Opinion Pre Season Training

[CrittaMagic69]

Hustle baby. We need workers and heart.. Mann will bust his ass every weak and as a weak/undersized pack he can play above his size and help us as more of threat in attack as he's a good ball runner.. I think a combination of Curran and Mann at lock will be better than people think.

He hasn't been good for years, ran over 100m only twice last season and that was playing behind the Saifiti brothers and Thompson. I don't see the vision.

 

[B-Train]

He hasn't been good for years, ran over 100m only twice last season and that was playing behind the Saifiti brothers and Thompson. I don't see the vision.

He was busted last year though.. Previous years he good. One of their best every week. Injuries are key with him. If he's healthy then he'll contribute.

 

[TwinTurbo]

He hasn't been good for years, ran over 100m only twice last season and that was playing behind the Saifiti brothers and Thompson. I don't see the vision.

How many minutes did he play in the games? You and I both know Meters per Games is useless without knowing the Game Minutes.

Don't bother, he played on average 40.8 minutes per game, that's equivalent to 130 metres in 80 minutes. And playing "behind the Saifiti brothers and Thompson" means he didn't have to make metres, his role was otherwise.



Always a Bulldog

 

[CrittaMagic69]

that's equivalent to 130 metres in 80 minutes

 

[CrittaMagic69]

He was busted last year though.. Previous years he good. One of their best every week. Injuries are key with him. If he's healthy then he'll contribute.

He's busted every year...

 

[Doggiezbrah]

What do the coloured bibs indicate?
Red= Firsts
Green= Bench/Reserves?

 

[diddly]

How many minutes did he play in the games? You and I both know Meters per Games is useless without knowing the Game Minutes.

Don't bother, he played on average 40.8 minutes per game, that's equivalent to 130 metres in 80 minutes. And playing "behind the Saifiti brothers and Thompson" means he didn't have to make metres, his role was otherwise.



Always a Bulldog

Great point - also now wingers and centres are getting the metres that middles would previously be required to make. Tackle counts are the same - how many firsts shoulder in/player stopping tackles and how many third player in, missed tackled counts - some players rarely/never miss tackles because of being out of position, others high mi stackle count due to the "lazsiness"n decisions of those next to them in defensive line

 

[Hound Dog]

I don't place the same emphasis as I used to on for and against since the six again rule kicked in. It just blows out score lines like crazy, because even the fittest of teams get exhausted when hammered with set restarts.

Since when have we seen 74 to 0 like the Cowboys v Tigers score line last season? I can answer that, it's in fact the highest score blow out since 1935, and it's hardly the only one, we copped a couple. In general if you look at the games or the play by plays there's strong indicator of a score blow out when one team cops a number of repetitive set restarts early in the game. For example in the Parramatta game we copped 4 set restarts in the 1st 20 mins, any wonder we ran out of petrol.

Always a Bulldog

The six again is an atrocious rule but while it's here we have to deal with it.

It brings so much negativity in different ways, I even emailed the NRL about it.

 

[CMP]

The six again is an atrocious rule but while it's here we have to deal with it.

It brings so much negativity in different ways, I even emailed the NRL about it.

It is the single worst thing that has happened in my 40 plus years watching the game.

The obsession with making the game faster and faster has ruined a lot of what the game has always been.

It was a captains call decision to bring in the rule in the first place. So whilst ever V'landys is in charge. He is blind to the negative impact this rule has on the game. Not to mention opening the referee’s integrity. With seemingly no accountability on six again calls.

 

[Bulldog Brower]

Thanks for the updates, KLil, very positive and much appreciated. Any news on Skelton, how's he looking and how's he being used at training?

 

[KLil]

What do the coloured bibs indicate?
Red= Firsts
Green= Bench/Reserves?

Nothing yet.. early days. Squad still mixed.

 

[flamebouyant]

You make a good point, but it doesn’t change the fact that new club, new team, new opportunity, that players can massively improve .. getting out their and watching them might change your perspective on a few players you think aren’t that good .. you might find that you are harsh on some players that have really matured & stepped up their game …

He might, but he would never admit it out loud.

 

[maltalian_dog]

Anyone know what time they are training tomorrow

 

[Mitch Connor]

Haven’t seen the Clydesdales centre anywhere.

Guessing the deal fell through?

 

[COVENS]

He hasn't been good for years, ran over 100m only twice last season and that was playing behind the Saifiti brothers and Thompson. I don't see the vision.

Because you don't want to see it. He covers every position on the field, most of them without any further juggling. Combine that with 178 games of experience and it becomes pretty evident that's a better option than Rajab or BBO at 14.

 

[KLil]

Thanks for the updates, KLil, very positive and much appreciated. Any news on Skelton, how's he looking and how's he being used at training?

Skelly is still Skelly tbh... Probably fallen behind Wilso and Xerri now in the pecking order.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Because you don't want to see it. He covers every position on the field, most of them without any further juggling. Combine that with 178 games of experience and it becomes pretty evident that's a better option than Rajab or BBO at 14.

Wow, we're so lucky to have signed him. Can't believe we beat 16 other clubs to him.

 

[Bulldogsteve]

They're back in BSG but u can still walk in and not sure tbh... they chop and change everyday. Ill try and get back to you once they get into a routine.

Next Tuesday they are doing more drill work/ offence and defence
Thats the best day

 

[D0GMATIC]

The biggest hit yesterday was Hughes on Rajab... Flew out of the line and put the kid in the bleaches. Hughes, Kiks and Curran out there on missions....

Contact! We love it!

Thanks for the insight bro.Its good to hear how things are going, from someone who is there.

 

[KLil]

Haven’t seen the Clydesdales centre anywhere.

Guessing the deal fell through?

I seen a bloke yesterday who looked another Wilson type... That must of been him?