Round 1 Bulldogs V Knights - Team Lists and Discussion Thread

[Mr. Ditkovich]

No.	Player	Sponsor
1	Corey Allan	Hy-Tec
2	Nick Meaney	Guardian Venue Management
3	Will Hopoate	Cincotta Chemist
4	Nick Cotric	AIWC
5	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	Southern Cross Charcoal
6	Jake Averillo	Penny's Pork Crackling
7	Kyle Flanagan	Sydney Freezers
8	Ofahiki Ogden	Intello IT
9	Sione Katoa	Jay Productions & Events
10	Jack Hetherington	MMX Projects
11	Adam Elliott	TLH Recruitment
12	Corey Waddell	Dental on Evaline
13	Josh Jackson	Daily Press
Interchange		Recovery Partners
14	Brad Deitz	Khalil Family Lawyers
15	Renouf Atoni	Urbanista Café & Convenience
16	Ray Faitala-Mariner	Your Property People
17	Dylan Napa	McDonalds Punchbowl/Lakemba
Reserves
19	Tui Katoa
20	Chris Smith
21	Brandon Wakeham
22	Ava Seumanufagai

Let’s hope Napa doesn’t play like he’s sponsored by McDonalds Punchbowl

 

[Stevche Kat]

Deitz will be in the top 17. Heard it here first

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

No.	Player	Sponsor
1	Corey Allan	Hy-Tec
2	Nick Meaney	Guardian Venue Management
3	Will Hopoate	Cincotta Chemist
4	Nick Cotric	AIWC
5	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	Southern Cross Charcoal
6	Jake Averillo	Penny's Pork Crackling
7	Kyle Flanagan	Sydney Freezers
8	Ofahiki Ogden	Intello IT
9	Sione Katoa	Jay Productions & Events
10	Jack Hetherington	MMX Projects
11	Adam Elliott	TLH Recruitment
12	Corey Waddell	Dental on Evaline
13	Josh Jackson	Daily Press
Interchange		Recovery Partners
14	Brad Deitz	Khalil Family Lawyers
15	Renouf Atoni	Urbanista Café & Convenience
16	Ray Faitala-Mariner	Your Property People
17	Dylan Napa	McDonalds Punchbowl/Lakemba
Reserves
19	Tui Katoa
20	Chris Smith
21	Brandon Wakeham
22	Ava Seumanufagai

Looks good to me.

 

[Shire Dog]

Referee	Games	W	L	D	Win %

CUMMINS, Ben

56

26

30

-

46.4%

Thanks for that very quick reply stat man lol
Its not too bad really anyway let’s just hope we are good enough to get the job done come Friday afternoon.
This is a very winnable game

 

[KiwiDog7]

Cotric and Hoppa have switched edges

Marley will be happy

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Cotric and Hoppa have switched edges

Marley will be happy

Source?

 

[CaptainJackson]

It’s both really. When the hooker doesn’t know who to pass to, he’ll hesitate, leading to slow service, which seemed to be the case for the last few years.

When the hooker takes too long to pass, it’ll lead to what we see with Katoa, which is playmakers having no space, even though it’s reaching the right person.

Agree. The slow ones also tend to have more loop in their pass and the 1st receiver rarely gets it hard on the chest or just out in front, which destroys the whole move. They tend to swing their arms rather than flick their wrists. Dummy halves with genuine options (kick/pass/run) also make time for themselves by keeping defences in 2 minds.

Both.
Its a pass selection thing as it's also a single motion pick up off the ground and hit the moving target accurately on their chest.

Thanks guys. So with JMK how is his actual speed of the pass itself/alone? IS that considered slow?

Forget the decisions, keeping defence in 2 minds and pickup, just the pass alone.

 

[Cujo]

I think everyone is getting carried away with Deitz. He is 25 hasn't played first grade and been at 3 clubs. He looked good in the trail no doubt. But he's not better than JMK in my opinion.

Perhaps you are right.
After Friday night things should be clearer one way or the other.
The positive from this is that we haven't had to sign him as part of the 30 to get a real look at him in a truly competitive game.
Even if he is a bust he will have been able to show his wares in hopefully 2 or 3 games to get a reasonable sample size

 

[2144superman]

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs will field a vastly different side to the one that finished last season when they kick off their campaign against the Knights in Newcastle on Friday night at 6:00PM AEDT.

A number of new recruits will make their NRL debuts for the Bulldogs with Corey Allan, Nick Cotric, Kyle Flanagan, Jack Hetherington and Corey Waddell all pulling on the blue and white for the first time

In addition, 26 year-old Train and Trial hooker Brad Deitz has been named on the bench after being given an injury exemption by the NRL due to Jeremy Marshall-King being unavailable because of a foot sprain sustained while playing for the Maori team in the All Stars match. Deitz is not currently in the Bulldogs Top 30 squad.

Dylan Napa has recovered from a knee injury and will take his place on the bench, while Luke Thompson will serve the first match of his four game suspension.

 

[2144superman]

1	Corey Allan	Hy-Tec
2	Nick Meaney	Guardian Venue Management
3	Will Hopoate	Cincotta Chemist
4	Nick Cotric	AIWC
5	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak	Southern Cross Charcoal
6	Jake Averillo	Penny's Pork Crackling
7	Kyle Flanagan	Sydney Freezers
8	Ofahiki Ogden	Intello IT
9	Sione Katoa	Jay Productions & Events
10	Jack Hetherington	MMX Projects
11	Adam Elliott	TLH Recruitment
12	Corey Waddell	Dental on Evaline
13	Josh Jackson	Daily Press
Interchange		Recovery Partners
14	Brad Deitz	Khalil Family Lawyers
15	Renouf Atoni	Urbanista Café & Convenience
16	Ray Faitala-Mariner	Your Property People
17	Dylan Napa	McDonalds Punchbowl/Lakemba
Reserves
19	Tui Katoa
20	Chris Smith
21	Brandon Wakeham
22	Ava Seumanufagai

 

[c-b-b]

I wish Deitz the very best on his debut, let's hope he makes a real impact and we've found our answer at number 9.

 

[Bulldogs fan]

Why is rfm not starting

 

[Apex Cedar]

I know it’s early days but who drops out when Thompson comes back.. All props will be on their toes and will have to perform or bye bye

 

[Apex Cedar]

Why is rfm not starting

Needs to be eased in after injury

 

[Bulldog1966]

Here here!! would be great for him to kick some arse in the top grade for us and for himself.

 

[Apex Cedar]

Btw WHO THE MADE UP THE AVO RUMOUR !! BAN THEM !

 

[Spoonman84]

Forward battle will win this I hope our pack is firing early.


1. Tex Hoy 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Gehamat Shibasaki 6. Kurt Mann 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Connor Watson 14. Sauaso Sue 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Josh King 17. Brodie Jones 18. Hymel Hunt 19. Pasami Saulo 20. Jack Johns 21. Simi Sasagi

 

[dogwhisperer]

Why is rfm not starting

Maybe because he's coming back from injury and didn't play trial

 

[Apex Cedar]

Forward battle will win this I hope our pack is firing early.


1. Tex Hoy 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Gehamat Shibasaki 6. Kurt Mann 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Connor Watson 14. Sauaso Sue 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Josh King 17. Brodie Jones 18. Hymel Hunt 19. Pasami Saulo 20. Jack Johns 21. Simi Sasagi

That’s a poor backline.. I agree there forwards have it over us but not the backline

 

[The__GM]

I know it’s early days but who drops out when Thompson comes back.. All props will be on their toes and will have to perform or bye bye

I would say Waddell or Ogden, depending on Napa/ RFM health. Good problem to have.