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You are so out of date, missed tackles are irrelevant, it’s limiting the metres gained past the play the ball that matters. With Mahoney out of marker he either tackles the opposition runner or slows him down enough such that the support defenders complete the tackle. Take a look at Penrith’s...

Mostly yours. Always a Bulldog

Every training session is torture, it's supposed to be hard, it has to hard, both mentally and physically. Always a Bulldog

Two for the price of one; I disagree, it was training, training him in the discipline required to be an NRL player. The disciplinary action itself was in line with normal training methods. How do you know that it was "the same issue"? Maybe they were both late but for Knight it was his first...

There is a huge, Grand Canyon sized, difference between working in a commercial business and competing in professional sports like rugby league. Employees in the average commercial business are not expected to tackle 100+kg players 30/40/50 times a game running at them at pace. Stop their...

The average for an NRL player is 40 games. If (a big “if”) he can prove he is an average NRL player then might (a big “might”) get 40 match payments. Always a Bulldog

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/tense-nrl-360-moment-exposes-nrls-protected-species/news-story/cd118dd2eea08024463b5f9359925fab Tense NRL 360 moment exposes NRL’s ‘protected species’ An awkward live TV moment involved NRL legend Gorden Tallis has exposed a “protected species” in the game no...

What he was asked to do in training is no more than he would be expected to do in an NRL game, mentally or physically. That's what training is for, so when you get into the hard grind of a match you are used to it. Always a Bulldog

I paid $2.16 for Pump 98 this morning. Always a Bulldog

Another one added to the blocked list. Always a Bulldog

Future NSW SOO Captain. Always a Bulldog

Gould also said Hetherington's KPI's were "off the chart", truly elite. Shame the brain isn't in the same league. Always a Bulldog

Wrestling 30 to 35 team mates, big farkin deal, every game he would be expected to make at least 30+ tackles against opposition players, many of them bigger and stronger than you and running at you at speed with zero care for your wellbeing. In the Knoughts game Mahony (46), Salmon (41)...

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Based on the Jackson precedent some of whatever Finucane gets paid going forward HAS to be included in their Cap. Always a Bulldog

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At least the fines are tax deductible. Always a Bulldog

Does that qualify as "media training". Always a Bulldog

Robinson's first year as Chooks coach was 2013, Politis bought and paid for this team whilst staying within a Salary Cap of $5.15m (as if) ; Mitch Aubusson Boyd Cordner Jake Friend Aiden Guerra Michael Jennings Shaun Kenny-Dowall Isaac Liu James Maloney Anthony Minichiello...

He is surprisingly articulate and his buy in attitude is welcome. Always a Bulldog

And our 2nd row stocks are pretty low, hardly. Always a Bulldog

No he's not. Always a Bulldog

All they need to measure is the first few cm's out of the hand, what happens after that is irrelevant. The ball can travel forwards, backwards, sideways, float, wherever it likes, just as long as it leaves the hand/s backwards for 1 mm or more. That's the difficulty, the measurements is over...

In any given NRL game the ref could make 100’s of “correct decisions”, but they don’t. They ignore some and enforce others. It’s not the decisions they make but they ones they should make but choose not to. It’s all very well to look at every decision and say that they were correct, but that’s...

There is always an ex player in the Bunker, last weekend Ben Galea was in the Bunker for the Chooks versus Melbourne game. But they are an "advisor" only. Always a Bulldog

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We miss a lot of initial tackles but someone is always there to cover, complete the tackle, plug the gap, put a halt to the opposition attack before any meaningful metres are gained. The line speed means that the opposition gains, even after a missed tackle, are minuscule because any missed...

There was separation between the ball and his chest but there was no separation between the ball and his hand. WTF does it matter anyway even if there was separation between ball and hand, it didn't touch another player or the ground. Separation isn't grounds for disallowing a try unless...

https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/04/22/origin-hopefuls-shine-in-round-7-team-of-the-week/ Round 7 Team of the Week 6. Matt Burton (Bulldogs) The Bulldogs' five-eighth pinned Newcastle into the corner with another stellar game with the boot, punting the ball 383 metres on Sunday night. Burton also...

The bunker didn't even look at what we were challenging. The bullshit "knock on" happened before it and they ruled on that. Can't lose a challenge on something that we weren't challenging. Always a Bulldog

Not just physically but mentally as well, playing NRL week in week out is very draining and it takes some experience training the body and brain to handle it. Always a Bulldog

https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/04/22/origin-hopefuls-shine-in-round-7-team-of-the-week/ Round 7 Team of the Week 6. Matt Burton (Bulldogs) The Bulldogs' five-eighth pinned Newcastle into the corner with another stellar game with the boot, punting the ball 383 metres on Sunday night. Burton also...

Depends on what you mean by "pack". We have a very decent hooker (Mahony), 2 x high quality 2nd rowers (Kikau & Preston) with more than decent back ups and a quality lock (Curtin) also with multiple back ups (Mann & Hayward). If you mean props we have an NRL quality prop (King) with 3 very...

If Taylor is our “attack coach” then that leaves more time for Ciraldo to be our “defence coach”. However it is, it is working. We miss a lot of initial tackles but someone is always there to cover, complete the tackle, plug the gap, put a hault to the opposition attack. The line speed means...

It depends on what car, when and where. Always a Bulldog

He has $15m worth of players and Robinson still blames the refs. "Sometimes you gotta look in the mirror and see that you’re the one to blame.” Always a Bulldog

Nothing wrong with the team, it's the coach who is shit. Always a Bulldog

JAC is good for the guys inside him as well, the opposition wingers know that they can't leave even the smallest space on the outside because JAC will embarrass them. As a result they can't creep infield and crowd the centre. If the winger stays wide and the centre crowds in on our 5/8 then we...

Why did I even bother watching that game, both sides were shit. Manu was the only decent player on the field, and maybe Collins who works his ass off. The rest were woeful, an undisciplined, mistake riddled, rudderless rabble. Allowing for sombreros, boats, double contracts and diamond...

You missed the word “substitute”, as in if a winger gets injured during the game he can fill in. That’s a long way from being selected as a starting winger. Always a Bulldog

My understanding is the Tigers were understandably concerned about the not making the 8 escape clause triggering his release even if Utoikamanu himself was playing very well. So they inserted the SOO clause, they wanted 1 x SOO game and his manager insisted on 2. Always a Bulldog

Please feel free to post up where I said I wanted Taaffe to play on the wing. Always a Bulldog

Tedesco hasn't played since he tried to tackle Kikau. Always a Bulldog

Shoot, I missed it, when did Tupou and Coates move to the Knights? Always a Bulldog

According to your measure (at least 30 games), having only played 25 NRL games at fullback, Taaffe is not qualified to play fullback either. For the record Taaffe has played 17 NSW Cup Games in the halves which is exactly the same number as he played at fullback. Of his 37 NRL games, a 3rd...

Gabrielle Richens AKA The Pleasure Machine The original Bulldog's deserter. In 2011 Haumono ‘came clean’ on the apparent real reason he went AWOL in 1998. He told the Sydney Morning Herald it was all a ploy, set up so he could escape his $400,000 contract with the Bulldogs so he could go on to...

My view is as a substitute Taaffe can play 1, 2, 5, 6 or 7, he's plenty fast enough to play wing, obviously can play fullback and 1/2 which is not a lot different to 5/8 anyway. If a centre gets injured Burton can step in there and Taaffe plays 5/8. That makes him pretty versatile and with...

You are possibly not that far wrong with around $195k available, which would be for 6 months, equivalent to $390k for a full season. That's close to the average NRL Player contract value. Always a Bulldog

I'm sure Ciraldo will appoint a body guard for Taaffe if he plays 1/2. Always a Bulldog

Take a look at our backline injuries during games so far this season and then tell me that having a back on the bench isn't warranted. Always a Bulldog

I am firmly of the belief that Taaffe only started the season at fullback because Tracey was injured, otherwise he may well have started at 1/2. If Taaffe actually is on the bench then I fully expect Ciraldo to give him a run at 1/2 sometime during the game. Always a Bulldog

If Taaffe actually is on the bench then I fully expect Ciraldo to give him a run at 1/2 sometime during the game. Always a Bulldog

There is no maximum, the minimum is $80k per annum. So pro rata minimum around $40k. Always a Bulldog

There is a minimum for a player on a Supplementary Contract but there is no maximum, the limit is fitting within the Cap. Always a Bulldog

We just freed up a spot. Always a Bulldog

Supplementary Players (AKA Development Players) can play from Round 1, no more restrictions there. The only difference is a Supplementary player's minimum is $80K (per annum) compared to a minimum $130k (per annum) for a Top 30 player. Only Train and Trial players are limited to Round 11...

He's been available since November, something is holding up negotiations, commonly it's the player wants a contract bump, term and value, and the club wants a shorter term and/or lower value contract. Does he/his manager (Sam Ayoub) think that his value will go up when he plays more NRL games...

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If a coach doesn't reward players for putting in at training, making their KPI's, and/or punish players for not putting in at training, failing their KPI's, then you have the Souffs problem with Mitchell/Walker. Sure he might be able, based on natural ability, to win a game for you, but his...

I believe the question was one of levels; If a player is penalised but not put on report that's, say, level 1 If a player is penalised and put on report that's, say, level 2 If a player is not penalised and not put on report but the MRC sites him then that's, say, level 3 If a player is...

Halligan is a perfectionist, he spots the 0.01% things, miniscule habits that kickers get into, often without even knowing that they are doing it. He corrects that, works with the kickers on 100% repeatability, doing precisely the same thing every time. Halligan believes that 100% accuracy is...

Halligan is utilised whenever he is needed. Long after everyone has stopped training Burton is practising his kicking. Always a Bulldog

My view is that if Ciraldo wasn't here last year then this year wouldn't be going so well. Some players that needed to go might have stayed, some players with slack habits might still have slack habits, some players that were unfit might still be unfit and some players that looked lost last...

With each game I grow more confidence, firstly there was a wide held belief that we didn't have any NRL quality "forwards" and would get steam rolled in every game. When it was consistently pointed out that we had a more than decent hooker, 2nd rowers and lock, with decent back ups for those...

Posted it before the season even started, Crichton in the centres, Tracey at fullback and Taaffe at 1/2. Always a Bulldog

Start up the noisy Twin Turbo and let if idle with the odd blip to 9,000 rpm. That lets them know that I can be far more noisy than they can possible even dream of. Always a Bulldog

A somewhat fitting end for Sutton. Always a Bulldog

The trick is 3 in a row. We won Round 2 last season 26/12 and the pre season this year 24/12. Panthers with Ciraldo coaching won the 2022 Magic Round 32/6 Steve Folkes won 4 in a row coaching against Bellamy. Always a Bulldog

Salary Cap, minimum player contract values, insurance etc. Exemptions are not always granted. Always a Bulldog

Starting against Kamikamica, JKing and Loeiro. Always a Bulldog

He already "stayed" home. Always a Bulldog

Don't they mean Michael Hagan will be coaching Souffs and Meninga will be handling the press conferences? Always a Bulldog

Don't you mean Michael Hagan will be coaching Souffs next week and Big Mal will be handling the press conferences? Always a Bulldog

https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2024-josh-schuster-manly-sea-eagles-release-contract-rival-clubs/ed89f673-377c-4357-aa53-0a7c791bb5b2 Sea Eagles tell struggling $800k star Josh Schuster he can look for another club. Manly has told struggling $800,000-a-year star Josh Schuster he is free to...

The Chooks would get more respect if they saved the money they were going to spend on the celebration and paid it to his ex wife who has not received anything that the Judge ordered MJennings to pay. Always a Bulldog

I’m hoping for the reverse, Kikau “teddying” Hughes, that would make my day. Always a Bulldog

That's overs, 1 cent will be fine thanks. Always a Bulldog

There's lot more running around at fullback than wing. Always a Bulldog

There's a bit more risk in playing Tracey at Fullback if he has any calf question mark. Always a Bulldog

Won 5 out of 6 games with Crichton at fullback, hardly poorly. Always a Bulldog

Background on Wyatt Raymond, North Queenslander, Townsville, studied at James Cook University, now based in Sydney, works part time at Excel Physiotherapy and Wellness in Botany, appears to be an NRL Referee golden child, plucked from Qld Cup in 2022, back to Qld in 2022 and 2023, only reff'd a...

I haven't seen an Official NRL list, but from memory it's something like; Bayley Hayward (he is on the 31 list, but as far as I know his 2024 Contract is Supplementary) Harrison Edwards Joseph O'Neill Joash Papalii Kurtis Morrin Mitchell Woods (his contract is for Top 30 in 2025) Always a...

https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/01/01/nrl-casualty-ward-latest-injury-news-return-dates-and-details/ As at Mon 8 Apr 2024, 02:08 PM Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Connor Tracey (calf, TBC) Kurt Mann (hand, TBC) Blake Taaffe (head knock, TBC) Harrison Edwards (neck, TBC) Blake Wilson (illness...

Controlled aggression definitely but NAS is facing a few weeks on the sideline after his uncontrolled aggression in NSW Cap last weekend. He gets away with a lot of shit because he plays for Melbourne, playing for the Bears may well have showed what could happen if he plays for another NRL...

Thanks for posting the Stats. The problem with looking at Running Metres alone is that it is dramatically affected by Time in Possession, if you don't have the ball you don't run any metres. Our problem has been retaining possession, we have been on the wrong side of the time in possession...

Watched it live, a mind boggling decision from Sutton, neither of the markers were square AND the ball was punched out. There were only 2 possible results, a penalty or play on, Sutton found some way to do neither. Always a Bulldog

So I'm watching Halo on Paramount, up to Season 2 and I've never played the game, maybe I should have to understand the plot. It's unnecessarily complex, full of side tracks, not to mention the technology contradictions. It's supposed to be the 26th Century, so how come the Covenant uses...

Yes, we can still apply to the NRL for an exemption to play a player outside the Top 36. What's different this year is it is 36, not 30, so it's going to be that much harder to get an exemption. Always a Bulldog

There easily could be, firstly it depends on the odds, these days that's all of the odds and where the big money is placed. Starting with the score line and where the betts fell. For example if a lot of people picked Chooks 13+ at poor odds then it may well be more profitable if that happens...

This is a prime example of believing something and then looking for things to reinforce that belief; Very selective, Penrith's back 5 make the yardage and our back 5 are not that shabby, JAC/Wilson, Taaffe, Crichton, Kiraz, Tracey, all of them are averaging over 100 metres a game. Of course...

When we only had 7 fit players for the 2nd half it was a quality effort to hold on for the win. Always a Bulldog

We also suffered a number of injuries in that period that forced positional swaps, the number of changes was amazing; ON Max King OFF Kitione Kautoga ON Harrison Edwards OFF Samuel Hughes ON Toby Sexton OFF Kurt Mann ON Samuel Hughes OFF Harrison Edwards ON Kurt Mann OFF Jaeman Salmon ON...

You rang? Supplementary Players (AKA Development Players) can play from Round 1, no more restrictions there. Which means there are 36 NRL Contracted players who can play anytime. If we say an NRL team is 18 players that means each club has 2 x NRL teams available, positions not withstanding...

Hopefully when you got home and read that we only had 7 fit players on the field in the second half the bad taste in your mouth dissipated. Always a Bulldog

Too many injuries to do it in the 2nd half. Always a Bulldog

I think a few people have gone off too early, maybe reconsider now that we know the facts. Considering we were playing with 6 injured players for the 2nd half I’m far happier with the game as a whole. The truth is we completely smashed them when playing our starting 13 on their starting 13...

They were double and triple teaming him every time he looked like getting the ball, one of the reasons why Taaffe had a clear run to the line. Always a Bulldog

One of my favourite moments from the game Kurt Mann letting Jennings know exactly what most people think of him. Always a Bulldog

So what, we were playing with 7 fit players. Always a Bulldog

Taaffe sure is fast, Young was flat out running as fast as he could and Taaffe looked like he wasn’t trying that hard. Had plenty of time to line up a magnificent Turvey like legs covering tackle over the sideline. Xerri wasn’t hanging around either. I’d like to see the GPS data on both on...