Official Round 10 - Bulldogs vs Dragons - Discussion Thread

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Meaney always struggles to make an impact at fullback because he makes Brett Hodgson look like Wendell Sailor.
He's safe under the high ball but he gets ragdolled and dominated physically. He doesn't break through tackles, have a fend, not much of a step and he can't ball play.
For the next game or two Meaney should stay there but after that Averillo should get a shot there also for a few games. Either way Averillo should start this week.
Meaney is taller than Averillo and weighs the same.

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Meaney is taller than Averillo and weighs the same.

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But Averillo runs with purpose and isn’t terrified of contact like Meaney, he’s a reserve grader, it just shows how bad our depth is.
 

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Meaney is taller than Averillo and weighs the same.

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So what? Meaney is an average player that has no skill, gets out muscled and has no genuine ability.

Whereas Averillo has great speed, acceleration, breaks tackles, has a fend, is a natural talent and our best young player.
 

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Is there also a “Scared to make contact” tracker also?

To be fair, it’s not his fault, it’s our fault that we have to play him there as our recruitment team rolled the dice on him and he has been average.
 

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What does that bullshit stat have to do with footballing ability? Brendan Elliott is only just behind him and he's horrible.

RTS and Teddy destroyed the opposition last week and aren't on this irrelevant list.
 

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He was fairly highly touted in the early days, a bit of recency bias happening at the moment.
Dude please the footwork averillo has already shown is 1000 times better than what mbye ever showed.

Averillos disallowed length of the field try was brilliance, the kid is very special.

Hes our "rockstar" fullback and the marquee player the club wants to attract and build around.

Yes I know I'm blowing my load early but mark my words this kid will be a superstar
 

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I hope we get a decent amount of dogs supporters there. I’m looking forward to it
 

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I hope we get a decent amount of dogs supporters there. I’m looking forward to it
Will be interesting to see. The tickets for Dogs fans are available for purchase from tomorrow as per email from the club. Only the scraps will be left though as crowds are still capped and St Merge fans will have gotten first dibs....
 

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Will be interesting to see. The tickets for Dogs fans are available for purchase from tomorrow as per email from the club. Only the scraps will be left though as crowds are still capped and St Merge fans will have gotten first dibs....
That’s right, they have come out of the woodwork again now and might take a few hours off their sack Mary protests to watch the dogs beat them :grinning:
 

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That’s right, they have come out of the woodwork again now and might take a few hours off their sack Mary protests to watch the dogs beat them :grinning:
The deluded Saints fans probably think they can win the comp now because they won a few games.
 

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The deluded Saints fans probably think they can win the comp now because they won a few games.
Haha that’s right, I heard them getting pumped because they were one win out of the 8
 

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That’s right, they have come out of the woodwork again now and might take a few hours off their sack Mary protests to watch the dogs beat them :grinning:
Dragons have had six coaches since they became a merged team and of those six so far David Waite, Nathan Brown, Steve Price, were not retained for various reasons and Wayne Bennett and Andrew Farrar moved on of their own accord. Mcgregor has had a chequered career as Dragons coach and on his watch they have finished 2014 -11th: 2015-8: 2016-11: 2017-9: 2018 -7: 2019-15.

Dragons fans are a special breed indeed. Some banned from grounds due to anti coach unauthorized banners. "Step Down McGregor" and "Fail Mary"When their team goes like a busted the coach is to blame and it is "Sack him, he can't coach " but as soon as they turned it around he was the best thing since sliced bread.....The only reason they did not pull the pin on him was simple....money...it is just a bit of luck that they have started to perform.


https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/d...s/news-story/f2bdf1a00fab1ef461e86ecc5161a0b9


While they have been calls for McGregor to be sacked, the Dragons would need to offer him a substantial payout, reportedly around $1 million, if they terminated his contract early.

As pointed out by Sydney Morning Herald reporter Michael Chammas, the call to keep McGregor actually plays into the club’s hands moving forward.

“The only logic for sparing McGregor If Dragons sack him & pay out $1m, it goes in the football cap. That significantly reduces ability to attract a decent coach next year,” Chammas tweeted.

“2020 is a write-off, no matter who coaches. The longer he continues, the more they can spend on next coach”

The club released a statement shortly after the news was announced McGregor would be the man in charge for the remainder of the season.

“Although the board acknowledges the club’s performances so far throughout 2020 have been unacceptable; we will continue to support Paul, his staff and the team through these tough times,” Dragons Chairman Andrew Gordon said in the statement.

“We are committed to Paul as coach of the St George Illawarra Dragons and look forward to seeing him right the wrongs of the opening month of the current campaign.

“We are a club that stands by our people when under pressure. This is a time for loyalty, strength and commitment from the players, coach, board and staff to improve.”
 

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Dragons have had six coaches since they became a merged team and of those six so far David Waite, Nathan Brown, Steve Price, were not retained for various reasons and Wayne Bennett and Andrew Farrar moved on of their own accord. Mcgregor has had a chequered career as Dragons coach and on his watch they have finished 2014 -11th: 2015-8: 2016-11: 2017-9: 2018 -7: 2019-15.

Dragons fans are a special breed indeed. Some banned from grounds due to anti coach unauthorized banners. "Step Down McGregor" and "Fail Mary"When their team goes like a busted the coach is to blame and it is "Sack him, he can't coach " but as soon as they turned it around he was the best thing since sliced bread.....The only reason they did not pull the pin on him was simple....money...it is just a bit of luck that they have started to perform.


https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/d...s/news-story/f2bdf1a00fab1ef461e86ecc5161a0b9


While they have been calls for McGregor to be sacked, the Dragons would need to offer him a substantial payout, reportedly around $1 million, if they terminated his contract early.

As pointed out by Sydney Morning Herald reporter Michael Chammas, the call to keep McGregor actually plays into the club’s hands moving forward.

“The only logic for sparing McGregor If Dragons sack him & pay out $1m, it goes in the football cap. That significantly reduces ability to attract a decent coach next year,” Chammas tweeted.

“2020 is a write-off, no matter who coaches. The longer he continues, the more they can spend on next coach”

The club released a statement shortly after the news was announced McGregor would be the man in charge for the remainder of the season.

“Although the board acknowledges the club’s performances so far throughout 2020 have been unacceptable; we will continue to support Paul, his staff and the team through these tough times,” Dragons Chairman Andrew Gordon said in the statement.

“We are committed to Paul as coach of the St George Illawarra Dragons and look forward to seeing him right the wrongs of the opening month of the current campaign.

“We are a club that stands by our people when under pressure. This is a time for loyalty, strength and commitment from the players, coach, board and staff to improve.”
Exactly! They had to replace their Oust Doust banners. Unfortunately the GST one is still around haha
 
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