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Hopefully pay fucks off after this season his selections policy is shit
 

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If Pay seriously thinks JMK is our future as per the media report below we have no future with Pay as coach and he needs to go NOW. Although he's never had a good roster he's not capable of winning us a comp if he's satisfied with a hooker who has no impact whatsoever in attack and never runs the ball.

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Marshall-King the future for Bulldogs: Pay
Scott Bailey

Saturday, 30 May 2020 12:30 pm



Jeremy Marshall-King has received praise from Bulldogs coach Dean Pay ahead of his 50th NRL game. Credit: AAP
Canterbury coach Dean Pay has put his faith in hooker Jeremy Marshall-King as a player of the future after the club distanced themselves from Andrew McCullough.

Marshall-King will play his 50th game against Manly on Sunday on the Central Coast, as the Bulldogs desperately look to avoid their worst start to a season in 24 years.

But it comes after a week where Canterbury have been linked to a number of players.

Pay has confirmed they have an interest in Canberra second-rower John Bateman, and would love to have him at the club next year alongside fellow English recruit Luke Thompson.

However the Bulldogs have been quick to shut down rumours of former Queensland State of Origin dummy-half McCullough joining the club next season.

And he insisted the talk had not impacted current Bulldogs No.9 Marshall-King, with the 24-year-old starting at hooker for just the 13th time on Sunday.

"If it does worry a player, players will come to you and say is there any truth to it?" Pay said.

"But a lot of the players don't read too much in the media.

"We're really happy with Jez and the way he is going. I think he's going to be a player of the future.

"He is only a young player just like our halves.

"You put time and effort into those guys and they'll get better with every game they play and every season they play."

After losing their first two games, the Bulldogs have not started a season with three straight defeats since 1996.

The importance of avoiding that record is even more heightened this year, given the shorter season leaving less time to recover.

"Obviously it's a shorter competition so every point is valuable," Pay said.

"We need to make sure we are going up there tomorrow to try and get a result and points on the board."

Pay is under no illusion of the task that awaits him.

He expects Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic to be even more difficult to stop under the NRL's new six-again rules, with pacy No.1s having so far benefited this round.

The Sea Eagles have scored just one try and spent the least time camped on their opposition's line in the opening two rounds, but the stats hardly tell the story of their first two weeks.

They held Melbourne to 4-2 for the opening hour of their round one loss, before edging out the Roosters 9-8 before the shutdown.

"I think you have to give respect to the opposition we were playing," coach Des Hasler said.

"Melbourne and the Roosters, you're always going to get games that grind out.

"In both those games, Melbourne got three tries from kicks and the Roosters only carried the ball over our line once.

"There's been plenty of time and it's a different vibe now. It's a different way it's interpreted."

STATS THAT MATTER:

* Tom Trbojevic has scored three tries in his past three games against Canterbury

* Manly haven't beaten Canterbury away from Brookvale since 2013

* Canterbury made the most errors (31) in the first two rounds
Lol dopey ****
 

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If Pay seriously thinks JMK is our future as per the media report below we have no future with Pay as coach and he needs to go NOW. Although he's never had a good roster he's not capable of winning us a comp if he's satisfied with a hooker who has no impact whatsoever in attack and never runs the ball.

SPORTRUGBY LEAGUE
Marshall-King the future for Bulldogs: Pay
Scott Bailey

Saturday, 30 May 2020 12:30 pm



Jeremy Marshall-King has received praise from Bulldogs coach Dean Pay ahead of his 50th NRL game. Credit: AAP
Canterbury coach Dean Pay has put his faith in hooker Jeremy Marshall-King as a player of the future after the club distanced themselves from Andrew McCullough.

Marshall-King will play his 50th game against Manly on Sunday on the Central Coast, as the Bulldogs desperately look to avoid their worst start to a season in 24 years.

But it comes after a week where Canterbury have been linked to a number of players.

Pay has confirmed they have an interest in Canberra second-rower John Bateman, and would love to have him at the club next year alongside fellow English recruit Luke Thompson.

However the Bulldogs have been quick to shut down rumours of former Queensland State of Origin dummy-half McCullough joining the club next season.

And he insisted the talk had not impacted current Bulldogs No.9 Marshall-King, with the 24-year-old starting at hooker for just the 13th time on Sunday.

"If it does worry a player, players will come to you and say is there any truth to it?" Pay said.

"But a lot of the players don't read too much in the media.

"We're really happy with Jez and the way he is going. I think he's going to be a player of the future.

"He is only a young player just like our halves.

"You put time and effort into those guys and they'll get better with every game they play and every season they play."

After losing their first two games, the Bulldogs have not started a season with three straight defeats since 1996.

The importance of avoiding that record is even more heightened this year, given the shorter season leaving less time to recover.

"Obviously it's a shorter competition so every point is valuable," Pay said.

"We need to make sure we are going up there tomorrow to try and get a result and points on the board."

Pay is under no illusion of the task that awaits him.

He expects Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic to be even more difficult to stop under the NRL's new six-again rules, with pacy No.1s having so far benefited this round.

The Sea Eagles have scored just one try and spent the least time camped on their opposition's line in the opening two rounds, but the stats hardly tell the story of their first two weeks.

They held Melbourne to 4-2 for the opening hour of their round one loss, before edging out the Roosters 9-8 before the shutdown.

"I think you have to give respect to the opposition we were playing," coach Des Hasler said.

"Melbourne and the Roosters, you're always going to get games that grind out.

"In both those games, Melbourne got three tries from kicks and the Roosters only carried the ball over our line once.

"There's been plenty of time and it's a different vibe now. It's a different way it's interpreted."

STATS THAT MATTER:

* Tom Trbojevic has scored three tries in his past three games against Canterbury

* Manly haven't beaten Canterbury away from Brookvale since 2013

* Canterbury made the most errors (31) in the first two rounds
Dean pay will be Given 1 year extension. He has recruited Thompson. Bateman, ado Carr; and Nick Cotric.
 

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The real question you need to ask yourself here is how much worse would the Titans be going if Pay was there coach... The answer is alot worse
Sorry Mike, but that is absolute rubbish. The Titans roster has as much cred if not more than ours and they are rubbish.

They don’t have salary cap issues, they have Australian coach connected to them, an awesome home ground and a massive fanbase to draw on from the Tweed to Brisbane.

They have the backing of the NRL and and they are a rabble.

Holbrook the saviour... yeah right.
 

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Sorry Mike, but that is absolute rubbish. The Titans roster has as much cred if not more than ours and they are rubbish.

They don’t have salary cap issues, they have Australian coach connected to them, an awesome home ground and a massive fanbase to draw on from the Tweed to Brisbane.

They have the backing of the NRL and and they are a rabble.

Holbrook the saviour... yeah right.
Have to agree with this. Got a lot more going for them than us at this time and are absolutely lost.

Not going to bury Holbrook for that though as he's only 3 games in and can't change things overnight, but at the same time not going to excuse him either. Many on here lauded him as the coming of Christ but .... it's not working for him so far. Would he have done better at the Dogs with additional salary cap problems, without the Aus coach as you say etc. etc.? We'll never know but I think it'd be a push to say he would.
 

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Sorry Mike, but that is absolute rubbish. The Titans roster has as much cred if not more than ours and they are rubbish.

They don’t have salary cap issues, they have Australian coach connected to them, an awesome home ground and a massive fanbase to draw on from the Tweed to Brisbane.

They have the backing of the NRL and and they are a rabble.

Holbrook the saviour... yeah right.
Haha please Mal suggested Hunt play fullback, don't try use him as a credible source. Dude is fried just like Pay
 

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Have to agree with this. Got a lot more going for them than us at this time and are absolutely lost.

Not going to bury Holbrook for that though as he's only 3 games in and can't change things overnight, but at the same time not going to excuse him either. Many on here lauded him as the coming of Christ but .... it's not working for him so far. Would he have done better at the Dogs with additional salary cap problems, without the Aus coach as you say etc. etc.? We'll never know but I think it'd be a push to say he would.
Also if they had alot more going for them how come they are spoon favourites. Fact is titans are in a worse position than us. Also he didn't have to be the next SC, just clearly a better option than what we currently have.
 

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Haha please Mal suggested Hunt play fullback, don't try use him as a credible source. Dude is fried just like Pay
Mal Meninga vs Prisin Mikes opinion? Ok....

Also if they had alot more going for them how come they are spoon favourites. Fact is titans are in a worse position than us.
Compare rosters, rep players, and players wanted or signed by other clubs. Titans leave us for dead. You blokes rave on about how shit our roster is unless it doesn’t suit your narrative. The Titans are a much better prospect on paper than we are.

That’s why the prick signed with them and not us. He made his bed, and he can fuckin lie in it...
 

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Sorry Mike, but that is absolute rubbish. The Titans roster has as much cred if not more than ours and they are rubbish.

They don’t have salary cap issues, they have Australian coach connected to them, an awesome home ground and a massive fanbase to draw on from the Tweed to Brisbane.

They have the backing of the NRL and and they are a rabble.

Holbrook the saviour... yeah right.
Titans have massive coin tied up in Bryce Cartwright, Shannon Boyd, Jarrod Wallace, Kevin Proctor and Ash Taylor. They don’t have back ended deal but they do have plenty of duds taking up lots of cap space. I wouldn’t say they don’t have cap problems.
 

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Also if they had alot more going for them how come they are spoon favourites. Fact is titans are in a worse position than us. Also he didn't have to be the next SC, just clearly a better option than what we currently have.
If wooden spoon favouritism is your metric for how difficult a coaches job is then why are you so critical of Pays work considering he landed last years wooden spoon favourites several spots higher than predicted, and just 3 points outside the top 8?
 

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Mal Maninga vs Prisin Mikes opinion? Ok....



Compare rosters, rep players, and players wanted or signed by other clubs. Titans leave us for dead. You blokes rave on about how shit our roster is unless it doesn’t suit your narrative. The Titans are a much better prospect on paper than we are.

That’s why the prick signed with them and not us. He made his bed, and he can fuckin lie in it...
Haha please he signed with them because that's where a NRL job was... Our roster is shit, titans is worse... Ask anyone who they think will get the spoon and they will tell you the Titans because their team is shit.
 

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Titans have massive coin tied up in Bryce Cartwright, Shannon Boyd, Jarrod Wallace, Kevin Proctor and Ash Taylor. They don’t have back ended deal but they do have plenty of duds taking up lots of cap space. I wouldn’t say they don’t have cap problems.
Throw Peats into that lot too (~600k). They also just signed Tino from the Storm for ~700k.
 
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