Official Bulldogs announce ONE NRL trial for 2019 vs Raiders.

[Mr Invisible]

https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2018/12/20/bulldogs-to-play-raiders-in-bega-trial-match/

The Canterbury- Bankstown Bulldogs will face the Canberra Raiders in their only NRL trial match ahead of the 2019 season.

Raiders v Bulldogs – Trial Match

Saturday February 23, 2019, Bega Recreation Ground
NRL TRIAL: 5.00pm
LAURIE DALEY CUP: 2.50pm
ANDREW JOHNS CUP: 1.25pm
Tickets: $15

Can anyone explain why we are only playing one NRL trial when most teams will try to play 2 or 3??

Haven't we learned from last year about entering the season unprepared?

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Don't get me started again. Please delete thread.

 

[KiwiDog7]

Don’t get me started either

 

[Mr Invisible]

Don't get me started again. Please delete thread.

LOL @Nabsolutely Fabulous So I'm taking that as an AGREE tick for me

 

[Dingo]

Illogical.

 

[jof]

I'm of the mind trials don't really matter much. If every team took them seriously and played their actual 1st grade roster it might, but they don't.

 

[Raysie]

Last season showed how important trials are. Dean Pay fucked around with combinations not having a single clue in the end what to do.

His 10th choice half who he had running in the centres initially in Reserve Grade, is who made him look good in the end. Says alot.

 

[jof]

His 10th choice half who he had running in the centres initially in Reserve Grade, is who made him look good in the end. Says alot.

Didn't we play a basically ISP team in our second trial against the Panthers with Lewis and JMK in the halves? I didn't see the game but I thought that was the case from memory. Also, Pay doesn't chose where the ISP coach plays someone, that's his call.

 

[_G-Dog_]

Dean Pay doesnt want to give the opposition an insight into our new moves and secret weapon.. he wants it to be a suprise come Rd 1

 

[Dogna88]

Fuk it. I am on team Georgalis

 

[Dogna88]

Dean Pay doesnt want to give the opposition an insight into our new moves and secret weapon.. he wants it to be a suprise come Rd 1

And the suprise will be over round 2. So big deal. The teams that succeed are the teams that beat opponents who are prepared for them.

 

[Howard Moon]

Playing against ISP players is what training is for

 

[slydog]

My nephew plays for dogs under 20s and they had 2 games against first grade on the weekend with proper refs
He said Nappa and Elliott were smashing anything that moved

 

[Bad Billy]

I don’t get it.
Win a trial match and there’s 1000 messages on here saying “trials don’t mean shit”
But if you don’t play a trial “trials are everything”.
Simple fact is, while they’re playing 1 official trial, they’re not going to be under prepared, they’ll probably play 10 trials against division 1 teams and ISP teams.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

I'm of the mind trials don't really matter much. If every team took them seriously and played their actual 1st grade roster it might, but they don't.

They absolutely matter. For example Bellamy organised extra trials last this season. Meanwhile our first graders played 40 minutes at most...

 

[CrittaMagic69]

My nephew plays for dogs under 20s and they had 2 games against first grade on the weekend with proper refs
He said Nappa and Elliott were smashing anything that moved

All clubs do this..

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Fuk it. I am on team Georgalis

The GOAT.

 

[albatross]

We should play another trial but it's not that big of a problem. We underperformed at the start of last year but that was more of a Des hangover than lack of trials imo.

 

[rainman]

My nephew plays for dogs under 20s and they had 2 games against first grade on the weekend with proper refs
He said Nappa and Elliott were smashing anything that moved

Smashing anything that moved, sounds like Indian dog at a Xmas party

 

[rainman]

Smashing anything that moved, sounds like Indian dog at a Xmas party

Or just Indians in general