2017 Intrust Super Premiership Thread

[Mitch Connor]

No excuse for that side.. solid on paper.. but no Lachlan Lewis?

Adam Keighran retains spot!

Boys are playing at ANZ just before first grade so must be a triple header this Saturday.

Lewis is injured mate

 

[ALX25]

Good to see Maroske back from injury.

 

[Mr Invisible]

Lewis is injured mate

Oh bugger.. forgot about that.

Shoulder ?

 

[Bulldog_4_Life]

Renouf To'omaga poised to sign a new 3 year deal. We might finally have a strike backrower on our hands

And hopefully Strickland and Miller come back from injury good as well.

 

[ALX25]

ISP TEAM v Wests Tigers, Belmore Sports Ground – Saturday May 13, 3pm
1. Brad Abbey, 2. Marcelo Montoya, 3. Richard Kennar, 4. Tyrone Phillips, 5. Reimis Smith, 6. Josh Cleeland, 7.Adam Keighran, 8. Andy Saunders, 9. Craig Garvey, 10. Francis Tualau, 11. Asipeli Fine, 12. Rhyse Martin, 13. Renouf To’Omaga, 14. Zac Woolford 15. Ray Moujalli, 16.Darcy Maroske, 17. Rod Griffin, 19. Josh Bergamin, 20. Bronson Garlick.

COACH: Steve Georgallis

http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2017/05/09/round_10_nyc_and_isp.html

 

[Bulldog_4_Life]

I saw Woolford a couple of days ago and he did look a little slimmer which is a good sign

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

ISP TEAM v Wests Tigers, Belmore Sports Ground – Saturday May 13, 3pm
1. Brad Abbey, 2. Marcelo Montoya, 3. Richard Kennar, 4. Tyrone Phillips, 5. Reimis Smith, 6. Josh Cleeland, 7.Adam Keighran, 8. Andy Saunders, 9. Craig Garvey, 10. Francis Tualau, 11. Asipeli Fine, 12. Rhyse Martin, 13. Renouf To’Omaga, 14. Zac Woolford 15. Ray Moujalli, 16.Darcy Maroske, 17. Rod Griffin, 19. Josh Bergamin, 20. Bronson Garlick.

COACH: Steve Georgallis

http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2017/05/09/round_10_nyc_and_isp.html

Very strong line up

 

[Mr Invisible]

Theres no reason that team shouldn't tear Tigers a new one.

Backline is impressive!

 

[Gabs]

I'd have Bergamin ahead of Phillips in the centres.

Reimis Smith has been very ordinary this season, unfortunately.

I like the look of the back row.

 

[Mitch Connor]

I'd have Bergamin ahead of Phillips in the centres.

Reimis Smith has been very ordinary this season, unfortunately.

I like the look of the back row.

Smith seems skinny and kind of slow from the very little I've seen of him.

 

[dogluva]

Report of game against the Tigers sounds promising. Fualalo, RFM and Montoya all played. Abbey and Smith did some good things too.

http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/05/13/smith_double_sets_up.html

A low-scoring, tight affair saw the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs defeat the Wests Tigers 24-12 at Belmore Sports Ground.

Brad Abbey was the star for the Bulldogs, throwing two perfect cut-out passes for both of his wingers that led to tries, while Reimis Smith was heavily involved with two second-half tries.

The opening 20 minutes of the game was a stalemate, with neither side producing defiant scoring chances let alone crossing the line.

The scoreboard attendant was finally troubled thanks to a solo effort from Jordan Rankin, who sold a dummy to his right before bursting through the Bulldogs’ defence to score.

Abbey and Marcelo Montoya displayed their newly found NRL experience by combining for a try in the corner, when the former threw a brilliant cut-out pass for his winger to stroll over and lock the scores up at 6-6.

It looked to be a deadlock at the break before Jack Littlejohn split the defence and scored under the posts on the stroke of half-time, giving the Tigers a six-point advantage.

Abbey was in the thick of the action once again to open the second half, throwing yet another beautiful cut-out ball to the winger to set up a try, however this time it was on the opposite side of the field, showcasing his ability to float on both sides of the field which allowed Reimis Smith to score in the left corner.

Smith had his double shortly afterwards thanks to a pin-point kick by Adam Keighran that only just went over the head of Ryland Jacobs, before hitting the winger on the chest to take the lead for the Bulldogs.

A penalty goal extended their lead to six points, before a late try to Renouf To’omaga sealed the game for the Bulldogs for their fourth win of the season.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 (R Smith 2, M Montoya, R To'Omaga tries; R Martin 2, B Abbey goals) def Wests Tigers 12 (J Rankin, J Littlejohn tries; J Rankin 2 goals)

 

[Bulldog_4_Life]

Brad Abbey has good really well since going back down to reserve grade.

 

[ALX25]

ISP TEAM v Wyong, Belmore Sports Ground – Saturday May 20, 3pm
1. Brad Abbey, 2. Marcelo Montoya, 3. Richard Kennar, 4. Chase Stanley, 5. Tyrone Phillips, 6. Josh Cleeland, 7. Lachlan Lewis, 8. Andy Saunders, 9. Zac Woolford, 10. Francis Tualau, 11. Asipeli Fine, 12. Rhyse Martin, 13. Renouf To’Omaga, 14. Bronson Garlick, 15. Ray Moujalli, 16.Darcy Maroske, 17. Rod Griffin, 19. Josh Bergamin, 20. Adam Keighran

COACH: Steve Georgallis

http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2017/05/16/round_11_nyc_and_isp.html

 

[coach]

ISP TEAM v Wyong, Belmore Sports Ground – Saturday May 20, 3pm
1. Brad Abbey, 2. Marcelo Montoya, 3. Richard Kennar, 4. Chase Stanley, 5. Tyrone Phillips, 6. Josh Cleeland, 7. Lachlan Lewis, 8. Andy Saunders, 9. Zac Woolford, 10. Francis Tualau, 11. Asipeli Fine, 12. Rhyse Martin, 13. Renouf To’Omaga, 14. Bronson Garlick, 15. Ray Moujalli, 16.Darcy Maroske, 17. Rod Griffin, 19. Josh Bergamin, 20. Adam Keighran

COACH: Steve Georgallis

http://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2017/05/16/round_11_nyc_and_isp.html

Backline looks smick enough

 

[Spoonman84]

http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/isp-stats-reports-2017/Rd11-BulldogsRoos.pdf

There's nearly every stat you can get from Saturday's game

 

[BELMORE]

http://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/isp-stats-reports-2017/Rd11-BulldogsRoos.pdf

There's nearly every stat you can get from Saturday's game

how did Reimis Smith play 80 and make 0 tackles, what the

 

[Spoonman84]

how did Reimis Smith play 80 and make 0 tackles, what the

Reimis doesn't like to tackle full stop his defence is terrible.

 

[dogluva]

Second consecutive draw for the Intrust side out of three draws overall in this competition. Chase Stanley played and kicked a few goals. Like first grade we can't keep hold of a lead and we sit just in the eight on for and against.

http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2017/05/27/report_newtown_v_can.html

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs let slip a 14-point advantage in the second half to record their second consecutive draw, finishing level at 26-all with the Newtown Jets at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs ran out to a 26-12 lead with 20 minutes remaining with two unanswered tries, but Newtown continued to fight hard with a try in the final five minutes earning themselves a share of the points.

Lachlan Lewis put in starring performance for the Bulldogs with two tries to his name, while Manaia Cherington provided significant impact off the bench for Newtown with a hand in two tries and scoring one of his own in a strong performance.

It didn’t take long for the Bulldogs to draw first blood after Newtown were unable to defuse a scorching bomb off the opening set, and five-eighth Lachlan Lewis took full advantage of their chance as he barged his way over the line just three tackles later.

Bulldogs were full of confidence from their strong start and looked to have bagged their second try in the opening 10 minutes, only for the referee to rule that the final pass was forward.

The battle for field position was hotly contested throughout the opening 20 minutes, with both sides earning valuable metres through the middle but were unable to capitalise on their chances.

Newtown eventually found a breakthrough when a brilliant short ball from halfback Penani Manumalealii sent Jayden McDonagh through a gaping hole, with the lock-forward scoring their first try and locking the scores up at 6-6.

Smart thinking from Jordan Drew saw the speedster cut through the Bulldogs defence off a quick-tap but the centre was brought down 20 metres out from the try-line by some scrambling Bulldogs defence.

Unable to take advantage of their momentum, an eventual penalty to the Bulldogs saw them march their way up the other end of the field, with a promising back line movement threatening Newtown’s defence once again but resulted in another turnover.

Just moments later, the Bulldogs found themselves on the attack and were hunting for their second try of the game, and Rod Griffin showed brilliant strength to palm off a host of defenders to score to the right of the uprights.

Chase Stanley converted the try to take a 12-6 lead with just two minutes to go in the first half.

Some a razzle-dazzle football off the kick-off saw the Bulldogs on the front-foot once again as they broke through the Newtown defence, and a quick shift from left to right saw Reimis Smith athletically cross in the left-hand corner for a vital third try.

Stanley continued his perfect kicking record with a pin-point sideline conversion to take a handy 18-6 advantage at half-time.

The Bulldogs started the second half much like the first 40 minutes and found themselves on the attack straight from the kick-off, and Tyrone Phillips wasted little time as he crossed for their fourth of the day.

An error off the kick-off from the Bulldogs gifted Newtown the perfect opportunity to hit back with a four-pointer of their own, and they made no mistake with hooker Manaia Cherrington fooling the defence with a huge dummy - planting the ball down right under the posts with Matt Evans converting the try and reduce the deficit to just 10 points.

Newtown were unable to continue their charge for a comeback victory, with the Bulldogs finding themselves on the scoreboard again with Lachlan Lewis crossing for his second try of the game.

Although threatening to take a further stranglehold in the contest, Newtown continued to show their resilience with Leigh Higgins supporting a huge run up the middle, before streaking away from a desperate Bulldogs defence to cross for a much-needed four-pointer.

Evans was unable to convert from the sideline, with the score set at 26-16 with just 20 minutes remaining in the game.

Newtown found a spark and were able to build significant pressure thanks to the astute short kicking game of Cherrington, and a classy backline movement saw Kenny Niko score their second unanswered try with just 10 minutes to go.

Brimming with confidence, Newtown were constantly threatening to set the scores level and eventually found Saulala Houma, who barged his way over a heap of defenders to score right next to the goal-posts.

Evans converted from in-front with the scores level at 26 all with just seven minutes remaining.

A barnstorming run from up the middle from the kick-off break through the tired defence of the Bulldogs with Evans was looming up on the inside but was unable to take advantage.

Evans had the chance to record a massive comeback victory with a shot at goal from 40metres out right on full-time, but the ball went to the right of the posts to finish a remarkable game of footy, with the both sides sharing the points in a 26-all draw.

Newtown Jets 26 (J McDonogh, M Cherrington, L Higgins, K Niko, S Houma tries; M Evans 3 goals) drew with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26 (L Lewis 2, R Griffin, R Smith, T Phillips tries; C Stanley 3 goals)

 

[Bulldog_4_Life]

Good to see Lewis coming back strong from injury

 

[Mr Invisible]

Drop Mbye and give Lewis a run with Frawley in first grade.