Drinkwater's New Home? Gus AI Drama & ANZAC Round Preview
4/23/202635 min
Scott Drinkwater linked to the Dragons in a huge $900k move, with Gutherson set to shift to centre. Is this the reset the club needs?
Plus the Gus AI controversy, whether trends actually matter, ANZAC Round sell-out push and a full Round 8 preview. #NRL #RugbyLeague
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00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Drinkwater Dragons
05:53 - Gus AI
07:46 - Trends Matter?
13:01 - ANZAC Sold Out
14:36 - Cheika Dragons
19:05 - Twiddle Perth
21:13 - Round 8 Preview
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First 90 secondsWarren Smith· Host0:00
[upbeat music] G'day, and welcome to Kenny Blitz, your daily hit of NRL news. Kenty, a little bit of news out of the Dragons with, uh- Really? Yeah, I know. [laughs] Let's stick to talking about the Dragons. But anyway, uh, there's not a lot of news around, Kenty. Would you believe it?
Paul Kent· Host0:13
Oh, mate. Uh, look, the, the ... you begged me yesterday not to talk about the Dragons- Yeah, yeah, you smashed me ... and I left you to your own volition. Tonight you've come in straight in on the Dragons.
Warren Smith· Host0:21
Yeah, you smashed me.
Paul Kent· Host0:21
Off we go.
Warren Smith· Host0:21
Well, look- We're not gonna talk long about the Dragons. Not long.
Paul Kent· Host0:24
We can promise you that. They've got nothing much to say anymore.
Warren Smith· Host0:25
Scott Drinkwater, uh- Yeah ... is about to sign apparently.
Paul Kent· Host0:28
About to sign. I ... Not sure ... Look, I think it's a good deal. I think he's got ... Uh, 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, uh, which is gonna help. Uh, the, the c- the money is obviously a concern for me. They've already got a, a fullback on roughly $900,000. Uh, they've got another million dollars spent at one of the centers. Uh, so they've got two positions there available, and they've got nearly three million bucks spent on it.
Warren Smith· Host0:56
Mm.
Paul Kent· Host0:56
So something's gonna happen in that, in that space, Warren. I don't know what's gonna happen. I know Clint Gutherson has come out and said he's willing to play center, but again, you can't have two centers on, 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, I, I dare say they don't either right now. Uh, and they're, uh, they've got Drinkwater, or they're about to get Drinkwater. Uh, when ... And that's been fascinating too because everybody I talked to that, about Drinkwater is that the Cowboys basically said, "Look, mate, you- you're willing ... Uh, you're free to have a look