RufusRex
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On what planet did they need that much help to flog us
ANZAC Day v Roosters
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Dragon David
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Agreed. From what I saw, only a handful of the players who played today are worthy of being retained. Woeful backs, most forwards are not tough and resilient enough. No-one with any class or brilliance unfortunately. Just a good second reserve grade side is all at the moment and we already have those players waiting to play tomorrow.
I cannot see how Young can hold onto this interim head coaching role let alone being a full time head coach of the future. He could be the first interim to be sacked in my opinion. Yes, it is his first game as HC again I know and that he should be given plenty more games, but how many more?
No Surrender
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It’s the reason why he hasn’t previously played NRL
RedVHeartbeat
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Toby, Ryan, Hamish, Luch, Jacob, Kade, Loko, Jake, KK, Drinky, Sami, is the nucleus of a team that can start that journey David. Missed any? We need two/three quality outside backs and a further bookend to complete the full package..
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RedVHeartbeat
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Now now David. Give him a chance. If he is traveling poorly after 10 games then start throwing mud. I'll join you.
TheRev
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I am curious if its the pressure of first grade thats having this impact on Tu, or he was the same in NSW Cup?
Cause if its just the big stage, maybe it settles down with a few more games.. he seems like such a gentle simple guy, maybe its a mental thing we can fix.
Thing is there is like noone in NSW Cup, no young guns no nothing I would want to bring in.. Heidke I would 100% play there but hes gone for months yet, Buchanan I dont feel like he adds anything from ctr.. but its an option if we want to push Holmes to wing.. but I think Dean has to play the side he did today bar maybe a tweak or too, and probably Gutho.. ok maybe Egan too.. but I dont think changing things each week is the answer.. there are no miracles in NSW Cup like Shane was tbh trying to say.. its just a qn of how we use LPT, Halangahu, Egan and hopefully Nick will be back in 2 weeks time.
Mailroomsgi
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Am I right in saying Loko got a bake from Couchman because he did some poor work from marker? Was suppose to peel left and peeled right then Robson took advantage. That’s what it looked like to me anywY
Mug Fan
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Dragons: Round 8
Dean Young chats to the media after the Dragons Round 8 clash with the Roosters
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jodragon40
Staff
It is embarrassing
Young will have to go better than that ! But G Atkins decided that game early with two ridiculous sin bins. It is a lot easier to attack when you have a player advantage.
jodragon40
Staff
I'll tell you all now after watching that disgraceful performance you have to put the cleaners through at the very least 6 of that 17.
Cookie struggled he is not an 80 min player dont care what anyone says. I saw him struggle badly
Not 1st grade standard to my old eyes at the ground today:
Sloan
Feigai
Kerr
Suli
Guler
Lawrie
Holmes
Our pack was ineffective ran for 650m less than the Roosters, 1,127m v 1,759m. 1 forward Toby ran for 100m, TU in the backline managed 126m nobody else.
68% completion rate thats acceptable in the U18 stats. 33 missed tackles. Discipline 2 in the bin in the 1st half and after 25 min the game was over.
Unfortunately what I witnessed today at the ground was a team that lacked passion, that lacked aggression, that lacked direction and leadership.
This group of players have a current mindset of accepting defeat as being inevitable. No coach is going to turn our fortunes around with the current top 17.
It was so very sad to watch such a 1 sided game on such a important day, 40,000 plus a great number wearing red and white. Totally deflating and unacceptable.
Cookie struggled he is not an 80 min player dont care what anyone says. I saw him struggle badly
Not 1st grade standard to my old eyes at the ground today:
Sloan
Feigai
Kerr
Suli
Guler
Lawrie
Holmes
Our pack was ineffective ran for 650m less than the Roosters, 1,127m v 1,759m. 1 forward Toby ran for 100m, TU in the backline managed 126m nobody else.
68% completion rate thats acceptable in the U18 stats. 33 missed tackles. Discipline 2 in the bin in the 1st half and after 25 min the game was over.
Unfortunately what I witnessed today at the ground was a team that lacked passion, that lacked aggression, that lacked direction and leadership.
This group of players have a current mindset of accepting defeat as being inevitable. No coach is going to turn our fortunes around with the current top 17.
It was so very sad to watch such a 1 sided game on such a important day, 40,000 plus a great number wearing red and white. Totally deflating and unacceptable.
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Dragon David
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No all good there RVH.
Dave03
SGI NSW Cup
Should I watch the replay?
GCRV
SGI NSW Cup
No
Dragon David
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....and to add salt into our wounds, it looks like Dufty is playing a blinder for Souths tonight. Already scored a try and set up another.
The Storm now appear to not have the cattle.
The Storm now appear to not have the cattle.
AyiosYiorgos
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Extremely poor performance today, no matter what the circumstances we shouldn't have capitulated like that, some of the try;s were so soft, defence was soft and all over the shop, before the 1st try the roosters were coming straight through our ruck making way too yardage, it was ominous and pretyy much didn't stop all game...
jodragon40
Staff
NO
jodragon40
Staff
Absolutely correct
Luch today was the Luch of old. Poor discipline, missed tackles, laziness.
Justadragon
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I didn't get to watch the game today, I had work commitments, I'm glad I didn't. I dont blame DY for any of it , its all on the players, it was a horrible, awful disgusting embarrassing performance. 3 years of embarrassment now, enough is enough. The Dragons dont know how to win anything anymore, you have accepted the standard of being a bunch of losers, you showed no resilience, no fight no spirit in the manner of the day. These players really need a cold hard look at themselves, you should be totally ashamed of picking up your paycheck. I'm not going to pick players out, one in all in, you are a team. Anyway 0 - 8, what a complete and utter rabble you are !!!!