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Ronald Volkman has signed with themarking Shane Flanagan’s latest recruit. The club has confirmed this.
After making his NRL debut with the New Zealand Warriors in 2022, the 21-year-old half has joined the team.
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He was a star on the Warriors’ reserve-grade team the previous season and has participated in five first-grade games.
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Ronald Volkman signs an NRL season 2024 contract with the Dragons.
Volkman and St George Illawarra have agreed to a one-year contract
He’ll probably start as the team’s five-eighth and go to the middle of the park with seasoned halfback Ben Hunt.
With Junior Amone’s deregistration and Jayden Sullivan’s trade to the Wests Tigers, the Dragons are significantly thin in the middle.
“Ronald is a valuable pick-up for us at this stage of the pre-season and bolsters a position where we are currently in need of some more depth,” Flanagan, the newly hired coach, said.
“The extra competition for spots will strengthen the entire squad while he also adds depth to our goal-kicking options.”
Ronald Volkman 2023 NRL stats
After placing 16th in 2023, the experts predict that the Dragons will have another difficult season, but there is some hope for them due to their quiet newcomers, rookie talent, and even their established Red-V stars who are expected to step up their performances.
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Ronald Volkman, a 21-year-old halfback who made his NRL debut in 2022 with the New Zealand Warriors, has officially signed with the team.
He starred for the first-grade team and participated in five games.
The 25-year-old Tonga international has played 39 games for the Dragons since joining ahead of the 2022 season.
Flanagan said they were glad to be able to secure Moses for a further three seasons.
“He’s a powerful, mobile centre whose best football is still in front of him and he will be a key part of our backline over the coming years.”
Having missed out on Tonga prop Addin Fonua-Blake, he is still hoping to lure some big-name recruits to the club who can have an impact on the team’s performances.
The Dragons also have a crop of highly rated juniors coming through who are expected to be pushing for NRL selection in 2025, headed by Hamish Stewart, Dylan Egan and Cyrus Stanley-Traill.
As far as 2024 goes, much will again depend on Hunt, who has consistently been the Dragons best player but asked for a release mid-year after the departure of coach Anthony Griffin
