Official Round 8 Bulldogs V Eels - Team Lists and Discussion Thread

[Mike Fixa]

Dylan Napa ran for 38m.

seriously how has this guy not yet been dropped or sacked?

 

[KiwiDog7]

Dylan Napa ran for 38m.

seriously how has this guy not yet been dropped or sacked?

I think he only played 20 min

 

[Mike Fixa]

I think he only played 20 min

Even so, those are pathetic numbers. Not like it’s the first week he’s run for less than 50m either.

 

[Untamed]

we've been saying this for a few years now

I know, it's bloody depressing

 

[bradyk]

1st try
-Katoa miss tackle

2nd try
-Elliott error (knock on)
-Cotric error (knock on)
-Smith penalty (escort)
-5 players couldn't hold Sivo up, overcommit in cover defence, Katoa failed to get under the ball

3rd try
-Cotric error (kicked ball dead in goal)
-Allan/Elliott 6 again (offside)
-Katoa 6 again (offside)
-Averillo miss tackle, Katoa and Thompson bad on line goal defence (Thompson can't go low that close to the try line)

4th try
*Eels made ~75 metres on their first set after half time
-Cotric mistimed contest

5th try
-Waddell/Thompson 6 again (slowing the ruck)
-Averillo didn't make a dominant tackle so we were short on the edge, 3 on 4

Game over

 

[Bob dog]

I think he only played 20 min

So we were missing Napa and Hethrington, less go forward that will come good.

 

[finchie]

You see in kids sport teams turning up like this but grown men is unacceptable and blows my mind. Not one single player turned up for the game tonight.

1 million percent agree
Hence broom all 15 muppets off contract plus tell a few more esp adam idiot, waddel, flanacrap to look for new clubs !!!

 

[korrmatta1]

1 million percent agree
Hence broom all 15 muppets off contract plus tell a few more esp adam idiot, waddel, flanacrap to look for new clubs !!!

Put me back on group

 

[Actros]

Last weeks game took a lot out of Thomo, and Napa as well.

There’s an element to what your saying is right, then on top of that they play a full training game on Thursday to of which Thompson puts in over 40 tackles then back into another game 2 days later
If your dumb off the pitch it’ll come out the same on it !
Amateurs
Bulldogs= Career killer

 

[dogzofwar]

Dylan Napa ran for 38m.

seriously how has this guy not yet been dropped or sacked?

Because he played his “best game for us” last week apparently..think they all thought they played well last week so they can play like a bunch of pussies again for the next 10 weeks not good enough shirt grabbing after 20minutes of play last night that was enough for me to turn it off if you can’t turn up week in week out you shouldn’t be playing first grade

 

[cntrbry bnkstwn]

3rd try

-Averillo miss tackle, Katoa and Thompson bad on line goal defence (Thompson can't go low that close to the try line)

elliot was a big reason that try was scored, he was inside averillo and should've nailed gutherson

 

[speedy2460]

Hard to argue with any of the posts on here. But one thing that has been missing for a few years is on field leadership.
There is no one leading the players around. JJ is not, and never has been a leader. So they give the job
to the worst player on the field. Talk about headless chooks.

 

[CeeEss]

Even so, those are pathetic numbers. Not like it’s the first week he’s run for less than 50m either.

I'm not a Napa fan but to be fair, we didn't have much ball in the first 20 minutes.

 

[Mike Z]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

BARRETT HAS 5 YEARS TO PROVE HIMSELF

IMPORTANT FACTS:
Brad Arthur has been Head Coach of the Blue & Gold since October 2013.
In the 2017 season Arthur guided Parramatta to their first finals series since 2009 and finished fourth on the premiership ladder.

 

[dogzofwar]

I said it before the Sharks game & I'll say it again. Barrett needs to send them all on a 20km run tomorrow. Then he needs to tell them that unless they put in they will go on many many more. If they don't like it, they can leave immediately & not pick up their salary on the way out. Either work hard on the field or work harder off it. No more being soft on them. What these players are doing is stealing from the club.

If only it worked like that

 

[dogluva]

Not the performance I was looking for last night. So exasperating watching the team fumble and bumble their way out of the game ,Too many missed tackles, too many dumb mistakes.
. That hit by Ava on Lane was wowee!!! but the response by the other team members a few tackles later, allowing Parra to score a very soft try was so depressing.That hit alone should have at least given the team a boost , instead we replied poorly.
As poor as we were, Parramatta are not going to be a force in the comp if they dish up the same sort of performance against the bigger, better teams. If they get a referee who likes to police the ten they will be in massive trouble because like the majority of their displays this year they were never, ever, onside with the usual suspects standing a good two or so metres in front of the official.I am surprised that King Gutho does not put his shoulders out every game.... such is the enthusiasm of him in entreating the referee to award the Eels a penalty every single time he questions them..he is a Muppet and that was the one thing that really annoyed me..the fact he scored a brace of tries along with the other Muppet in the shape of Sivo. He may score a try or two and be a fan favourite but the way he carries on when he is tackled pisses me off no end.

Now I know that player welfare is important but can you tell me why, when we were on a roll deep into Parra territory and looking like we might actually score late in the first half, play was stopped by the referee because a player was laying forty metres back from any of the action around twenty metres from our line. The trainer was there tending to him and he actually had fallen over without a hand being laid on him. That took the wind out of our sails and put Parra back in control with being able to regroup and set their defensive line rather than having to deal with the run of broken play where we actually looked good? Not saying that in the overall scheme of things where we continually shot ourselves in the foot it would have made a massive difference but who really knows???

The sooner guys like Katoa and Napa are gone the better. Katoa costs us badly every game with dumb penalties at crucial stages of the game and poor dummy half service and bad reads in defence. Napa, well his excuse last night was that he only lasted 16 minutes, his excuses every other week well.....

I noticed a very sneaky, grubby play by Moses on our kick chaser who collared him, legally I may add, on one of his kicks dropping the elbow into the head of our player who was on the ground. That escaped detection by the referee and his linesmen.

Our goose is cooked for 2021 but it would be nice to get a really concerted and lasting effort for the full 80 rather than a ten minute burst of energy and positive play that does nothing but tease us and give us a minute sniff of something good.....and me the time to vent my feelings in a way that I should not have to.

In all my disappointment and angst at the way we once again meekly surrendered I took the time to think of our good mate Sir Col and his battle. Love you to bits Col and I hope that the win by your side gave you some joy and contentment, you deserve at least that.......

 

[maroondog72]

They actually bent over...

Pineapple anyone?

 

[chisdog]

If only it worked like that

why not?

 

[dogzofwar]

why not?

They can’t leave without pay for not performing how they want them too

 

[LordSidious66]

Watched Des rip into the manly side today after their loss...players were absolutely shitting themselves. I hope Tbaz is following suit but something tells me its the same old softly spoken "I'm your best mate"...bullshit approach.

He never did that with us.