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No argument there from me. It's been all year like this, even last year.

Yeh his tap on sometimes are low percentage plays and he paid for it tonight

Yeah you are right to a degree, our attack is horrid inside the ten and needs to be better to win a comp. I am confident that neighther Gus or CC expected us to be going so well considering. We are not a finished product but where we sit and how the year has been going has us over achieving...

Look, yeah Galvin made some decisions that didn't help but let's get serious here, that didn't lose us the game. Our ball handling in the second half was putrid. If we held onto the ball and got to our kicks we win. We let them back in with dumb ball control, simple as that.

This would have to be the worst win i have felt.

100% agree. It comes down to game management. Trying miracle plays on short sides, tap ons, poor ball handling. We missed Critta's captaincy to settle the guys down. We were exposed badly with very poor attack in the second half. I keep saying it, we have major problems inside 10mtrs. We can't...

Game management is non existent. Fifth play options were dreadful and cost us along with poor ball handling. We deserved what we got

I know!! Haywards brother is pissing me off too

One thing I've learnt about CC as a coach, he is a step ahead of everyone. Turpin starting, it's about getting our depth ready for later in the season. If we get struck down with injuries, then Turpin and others would have played with the group not just off the bench. If we can't put trust and...

He could be in the halves for NSW if Luai is out

He wanted a taller Kiraz up against To'o. You could see that early in the game when Burton on two occasions put kicks towards To'o for Kiraz to hopefully get over the top of him but Penrith gave To'o cover each time. Didn't cost us the game. What is hurting us more than anything is our inability...

I agree with what you say but, that's why this loss was a good loss. What we will learn in those moments we lost a bit of composure will be valuable. The video sessions will highlight that. It will sink in a lot more after a loss than it will if we won. So hopefully in the big games we take...

Footage of Robbo in the 80's putting Sterlo to sleep. Attached here...

Yeah he will. He's not Ryan Matterson lol

It's a great problem to have. Personally, I think if Mahoney isn't offering anything in attack and not making the right choices out of dummy half i can see Hayward slotting in there. I think Galvin will be our utility off the bench.

This will take over SOO headlines if Buzz has anything to do with it. We are going to hear how Gus runs the team. There is unrest he caused this mess blah blah blah

They think he is capable of covering multiple positions in case needed.

The NRL need to change the Origin format in the new tv rights deal. It should be played on a stand alone weekend where all NRL teams get a bye. If the NRL market the weekends of SOO and turn it into Bonanza weekends where the players on the Saturday meet and greet fans, have a carnival at a...

Good point but can they get in and out anyway?

Runs hard, tackles hard. Simple game plan forhiim and he delivers

What about Moses' direct contact to Fifita's head?

In the end it was a dominant performance and the stat's show that. While Parra scrambled well inside the ten i do feel this is where we are struggling to put points on. We had a lot of possession in the first half inside the ten and we just don't have setup plays that the good teams have...

And likely no walker he did his groin

I think we were all frustrated at times mainly when we were inside the 10mtrs. We are struggling to put set pieces together. We should have had two or three more tries in the first half but we didn't have enough flair in the red zone. You are right, we played the long game. Our line speed was...

Yeah you walk with the players over to the little fields on the eastern side. A few hundred mtrs from the Pullman. This is where the supporters stop and the players walk to the stadium on their own. But it's the moment they walk out of the Pullman when the fans give the loudest chear. Nice...

Sitili apparently did his hamstring at training

Anyone surprised by the naming of Sexton and or Mahoney this week only shows you believe the journos who make up bullshit for click bate and the recognition of getting a so called scoop. We as fans dont even know what goes on behind closed doors. Gould said last night on 100% Footy no one knows...

I dont think so. He'll have to earn his spot. I like it. No one walks into the team without earning it. If he is even on the bench it weakens the integrity of what it takes and means to be in that side. Let Galvin have a feel for being around the players on game day and understand and appreciate...

Galvin #23 not in line up

Moses is in doubt

You're right, Buzz is on here lol

Since when do the journalists pick the teams? Who inside the Bulldogs said Sexton or Mahoney are getting dropped next week? All speculation. Who inside the Bulldogs said Burton or Critta is going to fullback? All speculation. I am sick of these journalists thinking they can influence the game...

He won't know what hits him when he see's the support from the fans. He is a 19 year old kid learning and earning his trade and now he is a Bulldog we'll have his back with 50,000 supporters at games instead of 5,000 lol

Stefano Utoikamanu went to storm for much less similar to Galvin. Nothing much said. While the dogs are doing well we are going to have to get use to the hate and innuendo's people want to put on us. I love it!! Us versus them mentality.

At the beginning of the year the journos were saying how we've only signed bench players from other clubs. Now we make some good signings and they want to ask how are we doing it, insinuating we are rorting the cap. It always has been and always will be us versus them mentality.

I hate how these journos think they know what's going on with our salary cap. We aren't moving Mahoney or Sexton on for Galvin. We released Ryan Sutton and a couple others from our top thirty in the past couple months, is the first thing, and the second thing is this year we probably only have...

We are building and unfortunately it will sting a little bit, but premierships fix all that up.

Yeah Burton's reaction when Mahoney gave him that shit pass preparing to kick was not good

Is everyone forgetting before signing Critta how it was floated around he could play fullback? If this happens..... 1. Critta 2. Kiraz 3 Xerri 4. Burton 5. Montoya 6. Galvin 7. Sexton/Hayward (or #14)

Look its a great signing but my concern is the current playing group. Will this effect the bonding of the players if it means someone is sacrificed? If no one goes who's position does he take and again does this cause an issue? I hope not and we continue to get stronger and everyone is on board...

This is the reset we need. Brings us back down to earth after two come back wins. We now go away and have a long break then come back and get back to where we know we should be. No panic with this loss

Why? GUS IS MAKING THE DOGS GREAT AGAIN

I'm trying to get my head around how we sign him and not lose anyone from our top 17. If we have 29 players signed in our top 30 (some say 28) and Sexton hasn't be signed, possibly he's been guaranteed an extension but the contract is pending on what has to be outlayed for Galvin? Sexton doesn't...

Containing Herby will need Harry Hayes to be Taffe's body guard or move Kiks to right to do a job on him.

Read into this as you wish but an interesting stat. These are how many players in each team won over the weekend. Penrith had a bye but previous week had a draw and before that a win so they are include. Form and confidence is everything. NSW 12 players won of 17 QLD 2 players won of 17 I'm...

Hopefully Critta is out of SOO so he'll have over two weeks recovery with our bye next week then playing Monday long weekend

Burton at centre imo doesn't disrupt the backline too much

I think both King and Mann will play limited minutes

Yeah I heard him say that also but i checked it. What would CC know lol

I counted 3 games in 11 days. Titans Sunday Raiders Saturday Roosters Friday

We also have played 3 games in 11 days on top of missing our players. Makes our performances even more extraordinary.

I think DCE just reneged on his Roosters deal and wants to sign with us

We exposed two things with the Roosters tonight that all teams will execute when playing them. High bombs to Mark N. He struggles even with the catchable bombs. Yeah a couple miracle plays but he cost them also. The Roosters failure to move together and fill gaps defensively inside 20 mtrs...

Robinson keeping him off for so long should answer some questions from their fans. He was intimidating and the aggressor in the first 30 but only brought him back on with 9 minutes to go. Shocking call from the coach

Chrighton deserves a week suspension for hit on Collins and rub him out of Origin 1 lol

Wtf!!! Robinson leaving Leniu off for so long. He was killing us in the first half. Comes back on with 9 mins to go.

I am going to give credit to Ashkey Calvin Klein. He let the game flow and it gave what the game deserved. What a great game and even better win.

Yeah spot on. My flights and accommodation are $4,600. With stadium tickets tbc, people should expect approx 5K.

For anyone interested in seeing some shows while you're in Vegas, Magic Mike tickets are now on sale. Was looking for a friend lol

Well that'll be us for sure

I'd like to know the games schedule. I'm presuming the Dogs v Dragons game will be last to be played to keep the interest til the end??

A survey was done a couple months ago and 8,000 fans showed interest in going. Now that it has been finalised people can start planning and i have no doubt it will be one of the biggest years in Vegas so far. Btw, what's drinking got to do with it?

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Thanks for the tip bro. I've booked Caesars Palace for now free cancellation til Feb 23rd. Like you say, everyone just book somewhere for now so at least you are guaranteed of not sleeping under the freeway lol

Bro I'd say that's just accommodation

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Thanks i might do that. Didn't know that some Kennelers treat this forum so seriously.. People ask for other people's advice, ideas, knowledge to form an open conversation. There's no right or wrong on here but then again some people have their noses so far up their arse they can't even tell...

Warm ups yes, not half a game warm up. Just ask Turbo if warms up have helped him. 30 minute warm up plus 80 mins game time. The mind, body and muscles would get fatigued as you know what. Warm ups these days look more intense than game time.

No we don't fade out of games, but that's after a 15 minute rest at half time. Let's also put that 15 minute rest (stretch in the sheds after our warm-up), maybe we get a better start to the game like we do in the second half.

I get your point, but on top of the lack of discipline which can come down to laziness and lack of concentration at the start, we dropped balls, missed tackles we usually don't, in the first 15 mins we gave them a seven tackle set which got them down field to score. We can't just look at the...

Does anyone think that warm ups for 20-30 minutes is an overrated strategy to get players prepared for a game? I know it's important to warm up the muscles and get blood flowing and get energy levels up but can this be seen as being over done or over worked pre-game? A lot of energy is...

Bro, 100% agree and can't be happier with the win but I'll say it again, do it against the likes of Melbourne and give them a 20-30 point start and we may not be able to run them down. All I am saying is this week has to be about making sure we take lessons out of the slow start and be a more...

Bro, in what way?

I agree, start off getting into the grind and stick to our processes. Games aren't necessarily won in the first half. We are good enough to put teams away in the second half, we have shown that but we just need to be in the game and give ourselves a chance to put them away. I think we need to...

Not the weakest comp. It's a more even comp with most teams getting stronger because the talent pool has been spread throughout all teams. Players left the Panthers which has weakened them and strengthened other teams like Tigers, Dogs etc that have been at the bottom for years.

I hope we learnt lessons from both Bronco's and Raiders games, but did we really? Why did we come out so slow out of the blocks on the weekend? Like the Bronco's game, we should have been up for it from the start. It was a highly anticipated game and we missed the start. Ok, it happens and we...

I would say it's a 60/40 ratio. 60% it's the players il discipline and 40% are over reactions from ref's. Players are purposely trying to slow the play the balls with hands over the ball once the tackle is complete, jersey pulling, holding down etc etc. And on the otherhand the ref's are...

Mmm nah. Continual flow of the game is what makes the product great.

The NRL love us? Wait til we hit Vegas. We'll be the main act in Oceans 14. lol

Does anyone know what dogs were paying at half time? Asking for a friend

There nothing better than seeing opposing fans fight each other. It makes us look like angels lol

There was a high shot on Critta in the second that went unnoticed, he stumbled onto his feet but never stayed down, most players would have. I am sure if he stays down we get a penalty. The raiders attempted to stay down on a couple of occasions but were told to play on. What Critta showed the...

Agree CC, Critta and Gus have definitely turned the club around. Critta has shown he won't be involved or lead a team that gives up. In recent years we lose that game by 50. Just goes to show we have the right people in positions that will lead the club to success in the near future.

Not many thought we'd get up. I was only confident that we can form a comeback like we did against the bronco's to keep it respectful. I was critical of how we were playing because we were playing like a team coming last not first and that's where I was frustrated. Losing isn't an issue for me...

Watch the whole game and you'll get a better understanding of how good the win was. Just a little warning, the first half was horrible and you may have to call 000.

OK Ricky will do

Yeah both halves were officiated differently

Didn't he change his tune in the second half? Totally switched allegiance lol

He is a genuine half. Burton to lock will solve our problems especially while Salmon will be out for a while.

I predicted this earlier in the week. Sometimes fringe forwards can hinder the attack of centres. I hope CC gets Critta involved more like he did today.

Fair enough but I have no doubt the fans were saying it and giving it to him today so he gave as much as he copped, plus some lol

Did everyone see Salmon when he scored he shouted "weak gutted dog"? Pmsl

Burton to lock, Hayward 6

But we all sacked him at half time!! lol

I would normally shut someone down with a comment like that, but we can't deny the truth atm

He gave them an easy seven tackle set and we went down hill from there. We look more fluent and dangerous when we have Hayward at 6. Is Ceraldo capable enough to make tough decisions on a player like Burton? If Mahoney in previous weeks has been replaced then Burton needs the same treatment...

Out played, Out enthused, Out classed, Out skilled, Out coached. Dominated, Bent back, Smashed. And that's just the first half.

We don't know how to handle intense footy. If the game is too fast for us, our style does not compare.

Just wondering if you can get your countryman Pope Leo to bless us with a premiership? We welcome both of you on board. ✌️