Official ROUND 1 | Bulldogs vs Eels | Discussion thread 5:30pm @ CommBank Stadium

[CroydonDog]

Our defence has impressed me today. All the ball in our half and we only copped 2 tries

Good defence doesn't allow that many offloads.

 

[JK26]

Worst possible start to the new season. Incompetence all around. Players clearly not ready mentally. Dropped balls, dumb penalties, no one running with any purpose. To top it off we got a winger out there playing on crutches, what the fuck are we doing here?

 

[D0GMATIC]

Why isn't Gutho attending Moses groin ? That's what usually happens

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Its only been 1 half, but I've seen enough to know I want Tracey at FB

 

[Moedogg]

A bit of luck is what we calling it now hahaha, ness more than that Bruv.

I felt our defense was good. We just couldn't hold them out any longer with the amount of possession they had. If any of those all penalties had gone our way or some of those catches had stuck, we would've been in a position to test their defense

 

[BMOC]

10 years since we sacked des Hasler and still our average first half points is zero or appalling

 

[chemdog]

We have no ruck speed so it will be a struggle even if we do get an even share of possession.

just need some repeat sets which we are incapable of doing

 

[surfdog]

100 more tackles in a half, must be close to a record

 

[Moey91]

People comparing last years bulldogs side to this years one will not win us the game!

We just find old stats to make us feel positive lol

 

[Blueandwhiteblood1968]

Taaffe is reserve grade standard, we saw that in the trial vs Sharks. Ciraldo gave him a chance and it hasn't worked.

And yet he was still selected!!

 

[Psycho Doggie]

Second half is going to be hard, we desperately need some field position and to cut out the errors, otherwise it is going to get much worse.

 

[dave123]

We replace bad with worse

 

[Papa Emeritus]

Haven't been watching but I see we are going as expected

 

[Glenn L]

Gillard and Paulo like watching boys vs men. Why don't we ever get forwards like this?

 

[CroydonDog]

Parramatta only taking the 2 was the best thing to happen to the dogs all half.

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Its only been 1 half, but I've seen enough to know I want Tracey at FB

I saw enough in the 2nd trial vs Sharks. Taaffe is a liability at the back.

 

[Bad Billy]

Just got home was lstening to Raay sounded like a good effort in defence, best for dogs?

If you were just reading this thread, we’re losing by 70.

 

[Snake]

Where do our points come from in the second half? Hutch is done a mountain of defence and doesn’t have spark. Reed the same. We need Burto , critta and taffe to step up. Yeeks .

 

[Moedogg]

I think Ciro was right in picking Hutch for his defense. Sexton probably would've been worn out by now like what we saw in cup.

 

[Freakzilla]

10 years since we sacked des Hasler and still our average first half points is zero or appalling

It's only been 6.5 years & our attack was shit with Hasler also.