Round 3 - DRAGONS vs Eels at CommBank

[Dragon David]

We are just not a good team overall as simple as that. Coaching has been poor especially with our attack. Fumbled and bumbled along with poor execution and so much lack in attack it is not funny. I am predicting our worst season this year even though its only been 3 games. I just cannot see us winning many at all. Other teams have much better attack and that is what we really need to pick up but cannot see that happening if Kyle is in the halves.

 

[Eric]

The plan just stacks the odds against us... it only works if we make no errors.. and completely dominate... which is very hard to do in the NRL... we get no free points, because we have noone who can scoop up a ball and run 50m.. or step out of a tackle and run 50m.. everything is done the hard way.

The only backline exception we had was Val a specialist "left" centre..

Why do you think Flanno switched Val's side? Is it because Suli likes to play on the same side and he thinks Val can better handle playing on the "wrong" side?

 

[Mailroomsgi]

Last time we lost that many in a row was the 8 in a row to end the 21 season under Hook right?

That was when we just threw the kids in and said give it your best at the end of the season

 

[Eric]

We are just not a good team overall as simple as that. Coaching has been poor especially with our attack. Fumbled and bumbled along with poor execution and so much lack in attack it is not funny. I am predicting our worst season this year even though its only been 3 games. I just cannot see us winning many at all. Other teams have much better attack and that is what we really need to pick up but cannot see that happening if Kyle is in the halves.

Reed was running the show in NSW Cup but LKT defended very well. I think the time has come to give him a crack with Atkinson.

 

[Mailroomsgi]

Why do you think Flanno switched Val's side? Is it because Suli likes to play on the same side and he thinks Val can better handle playing on the "wrong" side?

No idea; some journo should ask and really say why would you move a guy who had a great season at left centre to the right and a right arm carry centre to the left

Make it make sense

 

[Xuiz]

We aren’t even the favourites next week against the titans

That game will most likely be two 0-3 teams

If we lose that lock in a spoon

 

[Red T]

I think they had every chance to win that game. The knock on against Kyle was a bad call but we should already have won by then.

Why does Gutho drop the ball so much ?

Team selections will be interesting next week. What happens in the halves ?

Does Mr Sloane get a recall ?

 

[RufusRex]

Today we won the game in the forwards - the backs decided by how much

 

[redv13]

In the first half there was a moment when Val came from the right and linked up to the left, nearly produced a try. Then Charlie Guymer spends the 2nd half defending at right centre. Do we even look like trying that play again?? Like seriously WTF. Hardly put him and Moses under any pressure. My head hurts how dumb we are sometimes

 

[redv13]

The forwards well and truly did their job today, shame a few older heads in the backline couldn’t finish it off

 

[Xuiz]

We scored only once in the 2nd half and that’s with the Eels losing their centre

Moses was defending there at some points

So embarrassing

 

[Justadragon]

Does anyone still think Flanno is safe !! Well just standby in the next 2 weeks, a lot of flak will come out of this game, you dont have to be a genius to understand Flanno's game plan in TODAYS world just doesn't work.

 

[redv13]

Does anyone still think Flanno is safe !! Well just standby in the next 2 weeks, a lot of flak will come out of this game, you dont have to be a genius to understand Flanno's game plan in TODAYS world just doesn't work.

Titans, NQ, Manly. Interesting to see where they’re at after round 6.

 

[Justadragon]

We scored only once in the 2nd half and that’s with the Eels losing their centre

Moses was defending there at some points

So embarrassing

rest assured there will be more to come !!

 

[Eric]

The forwards well and truly did their job today, shame a few older heads in the backline couldn’t finish it off

We had 10 players run over 100m and 2 more in the 90s. They had 5 players run over 100m and 2 in the 90s. Judging by that, we should have beaten them quite easily.

 

[Xuiz]

This really got my blood boiling

Gutho has a 4 on 2 overlap and decides to run and go inside to Atkinson

 

[TheRev]

Why do you think Flanno switched Val's side? Is it because Suli likes to play on the same side and he thinks Val can better handle playing on the "wrong" side?

imo its because they consider Setu as a 'finisher' and want to pair him with Val who is seen as our creative centre.

Essentially its a change generated because CT cant take advantage of Val's line breaks... but this is very much a CT problem.. and Shanes obsession with selecting him.. at the cost of our best attacking weapon.. its lunacy.

 

[Mailroomsgi]

He butchered 3 or 4 opportunities today that a fullback with average speed would have put away a 2 on 1 with the winger

Parramatta weren’t good today btw, distinctly average and we just beat ourselves

 

[redv13]

We had 10 players run over 100m and 2 more in the 90s. They had 5 players run over 100m and 2 in the 90s. Judging by that, we should have beaten them quite easily.

Guler, Couchman boys, Su’a, Leilua, Stewart, Lawrie all ran over 100m. Unbelievable to think we lost that game. 7 forwards!!! Comfortably over 100m each!! Seriously, that’s an absolute piss take

 

[Xuiz]

if Iongi or any other NRL fullback was playing for us today we would of won by 20