We honestly had so many chances but could not finish them off. Preston’s hip drop knock on was one. Burton break no support another. Morris drops it before the line. Kikau obstruction. We should have won that game what a loss of an opportunity
Our game plan today should be very simple ; score the first two tries and defend like last week. If we do score the first two rabbits who are already low on confidence will just give up. That’s when the flood gates will open for us to score more later in the second half to finish the game with...
Burton has gone back into mourning mode. Hardly any runs and touches . Where is the Burton from last week. Seriously someone needs to fire a rocket up him
Taffe has speed but we are yet to see it. All we need is Burton to kick over the top , chased by taafe for it to be a try. Sometimes I wonder whether Ciraldo communicates any tactical strategies to these players . Burton and fox had mad link ups 2 years ago. Not sure why that has been taken out...
If any of the players are reading this , can you guys offload the ball to create more attacking chances. We don’t want boring hit up plays. Offload and spread the ball .
The issue is our attack guys. We only ever manage to score one try and sometimes 2 if we are lucky per game . As soon as we concede a few tries mentally it’s game over. We can’t compete with teams if we are only capable of scoring 1 try . It’s almost impossible for us to win games unless we...
Is it just me or was he way better at rabbits ? Yet again we have made hardly any line breaks in trials and first round to see what he is like in space .
We always play the best attacking footy when we spread the ball, offload and play fearless footy. Yet master coach thinks it’s a good idea to finish a game with 2 offloads only and take hit ups when we are down by 12 !
What was our game plan? No offloads, no ball spreading, Burton playing like he has had a death in the family … the list goes on! Let’s be honest, our team on paper is good and all our players have potential . We just manage to play so bad every single time. Scratching my head .
Yea that’s the only questionable selection in my view. Sexton played well last year and during the trials . What did he do to deserve losing his spot to Hutchinson who in my view isn’t anything special. Hopefully we aren’t left scratching our heads after round 1
One thing our fullbacks haven’t done in years is support play. If taffe has that in his arsenal and demands the ball (including inside balls, feeding off offloads) then he will go alright .
Remember a few years ago that teacher went well at hooker during a trial and got picked for round 1 only to be deported overseas after a few rounds . This is what this thread reminds me of .
He is a good player but hardly ever communicates on the field . He is an under thinker as opposed to an over thinker. I also don’t think he gets the bulldogs culture . He doesn’t have the heart and passion of Graham / Reynolds for sure .
His strength is ball running and kicking bombs, not...
What do you guys think about drew hutch? I didn’t think his kicking game was great. He didn’t do much in attack either. Sexton looks more creative and has more xfactor . What do you guys think?
We need to stop making excuses and start competing . It’s a competition . The knights did it this year. There’s no reason why we can’t . Our squad is more than capable of competing and beating teams .
Tracey is injured so let’s leave him out for now. Taafe is a known fullback who slotted easily into the south’s team. He has speed and x-factor .
Critta will play centre with xerri. Perham will play NSW cup in the centres probably .
I agree . You just have to watch the press conference from today to see he has lost the dressing room. It is so alarming . Coaches usually just say it’s not true . He had a serious look on his face. They aren’t rumours.
Every club has islanders as middle forwards and props. We have an obsession with the most whitest dudes playing in the middle. King, Waddell, knight . No opposition is going to fear those forwards .