Dragons v Dogs Round 1

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Dragon David

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Interesting interview with Kikau on how the Dogs have been treated so well by the club whilst in LV
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More time to acclimatise and get over any jet lag. Good thinking by the Dogs. Laundy most probably footing some of the bill and pokie credits.
 
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Justadragon

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There is a lot to unpack within this first Rd, how this game is played just means so much to us. There are now so many unknowns, especially how our spine will operate and exactly how much we miss Liddle. I am just hoping that we can be competitive and not embarrassing. I cant begin to imagine what we will have to endure if we have a bad loss plus the questions and excuses that will be offered up.
So the best thing we must absolutely do is win this game and start the season on a winning note, otherwise we all know what questions will be asked and guess what, we wont have the answers. To say that the club as a whole needs this win on a big stage is an understatement.
 
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Dragon David

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Justadragon said:
There is a lot to unpack within this first Rd, how this game is played just means so much to us. There are now so many unknowns, especially how our spine will operate and exactly how much we miss Liddle. I am just hoping that we can be competitive and not embarrassing. I cant begin to imagine what we will have to endure if we have a bad loss plus the questions and excuses that will be offered up.
So the best thing we must absolutely do is win this game and start the season on a winning note, otherwise we all know what questions will be asked and guess what, we wont have the answers. To say that the club as a whole needs this win on a big stage is an understatement.
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The last time we beat the Bulldogs was in 2022. A win to us by 34-24 and guess what, Kyle Flanagan played in that beaten Dogs side in May of that year. We did not play them in the second round. Since then we have lost to them 5 times straight. Guess it will be a hard job turning things around and we now have Kyle in our team which he had some bother when he got suspended for biting Crichton's nose in 2024.

Unfortunately I cannot see us winning and in fact the score line won't be good for us. Their line speed will outdo us and they have plenty of good team work built over the past two years.

Sorry guys.
 
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Frank Facer

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Dragon David said:
The last time we beat the Bulldogs was in 2022. A win to us by 34-24 and guess what, Kyle Flanagan played in that beaten Dogs side in May of that year. We did not play them in the second round. Since then we have lost to them 5 times straight. Guess it will be a hard job turning things around and we now have Kyle in our team which he had some bother when he got suspended for biting Crichton's nose in 2024.

Unfortunately I cannot see us winning and in fact the score line won't be good for us. Their line speed will outdo us and they have plenty of good team work built over the past two years.

Sorry guys.
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And Canterbury's roster has improved dramatically since 2022, while ours hasn't, but hopefully it shows signs of improvement this year and next year. Compare the players Canterbury have bought since 2022 to the ones we have bought and lost as well.
 
jodragon40

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Field position is usually vital in games however this is somewhat offset by Burton's boot. At a training session indoors he kicked the footy high enough to hit the bloody roof consistently.

I have been to LV about 4 times, this time of the year its fairly mild about 25C during the day , about 14C at night, very little breeze around and usually dry. So its going to be ideal footy weather especially for big kickers.

Also a fast track if we can't keep the Dogs in their own half you can just envisage those Burton bombs landing inside our 20m zone consistently. Doesn't make for good viewing.

Kick pressure must be one of our highest if not highest priority. Followed closely by defensive line speed. Hold onto the pill if we are going to be competitive. We will know in 3 days time.
 
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Dragon David

SGI Jersey Flegg
jodragon40 said:
Field position is usually vital in games however this is somewhat offset by Burton's boot. At a training session indoors he kicked the footy high enough to hit the bloody roof consistently.

I have been to LV about 4 times, this time of the year its fairly mild about 25C during the day , about 14C at night, very little breeze around and usually dry. So its going to be ideal footy weather especially for big kickers.

Also a fast track if we can't keep the Dogs in their own half you can just envisage those Burton bombs landing inside our 20m zone consistently. Doesn't make for good viewing.

Kick pressure must be one of our highest if not highest priority. Followed closely by defensive line speed. Hold onto the pill if we are going to be competitive. We will know in 3 days time.
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Yes Burton sure has a big kick in his armory. He looks like he is running freely and his pulled hamstring leg isn't wrapped up so he must be over it, but I wonder if he has had sufficient time to fully recover from that injury? As we know hamstrings are easily pulled again when not given time to heal properly.

A lot of things favoring the Dogs (sorry, my computer does not like favouring - it prefers favoring, same as armoury - it prefer armory). So Flanno and his associates will need to do a lot of hard planning on tactics and moves and make sure that our guys execute according to those plans, minimise mistakes and ensure our possession is in the high 80's without fail - we cannot afford to give the Dogs our share of the possession.
 
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