Official Round 5 Bulldogs V Storm - Team Lists and Discussion Thread

[KLil]

yeah DWZ is not great under the high ball. Melbourne will test him out.

Some kick pressure would be nice!

 

[kungfuman]

I very much doubt we will make 1 line break , but if we jag 1 i bet we have nobody backing up!

 

[James zac]

Katoa is garbage id be playing averillo on wing or fb wakeham at 5/8

 

[Kempsey Dog]

If Cotric isn't going to be playing in the centres next year we need Naden. I think Schoupp ready for next year.

Yeah I just figured we keep Cotric happy in the short term, sign an experienced winger like Ferguson for 1-2 years and move Cotric to wing then when Alomati is ready. I do like Naden in attack but his off field issues and defence are a concern.

 

[silva]

I’d like to see the c next to Elliotts name would be a well deserved appointment

 

[B-Train]

It's not working because of our shit hooker and shit middles... Everything unfolds from there.

Literally all you get now are his kicks returns as he's now closer to the sideline and with our attack won't see the ball. Seeing that we were already getting his kick returns alot when he was swapping with Meaney it seems like a pointless move

Alomati is not ready for first grade next year imo. Hopoate should not be retained and Allan is meh. So for me that means Cotric and Schoupp should be 2022 centre pairing, so fucking with that now makes no sense to me.

Fair enough.. I just think he was never a centre and trying to manufacture him into being one does Cotric's game and the teams performance a disservice..

Addo-Carr and Cotric as your wingers is as good as it gets though. I agree that centres are an issue but maybe if Allan goes okay there, then Schoupp or Alamoti or Naden if we sign him we can find two out of those four?

Cotric was still getting carries from dummy half, but I hate having centres who can't or won't pass the ball and he struggles defensively there too.. Anyway, we'll see how the changes go this week and beyond..

 

[Cosmo24]

Napa's only playing because of his pay packet.

Any chance he’s just being picked because we are trying to revisit the Napa / Burton exchange and hoping he can pull out his once-a-season non-shit game? Trying to keep his selling point as a top 17 player.

Sorry to bring up Burton again everyone

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Any chance he’s just being picked because we are trying to revisit the Napa / Burton exchange and hoping he can pull out his once-a-season non-shit game? Trying to keep his selling point as a top 17 player.

Sorry to bring up Burton again everyone

Panthers are getting Blacker from Dragons exchange for Burns

 

[MountMontoya]

zero points again this week now Averillo is in the halves

 

[D- voice]

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs will be boosted by the return of Luke Thompson, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and skipper Josh Jackson for this Saturday's match against the Melbourne Storm at Stadium Australia (5:30PM AEST).
All three return after suspension, with Thompson to play his first match of the season.
In other team news, Head Coach Trent Barrett has made a number of player and positional changes for the match:

• Dallin Watene-Zelezniak will return in the full back position to replace Nick Meaney who will be out for several weeks with broken ribs
• Luke Thompson and Josh Jackson return to the starting side
• Nick Cotric moves to the wing, while Corey Allan takes over in the centres
• Jake Averillo returns in place of Lachlan Lewis after recovering from an ankle injury
• Dylan Napa returns to the bench with Dean Britt and Joe Stimson dropping back to the extended bench

Match: Bulldogs v Storm
ROUND 5 - SATURDAY 10TH APRIL
5:30pm

No.	Player	Sponsor
1	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	Hy-Tec
2	Nick Cotric	Guardian Venue Management
3	Will Hopoate	Cincotta Chemist Campsie
4	Corey Allan	Australasian Industrial Wrappings & Coatings
5	Tui Katoa	Southern Cross Charcoal
6	Jake Averillo	Penny's Crispy Pork Crackling
7	Kyle Flanagan	Sydney Freezers
8	Luke Thompson	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	Josh Jackson	Daily Press
Interchange		Recovery Partners
14	Jackson Topine	Khalil Family Lawyers
15	Renouf Atoni	Urbanista Café & Convenience
16	Dylan Napa	Your Property People
17	Ofahiki Ogden	McDonalds Punchbowl/Lakemba
Reserves
19	Brandon Wakeham
20	Chris Smith
21	Joe Stimson
22	Dean Britt

Round 5 Team News: Final 17 confirmed for Storm clash

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs will be boosted by the return of Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Luke Thompson and skipper Josh Jackson for this Saturday's match against the Melbourne Storm at Stadium Australia (5:30PM AEST).

www.bulldogs.com.au

People are totally impatient...
TBaz inherited a roster mostly 2nd graders, we have at least 15 players off contract and our form isn't great, I ask how else do we work out who to keep and who to let go, all that matters now is to keep or buy the right players and to work out the best position for each player it's a case of trial and error...
Patience goes a long way, our faith in our club is our strength !!!

 

[CaptainJackson]

Any chance he’s just being picked because we are trying to revisit the Napa / Burton exchange and hoping he can pull out his once-a-season non-shit game? Trying to keep his selling point as a top 17 player.

Sorry to bring up Burton again everyone

I think we've accepted hes not coming

 

[CrittaMagic69]

People are totally impatient...
TBaz inherited a roster mostly 2nd graders, we have at least 15 players off contract and our form isn't great, I ask how else do we work out who to keep and who to let go, all that matters now is to keep or buy the right players and to work out the best position for each player it's a case of trial and error...
Patience goes a long way, our faith in our club is our strength !!!

This isn't school, not everyone gets a go. He should have a good enough idea from training yet he goes and makes a brain dead decision like playing Cotric at left centre. Funny that Allan is now centre and Cotric wing...was always going to end up like that.

 

[Dawain87]

get wakeham in the halves and averillo on the bench to come on once one of the backs gets gassed.

 

[The DoggFather]

If Cotric isn't going to be playing in the centres next year we need Naden. I think Schoupp ready for next year.

Naden is our back up for Staggs. Don't be surprised if and when we sign him.

 

[The DoggFather]

zero points again this week now Averillo is in the halves

Yeah, it's all his fault.....

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Naden is our back up for Staggs. Don't be surprised if and when we sign him.

Should sign Seb Kris instead.

 

[The DoggFather]

Should sign Seb Kris instead.

Goes ok? Can't say I've noticed him

 

[bradyk]

Any chance he’s just being picked because we are trying to revisit the Napa / Burton exchange and hoping he can pull out his once-a-season non-shit game? Trying to keep his selling point as a top 17 player.

Sorry to bring up Burton again everyone

I think that boat has well and truly sailed. I think he played his best game in a while against the Broncos and he was still terrible.

 

[BULLDVGS]

Goes ok? Can't say I've noticed him

hasnt been starting, looked really nice when filling in for crocker

 

[2ndphase]