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16. St George Illawarra Dragons
Last year: 12th
The Dragons have had to give up many big-name players, including Duan Aiken, Tyson Frizzell, Jacob Host, Tim Lafai, Jason Saab, Tristian Saylor and Korbin Sims and also had to deal with the retirement of James Graham.
This has destroyed the Dragons’ hopes of any sort of finals appearance this season, and if they were not hurt enough with these departures, they had the killer bullet fired at them as Cameron McInnes suffered a ruptured ACL and will almost certainly miss all of 2021, before heading to rivals Cronulla Sharks in 2022.
Minister Noonan welcomes stakeholder review of the National Biodiversity Action Plan
Minister Noonan acknowledged the value of the Biodiversity Forum’s work in independently monitoring the third National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021’s progress
He welcomed the report and pledged to consider its findings in detail in advance of the preparation of the next National Biodiversity Action Plan
He also more than doubled the group’s annual funding to €25,000
Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform has welcomed the publication of a new independent review of Ireland’s third National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021. The review was conducted by the Biodiversity Forum, a group of biodiversity experts from across academia, NGO, public and private sectors, whose role is to provide independent monitoring of progress of the implementation of the National Biodiversity Action Plan, highlighting progress and bottlenecks, and providing progress reports to the Minister for Heritag
Whether they be a young prospect or a hardened veteran, it s always exciting when a player joins a new club.
An astute signing or two can often drastically change a club s fortunes, making the recruitment manager s job crucial.
There s been a flurry of movement over the summer, and as season 2021 draws nearer, NRL.com has named each team s key recruit.
Some will quickly become cornerstones in their fresh surroundings, while others may bide their time before showing their worth.
Brisbane Broncos
John Asiata
After the departures of prop Joe Ofahengaue and edge forward David Fifita, John Asiata s signing has helped bolster Brisbane s pack. Likely to push for a bench spot at first, the ex-Cowboy s ball-playing abilities will provide an extra element to their attack. He could work in tandem with Tevita Pangai jnr, a similarly skilful big man.