NRL Predicted Team - Bulldogs

[TwinTurbo]

Canterbury Bulldogs: 2021 round 1 predicted team

In a series analysing who will line up in each position for all 16 teams in the opening round of the Telstra Premiership in 2021, NRL.com looks at the Canterbury Bulldogs.

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Canterbury Bulldogs: 2021 round 1 predicted team
Author Chris Kennedy & Jamie (The Milkman) Soward

In a series analysing who will line up in each position for all 16 teams in the opening round of the Telstra Premiership in 2021, NRL.com looks at the Canterbury Bulldogs.

NRL.com says: Nick Cotric is likely to start the season at centre and while Jake Averillo is a chance of pressing for a full-time move to five-eighth at some stage, Lachlan Lewis or Brandon Wakeham is likely to start the season partnering Kyle Flanagan. The other will compete with Sione Katoa for the bench utility spot.

Jayden Okunbor will miss a large chunk of the season after a knee reconstruction and Luke Thompson is suspended for the opening four rounds for an eye gouge against the Panthers in the last game of 2020.



Jamie (The Milkman) Soward says: Kyle Flanagan will be the mainstay in their halves but that's been a revolving door with no playmaker given the chance to grow into his role in recent years.

People expected Wakeham, Lewis and Cogger to come in and be successful straight away but most halfbacks need time.

I think Wakeham might get the start over Lewis, who can play a bit of nine or off the bench, but Wakeham and Flanagan look like the obvious pairing for me.

Their back three is good – Hopoate is all class and DWZ if he gets those one or two errors out of his game can be one of the top three or four wingers in the world.

Defensively, will Cotric and Averillo at centre be able to make the reads time after time with shape? They have a bit more firepower but I don't see them moving up the ladder much.

Until they settle the halves and let them play and get some cohesiveness with the nine they're not going to be competitive.

Go Dogs

 

[Family Guy]

Hoppa at 1, Avo at 4, Napa starting, Wakeham on the bench and Lewis in the 17....if that's our side then the Tigers may as well give us the spoon now....yuk

 

[BlackDawg]

lol DWZ one of the top 3 or 4 wingers in the world. How can you be a winger if you have flipper hands?

 

[D.O.W.]

Jamie Soward has long been negative regarding the bulldogs albeit, with some good reason the last few years.

I don’t expect to make the 8 this year either, though I think they will surprise many who locked them in for a spoon.

If we can jag Burton and JAC early, we are a chance at finals.

2022 will be our statement year that “we’re back”.

 

[Sandra's Bollocks]

On a side note, did Renouf change his surname?

 

[flamebouyant]

lol DWZ one of the top 3 or 4 wingers in the world. How can you be a winger if you have flipper hands?

Classic comedy!

 

[flamebouyant]

Didn't James Roumanos join the sharks years ago?

 

[Artybulldog 26]

Didn't James Roumanos join the sharks years ago?

Pretty sure we got him from the Sharks

 

[CrittaMagic69]

All the 17s they name are literally just last year's team with new signings added in lol

 

[Artybulldog 26]

All the 17s they name are literally just last year's team with new signings added in lol

They give in no input do they. It’s so funny how some call them ‘experts’.

 

[dogwhisperer]

Yay! A new article to read

 

[NovaScotiaDog]

We weren’t that far off last year. If some of those close games went the other way things may have been a little different. I expect a lot of improvement with the new coaching staff. I think the dogs are specials for the eight. I will be visiting the tab with a fist full. Cant wait for it to start

 

[Phalangist]

We weren’t that far off last year. If some of those close games went the other way things may have been a little different. I expect a lot of improvement with the new coaching staff. I think the dogs are specials for the eight. I will be visiting the tab with a fist full. Cant wait for it to start

so many teams could go back and look at games that got away that they would have won, I’m sure all teams would say okay if we win them we would be higher up the ladder. A loss is a loss in my eyes

 

[c-b-b]

I thought the milkman took up a coaching role somewhere, was hoping I didn't have to read or hear any more of his shit.

 

[Kip Drordy]

On a side note, did Renouf change his surname?

Yeh, tax dodge

 

[flamebouyant]

On a side note, did Renouf change his surname?

Yes, but not to Antoni as printed. Atoni.

 

[Headmix]

You’d think that review from the Farah and Co. was done in November last year.
Still talking about the board and in house fighting?? What a ridiculous summation of our team and club once again.

 

[Jarrad El Hickey]

Jamie Soward has long been negative regarding the bulldogs albeit, with some good reason the last few years.

I don’t expect to make the 8 this year either, though I think they will surprise many who locked them in for a spoon.

If we can jag Burton and JAC early, we are a chance at finals.

2022 will be our statement year that “we’re back”.

Tbh I’ve actually felt he looks favourably upon us in his weekly power rankings were always higher than our spot on the ladder I hated him as a player but doesn’t seem to hate us like most

 

[CanterburybankstownBD]

Canterbury Bulldogs: 2021 round 1 predicted team

In a series analysing who will line up in each position for all 16 teams in the opening round of the Telstra Premiership in 2021, NRL.com looks at the Canterbury Bulldogs.

www.nrl.com

Definitely not the lineup I would go with.
Thoughts?

 

[ATT]

Canterbury Bulldogs: 2021 round 1 predicted team

In a series analysing who will line up in each position for all 16 teams in the opening round of the Telstra Premiership in 2021, NRL.com looks at the Canterbury Bulldogs.

www.nrl.com

Definitely not the lineup I would go with.
Thoughts?

Yer nothing like I would select. I’m keen to wait till trials see what Barrett thinking in way of combinations