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We have no X-factor in our side (especially with Kas out)..... I was watching the games tonight and all teams seem to have a few X factor players who can produce that something or create opportunity
Sharks
Barba, Bird, Holmes and fat fafita
Roosters
Pearce, Mitchell and Napa who can put on a good hit
Titans
Hayne, Hurrell & Taylor
Penrith
Moylan, Mansour, Cleary, Cartwright,
Manly
T. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic, Cherry-Evans
Raiders
Rapana, Leilua,
who do we have that can produce something?? Des got rid of
Barba who carried us to the 2012 GF
Pritchard used to be able to create something on the edge and he was moved on with a year remaining on his contract.
Rona can pull something out of his arse and get the ball in the corner where most wouldn't...but he too has been released with a year remaining on his contract.
Finucane was raw and had the odd error but he could wack in defence and produce errors....he was also moved on with a year or more on his contract
Ennis while not what you'd class as an X-factor could really get under the skin of the opposition and put them off their game and he was moved on
Cook was either loved or hated on here but you couldn't deny he provided some real zip from the ruck which we really lack and he did create stuff for us....he was moved on
we have no one to strike fear in to the opposition teams at all.....Kas is on the list but is out suspended so without him we definitely have no x factor
Hoppa: started off better than most expected which I think made people think he was playing better than he really was, has shown himself to be slower than service at a McDonalds drive through and poor in defence.
B. Morris: has come back from serious knee surgery after an extended lay off, looks to have lost speed and is at the tail end of his career, has still shown while he is slower he can still get across the line when close...but I don't think long range tries are in him any longer
J. Morris: Defence seems to have dropped, definitely a hell of a lot slower these days, like his twin is no spring chicken and seems to have developed feet for hands
Rona: our closest thing to an x factor with some freaky try scoring ability, but is leaving in 2 games time, quieter than previous years but is not on his best side and also been moved to Centre....seems to get less quality ball now Hodko's gone
Holland: has a cool nickname (Dutchy) and that's about where it ends
Reynolds: one crazy mother fucker the voices in his head have voices in there head who also have voices in their heads! his wheels are spinning all game and he's like a ball in a pin ball machine...sometimes he pulls something off other times he mentally explodes
Mbye: the invisible millionaire or white collar half back..... doesn't like to get his hands dirty and retreats to his limo when the hard stuff needs to be done.....have never seen more of a fair weather footballer in my life and cant see where the hype has come from for this kid
Graham: once a symbol of pride and passion for the club now more like a dog beaten in to submission...no bark or bite left in this old dog...just a shadow of himself
Lichaa: Came with huge wraps but beside big tackle counts hasn't done much...is that Dessies doing who knows? doesn't do a lot to stand out and looks pretty average
Tolman: when he came to the dogs from the Storm he had averaged less than 1 offload per season...now he has more balls flying around than a lotto machine, used to be one of my favourites but has been transformed in to a speed hump stopping our back getting the ball.....apparently has developed an affliction where when he now hears 4 he runs forwards 2 meters and dives on the ground
Jackson: seems to be one of our few forwards who can hit with any force in attack or run the ball with any purpose
Eastwood: would you believe he used to be a centre! can be lazy definitely needs to shed at least 1 josh Reynolds in weight if he actually got fit he could return to being a top class player
Klemmer: needs to boot Tolman off the field and play up front, needs to be slapped around the face with a raw steak coved in deep heat before every game and told to run straight....seems to have been forced in to a graham/tolman passing machine this year and that's not his go!
Browne: seems to have lost too much weight, provides nothing (except penalties for the opposition) played lower grades for manly which is probably why he keeps getting picked?
Kas: our only possible x factor! he's not going to score a run away try but at least he runs straight hard and has an offload through the line which creates something, shows a bit of aggression as well which I like in a forward only thing that can slow him down is a salad
Williams: every dropped your wallet on a windy day and stood there helplessly as the cash blows away? if so you know how the bulldogs board feels, leaving the dogs next year to be an anchor for dessie's private yacht
RFM: Has an offload, just needs to know when to use it....could be a much better player under a different coach
Sharks
Barba, Bird, Holmes and fat fafita
Roosters
Pearce, Mitchell and Napa who can put on a good hit
Titans
Hayne, Hurrell & Taylor
Penrith
Moylan, Mansour, Cleary, Cartwright,
Manly
T. Trbojevic, J. Trbojevic, Cherry-Evans
Raiders
Rapana, Leilua,
who do we have that can produce something?? Des got rid of
Barba who carried us to the 2012 GF
Pritchard used to be able to create something on the edge and he was moved on with a year remaining on his contract.
Rona can pull something out of his arse and get the ball in the corner where most wouldn't...but he too has been released with a year remaining on his contract.
Finucane was raw and had the odd error but he could wack in defence and produce errors....he was also moved on with a year or more on his contract
Ennis while not what you'd class as an X-factor could really get under the skin of the opposition and put them off their game and he was moved on
Cook was either loved or hated on here but you couldn't deny he provided some real zip from the ruck which we really lack and he did create stuff for us....he was moved on
we have no one to strike fear in to the opposition teams at all.....Kas is on the list but is out suspended so without him we definitely have no x factor
Hoppa: started off better than most expected which I think made people think he was playing better than he really was, has shown himself to be slower than service at a McDonalds drive through and poor in defence.
B. Morris: has come back from serious knee surgery after an extended lay off, looks to have lost speed and is at the tail end of his career, has still shown while he is slower he can still get across the line when close...but I don't think long range tries are in him any longer
J. Morris: Defence seems to have dropped, definitely a hell of a lot slower these days, like his twin is no spring chicken and seems to have developed feet for hands
Rona: our closest thing to an x factor with some freaky try scoring ability, but is leaving in 2 games time, quieter than previous years but is not on his best side and also been moved to Centre....seems to get less quality ball now Hodko's gone
Holland: has a cool nickname (Dutchy) and that's about where it ends
Reynolds: one crazy mother fucker the voices in his head have voices in there head who also have voices in their heads! his wheels are spinning all game and he's like a ball in a pin ball machine...sometimes he pulls something off other times he mentally explodes
Mbye: the invisible millionaire or white collar half back..... doesn't like to get his hands dirty and retreats to his limo when the hard stuff needs to be done.....have never seen more of a fair weather footballer in my life and cant see where the hype has come from for this kid
Graham: once a symbol of pride and passion for the club now more like a dog beaten in to submission...no bark or bite left in this old dog...just a shadow of himself
Lichaa: Came with huge wraps but beside big tackle counts hasn't done much...is that Dessies doing who knows? doesn't do a lot to stand out and looks pretty average
Tolman: when he came to the dogs from the Storm he had averaged less than 1 offload per season...now he has more balls flying around than a lotto machine, used to be one of my favourites but has been transformed in to a speed hump stopping our back getting the ball.....apparently has developed an affliction where when he now hears 4 he runs forwards 2 meters and dives on the ground
Jackson: seems to be one of our few forwards who can hit with any force in attack or run the ball with any purpose
Eastwood: would you believe he used to be a centre! can be lazy definitely needs to shed at least 1 josh Reynolds in weight if he actually got fit he could return to being a top class player
Klemmer: needs to boot Tolman off the field and play up front, needs to be slapped around the face with a raw steak coved in deep heat before every game and told to run straight....seems to have been forced in to a graham/tolman passing machine this year and that's not his go!
Browne: seems to have lost too much weight, provides nothing (except penalties for the opposition) played lower grades for manly which is probably why he keeps getting picked?
Kas: our only possible x factor! he's not going to score a run away try but at least he runs straight hard and has an offload through the line which creates something, shows a bit of aggression as well which I like in a forward only thing that can slow him down is a salad
Williams: every dropped your wallet on a windy day and stood there helplessly as the cash blows away? if so you know how the bulldogs board feels, leaving the dogs next year to be an anchor for dessie's private yacht
RFM: Has an offload, just needs to know when to use it....could be a much better player under a different coach
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