Official Round 7 - Bulldog v Eel - Team List + Match Discussion

[MichaelM]

If I’m CC I’m bringing in Davey

He has the size, attitude and experience to handle the physicality that Parra will bring - they will definitely be looking to out muscle us this weekend.

 

[Phalangist]

If I’m CC I’m bringing in Davey

He has the size, attitude and experience to handle the physicality that Parra will bring - they will definitely be looking to out muscle us this weekend.

after seeing him play round 1 I disagree.

I would play Mariner on an edge and bring hughes back in. We need a big body

 

[maroondog72]

Golden opportunity for TPJ to sack up and prove he’s a match winner and not just another Big,Talented waste of space. This game against the Eels will be career defining for TPJ IMO.

 

[ElMagicElMasri]

Golden opportunity for TPJ to sack up and prove he’s a match winner and not just another Big,Talented waste of space. This game against the Eels will be career defining for TPJ IMO.

Career defining with no match fitness after a soft tissue injury? People are expecting way too much from him from his first game back even though I havent been a fan of how he’s played at all so far

 

[Kelpie03]

RFM to right edge, Sutton to lock, Hughes to bench

I hope CC does play Hughes at some stage, lack of size has been costing us all year so far, also considering the fact that we don't know how much if anything we are going to get out of TPJ.

 

[Wearnze]

Anyone think Okunbor is a chance for a starting second row position? Preston on the left and ok on the right

I wouldn’t be surprised.

don’t think it will happen but equally wouldn’t be against it if it happens.

 

[CQDog]

after seeing him play round 1 I disagree.

I would play Mariner on an edge and bring hughes back in. We need a big body

He hasn’t played a game for us yet

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Anyone think Okunbor is a chance for a starting second row position? Preston on the left and ok on the right

I wouldn’t be surprised.

don’t think it will happen but equally wouldn’t be against it if it happens.

Won't start but wouldn't be surprised if he plays 50 on the edge off the bench with RFM pushing into the middle rotation.

 

[NoChance]

Sutton to lock, RFM to back row Hughes onto bench will be best way counter the Kikau absence.

 

[GoTheDoggies]

If we lose to Parra I will have no choice but to bring out the Rob Schneider meme

 

[B-Train]

RFM is better suited as a middle but he's also our next best option at 2nd row. Waddell is decent at the moment in the middle but he's always been horrible in the 2nd row.

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Anyone think Okunbor is a chance for a starting second row position? Preston on the left and ok on the right

I wouldn’t be surprised.

don’t think it will happen but equally wouldn’t be against it if it happens.

If he was to play second row, you definitely play his next to Flanno so the gun can help him defensively.
Chucking Okunbur next to Burton would be throwing the game tbh.

 

[Hound Dog]

Although Dogs can't field their strongest forward pack, it's a capable pack.

I'm curious to see which teams halves pairings competes more successfully. Also interesting to see how the bench works for the Bulldogs

 

[Phalangist]

RFM is better suited as a middle but he's also our next best option at 2nd row. Waddell is decent at the moment in the middle but he's always been horrible in the 2nd row.

I think both edwards and hughes did ok last week.

 

[ILiveForDib]

Flanagan is due a decent game surely.

 

[B-Train]

I think both edwards and hughes did ok last week.

I'm talking about edge 2nd rowers. Outside of Preston and Kikau, RFM is the next best option.

 

[GA45]

Waddell 4/10 as a middle (being generous), 1/10 as an edge (not playable).

Im no Waddell fan but even his worse this year has been ok. I hardly notice him anymore as he’s doing his job in the middle . It’s been great to see.

 

[maroondog72]

Career defining with no match fitness after a soft tissue injury? People are expecting way too much from him from his first game back even though I havent been a fan of how he’s played at all so far

I get your point, but he has been given an extended period to make sure the calf is "Right" if he comes back and tears it again straight away then he's cooked and he's not worth the money we are paying for him, and its also true that he will be down on match fitness, but he doesn't need tp play 80 mins to win us this match, He can be a game breaker in two hi impact 20 min sets, and if he doesn't have the intestinal or mental fortitude to push himself through 40 mins of football after the rest of the kids in that pack have carried him for the first six rounds of the season, he can fuck right off IMO.

 

[GA45]

I'm talking about edge 2nd rowers. Outside of Preston and Kikau, RFM is the next best option.

I don’t agree. I think like Waddell RFM should only play as a middle both get found out in defence.

 

[CMP]

Waddell 4/10 as a middle (being generous), 1/10 as an edge (not playable).

Waddell is someone I wanted to never see play first grade again coming into this season. When he has played as a middle this year though he has actually been good.