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

[Ewan McGrady]

I like him as a starter. Was pleased to see him included.my personal opinion is that I hope he’s a long termer for us.

 

[ILiveForDib]

You chuck him in a Penrith side he scores 15+. A side that’s trying to reach the top he will struggle but he has the attributes remember last year his a younger user he will mess up give him time.

 

[Scoooby]

It's deflating. Round and round we go again. 2026 new target year for top 8 if we get the right marquees which history would say we won't. No faith in the coach either.

Bring back the bears !!

 

[Bad Billy]

Has no real running power. Sure he can be elusive, but there's a difference between evading someone and running over them.
If Kiraz and Wilson both make 15m on a run, the players Wilson beats, will still be on their feet which aids the defence and Wilsons play-the-ball will likely be slow, Kiraz will leave one or two players on the ground, which will aid in a quick play-the-ball and likely lead to more metres on the next play against a broken or retreating line.
It's the reason why Bizza is so effective.

 

[Scoobs]

His ceiling is meaney levels. Not an exciting prospect

 

[Matthew G]

You chuck him in a Penrith side he scores 15+. A side that’s trying to reach the top he will struggle but he has the attributes remember last year his a younger user he will mess up give him time.

hes crap under the high ball also? no aerial threat, i watched skelton in reserves today, he needs to sort out defence abit but he d be so much more effective under the bomb and carrying the ball

 

[Matthew G]

with a team like ours, we need our back 5 to make serious yards, id honestly be giving Skelton and Xerri a game

 

[Trinfly]

You know what, we need some of the delusional/optimistic fans right about now.... hard to believe them, but nice to read their words and hope.

Pretend it is 2004 again,

 

[Roll the Bones]

It's deflating. Round and round we go again. 2026 new target year for top 8 if we get the right marquees which history would say we won't. No faith in the coach either.

Give them a chance. It's only year 7 of the rebuild

 

[wendog33]

Later game thoughts. None of them good.

Why was Kiraz selected? He’s clearly not fit. It’s last year all over again. This dumb fucking assistant from Penrith continues to play blokes who are busted. I hope the blow torch is applied over the JAC scenario too. Best part is the next bloke up according to Ciraldope is another fella who hasn’t had a minute of game time in any capacity since last year and is also not fit.

Taaffe, poor kid is a shot duck already. The draw only gets worse for him too.

Left edge is a myth. Until we get a real coach, Burton will never amount to anything more than “i used to do big kick go brrrrr” at this club.

There’s a reason all these utilities are utilities and could never lock down spots at their previous clubs. They’re not that good.

Pack is fucked. No one knows how to use anyone.

Garden gnome at 9.. watch this space. They’re beating his drum and the media are well onto it. Booze already dropped the story of the club not happy with his output at his price. That will fester all season with inept performances like that.

RFM had a barnstormer for St George. Says it all.

Enjoy the shitshow we have coming for us this week. Luckily we have Cronulla in Cronulla up next…… lol

That decision to leave Fox playing, trying to catch with one arm just about summed up Ciro's odd coaching. He is prepared to let guys sustain further injury by staying on and worse still give the opposition a huge target to zero in on and jeopardise any hope of the team getting back into the game by carrying a liability in both attack and defence. Everyone saw that Fox only had the use of one arm and any opposition coach and team worth their salt would make menacing Fox their priority and CC would surely know that. It was a foolhardy coaching decision.

He just does not seem to have any urgency in securing a win for the club and his long game he seems to be prioritizing could be 3-4 years away. The club can't sustain such poor decisions like that if that is his thinking.

 

[Moedogg]

We need more powerful wingers. Wilson and JAC don't push the defense back.

 

[maroondog72]

Bring back Nasheed !!!

Fark that

 

[_G-Dog_]

Xerri is a gun and he has shown it at NRL level.. ive got no doubts he will succeed because he was a huge talent at NRL level before..

once hes selected and gets some matches he will nail a centre spot for sure....

 

[Bad Billy]

Wasn’t it an ac joint?? If so don’t think it gets worse, I could be wrong. Most players needle up at halftime and play on.

you're right. once it's done, you're really just managing pain.
AC is a great result he'll be training next week and be back playing in 3-4.

 

[ILiveForDib]

hes crap under the high ball also? no aerial threat, i watched skelton in reserves today, he needs to sort out defence abit but he d be so much more effective under the bomb and carrying the ball

Skelton and Wilson are in contention I feel ciraldo prefers Wilson. I want to see Skelton get a run of games but Wilson seems preferable.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Has no real running power. Sure he can be elusive, but there's a difference between evading someone and running over them.
If Kiraz and Wilson both make 15m on a run, the players Wilson beats, will still be on their feet which aids the defence and Wilsons play-the-ball will likely be slow, Kiraz will leave one or two players on the ground, which will aid in a quick play-the-ball and likely lead to more metres on the next play against a broken or retreating line.
It's the reason why Bizza is so effective.

Lol. You're complaining that he isn't running through people but around them. My good you guys need to take a breath and that's coming from me

 

[AlzzBulldog]

That decision to leave Fox playing, trying to catch with one arm just about summed up Ciro's odd coaching. He is prepared to let guys sustain further injury by staying on and worse still give the opposition a huge target to zero in on and jeopardise any hope of the team getting back into the game by carrying a liability in both attack and defence. Everyone saw that Fox only had the use of one arm and any opposition coach and team worth their salt would make menacing Fox their priority and CC would surely know that. It was a foolhardy coaching decision.

He just does not seem to have any urgency in securing a win for the club and his long game he seems to be prioritizing could be 3-4 years away. The club can't sustain such poor decisions like that if that is his thinking.

I’m honestly tired.. I love the club but I can’t stand seeing them like this… it’s too much

 

[AlzzBulldog]

The bulldogs socials need to stop posting for a whole week, I don’t wanna hear anything from them honestly

 

[Bad Billy]

That decision to leave Fox playing, trying to catch with one arm just about summed up Ciro's odd coaching. He is prepared to let guys sustain further injury by staying on and worse still give the opposition a huge target to zero in on and jeopardise any hope of the team getting back into the game by carrying a liability in both attack and defence.

You can't injure an AC further. once its separated, its separated. Hurts like a fucker though. I've done both.
But you're right he should've pulled him off as he was a target and being pushed into touch hurt us.

 

[Matthew G]

We need more powerful wingers. Wilson and JAC don't push the defense back.

JAC is a freak, hes arguably our most dangerous player, real shame we didnt get to see much of him today, wilson has no attributes