all the time half the reason he's over the club aa he wants rest them instead of pain killer injections

Stuff paying overs for guy getting injections in his hand weekly plus tigers ain't the sort of clowns to release a guy still on contract don't see him l
eaving full stop

Kyle be in front of best half on world

I don't think there are any plans to get him immediately.

 

[mr_c]

i dont think wests have any plans to let him go any time in near future either

 

[mr_c]

L 2024: Injured Dolphins star Tom Flegler’s season all but over, concerns career in jeopardy​

Wayne Bennett is resigned to losing Dolphins enforcer Tom Flegler for the remainder of the season and concedes the representative prop’s career could be in jeopardy.

Peter Badel and Brent Read

4 min read
June 10, 2024 - 3:58PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
https://www.codesports.com.au/nrl/n...672b594815c933fd9c886b1c0735f?amp#share-tools

NRL: In what proved to be a match defining ruling, the Dolphins were denied a winning golden point field goal for a blocker, however the Raiders were not picked up for a similar lead up, much to the anger of Wayne Bennett.
Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett says Tom Flegler may not play again this season and concedes there is a “real chance” the Queensland Origin prop’s career is in jeopardy due to a freak shoulder injury.
Bennett opened up about the frustration surrounding Flegler’s injury battle as the former Broncos enforcer fights to save his NRL career at the age of 24.
Flegler suffered nerve damage to his shoulder against the Wests Tigers in round 5 and was hoping to miss only a week after being ruled out of the Queensland derby against the Broncos.
But after missing the Battle of Brisbane in round 6, Flegler has not been seen since, with Dolphins medicos unable to identify a return date and conceding season-ending surgery is an option.
The Dolphins are doing everything possible to get Flegler back on the park, but Bennett revealed his star recruit’s 2024 season, Origin series - and entire playing future - is under a cloud.
Asked if Flegler’s career is in danger, Bennett said: “It could be, it’s pretty serious.

Mystery shoulder injury could end Thomas Flegler’s season. Picture: NRL Images
“We don’t think he will play this year and next year is another issue.
“Nerves are a very difficult thing for doctors to treat, so we’re hoping Tom gets back on the field, but we don’t know when that could be.
“The nerve just hasn’t come back to where it should be.
“Hopefully his career is OK, but there is a real chance Tom may not play again.”
The prospect of losing Flegler for the rest of the season, and potentially even longer, would be a crushing blow for the Dolphins given the club’s grand plans for him.
The Maroons hardman joined Redcliffe from the Broncos this season on a four-year, $3 million deal and Bennett viewed Flegler as the front-row intimidator around whom the Dolphins could build their club.
But after just four games for the Dolphins, including his 100th NRL match against the Tigers in April, Flegler’s career is in limbo.
The worst-case scenario is early retirement, but the Dolphins remain optimistic it will not come to that.
The Dolphins are leaving no stone unturned to fix Flegler, including using red-light therapy (RLT), a treatment aimed at increasing blood flow and accelerating healing to an injured site.
Flegler has had two nerve-conduction tests in the past seven weeks. The results showed the nerve in his shoulder is not completely dead, but not responding sufficiently to risk career-ending damage if he returned to the field.

Wayne Bennett admits Tom Flegler’s career could be in jeopardy. Picture: NRL
Adding to the frustration, Flegler is able to train on a daily basis - he sought medical clearance to play against Canberra a fortnight ago - but Dolphins doctors are taking a cautious approach.
Should the damaged nerve fail to heal, Flegler will undergo nerve-transfer surgery in a bid to resurrect his career.
But there are no guarantees Flegler will make a full recovery from what appeared an innocuous “burner” to his shoulder against the Tigers.
Speaking to this masthead last month, Dolphins high-performance chief Jeremy Hickmans said Flegler was a week-to-week proposition.
“It’s a bit of a new injury for all of us,” Hickmans said.
“It’s hard to put an exact date on when Tom plays again.
“Tomorrow morning he could turn up and everything is good, but he could take another six to eight weeks.
“The hit stretched the actual nerve and when that happens, the nerve just stops and says, ‘I don’t want to work’.
“Structurally it’s all good, it’s just getting this nerve back working.
“The worst-case scenario is that Tom could need surgery, but we’re not playing on that at the moment.

Thomas Flegler celebrates scoring. Picture: NRL Photos
“You wouldn’t think anything is wrong with him in the gym until he has to do certain movements.
“It’s possible you could put Tom out there but the risk for him is pretty high at the moment.”
There was speculation Flegler and the Dolphins have discussed medical-retirement options, but that is not the case.
Under NRL rules, any payout from a medical retirement is not included in the salary cap.
Tigers forward Simon Dwyer was forced to retire in 2012, aged just 22, after nerve damage in his shoulder, but it’s understood Flegler’s condition is nowhere near as serious.
Specialists have told Flegler he has an excellent chance of recovery if he undergoes nerve-transfer surgery.
The Dolphins last week signed Tevita Pangai Jr as cover for Flegler and boom Wests Tigers prop Stefano Utoikamanu, off-contract next year, is set to go to free agency on November 1.
Leading Brisbane-based physiotherapist Brien Seeney, who runs the popular NRL Physio social-media account, says nerve injuries are notoriously complex.

The former Bronco joined the Dolphins in 2024. Picture: Albert Perez/Getty Images
“Nerve injuries are known to have slower healing times than the more commonly seen sporting injuries to muscles, ligaments or tendons,” Seeney said.
“It would be a slow and frustrating rehab process for Flegler.
“As much as thorough treatment and rehab are important, often it’s just more time needed to allow for the nerves to heal.
“The nerves he has injured are really important for arm and hand function.
“A minor injury to those nerves, in the form of a bruise or stretch, will just result in a ‘burner/stinger’ type injury we see every weekend in the NRL.

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“But major damage, in the form of a tear, can result in permanent strength and function loss in the arm.
“We’ve seen that worst case in Simon Dwyer, who still wears a sling today after tearing five nerves in his neck and shoulder in 2011.
“Obviously Flegler’s injury is nowhere near that bad, but it just shows how much damage to those nerves can affect function.”

 

[midlands hobo]

Junior Nsemba.​

Looked very promising on Saturday could be worth a close look

 

[midlands hobo]

Looks like a gun!

Absolutely dog shit Saturday.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

L 2024: Injured Dolphins star Tom Flegler’s season all but over, concerns career in jeopardy​

Wayne Bennett is resigned to losing Dolphins enforcer Tom Flegler for the remainder of the season and concedes the representative prop’s career could be in jeopardy.

Peter Badel and Brent Read

4 min read
June 10, 2024 - 3:58PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
https://www.codesports.com.au/nrl/n...672b594815c933fd9c886b1c0735f?amp#share-tools

NRL: In what proved to be a match defining ruling, the Dolphins were denied a winning golden point field goal for a blocker, however the Raiders were not picked up for a similar lead up, much to the anger of Wayne Bennett.
Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett says Tom Flegler may not play again this season and concedes there is a “real chance” the Queensland Origin prop’s career is in jeopardy due to a freak shoulder injury.
Bennett opened up about the frustration surrounding Flegler’s injury battle as the former Broncos enforcer fights to save his NRL career at the age of 24.
Flegler suffered nerve damage to his shoulder against the Wests Tigers in round 5 and was hoping to miss only a week after being ruled out of the Queensland derby against the Broncos.
But after missing the Battle of Brisbane in round 6, Flegler has not been seen since, with Dolphins medicos unable to identify a return date and conceding season-ending surgery is an option.
The Dolphins are doing everything possible to get Flegler back on the park, but Bennett revealed his star recruit’s 2024 season, Origin series - and entire playing future - is under a cloud.
Asked if Flegler’s career is in danger, Bennett said: “It could be, it’s pretty serious.

Mystery shoulder injury could end Thomas Flegler’s season. Picture: NRL Images
“We don’t think he will play this year and next year is another issue.
“Nerves are a very difficult thing for doctors to treat, so we’re hoping Tom gets back on the field, but we don’t know when that could be.
“The nerve just hasn’t come back to where it should be.
“Hopefully his career is OK, but there is a real chance Tom may not play again.”
The prospect of losing Flegler for the rest of the season, and potentially even longer, would be a crushing blow for the Dolphins given the club’s grand plans for him.
The Maroons hardman joined Redcliffe from the Broncos this season on a four-year, $3 million deal and Bennett viewed Flegler as the front-row intimidator around whom the Dolphins could build their club.
But after just four games for the Dolphins, including his 100th NRL match against the Tigers in April, Flegler’s career is in limbo.
The worst-case scenario is early retirement, but the Dolphins remain optimistic it will not come to that.
The Dolphins are leaving no stone unturned to fix Flegler, including using red-light therapy (RLT), a treatment aimed at increasing blood flow and accelerating healing to an injured site.
Flegler has had two nerve-conduction tests in the past seven weeks. The results showed the nerve in his shoulder is not completely dead, but not responding sufficiently to risk career-ending damage if he returned to the field.

Wayne Bennett admits Tom Flegler’s career could be in jeopardy. Picture: NRL
Adding to the frustration, Flegler is able to train on a daily basis - he sought medical clearance to play against Canberra a fortnight ago - but Dolphins doctors are taking a cautious approach.
Should the damaged nerve fail to heal, Flegler will undergo nerve-transfer surgery in a bid to resurrect his career.
But there are no guarantees Flegler will make a full recovery from what appeared an innocuous “burner” to his shoulder against the Tigers.
Speaking to this masthead last month, Dolphins high-performance chief Jeremy Hickmans said Flegler was a week-to-week proposition.
“It’s a bit of a new injury for all of us,” Hickmans said.
“It’s hard to put an exact date on when Tom plays again.
“Tomorrow morning he could turn up and everything is good, but he could take another six to eight weeks.
“The hit stretched the actual nerve and when that happens, the nerve just stops and says, ‘I don’t want to work’.
“Structurally it’s all good, it’s just getting this nerve back working.
“The worst-case scenario is that Tom could need surgery, but we’re not playing on that at the moment.

Thomas Flegler celebrates scoring. Picture: NRL Photos
“You wouldn’t think anything is wrong with him in the gym until he has to do certain movements.
“It’s possible you could put Tom out there but the risk for him is pretty high at the moment.”
There was speculation Flegler and the Dolphins have discussed medical-retirement options, but that is not the case.
Under NRL rules, any payout from a medical retirement is not included in the salary cap.
Tigers forward Simon Dwyer was forced to retire in 2012, aged just 22, after nerve damage in his shoulder, but it’s understood Flegler’s condition is nowhere near as serious.
Specialists have told Flegler he has an excellent chance of recovery if he undergoes nerve-transfer surgery.
The Dolphins last week signed Tevita Pangai Jr as cover for Flegler and boom Wests Tigers prop Stefano Utoikamanu, off-contract next year, is set to go to free agency on November 1.
Leading Brisbane-based physiotherapist Brien Seeney, who runs the popular NRL Physio social-media account, says nerve injuries are notoriously complex.

The former Bronco joined the Dolphins in 2024. Picture: Albert Perez/Getty Images
“Nerve injuries are known to have slower healing times than the more commonly seen sporting injuries to muscles, ligaments or tendons,” Seeney said.
“It would be a slow and frustrating rehab process for Flegler.
“As much as thorough treatment and rehab are important, often it’s just more time needed to allow for the nerves to heal.
“The nerves he has injured are really important for arm and hand function.
“A minor injury to those nerves, in the form of a bruise or stretch, will just result in a ‘burner/stinger’ type injury we see every weekend in the NRL.

More Coverage​

Watch: Polarising Manly star in hot water over shocking act
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“But major damage, in the form of a tear, can result in permanent strength and function loss in the arm.
“We’ve seen that worst case in Simon Dwyer, who still wears a sling today after tearing five nerves in his neck and shoulder in 2011.
“Obviously Flegler’s injury is nowhere near that bad, but it just shows how much damage to those nerves can affect function.”

I hope for his sake his career isnt over, I've heard he just bought a house behind mine, and paid a pretty penny for it. So he is going to need that prop money for a while yet.

 

[Chris]

I hope for his sake his career isnt over, I've heard he just bought a house behind mine, and paid a pretty penny for it. So he is going to need that prop money for a while yet.

Surgery is sill an option. But if his career is over, going to be in line for a huge compensation payout that will mean he can live in the same neighborhood as even you👍

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

Surgery is sill an option. But if his career is over, going to be in line for a huge compensation payout that will mean he can live in the same neighborhood as even you👍

I didn’t mean it in that respect.

However, it’s a worry getting committing financially to something then your income is gone.

Anyway, I hope he is okay.

That’s where the comment came from.