The Dragons aren’t fighting for each other. This play proved it |
The Dragons aren’t fighting for each other. This play proved it
May 29, 2026 — 3:30pm
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Clint Gutherson has been playing with banged-up knees the past couple of weeks.
But in typical fashion, the St George Illawarra fullback does not complain, refuses to ask for time off and does what he can to try and get the two points for the Dragons.
The Red V are yet to win a game this year. And with Payne Haas returning from a knee injury for the Broncos on Sunday afternoon, few expect them to be celebrating this weekend. You have to wonder how many of the players even remember the words to the team song.
What the Dragons need right now is a few more players showing the same ticker as Gutherson. This was the bloke who, when playing for Parramatta, regularly needed a painkilling injection, multiple body parts strapped, or fluid drained from knees just so he could take to the field.
He has been paid well for his labour, but what drives Gutherson the most is competing hard on every play.
Which is why one passage of play in the final minutes of last Saturday’s loss against the New Zealand Warriors was so difficult to........