Why can't they just shut up and play footy?

[CB1935]

Honestly have we had any time to actually train this week
There's been a thousand articles/stories and media reports

No wonder why we are playing pathetic

LOL do you think they have a plan for different teams? I am convinced they do no video reviews. And I am convinced those cameras at Belmore are just for after-dark security.

 

[Dogzof95]

Do we have open training session? Or is Hasler worried there might be spies from other teams! Hasler, trust me if there were spies at our training sessions, you would put them to sleep or you might even cause them to develop early dementia!

 

[Boxer]

Tbh everyone is giving Cleary a lot of credit but really put any half in the panthers team they will accomplish same result .
Now put Cleary in our team when he might touch the ball once every 19 minutes and let see if he gets praised lol.

 

[Shanked]

he seemed fairly complementary of cleary to me

 

[Minion]

Do we have open training session? Or is Hasler worried there might be spies from other teams! Hasler, trust me if there were spies at our training sessions, you would put them to sleep or you might even cause them to develop early dementia!

Other teams wouldn't need to send any spies, if they had watched any of our last 5 or 6 games they know exactly what to expect and know that Sunday's game "plan" will be just the same rubbish as usual. Penrith will shift up a couple of gears and score 5 or 6 soft as marshmallow tries, mostly by dawdling past our forwards who are too tired to even move. Dorothy the minisaur will let in at least two tries.
Jared Maxwell will make sure that the Panthers hit the lead just before half time and give them a string of penalties early in the second half just to make sure that his third party bets are all winners.

 

[Brizdog]

As the week progresses and the more of these articles come out, the more worried I am. Sounds like we are talking ourselves up which is not flying under the radar is it.

 

[FaceBreaker]

Cleary is better than both of our halves combined.

When Penrith run away with the game and there is no way back for us, I can see it getting grubby late in the 2nd half when the boys have nothing to lose and throwing some real cheapshots.

Expect to start 2017 with no grub as he will be facing a ban.

 

[TalDog]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...l/news-story/c61cf2ebdbb5f464c07b1d892018ba9e

Josh Reynolds warns Nathan Cleary to expect the niggle in NRL elimination final

CHRISTIAN NICOLUSSI, The Daily Telegraph
September 8, 2016 5:46pm

HE’S the NRL’s master niggler coming up against the game’s apprentice superstar.

And Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds has warned Penrith’s Nathan Cleary “it will be on” come Sunday when they meet in the winner-takes-all elimination final at Allianz Stadium.

Cleary has been a teenage revelation in his first season in the NRL, driving the young Panthers side into the finals.

But he is yet to encounter the Bulldogs and Reynolds, who is notorious for getting under some of the biggest names in the NRL.

media_cameraReynolds says he’s changed his ways ... except for in finals footy.
Reynolds declared he had changed his ways and tried to play down suggestions he would target the 18-year-old, but admitted all bets were off come finals time.

“A year ago, two years ago, that would have been the first thing in my mind (to put Cleary off his game),’’ Reynolds said.

“Now it’s about trying to go up against him in the footy sense, and try to outplay him.

“I’ve definitely changed my (outlook) the last couple of years. But it always seems to come in semi-finals football, tensions are flaring, and I’m sure it will be on.”

media_cameraCleary knows he will be a target in the high-pressure finals environment.
Reynolds then attempted to kill Cleary with kindness, joining the line of current and former stars to praise the son of former first-grade player and coach Ivan Cleary.

“He has been awesome, hasn’t he?” Reynolds said.

Cleary burst on to the scene midway through the season and received plenty of raps for his calmness. Teammates said this week they could not tell the difference between a good and bad game.

The Panthers have racked up 133 points the past month, compared to Canterbury’s 56 points. Over that same period, the Panthers have made 28 linebreaks while the Dogs have just six.

While most of the Panthers’ recent opposition are out of finals contention, Canterbury will still need to somehow find points to be any chance of advancing beyond Sunday.

Reynolds said the focus would be trying to limit Penrith’s points rather than throw the ball around and outscore them.

media_cameraReynolds is trying to ignore the critics and focus on his game.
As for Canterbury’s points drought, Reynolds, 27, said it was a case of the players holding on to the ball. As for the criticism always directed at the playmakers, Reynolds said it had not fazed him.

“It’s a big club, we have passionate supporters, they expect a lot from the club because this club has been so successful over the years. I can only do what I can do,’’ Reynolds said.

“I have people who really mean the world to me who feel I’m playing better footy than what I have before.

“That means more to me than what old ‘Joe Blow’ going to say sitting on the couch, trying to pull me down for no reason.’’

“It’s pretty special for an 18-year-old to lead a side into the semis.

“When I’ve hung my boots up, I can say I’ve come up against this guy in his first semi, because he’s going to be a great player. To have a cool head on his shoulders like he does, it’s very rare.

“Halves usually come in, they might play one or two good games and then fall away a bit. He’s been solid all the way through.’’

Reynolds said if he was only 18 and lumped with guiding a team around the park in a finals match, “I would have buckled’’.

“I was just making SG Ball side. I wasn’t even getting in there. I’ve enjoyed watching him. It’s refreshing seeing someone like him come in and just control the game. I take my hat off to him.”

I read this article and thought exactly the same thing shut up and just play every time they talk we play shit

 

[Chrisaaar]

Cleary to smoke us on Sunday. He'll show how a true half plays.

 

[Mr Invisible]

LOL I know. My general rule the past few months is if we are not in front by minimum 10pts at half time, we are 99.5% certain to lose the match.

So all Penrith have to do is is stay in the game till half time and victory is theirs.

10 points.. shit that's generous.

Unless we are 20+ up at half time, I assume we've lost!

 

[Flanagun]

Because they are professional athletes who have media commitments and a duty to promote the game?

There is nothing wrong with this interview. Every team gives freaking media interviews.... And more of them during finals.

The fact we are playing crap is a problem. The fact our players give media interviews is not. This is actually a refreshing interview as far as I can see as it has some colour and isn't just the same regurgitated club PR bullshit.

There is so much to ligitimately worry about when it comes to this club. Why waste time worrying about things that aren't actually problems?

No matter how well or poorly our club is doing at a given time our club will always give media interviews. If anyone can't deal with that they should probably find a less popular and commercialised sport to follow.

I get people are angry and worried about the club. But worrying about things like this is only a waste of your time and energy IMHO.

Yes things are bad right now, but this interview surely didn't make them any worse.

Complete non issue.

 

[Kaz]

What's the problem here.

Now the refs know what he will be doing & will be watching out for it.

Though he does it every game.

 

[dogluva]

I read this article and thought exactly the same thing shut up and just play every time they talk we play shit

Mate there have been three separate articles minimum from Josh this week. The two already posted here and now this


http://www.nrl.com/bulldogs-to-draw-on-2014-for-inspiration/tabid/10874/newsid/101145/default.aspx

The Bulldogs entered the 2014 finals out of sorts with six losses from their last eight matches but turned it around to win three straight games to secure a spot in the grand final, which they eventually lost 30-6 to the Rabbitohs.

There are plenty of similarities between that side and the one preparing to take on the Panthers on Sunday, and the players say they will draw on that experience when the playoffs begin.

Both teams finished the regular season in seventh spot on the ladder (the 2016 side even won an extra game), while in 2014 scoring points was a genuine concern and they were tipped by most to be convincingly beaten in the first week of the finals.

Against all odds they proved the punters wrong with a one-sided 28-4 victory in Melbourne before edging past the Sea Eagles in golden point and downed the Panthers in the preliminary final to advance to the decider.

Bulldogs five-eighth Josh Reynolds said the spirit of that campaign remained with the current playing group and was confident they could go on a similar run again.

"Everyone's written us off, but it's happened to us before," Reynolds said.

"In 2014 the same thing [happened]. We played a terrible last game against the Titans and went to Melbourne and did a job on them. We've definitely got the belief here to do that and it's in our hands.

"I'm drawing from that [finals campaign]. That's why I think no one's in there with their heads down because it's happened before."

No matter what form the Bulldogs take into a finals series they always seem to find a way to win, and according to Reynolds a lot of that down comes to their coach Des Hasler.

Two of their last three wins in finals matches have been in golden point, and it's that ability to compete until the final whistle that Reynolds believes holds them in good stead compared to some of the other sides still left in the competition.

"Des gets us ready pretty well for the semis and I feel like other teams take a different approach going into the semis," he said.

"Some teams might come out and feel like they have to start big and win it early, but in the end it's going to come down to the 70th, the 75th, the 78th [minutes]. Semi-finals are never really blow-away games and I think that suits us.

"In 2014 we went to Melbourne and no one expected us to win. We got the win over one of the best sides and then we just got on a bit of a roll.

"Us coming seventh, it probably isn't a bad thing that we have to play all the games because I think we do need to get on a bit of a roll. Fingers crossed we can win this week and keep going."

Teammate Josh Jackson agreed that their run from two seasons ago would instil the squad with self-belief leading into the finals.

"It was a pretty similar situation to what we're in now," Jackson said. "I guess you can take the experience and the confidence that you know it's definitely possible."

 

[CB1935]

Mate there have been three separate articles minimum from Josh this week. The two already posted here and now this


http://www.nrl.com/bulldogs-to-draw-on-2014-for-inspiration/tabid/10874/newsid/101145/default.aspx

The Bulldogs entered the 2014 finals out of sorts with six losses from their last eight matches but turned it around to win three straight games to secure a spot in the grand final, which they eventually lost 30-6 to the Rabbitohs.

There are plenty of similarities between that side and the one preparing to take on the Panthers on Sunday, and the players say they will draw on that experience when the playoffs begin.

Both teams finished the regular season in seventh spot on the ladder (the 2016 side even won an extra game), while in 2014 scoring points was a genuine concern and they were tipped by most to be convincingly beaten in the first week of the finals.

Against all odds they proved the punters wrong with a one-sided 28-4 victory in Melbourne before edging past the Sea Eagles in golden point and downed the Panthers in the preliminary final to advance to the decider.

Bulldogs five-eighth Josh Reynolds said the spirit of that campaign remained with the current playing group and was confident they could go on a similar run again.

"Everyone's written us off, but it's happened to us before," Reynolds said.

"In 2014 the same thing [happened]. We played a terrible last game against the Titans and went to Melbourne and did a job on them. We've definitely got the belief here to do that and it's in our hands.

"I'm drawing from that [finals campaign]. That's why I think no one's in there with their heads down because it's happened before."

No matter what form the Bulldogs take into a finals series they always seem to find a way to win, and according to Reynolds a lot of that down comes to their coach Des Hasler.

Two of their last three wins in finals matches have been in golden point, and it's that ability to compete until the final whistle that Reynolds believes holds them in good stead compared to some of the other sides still left in the competition.

"Des gets us ready pretty well for the semis and I feel like other teams take a different approach going into the semis," he said.

"Some teams might come out and feel like they have to start big and win it early, but in the end it's going to come down to the 70th, the 75th, the 78th [minutes]. Semi-finals are never really blow-away games and I think that suits us.

"In 2014 we went to Melbourne and no one expected us to win. We got the win over one of the best sides and then we just got on a bit of a roll.

"Us coming seventh, it probably isn't a bad thing that we have to play all the games because I think we do need to get on a bit of a roll. Fingers crossed we can win this week and keep going."

Teammate Josh Jackson agreed that their run from two seasons ago would instil the squad with self-belief leading into the finals.

"It was a pretty similar situation to what we're in now," Jackson said. "I guess you can take the experience and the confidence that you know it's definitely possible."

The amount of talk and gibberish this week, they might as well invite the Panthers for a sit down session and tell them everything.

 

[dogluva]

The amount of talk and gibberish this week, they might as well invite the Panthers for a sit down session and tell them everything.

I believe they have just about got it covered now, but there is the Sunday paper to consider. Talk is cheap fellas, you need to 'do the walk' on the field and get the job done there..

 

[Kenya]

Honestly have we had any time to actually train this week
There's been a thousand articles/stories and media reports

No wonder why we are playing pathetic

Well its like the gaffer said Finchie, we don't have a problem in attack.

"The Panthers have racked up 133 points the past month, compared to Canterbury’s 56 points. Over that same period, the Panthers have made 28 linebreaks while the Dogs have just six."

We don't have a problem in attack.

"Reynolds said the focus would be trying to limit Penrith’s points rather than throw the ball around and outscore them."

Because we don't have a problem in attack.

 

[silverelvis69]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...l/news-story/c61cf2ebdbb5f464c07b1d892018ba9e

Josh Reynolds warns Nathan Cleary to expect the niggle in NRL elimination final

CHRISTIAN NICOLUSSI, The Daily Telegraph
September 8, 2016 5:46pm

HE’S the NRL’s master niggler coming up against the game’s apprentice superstar.

And Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds has warned Penrith’s Nathan Cleary “it will be on” come Sunday when they meet in the winner-takes-all elimination final at Allianz Stadium.

Cleary has been a teenage revelation in his first season in the NRL, driving the young Panthers side into the finals.

But he is yet to encounter the Bulldogs and Reynolds, who is notorious for getting under some of the biggest names in the NRL.

media_cameraReynolds says he’s changed his ways ... except for in finals footy.
Reynolds declared he had changed his ways and tried to play down suggestions he would target the 18-year-old, but admitted all bets were off come finals time.

“A year ago, two years ago, that would have been the first thing in my mind (to put Cleary off his game),’’ Reynolds said.

“Now it’s about trying to go up against him in the footy sense, and try to outplay him.

“I’ve definitely changed my (outlook) the last couple of years. But it always seems to come in semi-finals football, tensions are flaring, and I’m sure it will be on.”

media_cameraCleary knows he will be a target in the high-pressure finals environment.
Reynolds then attempted to kill Cleary with kindness, joining the line of current and former stars to praise the son of former first-grade player and coach Ivan Cleary.

“He has been awesome, hasn’t he?” Reynolds said.

Cleary burst on to the scene midway through the season and received plenty of raps for his calmness. Teammates said this week they could not tell the difference between a good and bad game.

The Panthers have racked up 133 points the past month, compared to Canterbury’s 56 points. Over that same period, the Panthers have made 28 linebreaks while the Dogs have just six.

While most of the Panthers’ recent opposition are out of finals contention, Canterbury will still need to somehow find points to be any chance of advancing beyond Sunday.

Reynolds said the focus would be trying to limit Penrith’s points rather than throw the ball around and outscore them.

media_cameraReynolds is trying to ignore the critics and focus on his game.
As for Canterbury’s points drought, Reynolds, 27, said it was a case of the players holding on to the ball. As for the criticism always directed at the playmakers, Reynolds said it had not fazed him.

“It’s a big club, we have passionate supporters, they expect a lot from the club because this club has been so successful over the years. I can only do what I can do,’’ Reynolds said.

“I have people who really mean the world to me who feel I’m playing better footy than what I have before.

“That means more to me than what old ‘Joe Blow’ going to say sitting on the couch, trying to pull me down for no reason.’’

“It’s pretty special for an 18-year-old to lead a side into the semis.

“When I’ve hung my boots up, I can say I’ve come up against this guy in his first semi, because he’s going to be a great player. To have a cool head on his shoulders like he does, it’s very rare.

“Halves usually come in, they might play one or two good games and then fall away a bit. He’s been solid all the way through.’’

Reynolds said if he was only 18 and lumped with guiding a team around the park in a finals match, “I would have buckled’’.

“I was just making SG Ball side. I wasn’t even getting in there. I’ve enjoyed watching him. It’s refreshing seeing someone like him come in and just control the game. I take my hat off to him.”

Exactly- the old dogs of war use to nbann media and train the house down for redemption

These bunch of fuckwits try to get their name and face in the media and do the talk rather than work.

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Ofcourse there is no problem in attack because if he admitted it the halves might actually have to take some responsibility for the mediocre attack.

 

[silverelvis69]

Ofcourse there is no problem in attack because if he admitted it the halves might actually have to take some responsibility for the mediocre attack.

I wish they would just shut up and train the house down.
Im tired of " we can replicate 2014"
"Nothing wrong with our attack"

Shutup!!!
We just cant believe you,

 

[EXPLORER]

Our club has become that club that is just all talk

Gone are the days our club and its players stood for something