TEAM LIST Round 9 vs Dragons

[orange&black]

Coming out of yardage Douhie doesn’t hit the line hard and then has a slowish play the ball as you say. I reckon he is gassed. When he’s attacking in the red zone the fatigue is gone!

Noticed that too Wiz. Actually doesn’t say a lot about his ‘team first’ attitude does it.
He’s an enigma with regard to effort and hunger - every now and then he plays the house down and then for weeks he looks totally disinterested.

 

[hank37w]

Just noticed Kacey Badger in the bunker so that doesn't help 😕

Hopefully after Abdo basically came out and blamed bunker over reaction for the 18 sin bins in round 8, Badger Butts right out and does not get involved unnecessarily in the game.

 

[mtd#2]

And Klem will be ready for a big one v May. Hope we win but not overly confident, especially as I think that was quite a draining game v Sharks.

Klem in the same sentence as May hahaha

 

[JC99]

On paper we are the better team

The big thing is how they recover after a massive game that was physically and mentally draining

Dragons an extra two days of recovery.

 

[Droppy05]

Hammy probably a month away

Thanks Bagnf

 

[stephen]

Gotta win the middle first....Im confident we can
I know im like a broken record....
Quik ptb's in A and better line speed in D

The simple stuff works. All the great sides strangle opposition with that stuff before getting fancy. Panthers won 4 titles with that approach.

 

[stephen]

Coming out of yardage Douhie doesn’t hit the line hard and then has a slowish play the ball as you say. I reckon he is gassed. When he’s attacking in the red zone the fatigue is gone!

In fairness, I reckon he's still struggling with the groin injury.

 

[Flash089]

Just noticed Kacey Badger in the bunker so that doesn't help 😕

I'm biting my tongue so hard it's bleeding.

 

[Flash089]

Noticed that too Wiz. Actually doesn’t say a lot about his ‘team first’ attitude does it.
He’s an enigma with regard to effort and hunger - every now and then he plays the house down and then for weeks he looks totally disinterested.

He still believes he's a half. That's his problem, lack of self awareness.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

wonder if canberra makes a play for AD as halves backup

 

[Tucker]

Noticed that too Wiz. Actually doesn’t say a lot about his ‘team first’ attitude does it.
He’s an enigma with regard to effort and hunger - every now and then he plays the house down and then for weeks he looks totally disinterested.

He has looked interested all year bar the second Parra game.
His defence is proof he gives a shit.

 

[Mccarry]

He needs it, down a lot on last year. His brother outplaying him, even though only short stints. I’d swap them !

You would put a short minute, stocky prop onto an edge for 80 minutes?

Hal Bro… are you tripp’n?

 

[hybrid_tiger]

This is a must win game. Dragons are a bottom 4 side IMO, worst halves in the NRL (shame they dropped Ilias this week).

 

[Halbrowne61]

You would put a short minute, stocky prop onto an edge for 80 minutes?

Hal Bro… are you tripp’n?

Definitely no tripp’n MCC but I’d think about starting with him and introduce Samuela after 20-25 mins. Change it up a little. Just mo.

 

[innsaneink]

Hopefully after Abdo basically came out and blamed bunker over reaction for the 18 sin bins in round 8, Badger Butts right out and does not get involved unnecessarily in the game.

We have that peanut who screwed us in the warriors game however

Liam Kennedy has served his time and is back doing souths Knights

Belinda sacked to flag waver

 

[yeti]

And Klem will be ready for a big one v May. Hope we win but not overly confident, especially as I think that was quite a draining game v Sharks.

Klem really doesn't have any big ones. He's the same week in and week out. Passable, solid, but just a bit 'meh'.

 

[innsaneink]

Klem really doesn't have any big ones. He's the same week in and week out. Passable, solid, but just a bit 'meh'.

He'll get binned

 

[bigsiro]

Klem really doesn't have any big ones. He's the same week in and week out. Passable, solid, but just a bit 'meh'.

Barely passable.

He has become a plodder.

(Now there’s a word we haven’t thrown round a lot lately! )

 

[watersider]

First time this season I think we have a better side and deserve to be favourites.

Whether we win or not is another question.

I think given our attacking difficulties and their defensive grit (which they only show inconsistently), I think it will be a very close game.

Will be interesting to see how Klemmer approaches the match.

 

[Oldman]

who the [This word has been automatically removed] is Corey Allan

He has as much speed as Doueihi and I think he will be marking up against Turuva.
We might get an advantage there.