Dogs beat Eels but future still bleak

[spscand]

Michael ChammasChief Reporter
Timestamp Fri 11 May 2018, 10:13 PM
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The loser of Friday night's Canterbury-Parramatta clash was always going to kiss their season goodbye,


The loser of Friday night's Canterbury-Parramatta clash was always going to kiss their season goodbye, and the winner would retain a glimmer of hope.

That's why rugby league needed the Eels to win - for what might be, not what has been.

Because as underwhelming as they have been over the first 10 rounds of the season, one gets the impression there's plenty of improvement left in them.

That they are capable, albeit requiring a huge improvement, of winning at least 10 of their remaining 14 games to finish inside the top eight.

Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the Bulldogs. Unfortunately, regardless of how hard they try, it's hard to see a lot of upside in what Canterbury are producing.

What they have dished out over the first 10 weeks looks like it is good as it will get.

And if you're listening to the rumblings out of the club, it's probably as good as it can get for the next 18 months given the limitations surrounding the club's salary cap.

It's safe to assume the Morris twins won't be at the club beyond the end of this year. Same for Greg Eastwood

But apart from those three players, you'd be hardpressed finding an off-contract player on much more than the minimum wage.

Kieran Foran is on superstar money. Four years of superstar money to be exact. However, the harsh reality for Canterbury to come to terms with is perhaps his superstar days are behind him.

Not bad, but not great either. And Canterbury needs great. That's what they paid for.

They need a Shaun Johnson. They need a Nathan Cleary. They need a James Maloney. They need a Ben Hunt.

Yet, they are getting Jack Cogger.

Granted, he's a talented kid with a bright future, but he has one hell of an assignment ahead of him trying to change the fortunes of a once proud club struggling for answers.

And it's not like they are down on troops. Only Aiden Tolman is in the club's casualty ward, a player they are currently shopping around despite being contracted until the end of 2020.

Rookie coach Dean Pay finds himself in an unenviable position. He has inherited a roster that he can only tinker with when it has become clear it needs to be overhauled.

You can't accuse the Bulldogs of lacking desire or commitment. They are trying hard. But what they would give to have the strike power their opposition possessed on Friday night.

Clint Gutherson, Bevan French, Corey Norman, Mitchell Moses, Michael Jennings. And the Eels still had Jarryd Hayne, Nathan Brown, Kane Evans, Kaysa Pritchard and Tony Williams sitting on the sideline nursing injuries.

Parramatta should be better than they have been. And again on Friday night, they were nowhere near the team many tipped to challenge for a title in 2019.

But they can be. The same can't be said for the blue and whites.

Ummm yes we are not world beaters. But this is a very biased very cuntish article that seems to have been written/posted pre-game. He had this ready regardless of result.

... i cant stand bias by supposedly "professional" media reps. Its the worst but also the most common thing.

 

[spscand]

Who edited my title? Lool. Let me be. Let me be angry. Haha.

 

[Micko1979]

That's a disgustingly negative article from the NRL.

 

[_G-Dog_]

Nothing new.. the media hates us.. f*uck them

 

[shannon2009]

The article seems to of been removed

 

[beastwood89]

#TALKTHEGAMEUP SUCK A FAT DICK JEW BERG YOU COCK SMOKING DOG, this prick was to blame to if you think about it he was the cock smoker you hired Rae Rae

 

[Dognacious]

Who edited my title? Lool. Let me be. Let me be angry. Haha.

While swearing is fine in threads if its not abusing a user here, we try and keep it out of thread titles.

We only had to read the article to know hes a **** anyway, didnt need to call him one in the title

 

[bcmf]

If I was dean pay I’d print it out. Post it on the lockers and use it as fuel.

You see what they think of you guys? They think you’re trash. They think you’re not good enough. And you know what? Fuck em.

That kinda stuff riles me up, let alone competitive athletes.

 

[spscand]

While swearing is fine in threads if its not abusing a user here, we try and keep it out of thread titles.

We only had to read the article to know hes a **** anyway, didnt need to call him one in the title

Yeah all good

 

[spscand]

The article seems to of been removed

Loool he got told off! Nice!

 

[Chris Harding]

The article seems to of been removed

Yep; can't raise it on that link.

 

[MatstaDogg]

If I was dean pay I’d print it out. Post it on the lockers and use it as fuel.

You see what they think of you guys? They think you’re trash. They think you’re not good enough. And you know what? Fuck em.

That kinda stuff riles me up, let alone competitive athletes.

You just fired me up!!

 

[spscand]

Yep; can't raise it on that link.

Links dead and article cant be seen on nrl.com page anymore. He got told off 100%. *slow clap to his boss*

 

[The DoggFather]

Which **** wrote it? And what did the **** say?

 

[MatstaDogg]

Anyone able to give a quick rundown of what was said??

 

[off-tap-robbie]

The article seems to of been removed

Yep; can't raise it on that link.

Michael ChammasChief Reporter
Timestamp Fri 11 May 2018, 10:13 PM
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The loser of Friday night's Canterbury-Parramatta clash was always going to kiss their season goodbye,


The loser of Friday night's Canterbury-Parramatta clash was always going to kiss their season goodbye, and the winner would retain a glimmer of hope.

That's why rugby league needed the Eels to win - for what might be, not what has been.

Because as underwhelming as they have been over the first 10 rounds of the season, one gets the impression there's plenty of improvement left in them.

That they are capable, albeit requiring a huge improvement, of winning at least 10 of their remaining 14 games to finish inside the top eight.

Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the Bulldogs. Unfortunately, regardless of how hard they try, it's hard to see a lot of upside in what Canterbury are producing.

What they have dished out over the first 10 weeks looks like it is good as it will get.

And if you're listening to the rumblings out of the club, it's probably as good as it can get for the next 18 months given the limitations surrounding the club's salary cap.

It's safe to assume the Morris twins won't be at the club beyond the end of this year. Same for Greg Eastwood

But apart from those three players, you'd be hardpressed finding an off-contract player on much more than the minimum wage.

Kieran Foran is on superstar money. Four years of superstar money to be exact. However, the harsh reality for Canterbury to come to terms with is perhaps his superstar days are behind him.

Not bad, but not great either. And Canterbury needs great. That's what they paid for.

They need a Shaun Johnson. They need a Nathan Cleary. They need a James Maloney. They need a Ben Hunt.

Yet, they are getting Jack Cogger.

Granted, he's a talented kid with a bright future, but he has one hell of an assignment ahead of him trying to change the fortunes of a once proud club struggling for answers.

And it's not like they are down on troops. Only Aiden Tolman is in the club's casualty ward, a player they are currently shopping around despite being contracted until the end of 2020.

Rookie coach Dean Pay finds himself in an unenviable position. He has inherited a roster that he can only tinker with when it has become clear it needs to be overhauled.

You can't accuse the Bulldogs of lacking desire or commitment. They are trying hard. But what they would give to have the strike power their opposition possessed on Friday night.

Clint Gutherson, Bevan French, Corey Norman, Mitchell Moses, Michael Jennings. And the Eels still had Jarryd Hayne, Nathan Brown, Kane Evans, Kaysa Pritchard and Tony Williams sitting on the sideline nursing injuries.

Parramatta should be better than they have been. And again on Friday night, they were nowhere near the team many tipped to challenge for a title in 2019.

But they can be. The same can't be said for the blue and whites.

 

[Dognacious]

Just noticed the story has gone. They took the bs down or moved it

 

[terrylamb4lyfe]

That's a disgustingly negative article from the NRL.

Negative or realistic?

We just beat the second worst team in the comp and from whats come out in relation to our cap, we have multiple years of poverty about to come our way.

Our fans who don't realise that we're just at the start of this downward spiral are going to be burning when we're in the same situation in 2 years as we are now.

And unfortunately there is no quick fix for this mess.

 

[off-tap-robbie]

Which **** wrote it? And what did the **** say?

Anyone able to give a quick rundown of what was said??

Thank you google cache, I posted article above

 

[ThePedigree]

Michael ChammasChief Reporter
Timestamp Fri 11 May 2018, 10:13 PM
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The loser of Friday night's Canterbury-Parramatta clash was always going to kiss their season goodbye,


The loser of Friday night's Canterbury-Parramatta clash was always going to kiss their season goodbye, and the winner would retain a glimmer of hope.

That's why rugby league needed the Eels to win - for what might be, not what has been.

Because as underwhelming as they have been over the first 10 rounds of the season, one gets the impression there's plenty of improvement left in them.

That they are capable, albeit requiring a huge improvement, of winning at least 10 of their remaining 14 games to finish inside the top eight.

Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the Bulldogs. Unfortunately, regardless of how hard they try, it's hard to see a lot of upside in what Canterbury are producing.

What they have dished out over the first 10 weeks looks like it is good as it will get.

And if you're listening to the rumblings out of the club, it's probably as good as it can get for the next 18 months given the limitations surrounding the club's salary cap.

It's safe to assume the Morris twins won't be at the club beyond the end of this year. Same for Greg Eastwood

But apart from those three players, you'd be hardpressed finding an off-contract player on much more than the minimum wage.

Kieran Foran is on superstar money. Four years of superstar money to be exact. However, the harsh reality for Canterbury to come to terms with is perhaps his superstar days are behind him.

Not bad, but not great either. And Canterbury needs great. That's what they paid for.

They need a Shaun Johnson. They need a Nathan Cleary. They need a James Maloney. They need a Ben Hunt.

Yet, they are getting Jack Cogger.

Granted, he's a talented kid with a bright future, but he has one hell of an assignment ahead of him trying to change the fortunes of a once proud club struggling for answers.

And it's not like they are down on troops. Only Aiden Tolman is in the club's casualty ward, a player they are currently shopping around despite being contracted until the end of 2020.

Rookie coach Dean Pay finds himself in an unenviable position. He has inherited a roster that he can only tinker with when it has become clear it needs to be overhauled.

You can't accuse the Bulldogs of lacking desire or commitment. They are trying hard. But what they would give to have the strike power their opposition possessed on Friday night.

Clint Gutherson, Bevan French, Corey Norman, Mitchell Moses, Michael Jennings. And the Eels still had Jarryd Hayne, Nathan Brown, Kane Evans, Kaysa Pritchard and Tony Williams sitting on the sideline nursing injuries.

Parramatta should be better than they have been. And again on Friday night, they were nowhere near the team many tipped to challenge for a title in 2019.

But they can be. The same can't be said for the blue and whites.

UN-FKN-BELIEVABLE

is this bloke on crack? Who is? LOL whoever approved it to go online needs a smack too.