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Sleeky

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You still never answered the reply I gave you, but avoiding it
You expect us to utilise r smith like storm utilise addo Carr with with an immortal in smith and Australian 5/8 in Munster with liccha and cogger
Not possible with those players
Unless your saying liccha has the talent of Cameron smith and cogger skillset of Munster ?
Our roster can’t do the things these players can do
What part of this can’t you understand Forest gump
So you want me to teach you a thing or two about rugby league? Here are just a couple of coaching tactics your mate Pay can use:
Do you remember when Eastwood would make a half break, play the ball quick and Barba would be there as there would be a gap somewhere in the line? It didn’t always eventuate but that my friend is a COACHED TACTIC!! We had Meaney (Pay signing FYI) at fullback and we know he’s quick, yet I remember for games on end he would never be in the middle for that half break when there was one. That’s one MAJOR one for ya.

Did you also notice the Tigers kicking to Reimis on the fifth tackle and minimising time with the ball In his hands? I did. That’s a COACH TACTIC!!! He plays a lot better off the ruck than kick returns. Maguire SHITS on pay. Now you’re talking about Dogs having a shit roster? Madge inherited Reynolds. Has pensioners as a 6 and 9! Yet the way they played this year, I enjoy. They are not a top 8 team but at least are coached with what they have.

That’s all I wanted Pay to do. I gave him a year and a half and I have seen absolute squat. Pure brown faeces.

I have a thousand more of these, but spending time coaching you will not get us anywhere.

Good luck
 

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The NRL is shit in general lol, basically just a bunch of athletes running out every week with minimal footy IQ and coaches too afraid to try anything out of the ordinary.
Which is why I love the NFL. Every year I see new plays, pretty cool
 

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@Sleeky you sound like both a tactical genius and roster management/recruitment mastermind. Ever considered throwing in your CV to Bulldogs HQ?
 

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So you want me to teach you a thing or two about rugby league? Here are just a couple of coaching tactics your mate Pay can use:
Do you remember when Eastwood would make a half break, play the ball quick and Barba would be there as there would be a gap somewhere in the line? It didn’t always eventuate but that my friend is a COACHED TACTIC!! We had Meaney (Pay signing FYI) at fullback and we know he’s quick, yet I remember for games on end he would never be in the middle for that half break when there was one. That’s one MAJOR one for ya.

Did you also notice the Tigers kicking to Reimis on the fifth tackle and minimising time with the ball In his hands? I did. That’s a COACH TACTIC!!! He plays a lot better off the ruck than kick returns. Maguire SHITS on pay. Now you’re talking about Dogs having a shit roster? Madge inherited Reynolds. Has pensioners as a 6 and 9! Yet the way they played this year, I enjoy. They are not a top 8 team but at least are coached with what they have.

That’s all I wanted Pay to do. I gave him a year and a half and I have seen absolute squat. Pure brown faeces.

I have a thousand more of these, but spending time coaching you will not get us anywhere.

Good luck
AND YOU STILL HAVENT ANSWERED MY POST
About smith Munster vs liccha cogger
We can’t expect them to do the things smith n Munster do

Yes he signed Meaney coz we had NO MONEY
NO MONEY this was my first post NO MONEY
So,filled spots with who he could

So you’ve quoted Eastwood and Ben barba
Ones a nz test veteran and barba dally m fullback of the year, premiership winner yet you say I’m silly when I say our squad is shit

So your comparing barba to Meaney?
And tell8ng me our squad ain’t shit?
Fukn lololololololollollolloloololol

Gooooooood examples lol

And where did I say Pay was better than McGuire
NOWHERE
In fact I’ve not said pay is better than anyone, but reserve my judgment for when his not coaching the worst roster in the nrl

Put the best driver in the worst car he ain’t winning shit
So he must be a bad driver
Now if the same driver wins nothing with a great car then his shit

Do you understand forest
 

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Yes he signed Meaney coz we had NO MONEY
NO MONEY this was my first post NO MONEY
So,filled spots with who he could

So you’ve quoted Eastwood and Ben barba
Ones a nz test veteran and barba dally m fullback of the year, premiership winner yet you say I’m silly when I say our squad is shit

So your comparing barba to Meaney?
And tell8ng me our squad ain’t shit?
Fukn lololololololollollolloloololol

Gooooooood examples lol

And where did I say Pay was better than McGuire
NOWHERE
In fact I’ve not said pay is better than anyone, but reserve my judgment for when his not coaching the worst roster in the nrl

Put the best driver in the worst car he ain’t winning shit
So he must be a bad driver
Now if the same driver wins nothing with a great car then his shit

Do you understand forest
Seriously you read one thing, interpret it another. Loving your IQ.

Doesn’t matter who it is, it could be you for all I care. Point of what I said was if Pay was a good coach, would get Meaney sniffing around. Hardly ever did that. Is that Meaney? Maybe. But I would make that one major rule for a fullback. Sniff around for the off-loaders especially if you’re fast.

Nek minute, this guy will turn around what I say and mention how bad our roster is.

You’re just a broken record
 

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We are winning because we were faced with the wooden spoon and this club has too much proud history to be dog shit so everybody lift and create a positive energy for 2020 and lets get these boys back into the eight with the lessons learnt so far.
 

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Seriously you read one thing, interpret it another. Loving your IQ.

Doesn’t matter who it is, it could be you for all I care. Point of what I said was if Pay was a good coach, would get Meaney sniffing around. Hardly ever did that. Is that Meaney? Maybe. But I would make that one major rule for a fullback. Sniff around for the off-loaders especially if you’re fast.

Nek minute, this guy will turn around what I say and mention how bad our roster is.

You’re just a broken record
Bit like how you dodged the Munster smith, vs Lichaa cogger question to utilise smith like they utilise the Australian winger
They don’t have the talent of an immortal and Australian 5/8

And Meaney didn’t back up n sniff around
Meaney was a fringe signing
So what’s the coach do, buy a quality fullback DWZ
And changed the subject....
And you originally quoted my post about HOW bad the roster is
Genius....
 
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@Sleeky you sound like both a tactical genius and roster management/recruitment mastermind. Ever considered throwing in your CV to Bulldogs HQ?
I have a business with over ten staff and multiple government contracts. No need.
And what I know doesn’t take a genius to figure out.

Yes, with a better roster it might be easier to coach but to me, I don’t look at roster to see how a coach coaches. It’s the small % plays that builds a team.

Big fan of a champion team, not a team of champions
 

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Bit like how you dodged the Munster smith, vs Lichaa cogger question to utilise smith like they utilise the Australian winger
They don’t have the talent of an immortal and Australian 5/8

And changed the subject....
And you originally quoted my post about HOW bad the roster is
Genius....
Clutching at straws with the same reply. Pure Genius.

You want me to tell you how to use Smith better? Easy, GET THE FUCKING BALL IN HIS HANDS MORW OFTEN! He (and now DWZ) are the most likely to make something out of nothing.

The only thing we did this year with him is the double pump X ball (I won’t teach you what an X is in league terms, there is no way you will comprehend league terminology) near the line. THAT was a good play, but only saw it in a few games. He has the power to get through the line and if near it, more often than not will lead to higher % of scoring.

Again, that’s just one thing.

Now, take me back to your ROSTER argument. Please enlighten me with your theory on this as I haven’t heard it yet. Maybe even open a thread about it. Actually...............
 

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Clutching at straws with the same reply. Pure Genius.

You want me to tell you how to use Smith better? Easy, GET THE FUCKING BALL IN HIS HANDS MORW OFTEN! He (and now DWZ) are the most likely to make something out of nothing.

The only thing we did this year with him is the double pump X ball (I won’t teach you what an X is in league terms, there is no way you will comprehend league terminology) near the line. THAT was a good play, but only saw it in a few games. He has the power to get through the line and if near it, more often than not will lead to higher % of scoring.

Again, that’s just one thing.

Now, take me back to your ROSTER argument. Please enlighten me with your theory on this as I haven’t heard it yet. Maybe even open a thread about it. Actually...............
Still haven’t answered my post
Smith and Munster v cogger n Liccha
You must thin they have the same skillset to utilise smith like they utilise the Australian winger

And to get near the line we need a good pack to march us up field
Which we don’t have (roster)
Got dominated by tigers
Not point putting ball in his hands 20 metres out from our own line
Because that last game we had feck all sets in there 30, A’s is most weeks
Single figures
Why, need quality forward pack to get us down there
Or half’s that don’t kick it straight down there throat and find grass so we can get down there
How many times did Lewis kick it down there throat

We don’t have the talent in key positions to utilise our young talents like r smith enough
Smith can’t do anything when we have shit field position or struggle getting out of our own half
 

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@Horse ever considered throwing your self of a cliff ... ? there'd be heaps here who'd support you if you did.
That’s not cool bro, not matter what you think of there posts
Telling someone to do that,
Weak as piss
 

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Thankfully it looks like that comment has been deleted and hopefully the troll who wrote it banned. Honestly - there’s disagreement and banter (both perfectly fine) but there’s also a line. Raise the bar Kennellers.
 

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Thankfully it looks like that comment has been deleted and hopefully the troll who wrote it banned. Honestly - there’s disagreement and banter (both perfectly fine) but there’s also a line. Raise the bar Kennellers.
Yup disagreement banter, even hanging shit on favs
But that was not good
 

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It's quite obvious the roster is fairly shit, but also clearly not so horrible that they shouldn't be competitive. We still have talented or hard working players who have played in big games and know how to grind out wins. The team has definitely competed better lately.

I still believe the coach isn't getting the best out of certain players and is far too defensive and negative with his tactics and selections. Lewis for Wakeham is the prime example. The team has no attacking structure or flair and doesn't play a modern brand of football.

Averaging 13 points a game won't cut it at any level and no matter how little talent you have, that isn't good enough and needs to improve. And not just by getting more talent, but by changing the philosophy and coaching.
 

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As for the lack of respect by way too many members towards each other on here, it's just turned into a shit fight and doesn't need to be this way. People need to settle the fuck down with the ego and personal attacks or hateful comments.
 

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Still haven’t answered my post
Smith and Munster v cogger n Liccha
You must thin they have the same skillset to utilise smith like they utilise the Australian winger

And to get near the line we need a good pack to march us up field
Which we don’t have (roster)
Got dominated by tigers
Not point putting ball in his hands 20 metres out from our own line
Because that last game we had feck all sets in there 30, A’s is most weeks
Single figures
Why, need quality forward pack to get us down there
Or half’s that don’t kick it straight down there throat and find grass so we can get down there
How many times did Lewis kick it down there throat

We don’t have the talent in key positions to utilise our young talents like r smith enough
Smith can’t do anything when we have shit field position or struggle getting out of our own half
May I try Sleeky.

Coach you say:
1.we need a good pack to get us into good field position.

2.Lewis kicks it down the FB or wingers throats.

3.We have fekk all sets in their 30.
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In the opinion of those not satisfied with coach Pay all of the above issues you pointed out Coach, are the responsibility of the NRL Head Coach of our club.

1. Tolman/Lichaa-JMK/Napa/Jackson/CHN/Smith. This pack is highly criticised as being the softest in Bulldogs history. Yet on paper it is quite good. Possibly Smith and Lichaa the most average of the starting 6.
Yet this is the pack Pay chooses. When Elliott is fit, he will be first picked.

Same with Montoya.

Our issues with the forwards loosing the middle and dominance is not the individual player...it is the coach to be able to get them performing at their best and he is choosing the wrong players in the wrong positions.
My suggestion -
RFM/JMK/Ogden/CHN/JJ/Tolman
Bench:Napa, RT, Elliott, Wakeham (of what we have available atm)

2. Lewis and Cogger kicking down the throats of wingers and FB's. That's part of the coach's duties as well. It should have been well and truly fixed (unless it's a Pay tactic) That guys can get to FG and have no effective kicking game is deplorable but worse still is that for such a crucial role as a half, and that no one has given them specialised coaching in this area. Week after bloody week and it's not fixed.

Like Tolman in the 20. Week after bloody week it's never fixed.

3. No sets in their 20 due to lack of gameplan or execution. Terrible line speed where we are coached to stop and hold, jump on them and get carried 5-10 metres. Sometimes when watching on TV, you can't see Bulldogs players other than the markers, run to the attacking player for what seems seconds before any of our players come into view to tackle...there are not within cooee and the metres the opposition get gifted is terrible. Other teams play flat at the advantage line. We are 15-20 metres back and then run into the previous ruck area.

It's all poor coaching and tactics.

We can't be just blaming the players for the poor results.
 
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