NRL finals by the numbers: Bulldogs v Dragons

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Bulldogs breakdown:


The Bulldogs have scored 44 tries and conceded 22 on their left edge, compared to 29 tries scored and 42 conceded on the right.

What that means: The Bulldogs strength is without a doubt their left edge of Frank Pritchard, Moses Mbye, Josh Morris and Curtis Rona. Surprisingly, the Bulldogs don't favour this side of the field as there is not much difference between their left to right and right to left pass ratio, however it is where they have had their most success this year. More telling are the tries conceded on the other side of the field, where the Dragons should spend their time attacking.

Powerhouse: Frank Pritchard. Photo: Getty Images​

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Dragons breakdown

The Dragons have conceded just 12 tries in the middle of the field.

What that means: Against a massive Bulldogs forward pack, St George Illawarra's big men will need to stay strong. Canterbury will attack their middle and with Damien Cook asking plenty of questions, the Dragons need to be alert. While the Dragons forward pack has been questioned at times this season, they have maintained a strong presence on their goal-line, conceding few tries near the posts.

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[dogluva]

Highlights the atrocious statistics of our right side defence. Those figures also show that the weakness has not been addressed and that Des is quite happy to concede points down that side of the field. Our weakness is another sides game plan and watch for plenty of traffic that way during the game.

 

[FreshSoulL]

Highlights the atrocious statistics of our right side defence. Those figures also show that the weakness has not been addressed and that Des is quite happy to concede points down that side of the field. Our weakness is another sides game plan and watch for plenty of traffic that way during the game.

Kills me how poor the defence is there.

 

[Fruitty Pebbles]

Kills me how poor the defence is there.

Tell me about it... it's like a forgone conclusion that we will concede down that right edge. Hopefully Des can rectify the problem... I think he will TBH