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We are about to get analed lol
 

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The third assistant “I’m really excited what we can do today” he couldn’t even look into the camera
 

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loss incoming, can feel it unfortunately blowing out second half
 

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Good on Anasta giving it to Ciraldo in the pre-match interview haha
 

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Its about doing it for each other, Dogs were within reach first half against the Broncs so have two good first halfs, more kicks in play and remain optimistic despite the tactics.
 

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If I took Tuesday's named team and had to make changes to ensure it was the worst we could make it from available selections, I would do this:
1. Put Perham in for Averillo (Perham didn't even play Fullback in reserves);
2. Move Averillo (where he's played well) to half, where he has struggled in the past (Bet he's happier every day with his choice to get right away from this clusterfuck);
3. Retain Alomoti as starting centre after half a season of trying and demostrating he is not (yet) 1st grade material. He might be (hopefully) but it ain't gonna happen without making some serious improvements in reserve grade.
4. Drop Topine (as some kind of scapegoat) after his best game two weeks ago, and after a lesser game the following week, but by no means the worst of his teammates (the kid needs games under his belt for consistency, not "games" from the coaching staff - they are absolute f#cking morons. Seriously). He probably should be strongly considering the Averillo option. You have to go young man. These "coaches" are not developing you.
5. Promote Okunbor back to turnstile status in the starting pack (Hey Cameron! If Okunbor is the answer, WTAF is the question you've been asking?)
6. Keep Waddell at lock: yeah, he played well last week; to go with his one or two good games the entire year (3 peaks) - the rest have been "Quintessential Waddell" - years of favoured selection under two coaches to show what he has - which isn't that much.
7. Put TPJ in 2nd row - FFS! Give him more reasons not to play hard through the middle why dontchya! :tearsofjoy: :tearsofjoy: :tearsofjoy:

It's Ciraldo's decision-making that is of most concern. This does not bode well for his long-term future (or even medium-term actually)
I don't want to call him Barrett2.0, but geez he makes it hard when his decisions have such an uncanny resemblance to the selections of his predecessor (along with the stubbornness to continue, and return to things that are just not, and never were, working)

Seriously. Is he trying to fuck up deliberately to create some kind of magnification of contrast he expects to occur next year?
Or is he really just that far out of his depth without any real clue about what he is doing?
 
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