Dylan Brown discussion

Kurriboy said:
This signing could really save AOB's bacon.

I imagine if we had another lackluster season of up and down just making the 8 again, the Knights may want to make a move either end of this year or part way through next if things are going great. I can see them wanting to make a change to save Ponga and try and bring in a coach that can take us further. Not saying OB definitely can't, but if he doesn't have the success taking us to the top 4 then...

Now that Dyl has signed, and having signed with AOB as the coach might lock AOB in for next season to see what he does with Dyl and Ponga combo. I hope he does very well obviously.
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I think given the length of his contract he was safe for this year, but yeah, this definitely locks him in.

By the same token, it adds pressure for 2026 … if we’re hovering around the fringes of the eight when Brown arrives then he’ll be under immediate pressure.

Personally I really hope it’s the missing ingredient and we can take that next step with AOB. He must know the club so well by this point and has got decent results with limited resources. Hardest working at the club too, they say. He deserves some success.
 
10 minutes into the James Graham podcast and as expected like clockwork they’ve hammered us.

Apparently Brown is an unproven player, Parra have a better roster than us and there was huge unrest last year when we let D Saf go. The contact is now 14 million apparently. Also we should have paid Pezet (an actual unproven First Grader) overs to sign.

Talking out of their arse on repeat.

I don’t know if it’ll be a good signing or not but the people in the RL media really have an axe to grind against us.
 
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mozza said:
10 minutes into the James Graham podcast and as expected like clockwork they’ve hammered us.

Apparently Brown is an unproven player, Parra have a better roster than us and there was huge unrest last year when we let D Saf go. The contact is now 14 million apparently. Also we should have paid Pezet (an actual unproven First Grader) overs to sign.

Talking out of their arse on repeat.

I don’t know if it’ll be a good signing or not but the people in the RL media really have an axe to grind against us.
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TBH you cant use as a whole Browns previous years, its a baseline to start with he is coming into his prime you would expect his level improves from now, just like Ponga. Doesn't really matter what all these experts say, we either do nothing and change nothing or take a gamble and hopefully get a great result. At very worst he doesnt make our team any worse to where weve been.
 
DieHard17 said:
I'm going to call him Dylbro, DB, Dylown, or Brolan
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DB Draught! The most 80s NZ beer ever.

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There’s definitely two sides to the “biggest deal in NRL history” argument.

Against
• We paid overs,
• 10 years is to long, both make this a hugh risk.
• He is “definitely” not a 7, which is what we need.
• DO NOT want to move Sharpe out of 5/8.

FOR
• he is a top five elite 5/8
• established and still young, so we will have him in his prime.
• No other “elite” halves on the market and in the foreseeable future.
• he should instantly make us a better side.
• We CAN develop him into an elite 7.
• we are Newcastle, unfortunately we have to pay overs to get this contact across the line.

He’s the thought’s of one of Newcastle’s prodigally sons that does have a great footy brain. It’s the first 20mins.

 
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frankLauda said:
There’s definitely two sides to the “biggest deal in NRL history” argument.

Against
• We paid overs,
• 10 years is to long, both make this a hugh risk.
• He is “definitely” not a 7, which is what we need.
• DO NOT want to move Sharpe out of 5/8.

FOR
• he is a top five elite 5/8
• established and still young, so we will have him in his prime.
• No other “elite” halves on the market and in the foreseeable future.
• he should instantly make us a better side.
• We CAN develop him into an elite 7.
• we are Newcastle, unfortunately we have to pay overs to get this contact across the line.

He’s the thought’s of one of Newcastle’s prodigally sons that does have a great footy brain.

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Matty has always been against the signing. Respect he didn’t change his tune.
 
mozza said:
10 minutes into the James Graham podcast and as expected like clockwork they’ve hammered us.

Apparently Brown is an unproven player, Parra have a better roster than us and there was huge unrest last year when we let D Saf go. The contact is now 14 million apparently. Also we should have paid Pezet (an actual unproven First Grader) overs to sign.

Talking out of their arse on repeat.

I don’t know if it’ll be a good signing or not but the people in the RL media really have an axe to grind against us.
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"I don't wanna be too pessimistic" - proceeds to talk nothing but negatives for an hour.
 
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