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So don't tell my boss but I watched our game at work last night shhh!

When I got home I logged onto here and must admit I was surprised at how the place seemed to be in melt down with negative threads. Worst half in 3000 years, even one turning on DWZ it appeared but I didn't click into any of them. I actually just logged back off tbh.

I actually thought we were ok last night, yeah we didn't win but we played way better then early season capitulations. You could tell the boys were busting their arses. We were throwing the ball around and trying things. We scored off a scrum play!!!

Yes I definitely thought DWZ scored a try as there was no separation. It was clearly Matt Scott day in the eyes of the refs and I think had it not been for the refs then we probably win that one. I would love to know who threw that shocking pass to Lewis when it was 1 point time though, just terrible!

Overall as usual it was stacked against us but anyone who still thought we would make finals was just plain kidding themselves, common be honest we were never making them! Our season was over months ago. Did you all of a sudden think we were a top 4 team?

Anyways, I didn't walk away from the game angry and was content with how we played. We need to improve heaps obviously but with our signings I am confident we can compete for a top 8 spot next year.

One more game left. Go Dogs!

OK edit: I just read that it looks like we missed out on Api. Disregard my part about my confident for a Top 8 spot next year. Cellar dwellers again sorry!
 
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Not a shock to us though. Place usually melts down after a loss. And some people have a months worth of bitching to do since its been that long since we lost lol.
 

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Missed some how ya goings who put the blame on a narrow loss in tough conditions against a motivated team on a team in crisis... Winners dont like losing, but theres sure some happy losers today cause they get to spam nonsense
 

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So don't tell my boss but I watched our game at work last night shhh!

When I got home I logged onto here and must admit I was surprised at how the place seemed to be in melt down with negative threads. Worst half in 3000 years, even one turning on DWZ it appeared but I didn't click into any of them. I actually just logged back off tbh.

I actually thought we were ok last night, yeah we didn't win but we played way better then early season capitulations. You could tell the boys were busting their arses. We were throwing the ball around and trying things. We scored off a scrum play!!!

Yes I definitely thought DWZ scored a try as there was no separation. It was clearly Matt Scott day in the eyes of the refs and I think had it not been for the refs then we probably win that one. I would love to know who threw that shocking pass to Lewis when it was 1 point time though, just terrible!

Overall as usual it was stacked against us but anyone who still thought we would make finals was just plain kidding themselves, common be honest we were never making them! Our season was over months ago. Did you all of a sudden think we were a top 4 team?

Anyways, I didn't walk away from the game angry and was content with how we played. We need to improve heaps obviously but with our signings I am confident we can compete for a top 8 spot next year.

One more game left. Go Dogs!
Agree. Only angry thing I came out of it with was the waste of having a half on the bench all game and not using him when we couldn't score and team were gassed.

Perplexing tactic to say the least.

Last night we played about the same as previous few months. Lots of defensive effort and heart, lots of silly mistakes, not much constructive attack, no building of pressure and controlling the game, dumb penalties and puzzling bench coaching.

Same ol same ol.
 

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So don't tell my boss but I watched our game at work last night shhh!

When I got home I logged onto here and must admit I was surprised at how the place seemed to be in melt down with negative threads. Worst half in 3000 years, even one turning on DWZ it appeared but I didn't click into any of them. I actually just logged back off tbh.

I actually thought we were ok last night, yeah we didn't win but we played way better then early season capitulations. You could tell the boys were busting their arses. We were throwing the ball around and trying things. We scored off a scrum play!!!

Yes I definitely thought DWZ scored a try as there was no separation. It was clearly Matt Scott day in the eyes of the refs and I think had it not been for the refs then we probably win that one. I would love to know who threw that shocking pass to Lewis when it was 1 point time though, just terrible!

Overall as usual it was stacked against us but anyone who still thought we would make finals was just plain kidding themselves, common be honest we were never making them! Our season was over months ago. Did you all of a sudden think we were a top 4 team?

Anyways, I didn't walk away from the game angry and was content with how we played. We need to improve heaps obviously but with our signings I am confident we can compete for a top 8 spot next year.

One more game left. Go Dogs!
You just missed lots of angry fans with short fuses. I wish I logged off too haha
 

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PRetty basic
DWZ busted, team didn't have that edge it had in previous weeks
King Wallys peasant nephew playing like shit
Dean leaving Cogger on the bench in 145C heat
 

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So don't tell my boss but I watched our game at work last night shhh!

When I got home I logged onto here and must admit I was surprised at how the place seemed to be in melt down with negative threads. Worst half in 3000 years, even one turning on DWZ it appeared but I didn't click into any of them. I actually just logged back off tbh.

I actually thought we were ok last night, yeah we didn't win but we played way better then early season capitulations. You could tell the boys were busting their arses. We were throwing the ball around and trying things. We scored off a scrum play!!!

Yes I definitely thought DWZ scored a try as there was no separation. It was clearly Matt Scott day in the eyes of the refs and I think had it not been for the refs then we probably win that one. I would love to know who threw that shocking pass to Lewis when it was 1 point time though, just terrible!

Overall as usual it was stacked against us but anyone who still thought we would make finals was just plain kidding themselves, common be honest we were never making them! Our season was over months ago. Did you all of a sudden think we were a top 4 team?

Anyways, I didn't walk away from the game angry and was content with how we played. We need to improve heaps obviously but with our signings I am confident we can compete for a top 8 spot next year.

One more game left. Go Dogs!

OK edit: I just read that it looks like we missed out on Api. Disregard my part about my confident for a Top 8 spot next year. Cellar dwellers again sorry!
I watched the game too and thought we put in another big effort. The talent / x-factor isn't there unfortunately and we just struggle to put points on the board.

A lot of 50/50 calls went against us and the Cowboys received soft penalties at crucial times.

DWZ scored that try too. There's no way he lost that ball. That was disgraceful.

Having said all that, the Cows played really well. I hate it when we come up against teams in milestone matches.

I'm also really proud of the way our team has finished this season.
 

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So don't tell my boss but I watched our game at work last night shhh!

When I got home I logged onto here and must admit I was surprised at how the place seemed to be in melt down with negative threads. Worst half in 3000 years, even one turning on DWZ it appeared but I didn't click into any of them. I actually just logged back off tbh.

I actually thought we were ok last night, yeah we didn't win but we played way better then early season capitulations. You could tell the boys were busting their arses. We were throwing the ball around and trying things. We scored off a scrum play!!!

Yes I definitely thought DWZ scored a try as there was no separation. It was clearly Matt Scott day in the eyes of the refs and I think had it not been for the refs then we probably win that one. I would love to know who threw that shocking pass to Lewis when it was 1 point time though, just terrible!

Overall as usual it was stacked against us but anyone who still thought we would make finals was just plain kidding themselves, common be honest we were never making them! Our season was over months ago. Did you all of a sudden think we were a top 4 team?

Anyways, I didn't walk away from the game angry and was content with how we played. We need to improve heaps obviously but with our signings I am confident we can compete for a top 8 spot next year.

One more game left. Go Dogs!

OK edit: I just read that it looks like we missed out on Api. Disregard my part about my confident for a Top 8 spot next year. Cellar dwellers again sorry!
To sum it up, same bullshit from pay cost us. When the cowboys used all their interchange, we had 4 left and SuperCoach didn't put on a fresh half.

He has no idea, our close grinding wins disguised our problems for the people who can't see or refuse to see we are run by a dud.

I Don't blame the players at all last night, apart from Meaney who was extra rubbish and gave them their first try on a platinum platter. They were exhausted and SuperCoach just sat on his hands.
 

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Because we had a stack of opportunities to put some points on yet pissed them all away. Also the same stupid decisions being made or not being made... frustrating to watch.
 

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Because we had a stack of opportunities to put some points on yet pissed them all away. Also the same stupid decisions being made or not being made... frustrating to watch.
True, after having been able to sleep on the game, despite the mistake from meaney costing us the try, his missed conversion, lewis's poor passing and dwz running around hobbled and ineffectively, the most dissapointing thing and the thing that truly cost us the game was the fact that we couldn't execute with ample opportunity, to me that comes down to:

- Cowboys defended very well (they read our attack very easily)
- Our halves didn't create enough opportunities
- We didn't have a strike back stand up and create his own opportunity

We had plenty of go forward so can't blame the forwards
 

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Agree. Only angry thing I came out of it with was the waste of having a half on the bench all game and not using him when we couldn't score and team were gassed.

Perplexing tactic to say the least.

Last night we played about the same as previous few months. Lots of defensive effort and heart, lots of silly mistakes, not much constructive attack, no building of pressure and controlling the game, dumb penalties and puzzling bench coaching.

Same ol same ol.
I just don’t get that we had Cogger in the bench and with 25 to go pay don’t replace Lewis with him especially that the cowboys and no more interchanges left.we should have been punching it up the middle.a fresh Cogger would have found some holes.really perplexed by dean pay on this one.
 

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I just think the Cows showed up for this game, and tackled as well as we did, which was enthusiastically for 80 minutes. It was the last game at that stadium ever, and their last home game of the season, so they did it for the fans. They cant perform like that every week though, hence not making the 8. They also had the crowd behind them and are more used to the hotter conditions. The combo of those things were in thier favour so we did well to be within a point until the 80th minute. Yeh we still have work to do in attack, but i am pretty happy about the defence lately. At least we have fixed something. No point scoring 30 points a match if you let in 32. The attack will come, and a few more signings and an offseason will help that.

We were not making the 8 anyway, even if 24 points got you there, which it probably wont, our F/A was dismal.
 

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Sad we lost, but not by a cricket score and, as stated by others, we were up against a partisan crowd in a milestone game where decisions would always go the way of the home side - who were motivated to perform. Had we played them in Sydney, the result would have been different.
 

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So don't tell my boss but I watched our game at work last night shhh!

When I got home I logged onto here and must admit I was surprised at how the place seemed to be in melt down with negative threads. Worst half in 3000 years, even one turning on DWZ it appeared but I didn't click into any of them. I actually just logged back off tbh.

I actually thought we were ok last night, yeah we didn't win but we played way better then early season capitulations. You could tell the boys were busting their arses. We were throwing the ball around and trying things. We scored off a scrum play!!!

Yes I definitely thought DWZ scored a try as there was no separation. It was clearly Matt Scott day in the eyes of the refs and I think had it not been for the refs then we probably win that one. I would love to know who threw that shocking pass to Lewis when it was 1 point time though, just terrible!

Overall as usual it was stacked against us but anyone who still thought we would make finals was just plain kidding themselves, common be honest we were never making them! Our season was over months ago. Did you all of a sudden think we were a top 4 team?

Anyways, I didn't walk away from the game angry and was content with how we played. We need to improve heaps obviously but with our signings I am confident we can compete for a top 8 spot next year.

One more game left. Go Dogs!

OK edit: I just read that it looks like we missed out on Api. Disregard my part about my confident for a Top 8 spot next year. Cellar dwellers again sorry!
Excellent post grog not faised on api reakon we dodged a bullet he’s got no integrity playing us the way he did as for finals next year I’m optimistic we challenge at the very least
 

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So don't tell my boss but I watched our game at work last night shhh!

When I got home I logged onto here and must admit I was surprised at how the place seemed to be in melt down with negative threads. Worst half in 3000 years, even one turning on DWZ it appeared but I didn't click into any of them. I actually just logged back off tbh.

I actually thought we were ok last night, yeah we didn't win but we played way better then early season capitulations. You could tell the boys were busting their arses. We were throwing the ball around and trying things. We scored off a scrum play!!!

Yes I definitely thought DWZ scored a try as there was no separation. It was clearly Matt Scott day in the eyes of the refs and I think had it not been for the refs then we probably win that one. I would love to know who threw that shocking pass to Lewis when it was 1 point time though, just terrible!

Overall as usual it was stacked against us but anyone who still thought we would make finals was just plain kidding themselves, common be honest we were never making them! Our season was over months ago. Did you all of a sudden think we were a top 4 team?

Anyways, I didn't walk away from the game angry and was content with how we played. We need to improve heaps obviously but with our signings I am confident we can compete for a top 8 spot next year.

One more game left. Go Dogs!

OK edit: I just read that it looks like we missed out on Api. Disregard my part about my confident for a Top 8 spot next year. Cellar dwellers again sorry!
Excellent post grog not faised on api reakon we dodged a bullet he’s got no integrity playing us the way he did as for finals next year I’m optimistic we challenge at the very least
 

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Excellent post grog not faised on api reakon we dodged a bullet he’s got no integrity playing us the way he did as for finals next year I’m optimistic we challenge at the very least
Cheers mate. Yeah I'm just very disappointed tbh as without a specialist hooker your just making up the numbers.
 

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Cheers mate. Yeah I'm just very disappointed tbh as without a specialist hooker your just making up the numbers.
I'm of the opinion things happen for a reason.. There's probably a better player coming our way... time will tell....
 

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I just don’t get that we had Cogger in the bench and with 25 to go pay don’t replace Lewis with him especially that the cowboys and no more interchanges left.we should have been punching it up the middle.a fresh Cogger would have found some holes.really perplexed by dean pay on this one.
People still think Pay is just fine and dandy and they won't face reality. Living in the twilight zone.
 

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People still think Pay is just fine and dandy and they won't face reality. Living in the twilight zone.
When do the dragons release their membership packages?
 
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