NRL Finals Week 2: Bulldogs v Roosters Team List & Discussion Thread

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Telecast:
Friday 18th Sep 7.30pm on Channel 9

Bulldogs
1 Brett Morris
2 Curtis Rona
3 Josh Morris
4 Tim Lafai
5 Sam Perrett
6 Josh Reynolds
7 Moses Mbye
8 Aiden Tolman
9 Damien Cook
10 James Graham (c)
11 Josh Jackson
12 Frank Pritchard
13 Greg Eastwood

Interchange
14 Sam Kasiano
15 Shaun Lane
16 David Klemmer
17 Tim Browne
19 Lloyd Perrett

Coach: Des Hasler


Roosters
1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2 Daniel Tupou
3 Michael Jennings
4 Blake Ferguson
5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
6 James Maloney
7 Mitchell Pearce (c)
8 Sam Moa
9 Jake Friend (c)
10 Dylan Napa
11 Boyd Cordner
12 Aidan Guerra
13 Sio Siua Taukeiaho

Interchange
14 Jackson Hastings
15 Isaac Liu
16 Kane Evans
17 Mitchell Aubusson
18 Suaia Matagi

Coach: Trent Robinson

 

[Fully Sik Drop kick]

It's a concern that Lloyd perrett is always named 18th man,

Surely we have other options we can try instead ftom NSW or NYC .

 

[Mr Invisible]

Pritchard free to play. Lloyd drops back to NSW Cup.

 

[doggieaaron]

Thank god lloyd isnt playing

 

[Mitch]

Pax update: 21K

 

[The DoggFather]

Thank god lloyd isnt playing

Tonight was win-win. Frankie plays and Perrett doesn't.

 

[Rodzilla]

Pax update: 21K

its going to be sold out

 

[Shnissss]

After seeing some footage of Mitchell Pearce training he's definitely nowhere near 100% yet. I'd say he will play but could be a liability. I'd be running plenty of traffic at him

 

[The DoggFather]

A month out doesn't help either.

 

[finchie]

Lane absolutely carved Pearce up last time we played them and he was playing on the left edge so now I hope frankie takes it upon him to do the same

 

[Legend23]

its going to be sold out

I really hope so. Hope doggies fans pack out the place will be awesome

 

[finchie]

That putrid maggot rooters supporter stirred me and now I can't fathom losing to these fcukers. If ever we were going to put an 80 min performance I pray to God that it is this Friday night. I want these cafe latte sipping pillow biters out in straight sets and then skid marks can go back to the courts and ferguson back on the piss

 

[Legend23]

That putrid maggot rooters supporter stirred me and now I can't fathom losing to these fcukers. If ever we were going to put an 80 min performance I pray to God that it is this Friday night. I want these cafe latte sipping pillow biters out in straight sets and then skid marks can go back to the courts and ferguson back on the piss

Lol U fukn legend finchie fire the fuk up i can feel it 2

 

[MatstaDogg]

I'm getting my war paint ready!!

 

[Realist90]

Tonight was win-win. Frankie plays and Perrett doesn't.

But loyd perrett offers as much as kasiano and safer
- Marley

 

[likeadoggy]

tim lafai needs to aim up

 

[Izzy Forreal]

tim lafai needs to aim up

I think he will. I thought his defence against the Dragons was a lot stronger than his past efforts. Last week he was just a target in attack running onto those inside passes. If Reynolds plays srtaight Lafai will be strong in attack.

The other thing they need to do is not let Tolman touch it n the fifth tackle.

 

[Moey]

Against the Dragons, we played Haslers BS Style forward play for 75mins only for us to be down 10-8. Then needing to score a try, we threw out that structure and did what we do best snd attack and we scored straight away.
Point I'm trying to make is Hasler needs to show confidence and let the halves control the ruck and let them off the leash from kuck off.
Kasiano needs to start
Better rotation of the bench
kick to corners or into touch, therefore limiting RTS
No bombing to Tupou's wing, perrett has no chance
Run Kasiano and Pritchard down the edges straight at Pearce/hastings and Maloney and have BMoz in support

 

[FaceBreaker]

Against the Dragons, we played Haslers BS Style forward play for 75mins only for us to be down 10-8. Then needing to score a try, we threw out that structure and did what we do best snd attack and we scored straight away.
Point I'm trying to make is Hasler needs to show confidence and let the halves control the ruck and let them off the leash from kuck off.
Kasiano needs to start
Better rotation of the bench
kick to corners or into touch, therefore limiting RTS
No bombing to Tupou's wing, perrett has no chance
Run Kasiano and Pritchard down the edges straight at Pearce/hastings and Maloney and have BMoz in support

Also need to let Cook run the ball and take the line on.

He was shit last game thanks to Haslers stupid plan of letting fatasses forwards run at the line.

 

[Malla]

I am glad that the build up to the game will be all about Pearce and whether he will be fit to play. That will put the pressure on them if he does play, pressure on Hastings if he doesn't and will just mean we can fly under the radar.