TEAM LIST Wests Tigers Team v St George Illawarra Dragons

[twentyforty]

He looked very fit in the off season. It sounds like his hammy issues started just at the start of the season.

Makes sense. I wondered why Brooks went away from dropping those kicks on the line for him.

 

[Deleted member 3518]

What’s the anti Garner -centres sentiment about ? Have we not noticed our edges are solidified defensively?
The attack is meh , but centres being strike weapons and where your best athlete plays is a thing of the past . If you can’t have a Talakai battering ram , or a fullback playing centres like lomax or Manu , then a bloke who can tackle is the best option .

 

[pawsandclaws1]

What’s the anti Garner -centres sentiment about ? Have we not noticed our edges are solidified defensively?
The attack is meh , but centres being strike weapons and where your best athlete plays is a thing of the past . If you can’t have a Talakai battering ram , or a fullback playing centres like lomax or Manu , then a bloke who can tackle is the best option .

Great post. The issue is not Garner, it is the lack of genuine pace on the wings. Garner is fine as a centre, he defends well, can hit a gap and runs the ball hard and can pop a ball.

 

[supercoach]

Stop gap fullback and stop gap centre will make Sundays outing a very hard game to win. Not so worried about the defence, but our attack will struggle. Dragons have a very solid backline.
Lets hope the Chooks game took its toll

 

[Cobarcats]

Didn’t he lose 10kg at the start of the season?

Supposedly, he didn't look that trim at the start of the season though, so he must have some kilos on before he got tapped on the shoulder, if anything it looks like he's put it on.

 

[Cobarcats]

Gildart still finding his feet in NRL.

He is a competitor, willing to take the opposition on abd very good in support from what i have observed.

Look at most of the longer range trys and u will see him in support.

Thats the right attitude.

I agree. I don't think people are knocking his attitude, well they shouldn't, I think he got lost a few times which is understandable.

 

[earl]

Joffa has been on fire.

Im loving this guy's effort in 2023

I thought he was average last season but geez he is playing like a man possessed.

 

[earl]

Stop gap fullback and stop gap centre will make Sundays outing a very hard game to win. Not so worried about the defence, but our attack will struggle. Dragons have a very solid backline.
Lets hope the Chooks game took its toll

To'a and Garner are both pretty good but I agree with you. We look like specials to lose. Hastings and Brooks have to lead us to an upset win but we are down on troops.

 

[Geo]

Dragons have lost every game after Anzac day game the following weekend bar 2018..

 

[hank37w]

Stop gap fullback and stop gap centre will make Sundays outing a very hard game to win. Not so worried about the defence, but our attack will struggle. Dragons have a very solid backline.
Lets hope the Chooks game took its toll

Also have to be worried about Hunt bombing the crap out of us, we are going to struggle under the high ball and St.George would be crazy not to go there.

 

[Cobarcats]

Also have to be worried about Hunt bombing the crap out of us, we are going to struggle under the high ball and St.George would be crazy not to go there.

That will be the plan for sure. The solution to that is field position, good hustling D that keeps the chases as far back as possible and get numbers back to surround the ball.

 

[WT2K]

🤔

https://twitter.com/x/status/1519208814339575808

 

[TieDye]

Dragons have lost every game after Anzac day game the following weekend bar 2018..

Similar to how Storms never lost in rd 1 before…

 

[Stevec]

Gildart is an attacking weapon fast and evasive but he and maumalo having to stop lomax and ravalara on our left scary thought .Hope cayless has prepped for this!

 

[Needaname]

Stop gap fullback and stop gap centre will make Sundays outing a very hard game to win. Not so worried about the defence, but our attack will struggle. Dragons have a very solid backline.
Lets hope the Chooks game took its toll

You do realise To’a got two try assists against the Bunnies last week, 1 of which at Fullback. Gildart makes that centre pass to Mamalo just as easy.
My concern is defence not attack with the replacement players.

 

[Needaname]

Dragons have lost every game after Anzac day game the following weekend bar 2018..

2018 was the last year they Won Anzac Day wasn’t it?

 

[BAGNF05]

What’s the anti Garner -centres sentiment about ? Have we not noticed our edges are solidified defensively?
The attack is meh , but centres being strike weapons and where your best athlete plays is a thing of the past . If you can’t have a Talakai battering ram , or a fullback playing centres like lomax or Manu , then a bloke who can tackle is the best option .

A good team game plan/centre will make him look silly eventually. He’s only had 2 games there.

 

[Needaname]

Dragons have lost every game after Anzac day game the following weekend bar 2018..

Man 2018 was a crazy year.
By the start of round 8.
The Dragons and Warriors had 6 w and 1 l , finished the year 7th and 8th.
The Panthers and Tigers were next best with 5 w and 2 l one finished in 5th the other 9th.
Storm, Rabbitohs, Roosters and Knights on 4 w 3 losses and 3 out of 4 finished top 3, knights finishing in 11th.
And finally the Sharks and Broncos with a losing record of 3 w and 4 l finished in 4th and 6th.

 

[Krammy]

Please God let Gildart learn how to read a block play this week 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Yeh his reads have been poor. I hope Hastings really does get in his ear.

 

[Krammy]

Is Logan Dillon injured &/or not ready for even a crack at the top grade?

I'd like to know the answer to this as well.