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Gus and Cameron have put together an all round team inmo. No 1.4 million dollar man, when injured leaves the team in dire straits. No one has mentioned Jake Turpin who can play in the halves and most recent in the lock position where he hit like a sledge hammer against the Storm. Our forwards...

With a relatively small pack of forwards the hunger shows we are back. Basically Cameron is coaching a defence style that is attacking at the same time for the full 80 min. Allowing opposition teams minimum yardage per sets. When we are stuck in the trenches with only a 25 meter gain, along...

Joseph O'neill inmo will be ready to blend in aprox 12 months. Already playing above his age and weight in NSW cup. Good speed and defence has an all round kicking and management game. Good luck Kid.

Curran and Hughes on for King and Faamausili. Taaffe on for Hutch. Salmon on for where ever needed.

1Tracey 2 Kiraz 3 Crichton 4 Xerri 5 Foxi 6 Burton 7 Hutchi 8 King 9 Mahoney 10 Faamausili 11 Kiks 12 Preston 13 Mann 14 Taaffe 15 Curran 16 Hughes 17 Salmon 18 Morrin

Great read. Shows our defence is first class.

We don't need him. With half our forward pack out we matched a full strength Melbourne storm pack last week. If our forwards stay fit we still have a couple coming back from injury and our young pups are traveling nicely.

Why not start with Blake in the no 7 jersey, shift Hutch to lock and drop Curran on the bench. 14 Bailey Hayward. 15 Poasa Faamausili. 16 Josh Curran. 17 Kurt Morrin.

Excitement is building, so are the beers.

Hutch is getting terrible reviews here, let's take a look at it. Positives, has a calming effect on the team and a lot of experience. Team does not seem to pannic under pressure situations. Defence is very good when not running out of the line. Short and long kicking game reasonable. A big body...

It will be tough for Cameron this week against the knights. Connor had a pearler of a game at fullback. Bronson was very strong with his carries good defensively and showed class with the ball. A surprise for me was Jake at lock hit like a sledge hammer, apart from the drop ball early played...

Wyatt Raymond will referee this match. Really cool dude that we saw against the Storm in our first trial game this year. Seemed fair in decision making. I hope it continues in this match being his rookie nrl debut.

We wish Bailey well. Has been working hard on his game for a while now in our system. A crafty player with skill and good defence. Can play multiple positions.

It's all good we wish them success, still can't believe how hard these women play the greatest game of all.

Tough competitor, does not give an inch. Yes he does look like a Bulldog.

Gus is doing a tremendous job. Ok he isn't perfect in some of his decisions but who is? Has put this club in a strong position moving forward.

Will not matter who fills in against the Roosters. Driving ones hip to our players head and knocking them out with no action taken. Then a hipity hopity on Preston with the try line wide open and no response from officials is a disgrace. Witnessing Latrell while at the game bent over trying to...

Dogies 24 Rabbits 20.

As long as the official gives us a minimum of 47% possession our defence will take care of the rest.

Its been a long time coming. As Dogs fans since 2017 we have suffered. There is hope on the horizon.

Hope not, but if so Curran can fill in keep Billy idol at prop and Poasa if fit add on the bench.

Blake is getting hammered here and i can understand why. Lets look at it. Positives, 110% effort. Support play good. Seems to be at the right place at the right time. Defence ok. Backline passing script ok. Decent speed. Negatives, Gets man handled and driven back. Does not make ground into...

Inspirational. Leeds by example, we are lucky to have him.

We have a great ball playing lock forward in Jeaman Salmon that can play a second five eight role. His defence is fantastic with intensity. Then when he tires Kurt Mann enters the field with different skills. It is a great combo.

Ive mentioned the last two weeks that our defence has been 1st class. Cameron's tackling technique is coming together this season and is brilliant. Have you noticed we hit front on and drive opposition players back? I have not seen this type of defence since the dogs of war. Offence has just...

When is the Fox returning?

Wayne Bennett is a great coach. We just can't keep changing coaches and cleaning out players year in year out. Steven Hansen commented that the Bulldogs need stability. Smart decisions need to be made and stuck by through thick and thin.

If we had won one of those premierships in either 2012 or 2014 a statue of Des would most probably be standing outside of Belmore.

We seem to get shafted most weeks. This may be a blessing in disguise to put nrl officials on alert. Wondering whether our club emailed the NRL and asked for answers?

Out of left field regarding a one two punch, why not Joey Leilua. Recently being knocked out in the ring by Curtis Scott may be looking for a new club. May be useful for a twenty minute stint in the middle to back little Mahoney standing up for our players.

Connor Tracey inmo was not fit for 1st grade on Friday night. Needed two games in cup to bring up the pace. Bronson or perhaps Skelton should have been used for fox's replacement. Kurt Mann could do a job anywhere on the park for us if selected.

She'll be right on the night.

It was as though the Sharks player was trying to find a way out of tackling Kikau using the ref as camouflage. I mean who could blame him?

Concerning view is that we have had four months to organise our attack and get it it right via a pre season and two trial games. Inmo our defence is on song although it is our offence that tires out opposition defences in which puts less pressure on our own defence.

If true , 193 cm 109 kg similar to Hughes stature. Prop on Eels website 25 years of age.

Good selection if true.

WE are certainly breeding thank you very much, our juniors are winning comps. In a couple of years it will come to light. Meanwhile i agree with Cameron, there were a lot of positives on Saturday. Defence was very good understanding our technique used. A few positional changes recommended...

This interchange with HIA protocols is a disgrace. Where is the players associations concern for player welfare? Constantly players are staying on the field injured because the club cannot afford to take him or her off to check on the injury. I propose a six man/women unlimited interchange bench...

It wasn't as bad as the score indicated. Nothing went right for us, even the bounce of the ball. Inmo our defence was strong with front on contact driving parramatta players back not the piggy back in previous years. Our attack needs plenty of work. Parramatta had nearly twice the ball we did

Great news.

Stephen Crichton will lead the Bulldogs in 24 and inspire this team.

This is the reason i put up a post yesterday afternoon before being rudely wiped off to discuss reasoning of team selection . Cameron has chosen Hutch for a special purpose, defence. When you have two big halves, opposition teams cannot line large backrowers to run over them as we saw Hoffman...

Not certain where opposition teams will run at. On our left we have Fox, Crichton Burton and Kikau. On the other side of the spectrum we have Preston, Curran, Hutchison Xerri and Kiraz. Our middles held out the big forward Sharks pack to 6 points for most of the game, no where through there either.

We are finally gathering more horse power in the engine room. Mad Max, Kitione Kautoga, Chris Patolo, Zane Tetevano, Poasa Faamausilli,Samuel Hughes,Suluka Fifita etc.

Well we have signed him now, lets welcome Zane and see what he's got.

We need every bit of help we can get.

These young players are very gifted but still soft. Put them up against men and they will break their bones.

Good signing. We also need to sign our up and coming forwards to long term deals so the gang stay together.

More good news.

After watching the trial on friday night against the sharks inmo our defence was 1st class. The point of attack was off. we have the fastest man in league yet we did not give him any opportunities. Too many one out running waisting tackles. Our runners need to position themselves between...

Wow i did not see this coming.

Noticed in the first trial game against the storm our attack is set a lot deeper than previous flat passing shallow formation. Jayson Taylor most probably had a lot to do with that. My only recommendation on ball play is they seem to be passing beautifully and ending up with no result. Our...

We will have two potent sides. Left with Kicks, Xerri and the Fox, on the right we have Hutch, Crichton and Kiraz.

The second trial inmo against the sharks should not be just about winning but getting the right combinations. An example would be to start Burton and Crichton in the centres. Then have Hutchison and sexton in the halves to create a four point attack with Jeamon's soft hands at lock. Another...

I shall wait until we play the Sharks to name my team for round 1. Positives from 1st pre season trial imo, it will take time for this team to gell whoever is picked for the first round. Impressed with Jaeman Salmon produced a perfect lock forwards game with soft hands timely passes and good...

The thing i don't understand is that interview Josh Curran from bloke in the the bar. Talking about our defensive system when asked. His response was that he is already knowledgable what is in place as Andrew Webster used it with the New Zealand Warriors in 2023. Carrying on in the interview...

Looking back at our great captains in history. Terry Lamb, Steve Mortimer, George Peponis, James Graham, Steven Price, Andrew Ryan, Michael Ennis, Dean Pay, Peter Tunks, Darren Britt just to name a few. These former players were great leaders in inspiring their team mates unconditionally to win...

Great clip. It will be up to the halves to give him early ball. His defence is first class.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/05/15/suluka-fifita-absolutely-stuns-junior-paulo/

He is a big chunky unit, and don't we need one. Plenty of aggression also at 110 k plus. Will be ready around May if he signs. I can understand why Gus is looking at him. Not many middles around at present. Daniel and Terrell would make a handy acquisition.

Seems a humble bloke. Spots are up for grab. Anyones guess who starts in the halves round one?

Have not seen enough of him, lot of players including Gus have been impressed with his pre season efforts.Look forward in hope of a big season from Hughesy

The stats Toby showed last season are impressive. At a closer look joining the team late. Did not have a pre season with us although showed plenty of class. Defence reasonable as i saw it, nice passing game and short kicking game. Long range kicks is also in his repertoire.

Hayze tried hard. His defence was not up to first grade standard. Coaches did not teach him how to run straight to set up his outside team mates. Instead ran across field then passed the ball with limited space for outside men. Took the high ball well with confidence. Made a few breaks also. A...

Thanks Chimpster, such an inspiration to many.

Im new to the Kennel, what has happened to the legend BRAVE DOG?

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We need to hire the great Roy Masters in 24 and install face slapping to gee up our forwards.

We tried him in the middle, imo without success. Corey Waddell not the greatest, did a reasonable job when asked. RFM is a specialist second rower and not even a ball playing lock forward. As of our worst captain not sure. He has a good character and leadership qualities which Cameron Ciraldo...

There is now so much talent in our lower grades, in time there will be an influx of great athletes entering the fold.

Sign all three brothers end of story. No other club can compete with that.

We have plenty of young halves coming through our academy. Big props is what we need 110 kg plus.

Why on earth did we not sign Zac Hoskings. Standing nearly two meters tall with great work ethic the raiders have done well with this lad. Easily adapt as a middle. Father David Hoskings a former player and living legend who went by the name of mule. We could have done with some extra legs.

We hired the Penrith defence coach and with that inherited their UFC team Panthers were using.

Actually looking at that data, Panthers forwards arn,t bigger than ours. The question then may i ask is how are they winning premierships with an average size middle rotation?

A rotation of Knight and Faamausili to start proceedings then add King and Hughes off the bench aint as bad as it seems.

There is a whole crop of talent in our lower grades coming through.

8th spot here we come. No looking back.

He has a point to prove. Bronson will nail it.

Plenty of potential. A lot of aggression in his play. Agree with NPC 83 at least 12 months away.

More combinations than oz lotto. Seriously your guess is as good as mine. The trials may indicate some clarification.

It is sad to see Old Whitey leave, especially being around the days of the Blue bags and Berries as we were once known as.

Great news. Stay positive Karl.

Seems my astute south sydney supporter got it wrong.:fearscream:

Talking to an astute South Sydney supporter. His take was Dick Tracey came down from the Broncos system as a young fullback. With Greg Englis in the side they used Connor as a utility hence his flexibility.

Many great thoughts on team selection here. Too many combos for me to decide. My take would be the challenge cup starts in February where we are up against the Storm first up then followed by the Sharks. This would be a time to figure out our starting 17. Watching videos of the two games coaches...

Whos on first, whats on second and i don't know is on third.

We are slowly moving forward. Great work Gus and Adam.

Bring in Klemmer for 24, then add AFB for 25. This should slowly bring in the young forwards in 2-3 years.

Sign Klemmer and Blacker and we have the bash brothers.

We are going to have one of the fastest backlines in the league if Connor is signed.

Good to see Hutcho carrying on the Bondi latte tradition. I think he will be awsome for us.

May is a good young forward. At only 183 cm and 108 kg not huge but solid. In 2023 averaged 100 meters per game playing NSW cup. On the other side of the coin, AFB at 189 cm 123kg averaged 171 meters in first grade. Pay packets vary dramatically with these two middles.

What a load of garbage. We only need a quality middle and a top eight is not out of the question.

Finally, proper Lebanese crusine. All we need now are a few more victories for better digestion.

Hopefully news on a couple of middles before season kick off. We need a belief of a top 8 spot.

A champion bloke. Lukes spirit will give our first grade team courage and strength . We are desperate for new ideas after our 23 campaign, Jason and Luke can provide this.

Three middles available for 24. Tepai Moeroa, Morgan Boyle and Eddie Blacker.

In the late seventies and early eighties we were labelled the entertainers playing champagne football. Then in 1984 the Warren Ryan era was born and the dogs of war created with long grass and brutal defence. The 90's saw a combination of open and defensive play with a trophy in 1995 led by...

Great signing , i see Blake as a natural fullback although can cover numerous positions. Blacker and Boyle still available Gussy?. Both stand at 195cm at 116 kg while the latter 114 kg.