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Leeson Ah Mau excitement gets Mose Masoe over the line in signing with St George Illawarra Dragons

Leeson Ah Mau is a man of few words so when the Dragons prop told Mose Masoe to join the Red V earlier this year, the former St Helens big man had to listen.

"You know Lees he doesn't really talk so when he did I definitely had to listen. It's the most I've ever heard him talk actually. He told me Wollongong would be good for my family and everything was good in terms of lifestyle and culture," Masoe said.

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St George Illawarra's Siliva Havili to take ownership

Having left his parents behind in Auckland for the first time to take up residence in Wollongong, Siliva Havili has moved out of his comfort zone in the hope of taking the next step in his NRL career.

Famous for making his Kiwis Test debut after playing just three first-grade games for the Warriors, the 22-year-old hooker knew his time at the club was limited once the Warriors signed New Zealand's incumbent co-captain Issac Luke for the 2016 season.

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St George Illawarra players back incumbent Dragons hooker Mitch Rein instead of Robbie Farah move

ST George Illawarra has been linked to Robbie Farah, but Dragons players seem content with the hooker they’ve got.

With Farah on the outer at Wests Tigers and rumoured to be looking for a home in 2016, the Wollongong club is one of several in the NRL said to be interested in his services.

The message, however, clearly hasn’t made its way down to the playing group.

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St George Illawarra Dragons ready to swoop on Canterbury Bulldogs' Tim Lafai

St George Illawarra headline a number of clubs preparing to swoop on Tim Lafai should the Canterbury centre come onto the open market.

The Dragons are chasing an outside back and are also one of the suitors for Manly utility Peta Hiku. The New Zealand international is contracted to the Sea Eagles but has been told he is free to explore his options as the club attempts to free up salary cap space following an impressive recruitment drive that is about to conclude with the signature of South Sydney's Dylan Walker.

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Dugan and Widdop look to extend Dragons stay

ST GEORGE Illawarra stars Josh Dugan and Gareth Widdop are set to begin talks with the club about turning their existing contracts into long-term deals.

NSW representative Dugan and English international Widdop are both contracted until the end of the 2017 season, but their agent, Paul Sutton, tells RLW he recently contacted Dragons management about the possibility of extending.

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St George Illawarra players battling for backline spots as 2016 pre-season heats up

UTILITY back Peter Mata’utia has been used as a bandaid solution for most of his two years at St George Illawarra.

The 25-year-old has been thrown between fullback, left wing, right wing, left centre, and right centre throughout a 29-game stint in the Red V.

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St George Illawarra Dragons Mose Masoe's motivation

Underneath Wollongong's WIN Stadium hangs the motivation Dragons recruit Mose Masoe is using to ensure a memorable NRL return – a picture of the Red V's 2010 premiership win.

While it goes without saying every player wants to win a premiership in their lifetime, St George Illawarra's 32-8 win over the Roosters five seasons ago holds special significance to the former Tricolours prop.

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.@NRL_Dragons sign fullback Adam Quinlan to one-year-contract. #redv
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St George Illawarra star Josh Dugan may move to centres following Adam Quinlan's return

Former St George Illawarra fullback Adam Quinlan has rejoined the NRL club in a further sign Josh Dugan is set to be shifted to centre by Dragons coach Paul McGregor in 2016. Quinlan, 23, signed a one-year deal on Tuesday.

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There was also a story that they will sign Hiku and give him the fullback spot

Looks like Duges isnt good enough to hold down the fullback spot.

It did say he isnt a good enough ball player
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Given he had seventeen bulging discs, neurological deficiency syndrome, tattoo ink poisoning and also suffers from peaheart, is it any wonder Quinlan can make fullback ahead of him?
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Dugan was always a ball runner, excellent in broken field.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.

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dubby wrote:Dugan was always a ball runner, excellent in broken field.
Must have learnt it from dodging broken bottles in the third world conditions of Tuggeranong.
Gina Riley: Oh, come on, John. That’s a bit old hat, the corrupt IOC delegate.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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Russell Packer deserves another chance and could play crucial role in guiding troubled stars

RUSSELL Packer can play a critical role in helping to mentor troubled NRL youngsters, according to Rugby League Players’ Association president Clint Newton.

Packer’s return to the NRL has been okayed by the game’s governing body, but the Immigration Department has indicated the Kiwi international could have his passport revoked after being found guilty of a vicious assault.

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I'm already sick of hearing from Clint Newton.
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He _could_ play that role - he _could also_ play the role of proving to youngsters that even if you do disgusting, violent things that get you locked up, you still get a consequence-free pass to play in the NRL.
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John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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He could do that in NZ too
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Hang on - is he having his passport revoked by New Zealand, or his New Zealand resident's visa to Australia revoked?

It all seems rather confusing.

And yes, he could provide role modellingshipness from Auckland, Wellington, or Dunedin, or pretty much anywhere in New Zealand. Not sure why him being a somewhat talented psycho on the field should excuse him from the consequences of being a definitely psychotic violent **** off the field.
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reptar wrote:Hang on - is he having his passport revoked by New Zealand, or his New Zealand resident's visa to Australia revoked?

It all seems rather confusing.

And yes, he could provide role modellingshipness from Auckland, Wellington, or Dunedin, or pretty much anywhere in New Zealand. Not sure why him being a somewhat talented psycho on the field should excuse him from the consequences of being a definitely psychotic violent **** off the field.
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I think they mean his visa to live and work in Australia may be revoked. Not his passport.
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greeneyed wrote:I think they mean his visa to live and work in Australia may be revoked. Not his passport.
The finer points of Immigration Law may just escape even the best of News Limited's rugby league journalists, however.
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reptar wrote:
dubby wrote:Dugan was always a ball runner, excellent in broken field.
Must have learnt it from dodging broken bottles in the third world conditions of Tuggeranong.
Surprisingly, those third world conditions dissipated somewhat after the migration of Josh to upscale Wollongong.
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Cranky Old Man wrote:
reptar wrote:
dubby wrote:Dugan was always a ball runner, excellent in broken field.
Must have learnt it from dodging broken bottles in the third world conditions of Tuggeranong.
Surprisingly, those third world conditions dissipated somewhat after the migration of Josh to upscale Wollongong.
How's conditions in the 'gong? Been a reported increase in business from the Port Kembla Chamber of Commerce?
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reptar wrote:
Cranky Old Man wrote:
reptar wrote:
dubby wrote:Dugan was always a ball runner, excellent in broken field.
Must have learnt it from dodging broken bottles in the third world conditions of Tuggeranong.
Surprisingly, those third world conditions dissipated somewhat after the migration of Josh to upscale Wollongong.
How's conditions in the 'gong? Been a reported increase in business from the Port Kembla Chamber of Commerce?
Apparently the Cruiser market has gone through the roof.
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Dragons sign Adam Quinlan

Questions over the make up of St George Illawarra’s backline for next season intensified this week with the signing of Adam Quinlan.

Already well-stocked in the backs, the Dragons announced Quinlan’s one-year contract on Tuesday.

The young fullback made his debut in the Red V before a lacklustre stint with Parramatta in 2014, and has spent the past year in the Super League with St Helens.

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WIN TV boss on verge of buying Dragons

St George Illawarra chief executive Peter Doust has described the club’s review of its structure and governance as “complex and ongoing” amid mounting speculation the Dragons are on the verge of embracing privatisation.

Doust has previously raised the concept of privatising all or part of the club, but The Weekend Australian understands talks have stepped up in recent months and the Dragons could be close to selling a stake in the joint venture.

WIN Television owner Bruce Gordon, whose son Andrew is on the club’s board, has been previously linked with St George Illawarra and he looms as the man most likely to invest his cash in the Dragons.

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Dylan Farrell set to retire due to back injury, Dragons look to Tim Lafai and Peta Hiku

ST George Illawarra centre Dylan Farrell could be forced into retirement at just 24 years of age as a back injury continues to plague the young star.

Coach Paul McGregor said the Dragons were in the market for a player like Manly’s Peta Hiku or Canterbury’s Tim Lafai, who was just granted a release from his Bulldogs contract.

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St George Illawarra Dragons coach Paul McGregor opens up on Josh Dugan centre switch, Peta Hiku and Tim Lafai

PAUL McGregor says Josh Dugan sees himself as a centre — but the St George Illawarra coach is still undecided whether to switch the NSW Origin fullback in 2016.

McGregor also opened up on Benji Marshall’s future, and how close the Dragons are to signing either Peta Hiku or Tim Lafai.

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I'm sure Dugan sees himself as a lot of things.
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I guess this means no NFL team has scouted doogz yet..
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Sid wrote:I guess this means no NFL team has scouted doogz yet..
The footage of him laying on the ground after every tackle would have encouraged them.
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They'd like his game tempo though. Short energetic bursts with long periods of sitting or lying in between.
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St George Illawarra put $10 million price tag on 50 per cent share of club

St George Illawarra have put a $10 million price tag on a 50 per cent stake in the joint venture, as negotiations continue with the WIN corporation.

Fairfax Media understands discussions have stepped up in recent weeks between the Dragons and WIN television owner Bruce Gordon, in a bid to privatise part of the club.

It is the Illawarra share of the joint-venture that is up for sale, with St George to maintain their 50 per cent hold of the Dragons.

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St George Illawarra Dragons Jack De Belin welcomes Red V reinforcements

Not content with his breakout season at the Dragons, Jack de Belin is looking to again take it up a notch in 2016 – not that he really has a choice.

With Mose Masoe, Sebastine Ikahihifo, Dunamis Lui and Tyrone McCarthy joining the Red V for the upcoming season, as well as Russell Packer's long-awaited return to the NRL, de Belin and his existing Red V forwards have their work cut out for them.

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St George Illawarra Dragons edge closer to signing Cronulla Sharks Jack Bird

SPECULATION continues to link the Dragons with free agent centres James Roberts and Tim Lafai but the joint venture could very well be on the cusp of snaring former junior Jack Bird in 2017.

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