Flannagan set to lure Gutho to Dragons after signing Holmes? 🤔 I NRL 360 I Fox League

today Val Holmes has signed a deal with the dragons as of next year Mick you've got all the details on this how did it unfold and how much is he on yeah it's obviously a big deal for for the dragons to get Valentine homes done for next year adds in with with the Sig in of Damien cook for next year but it was last month where Valentine Holmes was given permission from the Cowboys to negotiate um permission to to leave the club he's still got 12 months left on his contract and and that's where the dragons pounce Shane FL Flanigan identified Valentine Holmes as a potential replacement for Zack Lomax they needed a guy that could play a couple of positions in the backline they needed a goal kicker they needed some experience guys like this aren't on the market he hasn't been great so far this year Valentine Holmes but Shane Flanigan knew what he was getting they won a Premiership together at the sharks so what Shane figan did which is R he got on a plane last Thursday I think the flight was 6:00 a.m. back the same day um to fly to Townsville it's a fair trip and there's not a lot of direct flight so at the time well to to get there but he got there and you know it was a bit of clear the air meeting as well things didn't end the best I guess with Valentine Holmes at the Sharks obviously walked out on the club to join the NFL so um they let all that out and and it's culminated in a three-year deal about worth about 8850 at the dragons is you know that contract that he's on at the Cowboys is big money we're talking $1.15 million next season which makes him one of the highest paid players a in the competition right don't forget he signed that contract when he was coming back from the NFL on that sixe deal to play fullback um and it just put probably this year and and and you know for for next year the Cowboys just thought it was a little bit too much money but big signing for the dragons I think it's a win-win for both clubs because from a North coin Cowboys point of view they can upgrade and extend Ruben Cotter they've got good young backs emerging in that roster Kay but Tom Chester vami Val they're all good young players and for the amount of money that Val homes was on well you can probably retain all three possibly of those I is this is this because T malalo won't move on is they got pressure on the cap and they need yes absolutely yeah no their cap uh was pressured but now with Val moving on and thring up $1.15 million in all likelihood they can resign R Robson extend out Ruben Cotter who's one of the co- captains it's a big win for the Cowboys but for the dragons as well I like the way that FL Shane Flanigan uh goes about his recruitment um he doesn't just look at the mar players and try and shoot for the stars with the H Mary plays he's very systematic he's ruthless with a dollar like he he won't pay a dollar more than he absolutely has to um but with Val homes Damen cook uh I think they'll sign either rugan Campbell Gillard or Daniel safti in the upcoming weeks not sure which one yet may be leaning slightly towards rcg uh and then the big one is I think that the dragons will make a play for for Clint guon the parameter reals Captain so he is off contract as yeah f is going to make a play guon did you say yes yeah I think that he will yes so even with Val where would they guth's off contract as of November one he's got next year at parata we've all seen the way but he he'll want him next year well we'll have to wait and see well I couldn't why would you go for him the year after well according to the rules at the moment you can they can talk I'm just fing out I'm figuring out I'm not I'm not you know I'm I'm looking at it and I'm thinking yes in all likelihood well it'll depend how the eels want to react to this if the eels decide that well they well they they might think that it's a good move for the eels I don't it's a matter for Jason rolls he be on he'd be on quite a bit of param matter at the moment I think he's on close to a million dollars next season so it's dragons again wouldn't pay that would they I I'm not sure I don't think they'd be prepared to pay all of it um but that would then be a decision for cleen and gtha about whether he wants to have one more year at param or whether he likes the opportunity of a fresh start at a different club for multiple years as well do we think do we think the gaffa would go well I think it's a chance I mean we've got to wait and see what happens when November rolls around but um certainly well params doesn't to me param doesn't look like the playing rers enjoying themselves at the moment if you Clint goson and parata don't want you and you're getting some love from the dragons you go like you go where you want it you go where you feel valued if if that's the case and from a dragon's point of view similarly to the signing of Valentine's homes You' be get a getting a player that one team is prepared to pay over a million dollars for for eight or $850 so it makes Financial sense to your salary cap and when Shane flag's putting these rosters and signatures together he gets experienced players because they're not a drain on resources so you know you can tell say to Val Holmes and you can say to Cookie here's what I want you to do and they can do it because they've been around the block so he can focus his resources on the advancements of games of Sloan of the young fi boys the couchman twins that's where he can then spend his time it's exactly the carbon copy of what he did at kenola now success leaves Clues it doesn't always play out that way there's no cookie cutter approach but he'd look back at that and go it wait for me then why wouldn't it work for me again so gson if he did decide to leave leave is a big chunk for param matter does that bring Ryan penous back into the frame if that was to happen like ry's coaches in Melbourne would have a really good relationship I would imagine with Ryan paps is Ken talk November one yep uh and they'd have a lot of money probably a lot more than Melbourne at param to to pay for him and they need to make be making moves par if they're going to be losing these players they need to be making moves if they had any sort of idea I'd be throwing the kitchen sink at Ryan pap I think that in all likelihood they will certainly have a crack right but the stumbling block is going to be it isn't a great cell at the moment the Optics of param right now uh they're a shandy in front of the West Tigers so from a players point of view I'm not sure it's the most appealing destination I know how much and and I'm sure you're across this as well BR R Pap loves Melbourne he loves the Melbourne storm I think if he gets it his way he'll try and stay there but don't forget look he went to school out at Kellyville he's grown up in the area he would be the perfect face for a fresh generation a new start at that club but and the link with Jason Ross is is significant I know that they have a well it gives it a chance if was wasn't there he'd almost say no but with RS there it's it's a chance exactly if that relationship is built on trust which I imagine it is he was saying look TR trust me right also so far longer down at the storm he can't play reggies or play Off the Bench forever so the the storm are going to be one or the other it's one or the other they made the decision with Hines and papen Housen and they're in the same predicament again you've got to make a call you can't keep far Longo playing off the bench because he otherwise you'll eventually lose him so it's one or the other I think if they miss paping and if they do go for imp par they go for far yeah all right interesting that's a big call there from gaffo possib possibly going to the dragons not going to the dragons but fingan showing interest there lat what's the latest on the L Mitchell situation is there any update here you got any update M no movement at the station yet um their bra is still wai um NL intimat they no they're not going to comment publicly until um a resolution happens and I've got no clear indication of when or what they may not be I think the NRL Integrity unit interviewed Latrell yesterday uh and it'll now be a matter for p andies and Andrew ABDO to decide yeah if any sanction what punishment it is do we know how long that I mean we've seen precedence in the past yeah i' would be looking at um examples recently Brandon Smith camera monster um those Val homes yeah Val homes that's right from the back end of last year um so two games and maybe $100,000 farm with 50 suspended something like that that's purely just me having a stab at previous examples of similar situations do we know when anything is when this investigation will be over or when it will be will have any comment from the NRL or anyone no no real IDE do I don't think Latrell hasn't wanted to go into any great detail with the Integrity in I me