Justadragon
SGI Jersey Flegg
Agree Ed, but our issues also are in the halves and we know what goes on there.
Round 15 v Sharks
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Edward
SGI NSW Cup
We do.
Eric
Staff
At least Shonkies are also struggling badly. Maybe worse than us because we were tipped for the spoon and they were tipped to be one of this years best teams. AFBs form has gone downhill badly. Ditto Nicho Hynes and those 2 are contracted for a mil or more for another few years. But that won't help us on Thursday.
Illusion
SGI NSW Cup
Agree for us to be a chance everything needs to go our way , no penalties against us , no six again against us , and the opposition to have a complete off day ....... That's the only way we seem to be able to win games ........
Illusion
SGI NSW Cup
It's easy what will happen is we will play them back into form ........ It's a Dragon thing we are just a nice team
Dragons Chris
SGI NSW Cup
It would be nice for it to continue but they are a quality team. Sorry to say. I expect they'll be really fired up to bounce back. And as
Edward said, forward depth seems to have reached the bottom. Maybe Sele can come in and go ok in his first game of first grade in a long time and maybe Tsougranis can come in and kill it like Egan did. So if Holmes is selected for QLD this is what I think Flanno will do. If it was me, of course I'd drop Kyle:- Gutho
- Sloan
- Lawson
- Suli
- Finau
- LKT
- Kyle
- Klemmer
- Cook
- JDB
- Couchman (far from his best position)
- Tsougranis
- Stewart
- Liddle
- Sele
- Luciano
- Tonga
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Eric
Staff
Maybe that's whats lacking. JDB, Stewart, Couchmans, Egan are all quality players but none are the really hard headed forwards who might get suspended from time to time but need to compliment those mentioned above. Like Costigan and Jeremy Smith.It's easy what will happen is we will play them back into form ........ It's a Dragon thing we are just a nice team
Mug Fan
SGI NSW Cup
We definitely need that inforcer.
It's a fine line to getting it right, we have only had one suspension that was Guler in Round 4 and 3 fines dangerous contact.
Eric
Staff
Nick T can't become that enforcer?
Dragon David
SGI Junior League
How many rebuilds does this club need to undertake to establish a highly proficient team of players who will dominate for years and years and years?
They say that "Rome was not built in a day". It took nearly 900 years for the people to build the place from a small village to a powerful empire. I know that I am being stupid in asking but will this club that we follow wholeheartedly take that long to be powerful again? MDPA!!
They say that "Rome was not built in a day". It took nearly 900 years for the people to build the place from a small village to a powerful empire. I know that I am being stupid in asking but will this club that we follow wholeheartedly take that long to be powerful again? MDPA!!
When have we actually gone through a rebuild? All our coaches were given 3yr type contracts apart from Mary & all of them have been focused on immediate wins. We haven't gone through a rebuild.
We've been content with the aim of making finals rather than focusing on creating a top 4 side.
This year is a great opportunity to get games into our younger players. We've done this to an extent but imo mainly forced through injuries rather than preference.
This isn't the 90s/00s/early 2010s. These kids are far more advanced in their development & professionalism. Give them games now or risk letting them fall behind in development.
This club continues to tread water by playing mediocre average players without genuinely going through a rebuild.
Tbh I don't see it changing because flanno is contracted until end of 26 & our club wants to be in finals because it sounds nice. It sounds live they've achieved something. We'll just be making up the numbers.
I want sustained top 4 success to be a legitimate premiership force.
We've been content with the aim of making finals rather than focusing on creating a top 4 side.
This year is a great opportunity to get games into our younger players. We've done this to an extent but imo mainly forced through injuries rather than preference.
This isn't the 90s/00s/early 2010s. These kids are far more advanced in their development & professionalism. Give them games now or risk letting them fall behind in development.
This club continues to tread water by playing mediocre average players without genuinely going through a rebuild.
Tbh I don't see it changing because flanno is contracted until end of 26 & our club wants to be in finals because it sounds nice. It sounds live they've achieved something. We'll just be making up the numbers.
I want sustained top 4 success to be a legitimate premiership force.
Dragon David
SGI Junior League
The club needs to buy a premiership - yes keep the youth but buy plenty as well who are top of the market. Do a Bulldogs thing. Bugger the cost. Pay for it later. 
Dragons Chris
SGI NSW Cup
Good idea if not for the cap. Bulldogs are going to be in trouble in about a year.The club needs to buy a premiership - yes keep the youth but buy plenty as well who are top of the market. Do a Bulldogs thing. Bugger the cost. Pay for it later.
Dragons Chris
SGI NSW Cup
No rebuild. Signing or re-signing veterans past their best looking for instant success. Still doing that. It's not bad to sign or re-sign a few but Dragons last 4 coaches have done it way too much.
Though I don't know who the club has tried to sign, how much they were offered, how much they asked for and all of that.
jodragon40
Staff
To my eye watching the ressies I would say that the bloke who has a bit of mongrel in him is Jett Liu
To be an enforcer you need to have that mindset that whilst playing on the field nobody in the opposition is a good bloke. They are trying to bash you, hurt you and your team mates so you have no regard for your own well-being or body you have to stop them in doing so.
They are against you and you need to treat them accordingly of course within the rules of the game. Enforcers are far and few between these days .
Dragons Chris
SGI NSW Cup
2 enforcers are better than one.
jodragon40
Staff
2 always better than 1 but those style of footballers are difficult to play at the same time for extended periods
Mug Fan
SGI NSW Cup
I'd go the opposite, Nick is the enforcer for me.
Jett is one of the quietest kids you'll meet. Also very religious and polite, just can't see him being a hard arse.
jodragon40
Staff
I had a long career serving and protecting went to many a pub fight. It was always the quiet ones that you had to worry about. Saw him get fired up in a game, big enough too but you would know better than me.
I've watched your pick the last few seasons and he's built to be one but you have to earn your reputation as an enforcer and its not playing in the centres. You have to tough it out in the middle of the park.
Not disagreeing with you but the sooner he gets back to his rightful spot the more we will know about him and if he can be that type of player.
I'd say JDB would be our toughest forward in 1sts but wouldn't necessarily call him our enforcer.
Justadragon
SGI Jersey Flegg
We have Klemmer and had Mcguire plus Sims both of them I suppose, but you cant have past it Alpha's being our enforcer, and I dont know if LPT will develop into one either, once things started to go haywire the other night he seemed very lost. Not blaming him though he had no leadership from anyone.