Drinkwater's New Home? Gus AI Drama & ANZAC Round Preview
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
G'day and welcome to Kenti Blitz, your daily hit of NRL news.
What does Scott Drinkwater's potential move to the Dragons mean for the team?
Kenti, a little bit of news out of the Dragons with... Really? Yeah, I know. Bit sick of talking about the Dragons, but anyway, there's not a lot of news around, Kenti.
Would you believe it?
How is AI affecting the rugby league landscape?
Oh, mate. Look, you begged me yesterday not to talk about the Dragons.
Do current trends in rugby league actually matter?
Yeah, you did. You smashed me.
I left you to your own volition today. You're coming straight in on the Dragons.
Off we go.
Yeah, you smashed me.
Why is the ANZAC Round significant for rugby league fans?
Well... We're not going to talk long about the Dragons.
What impact does Michael Cheika's involvement have on the Dragons?
Not long.
We can promise you that. We've got nothing much to say anymore.
Scott Drinkwater is about to sign, apparently.
About to sign.
What are the latest updates on player movements in the NRL?
Not sure. Look, I think it's a good deal.
What should fans expect from the Round 8 matches this week?
I think he's got, obviously, he's got a bit of spark in his attack, which the Dragons desperately need. We know he's got the relationship with Dean Young, which is going to help. The money is obviously a concern for me. They've already got a fullback on roughly $900,000. They've got another million dollars spent at one of the centres. So they've got two positions there available and they've got nearly $3 million spent on it. So something's going to happen in that space, Warren. I don't know what's going to happen. I know Clint Gutherson has come out and said he's willing to play center. But again, you can't have two centers sharing $1.9 million of your salary cap between them. So... I've got no idea what the Dragons are thinking or which way they'll end up going.
I dare say they don't either right now. And they've got drink water or they're about to get drink water. And that's been fascinating too because everybody talked to about drink water is that the Cowboys basically said, look, mate, you're free to have a look around. We're willing to let you go and have a look around. He's gone and had a look around. The only place he's really had a bite from has been the Dragons who keep up in the price. So they're...
I don't know. I think that's bullshit. I don't know.
I don't know because I think every time it looked like he was about to – or they thought they had a fair deal. Every time they were getting close, there was a bit of, oh, I don't know if he's ready to leave yet. So it was more of a stay at the Cowboys. But he had no choice by the sounds of it. It was the Dragons or bust.
Yeah, I think he's still got a contract for 950 next year at Cowboys. But I guess this gives him – a bit of a safety net.
Well, the deal will also be how much the Cowboys pick up next year. That would have been part of the negotiation that people aren't aware of. So if he is on 950 at the Dragons next season, which we all – 900 at the Dragons next season, which we believe he will be, how much of that is now going to be picked up by the Cowboys as well? They might pay half of it. They might pay a third of it. That would have been a big part of the negotiation as well.
How much of that happens, Kenty?
Oh, it happens a lot. It happens a lot. In some clubs, in St. George, Illawarra at one point, had done quite a good deal at that, where they had a lot of their salary cap being paid for by other clubs. And that happens. Some clubs are pretty good at doing that. It changes over the years because clubs get in different situations and whatnot. But it happens a lot. That's why the salary cap is very, very high. fluid is probably the way to describe that. It just changes all the time. What doesn't get spent this year can go on next year's cap, things like that. So no one's ever really right on what the cap is.
I was talking to a CEO last year who said it's not necessarily about what you sign the player for because, or the length of the contract, sorry. So the number that you sign the player for is what matters because they can generally get out of the contract.
Yeah.
Doesn't always happen, but that's the theory.
And every club, and some clubs, Canterbury, for example, Phil Gould, for example, Phil Gould rates one of his strengths as, well, he doesn't talk about it this way, but he rates one of his strengths as being able to move players around.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:04
2
What does Scott Drinkwater's potential move to the Dragons mean for the team?
0:04–0:14
3
How is AI affecting the rugby league landscape?
0:14–0:17
4
Do current trends in rugby league actually matter?
0:17–0:21
5
Why is the ANZAC Round significant for rugby league fans?
0:21–0:24
6
What impact does Michael Cheika's involvement have on the Dragons?
0:24–0:31
7
What are the latest updates on player movements in the NRL?
0:31–0:33
8
What should fans expect from the Round 8 matches this week?
0:33–34:44
Speakers
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