Adam Clune, on the day of his 25th birthday no less, finally got the opportunity to run St George Illawarra on the field. ''Clune celebrates his 25th birthday on Monday, has a touch-football background and has completed a double degree in law and finance.The fact he was elevated to the top-30 late means he is on the minimum salary, which is roughly 16 times less than the money paid to Hunt.Clune's first assignment could not be any tougher with New Zealand international and premiership winner Kieran Foran back from shoulder surgery for the Bulldogs.The Sea Eagles offered Suli a four-year contract but the centre was happy with two years. We owe it to them to be better.”Graham accepts the Dragons won’t solve their woes overnight.“I don’t think it’s an easy fix. "Both those guys are world-class players, their Queensland Origin players, but Clune is a good organiser and might give them that bit of freedom where they can get back to running and play the footy we all know they can. "Clune could be that gel who helps Hunty and Normy get their running games back. The spotlight will also be shone on Red V debutant Adam Clune, who will form a new-look halves combination with Ben Hunt. ''Head, like all Dragons fans, accepted something had to change on team selections. Thu 04 Jun, 2020 Team Lists. I notice he is a quick half back. Dragons re-sign Adam Clune. "If you look around the competition, there are some people who play first grade that Clune is a lot better than,'' Head told the "It doesn't mean you get there. Manly are better placed to win a title in the coming years compared to the Dragons, something not lost on the youngster when he recommitted.In other team news, Mitch Aubusson has been named on an extended bench for the Sydney Roosters after he missed the win over Souths to attend his father's funeral.James Roberts was again named on an extended interchange for Friday's clash against the Storm. Adam Clune reflects on first few weeks in NRL. Adam Clune was the Canterbury Cup halfback of the year in 2019.

New St George Illawarra halfback Adam Clune will have his nose injury monitored in coming days before hopefully getting the all-clear to debut on Monday. Late mail: Round 4 v Bulldogs. Tue 30 Jun, 2020 06:48 Dragons. Ben Hunt has held onto his spot as Dragons coach Paul McGregor fights for his job. Dragons trio earn contract promotions. 03 June 2020 New St George Illawarra halfback Adam Clune will have his nose injury monitored in coming days before hopefully getting the all-clear to debut on Monday. On the same day he was named to make his debut by under-fire coach Paul McGregor, Clune copped a whack during training on Tuesday.

Ben Hunt is set to receive an opportunity to reclaim the St George Illawarra halfback role after Adam Clune was ruled out of Thursday night's clash with South Sydney. Clune … It’s not going to be done by individual brilliance.” It’s going to require a lot of hard work from the playing group,” he said.“It’s got to be done as a team. Didn’t see a lot of Adam Clune yesterday. We had a halfback in Darren Nicholls who was the same, and had he played at different clubs he probably plays [more] first grade. Follow our social accounts to get exclusive content and all the latest sporting news! "He had 28 try assists and 27 line-break assists, so he's a footballer the first-grade team need at the moment.

I would look at it as keeping people accountable and some people have earnt their way into the team,” Graham said.“There’s stuff that we’ve spoken about in terms of breaking (that negative feedback)- that’s private. New St George Illawarra halfback Adam Clune will have his nose injury monitored in coming days before hopefully getting the all-clear to debut on Monday.On the same day he was named to make his debut by under-fire coach Paul McGregor, Clune copped a whack during training on Tuesday.Photos emerged on social media late on Tuesday of Clune sporting what appeared to be a broken nose, but the club is confident of a quick recovery.“He did cop a bit of a whack on the nose and will have a bit of follow up over the next few days,” a Dragons spokesman said.“He’s a tough kid though, and still very much looking forward to his debut.”The injury scare comes with the Dragons coming under heavy fire for beginning their season with three consecutive defeats.The mounting pressure forced veteran James Graham to declare the squad “owe it” to McGregor to save his Dragons coaching career and their season.Hailing McGregor as a “great man manager” and “quality coach”, Graham believes the onus is on the players to dig the winless Dragons out of a deep hole.The Dragons have won just two of their past 11, and four of their past 21, games.“We owe it to him. Match: Sharks v Dragons Round 11 - Round 11 - … If you look at his last two years of reserve-grade footy, he's been outstanding. ... Ins and Outs: Peta Hiku and Agnatius Paasi are sidelined by injury… The Dragons also lost halfback Adam Clune and forward Trent Merrin after the pair failed Head Injury Assessments.

That’s within the group.“We are down on confidence and we get that by winning and it’s everyone’s job to do the little things.“I can’t compliment the whole coaching staff enough for the amount of effort and time and detail that they have put in.“But it’s just not transferring on to the field. Nobody cares about this club more than him. Mon 08 Jun, 2020 Signings. We owe it to him to do better,” Graham told NRL 360.“He’s had a hand in every single one of those players being in this squad.“So we owe it to him to do it. He cares so much.”Last week’s inept shutout loss to the Warriors has forced the besieged coach to split misfiring halves pairing of Corey Norman and Ben Hunt this week.The Dragons face fellow battlers Canterbury in a cellar-dweller affair, with Norman moving to fullback to allow Clune to debut at Bankwest Stadium.“I wouldn’t look at it as panic.