Dylan Brown open to offers for 2026

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Cmon even you can’t be that delusional that you think Smith will ever get to the Deardon level. Deardon is a star, Smith will be an average player,probably playing at a few clubs as a solid option like your mate Hutch. I’ve seen flashes & hopefully proven wrong, but not much better than Lam, Hastings etc.
I can see him either being a 200 gamer being a in & out of the team, back up,bench player,or being in the Super League in a few years time.

Sandon Smith has barely had a chance. You can’t judge him on this finals series, he wasn’t the first pick. He’ll have a full preseason as the first choice. I think he’ll go well

[Rooster90]

Is injured too often.

So he'd fit in well then....

[MKCS]

If you had to choose between Sandon Smith and Dylan Brown and we were playing Penrith in a Qualifying Final and the winner would go through and play Souffs in the Grand Final who would you choose?

I think Dylan Brown is overrated however day and night a better option than Sandon Smith at this point and time in their career.

Brown is a bit overrated and I don't think he's worth 1.2 mil a season but I agree with you in that he is much better than Sandon Smith and apart from Jahrome Hughes he is the best halves option until at least 2027.

If we want to win a comp before 2027 we need to sign either Hughes or Brown.

[King Salvo]

If you had to choose between Sandon Smith and Dylan Brown and we were playing Penrith in a Qualifying Final and the winner would go through and play Souffs in the Grand Final who would you choose?

I think Dylan Brown is overrated however day and night a better option than Sandon Smith at this point and time in their career.

Sandon Smith 100% - done his time through the pathways from Andrew Johns Cup through to NRL - 30 NRL games so his best footy is in front of him. -2021 Sandon was SG Ball Best and Fairest and Sydney Roosters Junior Representative Player of the Year.

Not sure why people are advocating for the signing of Brown as the Roosters will end up losing Sandon Smith / Toby Rodwell/Jake Elliot/Reece Foley/Hugo Savala for instance as why would they stay - Sam Walker is no guarantee to re-sign again when his current contract expires in 2027.

Have to start from scratch again in developing a new batch of halves if that occurred- going to be a challenge as it is keeping halves if the Sandon Smith/Sam Walker combo clicks as they would seen as a long term halves combo.

• Dylan Brown is 25 in 2025
• Sam Walker is 23 in 2025
• Sandon Smith is 22 in 2025
• Jake Elliot is 20 in 2025
• Hugo Savala is 23 in 2025
• Toby Rodwell is 18 or so in 2025
• Reece Foley is 20 in 2025

[Spirit of 66]

ROOSTERS RAGE

The Sydney Roosters are fed up with player managers linking off-contract players to their club. Chairman Nick Politis has furiously denied weekend speculation the Roosters were to have talks with Parramatta Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown.
“We are not interested,” Politis said, “Whenever a big-name player comes off contract he is linked to us. It’s managers just trying to create interest.”

[HunchoRooster]

I think a new coach is required before a new major half is signed. We have Sandon at such an early stage of his career with so much potential. Rodwell and Elliott are there aswell, who are getting high praise from everyone that matters.

Players are important but strike power hasn't been our issue in the last 5 yrs. If we had a Cleary or Bellamy esque coach I'd be content with the young crop coming through getting the job done for us.

[Lydon]

ROOSTERS RAGE

The Sydney Roosters are fed up with player managers linking off-contract players to their club. Chairman Nick Politis has furiously denied weekend speculation the Roosters were to have talks with Parramatta Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown.
“We are not interested,” Politis said, “Whenever a big-name player comes off contract he is linked to us. It’s managers just trying to create interest.”

Well said Uncle Nick

Don’t want this hack Brown anywhere near our Club!

[MKCS]

Sandon Smith 100% - done his time through the pathways from Andrew Johns Cup through to NRL - 30 NRL games so his best footy is in front of him. -2021 Sandon was SG Ball Best and Fairest and Sydney Roosters Junior Representative Player of the Year.

Not sure why people are advocating for the signing of Brown as the Roosters will end up losing Sandon Smith / Toby Rodwell/Jake Elliot/Reece Foley/Hugo Savala for instance as why would they stay - Sam Walker is no guarantee to re-sign again when his current contract expires in 2027.

Have to start from scratch again in developing a new batch of halves if that occurred- going to be a challenge as it is keeping halves if the Sandon Smith/Sam Walker combo clicks as they would seen as a long term halves combo.

• Dylan Brown is 25 in 2025
• Sam Walker is 23 in 2025
• Sandon Smith is 22 in 2025
• Jake Elliot is 20 in 2025
• Hugo Savala is 23 in 2025
• Toby Rodwell is 18 or so in 2025
• Reece Foley is 20 in 2025

People are advocating for the signing of Brown because it's unlikely that Sandon Smith will reach the heights that Brown has, at age 22 Dylan Brown was a runner up in a grand final, had consistently played first grade for four seasons, played plenty of finals footy and had been selected for a "first tier" national team where he is a first choice half.

In comparison Sandon Smith has played 2 half seasons for the Roosters where he hasn't been able to consistently crack first grade and from memory has mostly come off the bench. Sandon Smith is very unlikely to ever be a runner up in a grand final as a starting half or be selected for Australia/State Of Origin as a first choice. To me he has bench utility or Super League written all over him.

With the young players, yeah they might disappear but does it really matter? As you said yourself Brown is 25 this year, Walker is 23 this year that's a halves combination that we could keep together for 5-7 seasons and would lead to us having a world class halves combination which is what we've needed since our grand final win in 2019. Watson will likely move on within 2-3 years as he turns 29 this season so perhaps one of those young players could become a decent bench utility option for us but if we sign Brown that's our halves combo sorted until at least 2030.

The one thing we've lacked over the past 5 years is a dangerous spine but Tedesco, Brown, Walker and Robson would definitely be competitive with every spine in the comp. That's why we must not take a gamble on a youth player and instead sign a proven star first grader.

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

The main issue IMO, is that Brown's game doesn't suit/compliment Sammy's. We need an organising half (preferably with a big boot) playing along Sammy.

[ChookMaster]

The main issue IMO, is that Brown's game doesn't suit/compliment Sammy's. We need an organising half (preferably with a big boot) playing along Sammy.

Whaaat? Oh my goodness. Sam is our halfback. If anything D Brown compliments Walker. We need someone who can take the line on and create space for our outside men - D brown is one of the best at that. A few years ago he made Shaun Lane look like SBW.

D brown is an excellent player and has buckets of potential and would pair very well with Sam.

[Headless Chook]

I think a new coach is required before a new major half is signed. We have Sandon at such an early stage of his career with so much potential. Rodwell and Elliott are there aswell, who are getting high praise from everyone that matters.

Players are important but strike power hasn't been our issue in the last 5 yrs. If we had a Cleary or Bellamy esque coach I'd be content with the young crop coming through getting the job done for us.

What makes you think Cleary would do a better job than Robbo? I can understand you saying Bellamy might be better but don't get the reference to Cleary.

[Rooster1908]

What makes you think Cleary would do a better job than Robbo? I can understand you saying Bellamy might be better but don't get the reference to Cleary.

4 premierships in a row and your don't want Cleary .FMD you are a hard judge

[HunchoRooster]

What makes you think Cleary would do a better job than Robbo? I can understand you saying Bellamy might be better but don't get the reference to Cleary.

4 comps. He's turned average players into multi time premiership winners. Lost countless talent and replaced them seamlessly. I don't like the bloke but far out you need to give him credit and he has owned Trent for many years now coaching wise.

[roosterproud]

ivan was 5hit at NZ and was 5hit at wests. he did a Ricky stuart and walked into to a great up and coming team. when he came riffs nsw cup team was the best team in the comp and so to thier jrn teams. Gould build a great pathway and ivan reeped the rewards

[MKCS]

ivan was 5hit at NZ and was 5hit at wests. he did a Ricky stuart and walked into to a great up and coming team. when he came riffs nsw cup team was the best team in the comp and so to thier jrn teams. Gould build a great pathway and ivan reeped the rewards

Bit harsh I think.

At the Warriors he went to the finals 4/6 times including a preliminary final and a grand final appearance. He was shit at the Tigers but who hasn't been? You could easily chalk that up to poor ownership of the team and not the coach.

He actually was pretty shit in his first run at Penrith only managing one finals appearance in 4 seasons. Has more than made up for it now though with the 4 grand final wins though I reckon