Round 21 vs Gold Coast Titans

Eric

Eric

Staff
Their coach has gotten them to improve steadily as the season has gone on. They probably won't finish second last. I almost wish our young pack would have a bad game because as is, the cost of re-signing the Couchmans is rapidly heading north. But I don't expect they will. If they outpoint Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, which I expect they will, it might add another 100k to their asking price. Our forwards vs their backs should make for a good contest.

I'll repeat that in my view, a good coach would be using our forwards to not only get in position to score, but score themselves much more than they do.
 
D

Dragon David

SGI NSW Cup
This won't be an easy game by any stretch of the imagination. We will of course tough it out and if we are to win again, this has to be one of the games to show the fans what the boys can be capable of in the future. Both us and the Titans have been a tad unlucky with 50/50 calls and as we have whinged harder about bunker decisions, hopefully it will pay dividends. But knowing our damn luck it will have the reverse affect.
 
TheRev

TheRev

SGI NSW Cup
It's a 50/50 game for me, we are playing a more gritty game than them currently.. and we are at home.. but they are pushing good teams and winning a lot of games themselves... and would only take a few missed tackles and their backline can punish us.

But apart from the Tigers or maybe Parra.. I mean this is as winnable as an NRL game gets.. the comp is as brutal as it's ever been..
 
Dave03

Dave03

SGI NSW Cup
Put Holmes onto the wing please, don't care if it's for Tu or Sloan. I wouldn't mind seeing a Suli/Holmes left edge tbh but not fussed. I liked Jacob and Stewart swapping positions for some attacking sets, hope it continues. Kerr has to go, play any of the youngsters instead.
 
Dave03

Dave03

SGI NSW Cup
I wonder if team selections will change now that Young has got the head coach gig, maybe try some combos for next year? Potentially something like Suli/Holmes on the left or even Gutho at centre with Holmes on the wing & someone else at fullback. Do we give significant mins to Jacob on the edge or even bring in a Webster and/or Nick T.
 
J

Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
Eric said:
Their coach has gotten them to improve steadily as the season has gone on. They probably won't finish second last. I almost wish our young pack would have a bad game because as is, the cost of re-signing the Couchmans is rapidly heading north. But I don't expect they will. If they outpoint Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, which I expect they will, it might add another 100k to their asking price. Our forwards vs their backs should make for a good contest.

I'll repeat that in my view, a good coach would be using our forwards to not only get in position to score, but score themselves much more than they do.
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I heard the Couchies are very close to being signed soon Eric so the deal has been done. I watched the Titans game and they made a lot of mistakes especially Kini another Sloan clone there will be no Brimson and Manly were a rabble after losing TT. I think they are beatable as long as our backs do their job which I think in the last few games they are in patches. No more compulsory mistakes from TU plus we really got shafted in the warriors game by the usual suspects.
 
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J

Justadragon

SGI NSW Cup
Dave03 said:
I wonder if team selections will change now that Young has got the head coach gig, maybe try some combos for next year? Potentially something like Suli/Holmes on the left or even Gutho at centre with Holmes on the wing & someone else at fullback. Do we give significant mins to Jacob on the edge or even bring in a Webster and/or Nick T.
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Putting Gutho at center will gift titans the game.
 
RufusRex

RufusRex

SGI NSW Cup
correct he is contracted with us and that costs us a lot of money in next seasons cap. I trust what i have been told.
Maybe time for a camera to turn up to training and gutho to suddenly get a joey johns neck injury.
 
Eric

Eric

Staff

St. George-Illawarra Dragons v Gold Coast Titans​

  1. Clinton Gutherson
  2. Setu Tu
  3. Mathew Feagai
  4. Valentine Holmes
  5. Tyrell Sloan
  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. Luciano Leilua
  16. Josh Kerr
  17. Jacob Halangahu
  18. Moses Suli
  19. Lyhkan King-Togia

  20. Emre Guler
  21. Christian Tuipulotu
  22. Jacob Webster
A spectacularly unsuccessful interim head coach and assistant coach.
Gold Coast by 14

I'm still shocked. One of the worst games I've seen was the losing effort to Canberra less than a month ago!
 
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