'The spine is pretty much set for the next couple of years so it will be a good opportunity to finally gel and play with each other.' - Matt Dufty. ✏️ NRL
St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor delivered the messsage loud and clear to the club’s new look spine at a video session on Thursday in the wake of captain Gareth Widdop’s shoulder injury during last week’s epic 25-24 defeat of Brisbane.
It was a deliberate strategy by the Dragons to sign Dufty, Norman and McInnes until the end of the 2021 season, while Hunt is under contract for a further year. "The spine is pretty much set for the next couple of years so it will be a good opportunity to finally gel and play with each other." "Our structures are the same and our game plans are the same, it’s just that Dufty is back there now [at fullback]. The spine is going to be set in stone for a while now."
Despite only playing 13 minutes in the opening-round loss to North Queensland and 19 minutes in the defeat by South Sydney the following week, Dufty believes he has never been fitter as he had to simulate the running he would do during matches in additional training sessions.
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