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Last night we had multiple players making unforced errors. We can't drop them because of a couple of mistakes or we couldn't field a team. If Ciro wants him in the team then that's that. Perhaps it might be wise to look for the positive things a player does rather than a dropped ball...

I'm of the opinion Hughes needs to gain fitness in first grade not in reggies. I want him starting in the finals.

Not sure how being humble requires an extra forward on the bench but if that's what Ciro thinks I'm good with that

Thought Tuala was better than Xerri last night. Not saying he is a better centre but he was very solid and effective. Xerri was unsighted for much of the game. Ciro has got options going forward not just who plays wing. The bench will be difficult to pick for the dragons game too. I would like...

Wins don't come any uglier than that but there are lots of positives to take from it. Like don't attack like you've forgotten how to do it.

Not sure if much has been said about the Penrith loss and how much that would have taken out of the dogs. I think we put a lot into trying to win that game. It's why some in the media are calling it the best game of the year. The last twenty minutes against the Broncos was fatigue. Sure there...

Congrats to the doggies women's team. Two on the trot!

Sounds familiar, Connor Tracey has had a very similar history.

Preston, Mann or Hayward. Hayward could fill that role in the future he has passion and a voice but probably lacking in experience just yet.

Getting suspended probably just means he's sailing very close to the wind which is what you want from middle forwards. Controlled aggression. But it's a fine line, even finer when the refereeing standards are a bit shit.

I do because form isn't permanent and ability is. I think he'll be given the benefit of the doubt. However we do have Salmon and Fafita on the reserves list so if the coach agrees with you then now would be a good time to drop him.

Watching the Broncos game and not knowing the stats I thought Morrin was more effective than Curran. But to say Curran has been rubbish all this year is over the top. I still think he is a very important bench forward for us this year.

Gus has a plan

Only half time but once again CC has proved all the doubters a bit silly. Turpin played great while on and Morin has proved his worth yet again. All the lounge chairs coaches bow your heads to the great Ciraldo! Now we just need to finish it off.

If I was Ciro which I may or may not be, I'd pick the best available players in their respective positions. I know it's a forum but there's a lot of dribble on here. Keep up the good work. Sometimes it's even a little entertaining.

I still hold out hope that Hughes recaptures his form from last year. I think he's a better player than dsf when fully fit. Was hoping he would go up a level this year. That injury seems to have put him back a fair way.

Sitili not named Hughes possibly? Personally I'd like to see Hughes starting beside King again. Interesting seeing Woods named on the extended bench.

The Panthers game will be huge. Expecting a big media beat up with all the usual expanther rhetoric coming out again. The difference this year is the ladder positions. No doubt the comments about Sexton vs Galvin will also be revived. Nervous and excited in equal measure.

Actually make that 5 players

Watching the Panthers giving it to the Warriors at home I think we get a serious test next week. The Panthers get four rep players back on top of today's performance. We get to test against the real Panthers. Hope it's a dry track.

Ahh they were the days.

Bring on the old siege mentality. This could work in our favour. Keep it up jealous journos.

Of course you can. All you need are a few brian cells.

Just jokes

Is culinary racism a thing?

Imagine you would've been setting off smoke alarms left right and centre

Who... me?

Is that a reference to Galvin Purple?

Looking forward to seeing Galvin kick some uncatchable spiral bombs!

Imagine if everyone on the Kennel could learn from how our club treats it's players and staff. There would probably be half as many posts.

Ciro said the best player in their position plays first grade. So if Sexton kills it he keeps his spot. Otherwise now there is a competent replacement and we know Ciro will pull the trigger.

He didn't mention giving Bronson or Kikau early ball so yeah he knows where they want him to play it's just a matter of when now.

Unless this media shit storm dies down I can't see Galvin being named against the Eels. Wouldn't be surprised if he is put on ice for a few rounds. Ciro might have different ideas and just rip the band-aid off though. Name him at 7 as soon as he's able. With talk of instability amongst the...

Funny, that has 'and what have the Romans ever done for us?' vibes.

Every signing is a risk given the nature of this brutal sport. Very few players seem to be immune to injuries and form slumps so it's almost impossible to determine which of the rookie crew will be destined for long term greatness. Guessing Gus and Ciro have a plan for Galvin and how he fits...

How much are you paying for this service. Asking for a friend.

If the roosters swoop on Galvin, Dce, they will claim was never in their coop calculations. And they'll be paying chicken feed.

Did anyone pick it? I'd be surprised.

Wasn't Smith a centre or was he always in the forward pack?

We are blessed with depth these days. Kiraz gets an opportunity to freshen up his body for the second half of the season. Another young winger gets an opportunity in the top grade. Definitely a shame we don't get to see him playing though.

Plenty here death riding our players need to listen to the postmortem on fox after the game. Sexton came up and Kevy said that he was a link man but doing a good job. Cronk said something similar but emphasized the job he was doing for the coach. And that he was doing a great job for the coach...

Glad CC is the coach then.

Last time I checked yes. And I have to admit I have checked a few times of late.

If King, Thompson and Hughes are all fit at the same time we will have a top class prop rotation irrespective of stats. Looking at the Tuesday team list with those three included will definitely fill me with confidence.

Salmon gone for 10 weeks is a massive blow given how low our stocks are. Tomorrow's list will be interesting.

Come on, don't let science get in the way of a little conspiracy story. Where's the fun in that?

The dictionary meaning for niff nuff, Participants of an internet fan forum called the kennel where said participants believe they know more than the coach. So I guess we all are. Long reign Ciro!

I'd rather lose the first half than the game but a funny thought.

Can't see why we need to move him to 7 or 6 when he already plays the first receiver role. When he develops a short kicking game his stocks will really start to rise. His next contract will definitely be an upgrade on whatever he gets now.

Would probably be on minimum given we've paid him out. Think this signing suggests Des has a horse loose in the top paddock.

Same. Not sure how he was able to come back on. Hope we don't hear more about it.

Salmon is an easy target because he does the stuff that doesn't get noticed by the Kennel, me included. Of course we see him making tackles and his distribution from the middle but it isn't flashy so it's almost invisible. Will be interesting to see what it looks like when he isn't playing...

He always amazes me how much of a dent he can put into the opposition defensive line. He epitomises small ball. Hope he is kept for depth. Will get good game time in the next few weeks.

I saw it but I'm still having trouble believing it. Brings back amazing memories from our glory days.

So much for seeing Harry on an edge, the not very slippery Salmon has that spot to start. Hopefully he gets an opportunity there at some point.

New role today, will be great to see how he goes. He looks like an edge player with his body type. Less disruption to the system too putting him there. Can't wait for this game!

A young Hayes dismays With his persistent displays Impresses the coaches And now he plays Replaces the unlucky Preston His laurels he will not rest on To show how his versatility Matches his growing ability A confident Harry Hayes Will shine with his winning ways

I've heard a number of times that he is a good talker. Not sure what he talks about but it seems to be important.

If Preston looses at the judiciary Hopoi is probably a good chance of making the bench. Just looked up his profile but no mention of height or weight. Can someone fill in the blanks for me?

Left field option could be Burton into Preston's spot. Won't happen but he would make a fist of it for sure. Can still do the kicking. Would be interesting to see the combination with Burto on that side.

That's not happening

Yeah if we had a team of midgets the opposition would end up with no players left on the ground. The following week that team would struggle to field a competitive side. The NRL would come to a stand still after 10 rounds of our little people bulldogs being constantly tackled high with moderate...

Think the jury is still out on that call.

I think Mason coming into the sheds at half time saying they were into another GF didn't help the second half committment.

That is some weird shit!

We can make our own bye at the end of the season if we have the troops in cup.

Hughs in cup?

I agree with this but to go a step further it was Gus who got Ciro to the Panthers. Gus saw something in Ciro a long time ago. Gus knew Barrett wasn't a first grade coach despite his fibs to the media and made Ciro his number one target. When so many in here were getting impatient with Ciro in...

He's breaking bones in cup so when fit he may as well play in the top grade when needed.

On our way to a third premiership in a row? Why?

The difficulty picking the 321 for the Dogs these days probably means that we are very unlikely to see a Dogs player win the Dally M. Effort is too spread across the team for any one player to consistently stand above. A very good downside for the Dogs me thinks.

He then takes the next hit up so possibly less about pain management and more about game plan.

Yeah we have a serious team with a seriously strong team ethic. The 321 thing has almost become superfluous.

Still haggling perhaps.

I think you are right with regard to Ciro's systems. Which is why when Burton and Kikau were out the attack was much the same. Although it was pretty clunky against the Eels but I guess that is to be expected with new combinations. Obviously a half with a good attacking vision and the...

And that's all he is required to do. Follow the game plan. Sure Sexton isn't a flashy 7 but he executes the game plan and is more than solid in defence. Another 2 years is a no-brainer. I for one will be very surprised if it doesn't get done.

I absolutely agree with regard to the players they've lost and I'm not suggesting that they won't turn things around. But the main gist of what I was trying to point out is the difference between the two sides in defence. The players they lost coming into this season should not cause the defence...

Just looked at the NRL ladder but specifically at the for and against. The Bulldogs have the best defence and Penrith has the worst defence as it stands today. The two obvious figures to create this remarkable turn around are Gus and Ciro. Obviously both teams have had huge player turn over but...

It actually makes me hungry.

I remember thinking that he would have to be offside to get to Max so quickly. Good hit and then Max gets up like nothing happened. Could be some healthy competition between those two next year.

After watching Thomson play against us yesterday have to say I'm now more impressed with this signing. Don't know what his stats were but the effort he put in and pcms he seemed to be getting will be very welcome next year. Once he gets up to the Bulldogs fitness and understands the system he...

On the subject of leaving Preston on the left, we have a sample size of one game. Kikau has how many? Too early for calls like that imho. I imagine he will get some special attention from the Knights on Sunday likewise Hayward. Looking forward to hearing all the positional calls on here after...

'Putting teams to the sword' was what I remembered when I read that post too. Running up huge scores probably has more to do with the spirit the opposition brings to the game.

Some might go so far as to say they hate the Cant.

Word around Newy is he isn't very well liked.

This hole is getting so deep you'll need to learn Chinese.

Wow! Dally M votes aren't stats but if they were, what those stats tell me is what a great team performance our dogs put in. Not even a single point to the sharks.

Hope you're right. Don't want to live life thinking the world is full of idiots.

Do you know what his injury is or is it just a theory to cover for his poor form? He actually looked worse across the ground than Salmon and most would agree that that's saying something.

No stats either but definitely agree that most teams would stack there left side attack.

If not at the very least it's a million times better than the negative crap that spewed out on here in 2023.

It took a while but we have a top flight coach now. Perhaps one day that superstar fullback will arrive...

That was something Gus mentioned at the end of last season or at least I think it was Gus, we peaked early. We'll just have to wait and see how they manage fitness this year. Maybe this was seen as a particularly important game to win so they turned the dial up. The Knights game might give a clue.

Haywood will be on the bench unless we don't re sign Sexton.

Think there are plenty of the clowns still lurking, they've just put the big red noses in their pockets waiting for any opportunity to pounce. Seems a signing that didn't work out is one such opportunity. Hoped he did work out, liked his offloading ability. If he does depart it opens an...

Had a chuckle when commentators were saying how Burton had been giving him pointers on playing 6. Bailey said yeah but I've been playing that position my whole life. Classic, think the guy is quietly confident and maybe something CC can see in him. Smart move to get the extension done before he...

Just on cap spending, of the players listed as unsigned for 26 I would only re sign Sexton and Salmon. Wilson will probably want an upgrade and we seem to have a couple of young guys coming through on less. Another thing with regard to cap spending, much prefer to have Max King than be paying...

I noticed that too. Had no takers for a beer which surprised me. Later on Critta gave Curran a beer but they were the only two I saw drinking at that point. It seemed like a pretty subdued mood so not going to try to interpret Salmon's lack of togetherness with anything other than a post game...

That win is definitely the last nail in the clown crew coffin and there can be no doubt about that! Starting to get 04 vibes not because of the class of player but for the levels of fitness and commitment. The best win I've seen in years.

What are the odds Todd comes into play lock at the expense of Salmon?