Round 14 v Sharks Sunday

[jodragon40]

Dragons team:​

1. Clinton Gutherson
2. Setu Tu
3. Moses Suli
4. Valentine Holmes
5. Mathew Feagai
6. Daniel Atkinson
7. Kyle Flanagan
8. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga
9. Damien Cook
10. Toby Couchman
11. Dylan Egan
12. Hamish Stewart
13. Ryan Couchman
14. Jacob Liddle
15. Josh Kerr
16. Luciano Leilua
17. Blake Lawrie
18. Lyhkan King-Togia
19. Emre Guler

As an old coach from a long bygone era I must say I am loving the fact young LPT is on the run on team. Size still does matter as I witnessed on Sunday. Loving his development.

 

[jodragon40]

Whilst we all know that KF lacks creativity, I believe that Young has also simplified his game. He has just told him to straighten the attack every chance he gets and leave the ball playing to Atkinson. It was fairly evident that our halves off the back of our go forward took the ball to the line double or triple the times of our previous games. So whilst the whole team deserves credit, to me KF did his job. And on another point so did Sloan, its really the first time I've seen him put his body on the line, not just the tackle on Staggs either. I know he probably doesn't manage defense as good as Gutho, maybe our more senior players take that role a bit more in helping him out when he is on the field.
I have ridden a rollercoaster with him for the last few years, one minute I think he's fine the next I want him gone, but on the weekend I saw a bit of a difference in him, could it actually be that he has actually started to give a f$#k, does he want to be a part of this club ? Anyway this next game will tell us a lot about where the team is at and in some ways what the coach can do. I believe we played well and forced the Bronco's to play poor, apart from the last 10min, but we also have to learn how to manage a game out, so I hope in some way we experienced that, so lesson learnt.

Well with Cook gone next season injury barring Liddle should be starting hooker, Watson will be 14 so where do you fit in Flanagan because Metcalf will be 7 and Atkinson will be 6. Interesting dilemma

 

[Dave03]

Attack the ruck again, if Liddle plays we hopefully double down on dummy half runs & target their markers to generate quick ptb. Sharks missing Hynes & Brailey from their spine. Liddle natural great runs would add into our tactic of playing straighter.