Official Round 5 Bulldogs V Storm - Team Lists and Discussion Thread

[Nate DAWG]

And we are reportedly paying Napa around $650k to play 15 ineffective minutes every week. The impact of having one of our senior and highest paid players just floating around and offering nothing is very damaging. Tbaz needs to drop him and look for a swap with any prop in NSW cup

 

[turveys asthma puffer]

I hear ya but if avo is a 6, flanno is a -6. He is fucken dreadful. I legitimately hate the ***** fucken head

Flanno needs to watch a bit of broken Keiran Foran on friday. Took it right into the line and was the best player on the field with a cripples body. What is Flannos excuse?

 

[fiordog]

Thompson was game changing and I'm hoping he didn't do anything serious to the hammy. So happy he got his first try as a bulldog, completely deserved.

DWZ did a good to great job at FB considering lack of time at the position and up against a top 2 team.

Barrett must have gotten into Averillo's ear coz he has a much better second half. Gotta stay in the halves. So dangerous when he takes control.

Flano had an ordinary first half, but I'm not sure whether Flano was stressed because Averillo was doing so well in the second half that he tried to do too much and wasn't threatening at all.

Cotric - idk are we just not using him correctly? Almost non entity. Ditto Allan.

Topine - starting 9 from this point on, looking much more crisp with him at dummy half.

Hoppa - waiting for rd 12 when Schoupp becomes eligible to play. Haven't seen him play but hoping he's as good as everyone says he is

 

[turveys asthma puffer]

We need to bite the bullet with hoppa, put cotric at right centre

50% agree. Cotric is a winger.

 

[JackDog]

We could have had latrell.but apparently he was too much of a risk...cough cough

He was always going to Souffs, we were a bargaining chip no more

 

[Nate DAWG]

Got back from the game and I think our worst on the field was sione kotoa. Very lazy in getting back and awful in defence today.

Team improved so much more when topine came on for him

Katoa was bad but he had lots of friends.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Katoa was bad but he had lots of friends.

Katoa, Flanagan, Hoppa and Waddell are our stand out bad players. There performances just seem to impact us so much.

 

[Trafford10]

Did anyone else notice Morgan Harper had a blinder for Manly on Friday? You’re being harsh on Allen btw.

He didn't have "a blinder"
Cotric & Allen are better players than Harper.
We are a very poorly coached team and all players look shit in our structure.

 

[Doggiezbrah]

We should just give up on Burton coming over this season. Use that spot to promote Schoupp as we are paper thin in backs. This season is a complete write off

 

[Moey]

Flanno is not FG material at all. The moment Avo woke up in 2nd half and took control of the team, we looked more dangerous. Flannos kicks wouldn't trouble the local under 9s team.
Has no vision or skill. Looks so lost out there.

Also napa should never be allowed to play Fg for us ever again (wishful thinking). Wadell is freaking useless. Hoppa needs to apply for jobkeeper.

Love how Thompson played today. Very promising and Ogden was good when he came on too. Once they came off we went to shit again.

 

[Trafford10]

Surely the coaches can fix the defence?
Today the middle and left side was nowhere near 1st grade standard.

discipline is also a big factor as we cannot defend when we give away a penalty and/or six again in our own half.

0 & 5 to start the season. Flogged in every game. Long long season people.

 

[Nate DAWG]

Katoa, Flanagan, Hoppa and Waddell are our stand out bad players. There performances just seem to impact us so much.

and Napa. His performance is so bad that you dont even know if he played

 

[JackDog]

Can't change the whole team, but need to start making some bite size changes. If make 4 - 5 changes they would be.
Katao * 2. - had plenty of chances to show something. Topine, although not a hooker , is a much better option & also a much better future.
Corey Allen.- just not giving any effort, defensive read terrible all game.
Napa- does want to be there. A bench player for Mounties.
OGDEN- been offering nothing this year. Disappointing, I thought he would have a promising year.

Dallin had a mixed game. Ran hard, safe under the high ball. At least three tries could have possibly diffused with better position & not good at setting up his outside players.

Agreed with all that.

Dallin ran hard but his positioning was awful. He looks like he had a good game but that’s only because the rest of our backs are powder puffs and sloth up to the defensive line. He only runs as hard as most other regular FG backs in the NRL. Plus he actually didn’t knock it on this week (unlike every other week).

I’d say it’s his best game this year, but that’s starting off a very low bar. Certainly nothing special compared to other team’s performances.

 

[Bullpit]

And we are reportedly paying Napa around $650k to play 15 ineffective minutes every week. The impact of having one of our senior and highest paid players just floating around and offering nothing is very damaging. Tbaz needs to drop him and look for a swap with any prop in NSW cup

AND we said no to a player swap re Burton v Nappa a few weeks ago!! Go figure! UNBELIEVABLE!!

 

[Nate DAWG]

AND we said no to a player swap re Burton v Nappa a few weeks ago!! Go figure! UNBELIEVABLE!!

Unless it would of put us over the cap this was a diabolical decision.

 

[Costa84]

He's picking players on salaries... not form

Needs to grow a pair and pick the best team

This is what gets me, he and Topine were good last week then get fucked over this week. It's these decisions that make me think he's clueless not the abhonerent results.

 

[dogluvver]

AND we said no to a player swap re Burton v Nappa a few weeks ago!! Go figure! UNBELIEVABLE!!

Surely that wasn't true.
Penrith don't recruit SHIT LIKE HIM!!!!!!
HE SHOULD BE LOCKED UP FOR STEALING THE BIG BLUDGER!!!

 

[CrittaMagic69]

and Napa. His performance is so bad that you dont even know if he played

You're right, I forgot about him and we only just commented about him hahaha

 

[chisdog]

Post Match Press Conference: Round 5 v Storm - Bulldogs

Trent Barrett chats to the media after his team's Round 5 game against the Storm

www.bulldogs.com.au

Thompson just cramping

 

[Gene Krupa]