Matty Johns launches blistering NRL attack

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Tolmans natural instinct is to run in at first receiver and hang around the ruck. It isn't his fault he does that, it's the bloke that coached that into him. When players are fatigued they usual do whats natural do them so tmwe are basically stuck in this shitty cycle where our players just play through the motions.

A new coach and a new environment will do wonders for our team imo. Obviously some players need to be moved on and others recruited, but i do think some of our current squad could look like totally different players with some time and changes.
This once monster forward pack we had are now all cats. Graham has lost his mongrel, Tolman was never that type - but has seem to be softer.
Klemmer has gone backwards lately, Kas runs hard but last 8min before needing that KFC bucket.
Faulalo has stepped up.

Seems like Graham and Tolman touch the ball as much as our halves.
 

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This once monster forward pack we had are now all cats. Graham has lost his mongrel, Tolman was never that type - but has seem to be softer.
Klemmer has gone backwards lately, Kas runs hard but last 8min before needing that KFC bucket.
Faulalo has stepped up.

Seems like Graham and Tolman touch the ball as much as our halves.
Everything is just shit about us atm.
 

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why do people point at 1 thing or another? it's a collective fuck up, the fact the halves look like they've never played in those positions or stand catch and pass is due des' game plan but also the players themselves thinking it's ever going to work
 

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Des has had complete control over every facet of the football operation. His recruitment is terrible and we nothing coming through NYC. All on him and that Neanderthal Cleal.
 

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We need to land a big name half and fullback for next year simple as that. Both reynolds and mbye don't have the natural instincts of a top half. You can be critical of des' structure the last few years but everyone bagging him for signing mbye is a bit rich when 90% of this site wanted him signed at the time to avoid another thurston situation. Easy to criticise in hindsight
Wanting him to be signed and wanting the club to pay 2-3 times his value are two totally different things
 

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Can you imagine being a bulldogs forward? Putting your body on the line only to have your halves screw it up the moment they are inside the opposition 20? Over time they probably start to lose heart. Image having a JT in your side and the motivation that would give the forwards to bash through the middle.
 

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Both Johns are ripping it into us, Joey 'their pack is spineless'.
 

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You put in Cronk and Thurston and play Des style of footy and we would still struggle (if they were allowed to run the team themselves different story). Which other team in the comp when its 5th tackle has their prop at first receiver, which other teams halves touch tihe ball once or twice max when attacking other teams try line. Which other teams halves are taught to pass sideways without running at the line. We play a forward based attack which is so basic and negative. We dont have any xfactor players, we dont have backs who can create something out of nothing, i could go on and on...
Very true.
Plùs, does anyone else have a problem with james graham ????.
I personally don't think he's captain material and don't rate him as a player altogether.
 

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We bring in that so called "Big 4" we will still perform poorly i believe. Des has experimented and failed miserably.

Licha - Failed
Our halves - Failed (yet resign mbye for ridiculous $$$)
Hoppa - Failed
Got kas playing 8 minutes a game - Fail

our front rowers have no go forward but play ridiculous minutes - please explain

Down 26 nill yet he still left rfm on the bench and put him on the last few minutes.

This whole Clubs to blame for the shit that's happening to us.

Blames falls on the players for shit effort.
Blame falls on the coach for the shitty style of play and poorly coach team.
Blame falls on the board for letting this fiasco going for far too long.

The Board in a way pulled a Hasler. They have kept Hasler for this long trying to justify his acquisition hoping itd pay off. unfortunately it hasn't. Similar situation with Trex and Hasler and lichaa
 

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Can you imagine being a bulldogs forward? Putting your body on the line only to have your halves screw it up the moment they are inside the opposition 20? Over time they probably start to lose heart. Image having a JT in your side and the motivation that would give the forwards to bash through the middle.
There's something in what you say. The forwards take the ball up, and gain enough ground out of our territory for a creative back to put pressure on the opposition. Instead, they throw a pass two metres behind a player standing out of position, and the forwards have to tackle their hearts out to prevent a try - only to see a slick pass or kick and a try, time and time again. Then rinse and repeat.
 

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Our halves are pathetic they have no idea when to kick the ball and where to put it. And the service from dummy half is slow as fuck.
 

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This is Des Hasler's side. He's had 5 years to mold his side and this is what he's come up with.

No Fullback and no Halfback.

He may not be to blame for the performance on the weekend, but he is to blame for the squad we run out with every season.
 

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Whys johns so passionate about it? Dont see him talking much about his knights who got beat even worse than we did. I think he just hates the dogs and just likes to lay the boot in.
 

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All the threads in here are the same conversation. Halves are crap sack Des...coulda streamlined the forum with 1 thread called "our halves are rubbish and sack Des".
 
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