Round 4 Bulldogs V Souths - Team Lists and Discussion Thread

[Blueandwhiteblood1968]

Sportsbet pay $9 for a bulldogs win....should be $90

With NEDS the doggies are getting a 21.5 start, still not enough!!!

 

[blue & white blood]

Round 4 Team News: Lewis to partner Flanagan in Good Friday clash

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have named Lachlan Lewis to start in the halves for Good Friday's clash with South Sydney at Stadium Australia (4:00PM AEDT).
Lewis has been rewarded after a strong performance in last week's Mounties victory over Canberra.
With the Bulldogs having eight players out through suspension or injury, the team has been selected from a group of 21 available players.

Suspensions to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Luke Thompson and Josh Jackson, in addition to injuries to Ray Faitala-Mariner (12-16 weeks), Jeremy Marshall-King (6-8 weeks), Jayden Okunbor (16 weeks), Christian Crichton (season ending), Ava Seumanufagai (3 weeks) and Jake Averillo (ankle) have created selection headaches for Trent Barrett, although Averillo has been named in the extended squad.

The team changes from last week's match against Brisbane have seen :
- Lewis come into the halves for Averillo for his first NRL match of the season
- Nick Meaney swap places with Corey Allan to start at full back with Allan on the wing
- Sione Katoa come into the starting side as hooker for the injured Marshall-King
- Renouf Atoni move from the bench to replace the suspended Josh Jackson
- Development squad utility Jackson Topine and Dean Britt both named on an extended bench with a final decision on the starting 17 to be made on Thursday.

No.	Player	Sponsor
1	Nick Meaney	Hy-Tec
2	Corey Allan	Guardian Venue Management
3	Will Hopoate	Cincotta Chemist Campsie
4	Nick Cotric	Australasian Industrial Wrappings & Coatings
5	Tui Katoa	Southern Cross Charcoal
6	Lachlan Lewis	Penny's Crispy Pork Crackling
7	Kyle Flanagan	Sydney Freezers
8	Dylan Napa	Intello IT
9	Sione Katoa	Jay Productions & Events
10	Jack Hetherington	MMX Projects
11	Adam Elliott	TLH Recruitment
12	Corey Waddell	Dental on Evaline
13	Renouf Atoni	Daily Press
Interchange		Recovery Partners
14	Jackson Topine	Khalil Family Lawyers
15	Dean Britt	Urbanista Café & Convenience
16	Joe Stimson	Your Property People
17	Ofahiki Ogden	McDonalds Punchbowl/Lakemba
Reserves
19	Jake Averillo
20	Chris Smith
21	Brandon Wakeham
22	Matthew Doorey

Round 4 Team News: Barrett confirms final 17 line-up

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have named Lachlan Lewis to start in the halves for Good Friday's clash with South Sydney at Stadium Australia (4:00PM AEDT).

www.bulldogs.com.au

I can't understand Why Averillo and Shoup are not replacing Hoppa and Katoa???? on that Edge this is madness, I know exactly where Bennet will target their attack And that will be the side where their sixty plus points will come from, I know Shoup is not in the squad (but he should be) at least get Averillo to center & even try Wakeham on the wing and where the hell is Matt Doorey & Dietz , I simply can not believe he is not bringing these players in when they all had blinders in the lower grade last week , Cook will run riot around Katoa, we may have more of a chance with Dietz who is a specialist hooker, we really have nothing to loose and lots to gain.

 

[XR6T]

If they promoted Ava Seumanufagai, why isn't he in the team? If he is injured, what was the reason to rush this decision?

Oh dear, I can see Shaq singing that shit song "Glory Glory" for Points Bet on every commercial break during the game. I think Im going to get the Mrs to tie me up otherwise I'm going to smash the new TV....

 

[Mozzie]

Tbaz has made a thousand changes and its still difficult to see where the points are going to come from.

I hear you mate but if we can't score a point against last years wooden spooners last week does it matter who we throw in against one of the best sides in the NRL. I am happy enough with Lewis in but Hoppa should have been dropped.

 

[XR6T]

Sportsbet pay $9 for a bulldogs win....should be $90

Should be $9K....

 

[Archie]

I actually don't mind the team. Napa has been shit, but he showed more last week when he started. I like that Atoni is at lock, we need some size there. Everyone has bashed Hetherington for his lack of metres, but the whole team has struggled in that department, and otherwise I think he has been pretty ok. Meaney was solid last week, and unfortunately Allan is not shining at fb, so give him some time in the team where he is not responsible for being a link man or playmaker. Lewis had a blinder last week. Some of his kicks were bloody fantastic too. He deserves to be promoted.
Waddell and Stimson are the only selections I disagree with. Waddell would be lucky to make the bench imo. And Stimson? Well, he is just average. I can't see him offering any kind of impact off the bench.

The only decent quote on all of this thread.

 

[dogwhisperer]

The only decent quote on all of this thread.

Shut up Archie lol

 

[Archie]

Shut up Archie lol

Hahahhahahaha..... ok.

 

[dogwhisperer]

Hahahhahahaha..... ok.

You always come out of the closet when we play souths, I wonder why LOL

 

[Archie]

You always come out of the closet when we play souths, I wonder why LOL

It’s the one team I despise the most ... I’m gonna cop a belting at 6pm on Friday lol

 

[My Shawarma]

I'm sticking solid with the boys and if we don't score any points again Barrett will have to come into question.

 

[XR6T]

Where's that other South's flog hiding....Nashweed? Surprised he hasn't come out to tell us how good his inbred team are....or have they deported him back to Kakistan?

 

[dogwhisperer]

It’s the one team I despise the most ... I’m gonna cop a belting at 6pm on Friday lol

And I know from who

 

[GDR]

So we have no captain?

 

[PoundHounds]

And Blake Greens back this week. Salt meet wound.

What a world we live in where he could be considered a missed opportunity at this point.

 

[Bob dog]

Who actually owns the Bulldogs?

 

[Stoofy]

I already owe a case of beer to a Souffs supporter & the game hasn't even started yet.

Atleast Ill enjoy a drink.

 

[BankstownBulldog]

Jake would get slapped at fullback right now... I'm okay with him not playing, I just find it funny both him and Allan are copping it for Flanagan's performances.

No mate that are copping repercussions from their own bad performances.
Dropping Averillo is the right choice in my opinion.
Allen has been meh at the back and going off Meany’s game on the weekend I can see why they have opted for the swap.

what do you suggest we do with flanagan?

 

[stinkypinky]

I think baz picked good here avo seems like he doesn’t want to tackle or get hit i think he is still nursing his elbow at least lewis goes hard in Defending happy for Lewis to come in baz should of dropped hoppa and put avo at centre I have a good feeling about this game we are going to win come onnnn doggies

 

[a dogs life]

Really cannot understand the hate for Avo. He had some good touches and looked dangerous at times. Remember he’s only played a handful of NRL games and even less at 5/8. Think back to some of the good 5/8 we have seen and then think how dominant they were at the same stage of their career.

If you want to lay the blame at anyone, do so with the entire forward pack.

Baz should have a cattle prod in the dressing room to fire these cream puffs up.

I desperately wanted Hoppa dropped after his shambolic performance against the Broncos, but we just have too many unavailable players.

When we have some players back from suspension and injury, if Baz doesn’t wield the axe to underperformers and instead takes the Pay and Des route of blindly selecting his favourites, he’ll lose me.