News Dogs’ face $1m problem: Every club’s biggest selection headache

[Benno Bulldog]

I would drop Averillo for that performance we need to install some respect for our first grade expectations and performances. We need to honour the half back jumper at the club. It has been worn by champions and not any fucking chump should put it on, you must earn the 7.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

So many people still don't get it

 

[King Gus]

TBH the only player for now to partner Burton is Averillo his the best we have, and hopefully Burton brings out the best in Averillo.

 

[KLil]

It's been a while since I saw Barrett play, but I don't recall him ever being an "organising 1/2" he was hard running 5/8. My recollections are that Hornby was the "organising 1/2" when Barrett played.


Always a Bulldog

I was thinking the same thing yesterday but i don't think it was Hornby.. maybe Willie Peters?

 

[DogsOfWar1704]

Wakeham at 7

 

[Howie B]

I was thinking the same thing yesterday but i don't think it was Hornby.. maybe Willie Peters?

Baz was a bloody good player. He was a five eighth who could also play halfback. Not a traditional halfback but still a decent player who could organise when he had to.

He played halfback when Mundine was at Dragons and then later on at the Sharks. He also played halfback a few times for NSW

 

[B-Train]

Baz was a bloody good player. He was a five eighth who could also play halfback. Not a traditional halfback but still a decent player who could organise when he had to.

He played halfback when Mundine was at Dragons and then later on at the Sharks. He also played halfback a few times for NSW

Yep.. He was Saints halfback in their GF against Melbourne and at later when he was at Cronulla like you said.

 

[Vlasnik]

What's a "baydot"?

Always a Bulldog

Hairy man berries, snow globes, rocky mountain oysters, arabian goggles, cahonas.....take your pick

 

[Flanagun]

Fmd the Flange will be on 800k by seasons end

I will not. fake news

 

[B-Train]

I laugh at how often the media mention Kyle Flanagan. They even had a Flanagan cam in our trial waiting for him to get on. And when he did, he dropped it cold when trying to kick it but luckily for him we got a penalty.

The media know he's rubbish. They just have an easy story to print whenever our other halves are struggling and make it seem like we're keeping an immortal in Reserves just to add hysteria and to sensationalise everything.

 

[B-Train]

It's been a while since I saw Barrett play, but I don't recall him ever being an "organising 1/2" he was hard running 5/8. My recollections are that Hornby was the "organising 1/2" when Barrett played.


Always a Bulldog

As Howie B said, he was a halfback at Saints with Mundine and at Cronulla. He was always more of a traditional running 5/8th at Illawarra but when they merged, he had to change his game as Mundine took that role and Barrett had to organise more, do more of the kicking and play first receiver more.

 

[Vlasnik]

So many people still don't get it

Marley when is the last time you saw your reflection?

 

[belmore_utd]

I will not. fake news

So you will be playing at your market value of 1x dropped cold curry pie, some pocket lint and a used condom?

 

[senshidog]

Mark St John probably should have watched all of our game on the weekend.

Flannos first touch he knocked the ball on cold.

That was literally the only thing he did, infact Khaled Rajeb did more in his 5 minutes on the field than Flanno.

 

[Vlasnik]

So you will be playing at your market value of 1x dropped cold curry pie, some pocket lint and a used condom?

Sorry Ute but that's funny

 

[Flanagun]

So you will be playing at your market value of 1x dropped cold curry pie, some pocket lint and a used condom?

As long as you don't put hot sauce in the condom like Drake

 

[John Matrix]

This the reason why I want salaries made public as one week you get these drop kicks saying 400k, then 500k then a million.

 

[DinkumDog]

How is this even true? Can they back it up with stats or just talking out of their arse?

The latter given The Flange signed a 3 year deal to start with. Unless he can be offloaded he’s here until the end of 2023.

 

[Hound Dog]

This the reason why I want salaries made public as one week you get these drop kicks saying 400k, then 500k then a million.

The pros outweigh the cons, salary cap should be Open book, ready to scrutinise, otherwise get rid of it. The players are almost like public servants, their wages should be disclosed to make a fair competition, that's why the cap is there first place.

While at it, also, transfer fees compensation money, clubs should disclose what's been played when a player manages to switch between clubs mid contract. Not often, but I know it happens, the transfer process is not bad or good, just business.

 

[Dawain87]

What i dont understand is that we clearly have a problem within the halves and we have a coach who played in the halves heck he even won a Dally M in that position in 2000.

What is the issue, are the players not listening to him? has the game changed so much his experience don't mean much? Is it a confidence issue?
There's definitely something there that we are all missing.