Round 14 V Dolphins

A very sad night, Dolphins create club history in that 50 point win.

Forwards 100m+, run,
Dragons- 0,
Dolphins- 6.

Simple game RL, if your forwards don't lay the platform you are going to struggle and simply cannot compete.

You simply cannot afford to start a game with your 2nd tier forwards especially Lawrie. It may be time to start LPT in the run on just to provide some size in our bookends.

Flanagan is no 7, Katoa definitely is. Flanagan, 8 runs for 33m, LKT, 7 runs for 41m. Katoa, 29 runs, 186m, Nikorima, 10 runs for 85m

I thought LKT went ok but needs to be paired with a genuine 7 otherwise his development will stall.

Also our lack of speed in the backline was exposed tonight.

There has to be changes otherwise AFB and co will have a field day next weekend at our local derby.
 

redv13

SGI Jersey Flegg
Sorry to say but that pathetic decision to take the 2 from 40 m out in the 2nd minute set the negative tone for the whole game. Every other team kicks for touch and has a set of 6 attacking the opposition line but not us.
 

RedV01

SGI NSW Cup
Luciano I can live with as he has good hands and can create chances. Lawrie: FMD, better off with a young bloke in the 17 and giving them 20-30 mins and build them up slowly. They definitely won’t let the team down and their fitness would put Lawrie to shame. So over this garbage
Commentators were having a laugh at Lawrie. It looked like he was moving in slow-motion.
 

RedV01

SGI NSW Cup
I get the lack of line speed cos of our old and less mobile players but f*cking arm grab tackles all night.

Chuck katoa on our team and we lose by 20 cos our pack & team couldn't stop oppo meters nor make any themselves.
Mate I don’t like putting shit on any first grader cause to play at that level they are way above average Joe but for the life of me I just don’t understand how Lawrie has got away with this for so long
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Eric

Staff
Mate I don’t like putting shit on any first grader cause to play at that level they are way above average Joe but for the life of me I just don’t understand how Lawrie has got away with this for so long
I think the end often comes for these "effort players" quite suddenly. One season they are good but in the following season the game has passed them by. I think this is what has happened to Blake.
 

Dave03

SGI Jersey Flegg
Losing ct soo early on was a massive blow. Our middles lack yardage & we have to rely on our back 5 for it. Perfect storm of crappiness today. Far out.
 

Dave03

SGI Jersey Flegg
We need couchman back in the middle for some of the game. I'd roll the dice with Nick t on an edge & halangahu. Maybe start halangahu left edge for 20mins and then luch comes on. Start couchman on right edge and then Nick T comes on after 20mins
 

Illusion

SGI NSW Cup
A very sad night, Dolphins create club history in that 50 point win.

Forwards 100m+, run,
Dragons- 0,
Dolphins- 6.

Simple game RL, if your forwards don't lay the platform you are going to struggle and simply cannot compete.

You simply cannot afford to start a game with your 2nd tier forwards especially Lawrie. It may be time to start LPT in the run on just to provide some size in our bookends.

Flanagan is no 7, Katoa definitely is. Flanagan, 8 runs for 33m, LKT, 7 runs for 41m. Katoa, 29 runs, 186m, Nikorima, 10 runs for 85m

I thought LKT went ok but needs to be paired with a genuine 7 otherwise his development will stall.

Also our lack of speed in the backline was exposed tonight.

There has to be changes otherwise AFB and co will have a field day next weekend at our local derby.
I agree the forwards need to make meters , but gee our lot are way too slow doing things , playing the ball Lawrie always gets rolled over ...... Said before the game has changed need big fast Athletic players that can step (not just run in a straight line) right across the park ....... Then 3 players that are quick thinking and can control the game ....... The Power game that Flanno is trying to play is done and dusted ........ Their young half had a field day ........ Where do we go from here ? I'd be trying Gutho at 7 , Holmes at fullback , Suli although he doesn't do it for me , in the centre with Allan if available , Cook to lock , Liddle to start the game at 9 ........ Definitely need to try something , because it ain't working ........
 
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