Bulldogs Compared To Storm 2008

[_G-Dog_]

Bulldogs:
1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri 3. Daryl Millard 4. Willie Tonga 5. Matt Utai
6. Ben Roberts 7. Brent Sherwin
8. Chris Armit 9. Corey Hughes 10. Willie Mason
11. Sonny Bill Williams 13. Reni Maitua 12. Andrew Ryan

Subs:
14. M. Sullivan
15. Nick Kouparitsas
16. Lee TeMaari
17. Jarrad Hickey




Melbourne Storm:
1. Billy Slater
2. Steve Turner 3. ? 4. Israel Folau 5. Anthony Quinn
6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jeff Lima 9. Cameron Smith 10. Brett White
11. Clint Newton 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dallas Johnson

Subs:
14. Matt Geyer
15. Michael Crocker
16. Crossman
17. J Smith

 

[Mitch Connor]

Give me their backline, halves, hooker, Lima, Crocker, and coach.

 

[jimmy_the_greek]

Bulldogs:
1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri 3. Daryl Millard 4. Willie Tonga 5. Matt Utai
6. Ben Roberts 7. Brent Sherwin
8. Chris Armit 9. Corey Hughes 10. Willie Mason
11. Sonny Bill Williams 13. Reni Maitua 12. Andrew Ryan

Subs:
14. M. Sullivan
15. Nick Kouparitsas
16. Lee TeMaari
17. Jarrad Hickey




Melbourne Storm:
1. Billy Slater
2. Steve Turner 3. ? 4. Israel Folau 5. Anthony Quinn
6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jeff Lima 9. Cameron Smith 10. Brett White
11. Clint Newton 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dallas Johnson

Subs:
14. Matt Geyer
15. Michael Crocker
16. Crossman
17. J Smith

If Hickey doesn't impress then i would switch him with Cleal. Problem is we have around 6 injuries during the off season, like i mentioned earlier our players need to gain fitness during the off season and it doesn't look like this 6 will gain any (Williams, Maitua, Kouparitsas, Millard, Hughes and Patten)

I thought Folau was leaving the NRL for 2 years?

 

[_G-Dog_]

Were they have it over us.
Backline: Speed and Size
Halves: Consistency
Props & Hooker
Bench: Explosive Prop Impact

Only our Fullback and Secondrow are better (or at least equivalent)

 

[kennyy]

Bulldogs:
1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri 3. Daryl Millard 4. Willie Tonga 5. Matt Utai
6. Ben Roberts 7. Brent Sherwin
8. Chris Armit 9. Corey Hughes 10. Willie Mason
11. Sonny Bill Williams 13. Reni Maitua 12. Andrew Ryan

Subs:
14. M. Sullivan
15. Nick Kouparitsas
16. Lee TeMaari
17. Jarrad Hickey




Melbourne Storm:
1. Billy Slater
2. Steve Turner 3. ? 4. Israel Folau 5. Anthony Quinn
6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jeff Lima 9. Cameron Smith 10. Brett White
11. Clint Newton 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dallas Johnson

Subs:
14. Matt Geyer
15. Michael Crocker
16. Crossman
17. J Smith

Smith and crossman whilst not official are pretty much gone though i think

 

[Chicharito]

barring afew players that we have...melbourne has a stronger team imo

 

[JuStINcReDIbLe.]

Smith and Crossman have been told by the club 2 look elsewhere

id take either of em

 

[Bulldogs50]

they still have a far superior team to us

 

[Top Dogg]

I thought they couldn't fit Newton under the cap. Is he under contract next year?

 

[alz_274]

Bulldogs:
1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri 3. Daryl Millard 4. Willie Tonga 5. Matt Utai
6. Ben Roberts 7. Brent Sherwin
8. Chris Armit 9. Corey Hughes 10. Willie Mason
11. Sonny Bill Williams 13. Reni Maitua 12. Andrew Ryan

Subs:
14. M. Sullivan
15. Nick Kouparitsas
16. Lee TeMaari
17. Jarrad Hickey




Melbourne Storm:
1. Billy Slater
2. Steve Turner 3. ? 4. Israel Folau 5. Anthony Quinn
6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jeff Lima 9. Cameron Smith 10. Brett White
11. Clint Newton 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dallas Johnson

Subs:
14. Matt Geyer
15. Michael Crocker
16. Crossman
17. J Smith

quinn to centre, geyer in at wing, and lima back to bench i think u forgot a qld'ander by the name of antonio kaufusi???

 

[The Beer Baron]

Yes, Melbourne have a strong side, but in 3 years time lets see who will still be around. Some will get offered big money to change clubs or leave due to other reasons. The salary cap will make sure that it's next to impossible to keep a strong side to too many years, not like back in the 80's.

 

[OTTO]

i think u forgot a qld'ander by the name of antonio kaufusi???

TRUE!

 

[BULLDOG GEORGE]

they think they will have a dynasty they are dreaming wait now when clubs circle their stars.

 

[Chicharito]

in that melbourne team they pretty much had what we didnt...the biggest thing being consistancy

 

[Parra_Power]

in that melbourne team they pretty much had what we didnt...the biggest thing being consistancy

Well, for a Short period of time they lost that flare & it was around the time when they lost to the Roosters. Apart from that, I guess it was consistency & Momentum from game to game.

 

[Chicharito]

Well, for a Short period of time they lost that flare & it was aropundf the time when they lost to the Roosters. Apart from that, I guess it was consistency & Momentum from game to game.

i did forget about that brief period but in th big picture they were too classy not to bounce back...they totally deserve to be the premiers

 

[sherwinisagun]

they will struggle to keep that squad for another year, they will have the same salary cap problems that we had after 04

 

[Malla]

I was reading in the paper that Newton wasn't signed for next year, couldn't fit him under the cap. And Crocker offered to leave just so Melbourne would keep him, I dunno .. Maybe just more bull**** from the telegraph..

 

[Hazmak]

they will struggle to keep that squad for another year, they will have the same salary cap problems that we had after 04

Nope.

They will go close to undefeated next year and go back to back.

MAYBE, just MAYBE, the year after that, they'll start to lose players.

Next year, they have a better team than they had this year.

 

[Top Dogg]

Is it true that Melbourne receive certain percentage which gets exempt from the salary cap? This being because they are in Melbourne. I think this is what the roosters were complaining about a few years back that they also should get an exemption because the cost of living in the Bondi area is higher to that of Newcastle, Brisbane etc.