Round 14 - Bulldogs vs Dragons - Team List and Game Discussion Thread.

[Trafford10]

Was looking forward to the game, then a side like this gets named ... the game's on my birthday, too.

Hopefully Lewis gets promoted to 6, with JMK back to hooker and Lichaa dropped. That would be a great birthday gift.

Mate I hope they don't ruin your birthday dinner.
But high probability.

 

[Snake]

this should be the team against the Dragons..

1. Holland (GK)
2. Bmoz
3. Olive
4. Hoppa
5. R. Smith (sink or swim)
6. Frawley
7. L.Lewis
8. Woods
9. JMK
10. Klemmer

11. RFM
12. Martin
13. Jackson

14. Mbye (for his versatility)
15. To’omaga
16. Tolman
17. J. Oknubor (or any of the younger fwds that need first grade experience asap)

Elliot no
Lichaa no
Preist no

 

[Big M]

With Lewis being named on the extended bench it answers the question about him being in the top 30 and able to play NRL this year.

Will repeat again. ...Lewis is NOT a contracted player along with Cleeland and Woodford.Only reason Lewis names on extended bench is the club asked NRL for permission to play him as Foran is injured..Answer was no as JMK has played in the halves. Take this as gospel. Cheers

 

[Trafford10]

And we are over the cap with this pile of poo, those fucking 3 stooges really fucked us in the arse pretty hard didn't they ?***** should of been hung out front of belmore so the people could throw rotten fruit at their corpses , although dib would be to slimey for a noose castle to fat and tight arse hasler probably would of stole the rope and made shoe laces

Was going to post same.
How the fuck are we even close to the salary cap?
Just ridiculous!!!

 

[Dogna88]

Pay's job actually relies on him getting improvement out of the current squad which isn't gonna happen by picking rookies every single week who are no better than what we have in first grade.

We are not going to win fullstop.

The CLUB needs to keep fans interested. In a shit season, the only way they are going to do that is blood rookies and give hope to the future...

But no. We are playing the same bullshit. Going to lose the same game with a handful of players that arnt even going to be here next season.

 

[_G-Dog_]

Change was needed.. but not confident how it will go though..

 

[chisdog]

Dogs will be robbed by the refs as usual, put that on the betting tips.

Referees: Matt Cecchin, Tim Roby; Sideline Officials: Chris Sutton, Nick Morel; Video Referees: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea

 

[Dogna88]

Will repeat again. ...Lewis is NOT a contracted player along with Cleeland and Woodford.Only reason Lewis names on extended bench is the club asked NRL for permission to play him as Foran is injured..Answer was no as JMK has played in the halves. Take this as gospel. Cheers

NRL rules stipulate you cant name a player outside the top 30 in your 21.... fact.

Lets say what your saying is true. Club asked for permission. NRL said no. Club did it anyway???? Doesn't sound likely.

 

[_G-Dog_]

Its will be ok Lichaa has been given a licence to run

 

[chisdog]

Lewis has been named on the extended bench

Is he going to make his debut? Although named in the NSW cup (like the last 2 debutants were). We shall see what happens when the NSW cup team runs onto the field on Saturday 1pm on Ch9

 

[Spoonman84]

Will repeat again. ...Lewis is NOT a contracted player along with Cleeland and Woodford.Only reason Lewis names on extended bench is the club asked NRL for permission to play him as Foran is injured..Answer was no as JMK has played in the halves. Take this as gospel. Cheers

Why name him at all then?

 

[chisdog]

*sigh* What an average looking team... someone tell me again how the fuck we have salary cap pressure with this squad

Des, Dib & Raels is your answer.

 

[Isaac]

Bulldogs v Dragons: Round 14 preview
Author
NRL.com
Timestamp
Tue 5 Jun 2018, 10:08 AM
They have opposite records and sit at different ends of the NRL ladder, but clashes between the Bulldogs and Dragons are usually fiery affairs regardless of how they are progressing through the season.

The Doggies are virtually out of finals contention with a 3-9 record, while the Dragons are in much better shape at 9-3. Both teams are last-start losers, with Canterbury going down to the Tigers in yet another game they were winning and the Dragons walloped 28-2 by the Panthers.


It's a nothing-to-lose game for the Dogs but it's nothing of the sort for their opponents, who have shown signs of slippage over the past few weeks. Add that to the fact they have four players backing up from Origin duty and the Dragons are definitely vulnerable against a side that traditionally has given them a hard time.

Strange as it may seem, this Monday night encounter could go either way.

Key match-up: Snubbed for the Origin series opener, Bulldogs prop Aaron Woods might be a bit more fired up than usual against Paul Vaughan – the man who effectively took his spot in the NSW side. Woods almost certainly won't be with the Dogs next year (possibly not even all of this season) and should make every post a winner in what little time he has left with the club.

For the Bulldogs to win: Woods, fellow prop Dave Klemmer and hard-nosed back-rower Josh Jackson have to set an aggressive tone and demand that their younger teammates follow their lead. But more than anything, the Bulldogs must stop squandering handy scoring opportunities and start putting some tries on the board.

For the Dragons to win: There's every chance Ben Hunt (cork) will be rested even if he gets through Origin unscathed, which means coach Paul McGregor would need a stop-gap halfback. The Dragons have looked a little tired in recent weeks and need to re-focus on the processes that earned them eight wins in their first 10 games.


And another thing: There's probably people around the Wollongong suburb of Dapto who remember a footballing larrikin nicknamed 'Mary' who liked a beer and a laugh with his mates. They probably thought he'd never make it in the big time, but Paul 'Mary' McGregor brings up his 100th game as coach on Monday and has proven himself as a fine leader of men.

Match: Bulldogs vs Dragons
4:00pm

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v St George Illawarra Dragons, Monday 4pm at ANZ Stadium

Head-to-head: Played 34; Bulldogs 23 wins, Dragons 11 wins
Matches at venue: Played 19; Bulldogs 13 wins, Dragons 6 wins
2017 result: Bulldogs won 16-2 at ANZ Stadium in round 14; Bulldogs won 26-20 at ANZ Stadium in round 26
Points per game: Bulldogs 15.3;Dragons 25.1
Points conceded per game: Bulldogs 19.8; Dragons 16
Televised: Live on Fox League

Steve Turner's prediction: The Dragons will be hoping all their Origin players come through injury free because they have been an enormous part of their early season success. It's going to be a testing period for Paul McGregor's men who have set the bar so high to date. The Bulldogs have won 11 of their past 12 matches against the Dragons and that's good enough for to suggest they will make it win number 12. TIP: Bulldogs by 6

Season not over for bulldogs win three in a row can put us in top 8

 

[chisdog]

Kieran Floporan dropped

Thank fuck

He's injured, not dropped.

 

[Kempsey Dog]

There is no point, Pay is just incompetent.

hes completely lost me this week... this side is utter trash... could forgive him if he played Lewis, Cleeland and Woolford because it would be obvious hes trying something different... but to go back to JMK in the halves after that experiment failed, keeping in mind what he did with Frawley at the start of the year...

 

[Dogna88]

Season not over for bulldogs win three in a row can put us in top 8

No.... because other teams above us will also win/lose/draw.

Our season is over. Best we can hope for is a top 12 finish

 

[Juicydog]

He's injured, not dropped.

Dropped.

Thank fuck

 

[chisdog]

Was looking forward to the game, then a side like this gets named ... the game's on my birthday, too.

Hopefully Lewis gets promoted to 6, with JMK back to hooker and Lichaa dropped. That would be a great birthday gift.

Happy birthday for Monday, Liz.

 

[Spoonman84]

Is he going to make his debut? Although named in the NSW cup (like the last 2 debutants were). We shall see what happens when the NSW cup team runs onto the field on Saturday 1pm on Ch9

I have no idea. You’re right we will find out on Saturday.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

hes completely lost me this week... this side is utter trash... could forgive him if he played Lewis, Cleeland and Woolford because it would be obvious hes trying something different... but to go back to JMK in the halves after that experiment failed, keeping in mind what he did with Frawley at the start of the year...

Some of his decisions are just absolutely ridiculous. Imagine relegating Martin to the bench to start Elliott and then shifting Jackson back to the edge. The fuck is wrong with this ****? Can't believe we're stuck with this dud.