Official Round 2 - Dogs vs Eels - Consolidated Match Thread

[gazza]

This team unfortunately reminds me of the early 60s. Except that in the early 60s we at least had Les Johns to brighten the day even when they rarely won a game.

 

[LordSidious66]

Was excited to see Pay wield the axe as an indicator that he wont tolerate the rubbish we dished up last week. A couple of players certainly should be shaking hands with the Canterbury Cup coach. As has been done to death...the definition of insanity is doing the same thing but expecting a different result. Our FG squad seriously looked at times like a sheltered workshop in the Warriors game. They definately didnt expect the leg speed and ferocity of the Warriors carries. Then when we had the turn to cart the ball up...we seemed to run at half pace.
So what in particular SHOULD of happened with this weeks team selection:
CHN to centre replacing Montoya and moving to LHS to partner Crichton. holland back to RHS to partner Reimis Smith. Jackson to lock, Elliot to bench. Rhyse Martin to RHS. RFM to left hand side. Liccha has 1 last chance and is put on no uncertain terms notice that he must perform this week. Ogden to bench replacing JMK.

Wield the axe?? He has named the same team as last week??? I am sure that is not wielding the axe!

 

[Spoonman84]

I just have a funny feeling we are going to win this weekend.

 

[KiwiDog7]

I'm not saying we would of won but it does make a difference.
You can train all day all night but nothing is better preparation than a actual game itself so the boys really lacked that match fitness

What I said two years straight

You can fabricate match footy situation behind closed doors

2 full trials all we needed

 

[KLil]

I just have a funny feeling we are going to win this weekend.

More than likely we will but it will have to pretty to keep the critics at bay.

 

[The_Chimpster]

More than likely we will but it will have to pretty to keep the critics at bay.

I don't care if it's uglier than Rebel Wilson after an all night bender, a wins a win

 

[The__GM]

I found it interesting that Chris Smith wasn't named for the Canterbury Cup side - I'd say there's a strong chance he gets the call up on the interchange bench against Parra.

 

[BELMORE]

I just have a funny feeling we are going to win this weekend.

That’s a bit sad isn’t it... feeling like we win is now “funny”... geez we are in the pits at the moment

 

[diddly]

I would have chn play centre and cogger and ogden on the bench. Leave out jmk and Montoya.

 

[Mr Invisible]

Anyone see Paul Kents article about relocation?

It mentions that Pay was about to wield the axe on Monday to change the team up but have given players the benefit of the doubt for this week and put them all on notice.

If they underperform this week they go.

So a HUGE incentive for NSW Cup players to really fire up this week and stamp their claim for a spot.

 

[Moey]

Moses has a new lease of life at Parra now that he is running the show and that Dylan brown looks the goods as well.
Gutherson ia very dangerous too.
Combine that with Lane Niakore alvaro and the passion they played with last week and i can honestly see them touching us up if our defense was anywhere near last week.

 

[JOHNY BULLDOG]

We'll win this one-Parra missing Brown & Jennings is a big plus.We can't & won't play as bad as last week..I mean Jacko missing that tackle...FMD he'll never miss another one the whole year,just a bad day all round..GO THE MIGHTY DOGGIES.

 

[TwinTurbo]

So what in particular SHOULD of happened with this weeks team selection:
CHN to centre replacing Montoya and moving to LHS to partner Crichton. holland back to RHS to partner Reimis Smith. Jackson to lock, Elliot to bench. Rhyse Martin to RHS. RFM to left hand side. Liccha has 1 last chance and is put on no uncertain terms notice that he must perform this week. Ogden to bench replacing JMK.

What in that list can't happen? Numbers on jerseys are irrelevant, there are 22 players in the squad any 17 of them can play in the team in any position.

Personally I don't expect much in the way of changes, nor do I think that there should be. It's good scientific (and sporting) practise to test the results more than once to make sure that last week wasn't an aberration. That said, 2 in a row demands changes.

Go Dogs

 

[KLil]

I don't care if it's uglier than Rebel Wilson after an all night bender, a wins a win

Lol well what U want is a skanky rebel Wilson after a nz trip with an ebola riddled oprah.

I'll choose to settle for a in her prime Jolie.. let's go 50-niler.

 

[KLil]

Moses has a new lease of life at Parra now that he is running the show and that Dylan brown looks the goods as well.
Gutherson ia very dangerous too.
Combine that with Lane Niakore alvaro and the passion they played with last week and i can honestly see them touching us up if our defense was anywhere near last week.

Not many teams can back up a win like that.. most times it just takes too much out of them. I wouldn't be surprised if the tables turn on this one.

 

[The_Chimpster]

Lol well what U want is a skanky rebel Wilson after a nz trip with an ebola riddled oprah.

That's one hell of a mental image
Excuse me while I go throw my guts up and stick icepicks into both eyes

 

[LoneWolf]

Anyone see Paul Kents article about relocation?

It mentions that Pay was about to wield the axe on Monday to change the team up but have given players the benefit of the doubt for this week and put them all on notice.

If they underperform this week they go.

So a HUGE incentive for NSW Cup players to really fire up this week and stamp their claim for a spot.

Who would be the players on notice and who would be the replacements ??

After viewing both grades I would say

Lewis in firing line , had an absolute shocker with cogger logical replacement .

Both centres with either Meaney coming into fb and hoppa centres or CHN into centre

Elliot or RFM for Martin

However , I think the backs would have received a pardon as the damage was done up front and considering when Napa was on it was still a contest it leaves imo

Elliot
RFM

As the two most likely under pressure

 

[Spoonman84]

We can make as many changes as we like and it could be worse or better but it’s not going to change all that much really. The entire squad is fairly average and we don’t have anyone not currently in the NRL team that will turn us into a contender. The thing that i evident after Saturday is we need effort and to be switched on for every game just to compete if we don’t we won’t stand a chance in any game this year.

 

[finchie]

I found it interesting that Chris Smith wasn't named for the Canterbury Cup side - I'd say there's a strong chance he gets the call up on the interchange bench against Parra.

For the tenth time
Chris Smith is 18th man and cannot be chosen for reserve grade because they are playing on the same day.
He is with the fg squad just in case of any inj all the way up to warm
Up

 

[Brendan7]

Anyone see Paul Kents article about relocation?

It mentions that Pay was about to wield the axe on Monday to change the team up but have given players the benefit of the doubt for this week and put them all on notice.

If they underperform this week they go.

So a HUGE incentive for NSW Cup players to really fire up this week and stamp their claim for a spot.

I'll believe it when I see it. So far Pay is all talk, no actions.