St George Illawarra are set for another year of rebuilding, with recruitment chief Ian Millward admitting their roster is just about set for next NRL season.Millward on Friday took the unprecedented step of explaining why the club failed in its attempts to lure the likes of Cooper Cronk, Corey Norman, Luke Keary and Lachlan Coote to the club.And while the Dragons remain on the lookout for a new halfback, they are unlikely to replace the departing Benji Marshall, Mitch Rein, Mike Cooper and Ben Creagh.With only a handful of players contracted in 2018, including Tariq Sims, Leeson Ah Mau, Tyson Frizell, Joel Thompson and new buy Nene Macdonald, Millward admits they might wait another year to splash their cash.In our recruitment for 2017, we start with a squad thats fairly entrenched at this point in time, Millward told the club website.But 2018, weve got a lot of players off contract. This gives us an opportunity to view what players are performing well and bring something to our organisation that we want to extend for 2018 onwards.Millward said he wasnt too bothered by Cronk, Norman and Coote all shunning the Red V to take up long-term deals and remain with their respective clubs.Which I thought was really refreshing because we didnt lose our ability to go out and try and entice them here and another rival club signed them, he said.And then youre looking at your process, saying what did they do that we didnt do?. They stayed at their club - they showed loyalty.Their chase of Keary was different, with the future Sydney Roosters pivot wanting to remain close to his family and girlfriend in Sydneys eastern suburbs.He wanted to stay with his family and his partner living in that area and, moving to Wollongong, where we do all our training at, wasnt an appealing factor for him, so we missed out on that, he said.The Dragons recruitment has been a hot topic for most of the season, centred on playmaker Marshall, who leads a troupe of players to farewell the club in Saturdays last regular-season game against Newcastle.The match also marks the final game for Knights forward and Dragons 2010 premiership-winning team member Jeremy Smith, who will do a lap of honour with former teammate Creagh.While the game will have no bearing in the top eight, interest surrounds the captains challenge trial, with both sides getting one challenge per half for try-scoring decisions only.The finale will put the Knights out of their season-long misery, having broken a host of unwanted records, including their 17-game losing streak being the longest in the NRL era.STATS THAT MATTER:* The Dragons 53 tries and 313 points are the fewest theyve scored in a season. Their nine wins is the second-equal lowest* Newcastle are just one of three other teams to have lost 17 straight matches in a season, joining Newtown (20 in 1977), the (then) Eastern Suburbs (all 18 games in 1966) and the (then) Western Suburbs (18 in 1984)* Gold Coast in 1993 were the last to register just one win in a season, that coming against Newcastle in round six - by coincidence the same round in which the Knights defeated Wests Tigers this season for their only win Vans Sale Store . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. Vans Old Skool Black Sale . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. http://www.vanssalestore.com/vans-sk8-clearance.html . Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset. Vans Slip On Clearance .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Vans Shoes Clearance . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. Andrew Johnston will split his time between Europe and the United States after securing his PGA Tour card for next season.Johnston carded a closing 68 on Sunday to finish fourth in the Albertsons Boise Open. That took his earnings from the first two events in the Web.Com Tour Finals to $54,910 (￡42,064), and the top 25 after all four events earn potentially lucrative PGA Tour cards.In the last three years, the player ranked 25th has earned between $32-37,000.Johnston made headlines last April when he won his first European Tour title in the Spanish Open and admitted he could not wait to get home afterward to get hammered with friends and family.The 27-year-old Londoner has since become better known by his nickname Beef and exploited being flavor of the month during the PGA Championship by signing an endorsement deal with fast food chain Arbys.The world No.74 proved hugely popular both at Baltusrol -- where he finished 60th -- and during the U.S. Open at Oakmont, as well as on home soil during The Open at Royal Troon, where he finished eighth.With the safety net of an exemption on the European Tour through to the end of 2018, Johnston will now try to compete on both sides of the Atlantic with Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Open champion Henrrik Stenson.ddddddddddddIts going to be a good schedule, man. I cant wait, he said in quotes reported by PGATour.com. I came over and had a couple good weeks, so Im really looking forward to it.Johnston held the halfway lead at Hillcrest Country Club after opening with rounds of 66 and 63, although scores of 70 and 68 at the weekend meant he had to settle for fourth place, six shots behind winner Michael Thompson.Very happy to come over and get what I was trying to do, Johnston added on the Golf Channel immediately after his round. Its big. I would have liked to have maybe been a few shots better and been in the last group coming up there now, but so be it.I tried my best and thats what I did, man.Speaking about his goals for next season, Johnston said: I have expectations for myself to go out and compete and do well and that, but youve got to put the work in and prepare well for it, and thats the first step before I go out and play in any event.And as for his celebrations, Johnston initially joked that he would toast his success with a few soft drinks before adding: Nah, there are going to be a few beers, man. ' ' '