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If we nabbed two quality props, we'd be flying. Knight and King off the bench strengthens us. I don't think they're starters. Hughes, Patolo, Sutton as back up, so much stronger. We are close!

We are 3 middies (2025) from playing finals again. Love all these signings. There is clear intent about professionalism and players coming from winning cultures.

Tackle 1 - spin it left Tackle 2 - spin it right Tackle 3 - spin it left Tackle 4 - spin it right Tackle 5 - spin it left Tackle 6 - score a try or spin it right Fuck hit ups and go forward, overated!

Maybe its going to be: Tracey Kiraz Xerri Crichton Foxx Burton Taffe

I'll wait to hear from Danny Weidler first before making assumptions.

The 13 is made for him, great signing!

Like i keep saying, you haven't missed out on a player if they re-sign with their club. You've only missed out if they choose to leave for another club, and it's not yours. There is a major difference between the two!

This has Gus written all over it. Two junior premierships this year is massive! It WILL filter through to NRL level, just have patience.

He was at Manly this year.

You don't need $800k props. You just need the right attitude, some mongrel, and an opportunity. Good luck!

Sounds like the nrl's first Psychosocial case is about to unfold at our club.

Who's replacing him? As far as we know, he and Thompson are gone. I can't wait for Knight and King to start with Patolo and Hughes coming off the bench for huge impact. I was also talking about our pack, not just TPJ. It will be worse than this year's. We aren't winning shit.

Believe it or not, our pack will be worse next year. We we are spoon bound, unbelievable.

After the club walked under 100 laders prior to round one, we find ourselves a measly 6 points out of the top 8. Throw in our new purchases, what's still about to unfold and some holy water before round one next year, we are top 8 bound! Up the dogs...

This has been done a hundred times. I voted for Matt Ryan last time and this time

The Bulldogs never bought internationals. We are a hard-working club, who bring up their own and throw in a few solid buys each year. We are slowly getting back to that model, probably from 2025 onwards. We always worked this way and over achieved this way. It's the Bulldog way

Mate Wayne Bennett gets things wrong. You can't be Nostradamus. CC is young and still learning, he will be better for this season and push us to better things next. As for Averillo, it's done, good luck to the kid, he's no representative player. Taffe and Critta will battle it out.

Good signing, lots of energy and isn't a lazy bastard. He will pop up everywhere.

A fair few of these signings could be targeted at replacing current players 16-30. On face value, we are getting them cheaper, and they are better or, at the very least, the equivalent. That's how you manage the cap. Players 1-15 take a bit more time and aren't readily available. Im sure...

Massive clean out, it's much needed!

Great signing, I don't care about his age. He's a pro and has looked after himself I'm sure. He's a beast and a winner, bring it on.

Rumour has it that Sio Siua Taukeiaho is a done deal at the dogs.

They're young they'll get over it. I'm just throwing one out there, I'm probably miles off. Either way, not going to be a pretty day.

There's a bit of me that feels the club is trying to field the youngest, most inexperienced team it can today. No Kikau, Fox, Thomson, talk of Preston, Mahoney not playing. Protecting our better players from this massacre. That way when it finishes 72-4, the narrative will be, we had the...

Today is officially Rest In Peace, Canterbury-Bankstown day.

I have strategically organised lunch with friends at 1pm. Not watching this bloodbath.

- Avo to 1 without doubt - Sexton was wearing the 7 - Kiraz to 3, Skelton 2, no Alamoti - completely new forward pack - 55 new defensive coaches because we stink.

Honestly, the losing Sexton part made no difference. Our defence is diabolical, it's the worst I've ever seen it and worse than the spoon years, it's an utter disgrace.

Awesome, let's bring on the big boppers!

Taffe has always performed in the top grade, great versatility. He would certainly strengthen our squad.

I get that Critta will get first crack at 1 but geez Taffe goes really well. What would he cost? $350k? He could be used like he is at Souths but if he made of fist of it and Critta struggled, he could be a really good 1 with Critta and Xerri in the centres.

I missed the game, how did Skelton get on the park?

What has happened to Nu Brown? Looked solid in the first month before injury, comes back and has playing well in nsw cup. He can't even get on the extended bench with all that's going on, strange.

Say what you want about Gus, but he's taking a million bullets to protect players, staff, and coaches at this football club.

Does anyone know of a Gus press conference at 11am?

I think we almost have no option but to re- sign him on a reduced deal and hope he comes good. Not much out there in the prop department.

I've also watched 2 min highlights of players that looked amazing and amounted to nothing.

It's not how it works on here. If you're not a 1.2mil international then you're deemed fucking useless. This place is all about glitz and glamour. You need to be a superstar, or you're nothing. I hope the kid goes well, a genuine 7 who is still only 22. Good luck, throw in some big boys next...

We needed his old man

Where the hell does this club go from here?

All paper talk, why buy into it like it's the gospel? Also, if a player re-signs for their current club and we had an interest, that's not missing out on a player. That's the player staying put. Well done to club and player. If a player chooses to leave their current club and we show interest...

Hoffman, RFM and Burns all named on extended bench, however not named in reserve grade. You never know, could be late changes?

Pretty disappointing thread. Gus doesn't sleep and is doing all he can to make us great again. Don't judge him on the previous 5 years of failure. He had to undo a lot of shit before he can go forward. Our club as a whole is firing, sponsorship, membership, pathways, etc. It will translate to...

If DCE did move on, it would be to the Titans, 10 years later. He and Dessie would bow out together.

Wow all happening: Hunt request denied Brooks to manly Schuster in limbo

Too many people are taking Gus for an idiot. Gus has done deals. He won't announce shit until those players' commitments are over. That's how he works. Anyone thinking he'll let this club sink on his watch are delusional, let it play out.

Maybe it's Sam Walker we are trying to pinch?

People crying like we are dismantling our premiership winning team. The more gone, the better, let them all go!

Brooks = Raiders bound.

Danny Weidler going hard at this story. He may be a c$%t but he doesn't get many things terribly wrong. He's all in again in saying Hunt wants out now.

All the best to Avo at the Dolphins.

May as well bring tricky trindall to guide him.

Can't see it happening. Both he and Burton are left sided, left footed kickers who are best utilised on the left. This would mean one of them is heavily impacted being on the right. Not a good fit

Let's blame the ref for conceding 40

We are building guys, won SG Ball, doing well in Flegg, first in NSW Cup. It WILL translate to nrl soon, up the dogs.

Qai-Ward, was he for this year only at the stage or longer term?

Wilson's acceleration is a must at 1 in the top grade. He will create so much by just getting outside his man.

Official as per dogs page, Reed is available if he passes all his protocols this week. Kiraz available, no word on RFM. Burns and Thompson, one more week.

If our middle was tight yesterday and our ruck/marker defence switched on, we win by 12. A costly loss, we handed it to the chooks. Our D is a big issue, has been all season.

It's time to mix it up a little and get some players back into the squad. Kiraz, hopefully, back, give Nu Brown a run, Pele is back next week. Get Patolo in the squad, does Rajab get a full game. Pretty filthy about today, we really blew it. Our defence around the ruck was under 10s stuff at times.

Hope he does well, definitely debuting today.

You can't bag a bloke that's won 3 comps lol.

I remember standing on the hill at Belmore for most games on 98 thinking what a crap team, next minute we made the GF lol

My bad, I thought it was a forward signing

We have signed a prop from the Clydesdales, top 30 contract from 2024, cheapie, hope he does well.

Waiting for the first person to say, done deal. zzzzzzzzzz

I just see 13 written all over Alamoti, tough, strong, skill, ball playing. Xerri and Averillo could be a great centre pairing for 5+ years.

Stop being emotional and let it play out. If those mentioned weren't at the club, we would be the Moorebank Rams.

For what is worth, both Sutton and Morrin not named in nsw cup.

I remember my old man taking me to Belmore and saying, "Watch this fullback, he will go well." Tony Currie. Came as a 1 played plenty of centre.

No more excuses, middles available this week are 9, that's right 9. King TPJ Pele RFM Sutton Patolo Hughes Morrin Tanner Get the job done!

When a debutante winger, the other winger and the former winger, now forward are your top performers, your team is a fucking shambles

7 straight years of absolute rubbish. Buy some forwards FFS, and our pack wouldn't dominate an sg ball team. How embarrassing!

The only good game Ray played was when he started up front against the saints. Give him the 8 next to TPJ at 10 and bring Edwards in at 13, who has good size and played well so far. King to me is the perfect 16, will go for 60 mins once on, big heart, big motor. We need so much more from TPJ and...

I reckon Wilson plays on the wing instead of Casey this weekend. He had plenty of time to rejoin the nswcup side but was left out, me thinks for this Friday.

Seriously, who would even entertain this? Buy some forwards, stay healthy, and we will be sweet.

Massive game tonight. We could be sitting 5 and 5 with half a squad. HUGE effort, it sets us up for the rest of the year with players coming back, go the dogs!

Schuster and manager were at Belmore watching dogs v tigers game. I think if he does leave, then he's tigers bound. I think he's super talented and would make a really good 13. I just think he needs to grow up.

Maybe Burns becomes that versatile big body on the bench? Okonbur out and Burns in, maybe.

What an amazing effort, he was phenomenal

100% this, it's happening.

Shit go. Sutton starts, Morrin and Hughes as front row rotation, Brown to be added as the ball playing 13 off the bench.

So next years halves will be made up of Burton, Oloapu, Hayward, BBO, Rajab. Do we need another? Assuming Flanagan moved on and Reynolds retires.

I think our spine is actually set. There's obviously an investment in KO and somewhat an unknown in him as well as Critta at 1. However, if you said our spine in 24 is: Crichton Oloapu Burton Mahoney Most would probably be satisfied as it's an upgrade. Whatever happens this year is largely...

100%, there is a very good reason why he dropped back to nsw cup last year and played the last dozen or so games solely as the 7. He was going to get first shot and then unfortunately did his knee in the semi. Very talented player and still in the plans for 24 i believe

Just saw an article, Nu Brown in the mix for 6

3 out of 4, and we are well and truly alive for 8th spot. That will have us 6 and 6 heading into the bye. I think we'd all be over the moon if that's the case, we've had no luck injury wise.

Reggies, no pressure, no hip drops, no video ref, no Sutton, no real structure, no fuckwits. Just plain old fashioned rugby league, so much better to watch.

Mahoney Lol at the crocs

Not sure on this one, i think flano still plays this week. Is this about flano and his overall shitness or Burton getting more involved?

That could just be a left side v right side training drill.

Skelton being talked up https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-jeral-skelton-bulldogs-injuries-angus-crichton-return-roosters-nsw-cup-nathan-brown-xavier-savage-raiders-stats-video/news-story/3204f0f64735774157a0c71132edc6b8

How have you entertained that?

So, 12 players either definitely or most likely out, pretty hard to take. Wingers and centres going down mid game is actually harder to adjust to than a forward, which is generally a straight swap. We have been very unlucky. We need Holy water dropped down on Bemlore from one of those planes...

It's a shame Davey is out for while, he bent the line with each run, has good size about him, and runs courageous lines.

Awfully quiet at Belmore this week. Injuries or not, ambush.

Harsh on T-Rex, i won $650 on him as first try scorer once upon a time.

Travis was also part of 3 premierships at the roosters.

Please someone take the holy water to Belmore

At centre i agree, i think he's experience is better suited on the wing.