What the dogs need to do!

[FattyMcLarge]

The dogs can play some great footy. They do lack constancy. However it is now semi final time!

We need to dominate the forwards. We have a massive pack. However we have only dominated in sections of games this season.

Quick play the balls. Obvious...

5th tackle kicking options need improvement. Hodkinson is the best option. Josh, sorry brother but stay clear of the 5th tackle kick

Get the ball to Morris. What a player, we need to use him as much as possible.

Get the mongrel back in the dog

I believe we can do all the above and win the comp

 

[doggieaaron]

Its pretty simple against knights every time theyve beaten us they smash our forwards time to unleash boys

 

[GrogDog]

If Mason is put on his arse everytime he gets the ball we will go a long way to destroying them! Uate has shown he buckles under pressure and when one error happens usually many more follow. The radio the other day said Gidley and Gower are gone so that helps too. We need to dominate every facet of the game and we need to do it methodically whether we are 40 points in front or 2 points in front...........WE MUST DOMINATE FOR THE ENTIRE GAME!!!!!

 

[adamski007]

Yeah I reckon we need to rattle Willie Mason, Jeremy Smith & Beau Scott over & over, that will certainly be a good start anyway - we need to show them whose boss cause Mason will try & pave the way inspiring the others to follow.

 

[mearsey]

Have just watched the highlights of the last 4 dogs v knights games , oh boy , Des and the coaching staff have a job to do . They will come at us , hard . We know we have the team to beat them , but tbh they sometimes play very flat at ANZ .

 

[Naki]

Simple... HOLD THE FUUCKING BALL AND REDUCE PENALTY COUNT...

that is all.

 

[The DoggFather]

simple... Hold the fuucking ball and reduce penalty count...

That is all.

x 2

 

[DOGSOFWAR2013]

Sherlock Holmes says... We need to WIN....

 

[Chrisaaar]

Need to offload at every opportunity and play real deep, like at least 20m back with every forward hitting the line with speed, did I say offload? Need to offload.. That's when we score points. Up the dogs!

 

[Hacky McAxe]

Sherlock Holmes says... We need to WIN....

I prefer to see it as "we need to not lose"

 

[likeadoggy]

control their old ,weak forwards and shut down both their centres

 

[chafstaa]

I think the right hand side defnece will cost us the season...

Broncos kept on getting overlaps all night and now especially in the finals the halves will have a field day against us...

 

[The DoggFather]

control their old ,weak forwards and shut down both their centres

Their old weak forwards walked over our strong young forwards last time, we can't take them lightly.

 

[Aristidiz]

I think the right hand side defnece will cost us the season...

Broncos kept on getting overlaps all night and now especially in the finals the halves will have a field day against us...

Yeah you're not wrong. And seeing as us as fans can point this glaring weakness out, i have no doubt Hasler has a plan to rectify this in the finals. Whether that means positional changes in the squad who knows.

In saying that, our defence last week although not tested by a good attacking side, was quite solid. Our attack is what lost us the game, yet suprisingly for much of the season it has been the other way around..

 

[silva]

Agression

 

[chafstaa]

Yeah you're not wrong. And seeing as us as fans can point this glaring weakness out, i have no doubt Hasler has a plan to rectify this in the finals. Whether that means positional changes in the squad who knows.

In saying that, our defence last week although not tested by a good attacking side, was quite solid. Our attack is what lost us the game, yet suprisingly for much of the season it has been the other way around..

Lets hope Dessie has got a few tricks up his sleeve...

 

[Tegga]

Buderus and Mason, dominate these guys and it goes along way to ruining their morale, when they came on against the raiders a close game was blown out and it's coz they're experienced, if we shut them up and reduce their impact then the only other player that worries me is Mullen because of his kicking game

 

[joey.t]

all year we have been slow off our line in defence. we wait for them to come to us the meters being made by the opposition is ridiculous and if we lack our line speed against Newcastle you can all put 2013 behind cause they thrive on slow defencive lines

 

[Tegga]

Also drop barba, with the season on the line we need Morris back there in defense, he's proven he is willing to put his body on the line and isn't going to shy away from bringing he ball back strong off kick returns

 

[Indiandog]

I am having a feeling a lot of us will be surprised come Sunday evening :jaw: