Round 16 - Bulldogs vs Knights - Team List and Game Discussion Thread.

[finchie]

What is Montoya doing in the centres?

Better question is
What is he doing in fg?

 

[KiwiDog7]

What has JMK done to survive in the team week after week? Nu Brown at 5/8 and Lewis at halfback is probably the best combo we have at the minute.

It may change....?

 

[finchie]

With nu brown fit
Why not leave jmk at hooker where we all know is his only decent position

Fcuk lichaa the pig off
And have nu brown and Lewis halves

Something fresh and new
Lichaa won’t pass Lewis the ball the arrogant overrated mutt
Hel keep passing to tolman/ elliot and klemmer

 

[KiwiDog7]

I’m glad Brown got a reprieve albeit off the bench and Ogden gets rewarded too

 

[CrittaMagic69]

All things considered by and large happy with that team

Are you high? I think that's the only way i could be some what happy with that side lol.

 

[KiwiDog7]

Are you high? I think that's the only way i could be some what happy with that side lol.

I’ve lowered my expectations massively lol

Fk I give up

 

[Vlasnik]

What's a Martin without an Olive??? No Olive no Martinis this week.

 

[Howie B]

I’ve lowered my expectations massively lol

Fk I give up

I wouldnt say I am happy with the team but i am happy with a few selections

- Frawley getting dropped
- Olive getting dropped (his effort was piss poor in defence. A few times he didnt even put his body on the line)

Montoya should have been punted as well. Not sure how is he going to improve if he keeps getting selected after having shockers. I also hope JMK gets demoted to the bench and Brown starts in the halves. Just because he is named at 14 doesnt mean he wont start

 

[finchie]

1. Floppa
2. Morris
3. Fine
4. Holland
5. Smith
6. Lewis
7. Brown
8. Klem
9. Jmk
10. Tolman
11. Martin
12. Toomaga
13. Jackson

14. Cleeland
15. Fualolo
16. Ogden
17. Burr/tualau

 

[LG]

1. Floppa
2. Morris
3. Fine
4. Holland
5. Smith
6. Lewis
7. Brown
8. Klem
9. Jmk
10. Tolman
11. Martin
12. Toomaga
13. Jackson

14. Cleeland
15. Fualolo
16. Ogden
17. Burr/tualau

i don't like nu brown in the halve personally

but i do think the fine @ centre, toomaga on the edge are both reasonable out of the box choices. would play to both their strengths better then their previous uses in the top grade

 

[The Innovator]

Can’t recall seeing a weaker looking Bulldogs side.
Newcastle at home will be too strong.
People on the forum have been ridiculing Woods for weeks. Be careful what you wish for.
Enter - Aidan Tolman

 

[Interestingg]

JMK still in the halves and Montoya in the centres leads me to believe Pay has recently had a stroke

 

[berries67]

Pluses - Lewis gets a start. Brown and Ogden on the Bench. Hopoate at fullback - best option we have atm particularly after his game for Tonga. Lets see if he can come close to reproducing that for us.
Minuses - JMK half - offers very little in attack. Montoya at centre. Did Olive deserve to be dropped? Eastwood - what's the point? he wont be here next season. Why not Toomaga?

It will be interesting to see if there will be changes before kick off. I hope the players can start to rebuild some pride in their play now that the distractions of Mbye and Woods leaving has been finalised.

 

[speedy2460]

Pay didnt have much choice in these selections due to the lack of quality players available.
But he has most of the players in their best positions. I would prefer Cleeland to JMK though.

 

[LG]

Can’t recall seeing a weaker looking Bulldogs side.
Newcastle at home will be too strong.
People on the forum have been ridiculing Woods for weeks. Be careful what you wish for.
Enter - Aidan Tolman

tolman has been getting bagged for years but as over paid as he is, still isn't near the salary of woods, tries hard every minute and won't make the errors woods made at key moments

i'm no tolman fan, but atleast he is a guy who as at multiple times played himself into the ground to help the club, he isn't as good as woods but he still easier to support imo


him and klem are a solid combination and won't the reason we lose all but 1 or 2 games the rest of the year

 

[Interestingg]

Is Renouf injured or back in ISP?

 

[BMOC]

What's a Martin without an Olive??? No Olive no Martinis this week.

Mate that is something the dogs would upload on their website and fb. you should give them suggestions. Pfft Prince Lewis!! can't get over it

 

[Trafford10]

That is one quality rugby league team!
And under the salary cap!!

 

[KiwiDog7]

How did Toomaga go from starting prop (last start) to not in the 22?

Olive one bad game gone

That’s not doing anything for their confidence nor is keeping Montoya in grade

What I’m pleased with are the following
1. Lewis at 6
2. Hoppa at back
3. Holland starting somewhere no more super sub
4. Brown reprieve
5. Smith keeps wing spot
6. Ogden getting a shot

Unhappy about
- everything else

 

[Howie B]

Can’t recall seeing a weaker looking Bulldogs side.
Newcastle at home will be too strong.
People on the forum have been ridiculing Woods for weeks. Be careful what you wish for.
Enter - Aidan Tolman

You would have to go back to the days of sides containing Damien Ford in 2005 or Joe Williams in 2008 for such a piss weak side

Ponga a lock for Supercoach captain this week. He could crack 500 points (1,000 as captain)