Round 3 - DRAGONS vs Eels at CommBank

[RufusRex]

Interesting selections coming up with Kyle/Atkinson off for scans.

NSW Cup play the game before so potential repeat of one of the 6 bench players getting half a cup game.

 

[puff]

Interesting selections coming up with Kyle/Atkinson off for scans.

NSW Cup play the game before so potential repeat of one of the 6 bench players getting half a cup game.

Bro, they played 40 plus minutes each after trying to earn penalties/sin bins. They will play against Parra.

 

[RufusRex]

Dont destroy my hope that Kyle will be ruled out through syndesmosis or orbital hemispherectomy ... actually i know the later is impossible for him.

 

[Justadragon]

Bro, they played 40 plus minutes each after trying to earn penalties/sin bins. They will play against Parra.

Agree, they wouldn't have risked Atkinson if it was that bad, I'll be surprised if they dont play. Atkinson and Holmes were just a class above yesterday, alas to no avail. Parra with Pezet and Moses will tear us a new one, and they have speed. 0 - 3 here we come.

 

[RufusRex]

Wouldnt be surprised if Lawrie plays Cup with Loko sitting on the extended bench this weekend
Also with Liddle back you would think he takes a spot on the 1st grade bench with maybe LKT dropping back as well. Will make Cup selections interesting with LKT/ONeill/Reed all available.

 

[puff]

Wouldnt be surprised if Lawrie plays Cup with Loko sitting on the extended bench this weekend
Also with Liddle back you would think he takes a spot on the 1st grade bench with maybe LKT dropping back as well. Will make Cup selections interesting with LKT/ONeill/Reed all available.

They might go
Liddle
Stewart
Ryan Couchman
Kerr
and keep LKT and Fegai/Fale for cover.

 

[Dave03]

Dunno if it's cos we're defending heaps when Kerr has been on the field but he looks underwhelming, imo we're not utilising him properly. I'd start him this week when possession should be fairly even in the first 10/15mins of the game. Especially if we're playing conservative footy with one out hitups. It was good to see Cook scooting from dummy half, hope liddle does the same if he's playing. It gave a few of our sets great momentum.

 

[redv13]

They might go
Liddle
Stewart
Ryan Couchman
Kerr
and keep LKT and Fegai/Fale for cover.

Liddle back this week will be huge. With the current 6 again blowathons from the refs, an 80 min combo of Cooky and Lidds will be a huge boost to the team and hopefully open the game for the outside backs with a back peddling Parra

 

[Frank Facer]

Dunno if it's cos we're defending heaps when Kerr has been on the field but he looks underwhelming, imo we're not utilising him properly. I'd start him this week when possession should be fairly even in the first 10/15mins of the game. Especially if we're playing conservative footy with one out hitups. It was good to see Cook scooting from dummy half, hope liddle does the same if he's playing. It gave a few of our sets great momentum.

Kerr has always looked "underwhelming" to me when he has played in a St George jersey.

 

[Red T]

Sloane to play, need some pace…..

 

[Dave03]

Liddle back this week will be huge. With the current 6 again blowathons from the refs, an 80 min combo of Cooky and Lidds will be a huge boost to the team and hopefully open the game for the outside backs with a back peddling Parra

It'd also help with fatigue later in the game, one of them can play lock & go with a smaller mobile pack.
Something like:
Couchman/Liddle/Couchman
Stewart/Cook/Sua

 

[puff]

C

It'd also help with fatigue later in the game, one of them can play lock & go with a smaller mobile pack.
Something like:
Couchman/Liddle/Couchman
Stewart/Cook/Sua

Cook first 50 at 9. Liddle last 30. Then Cook can come on if we lose a back late in the game. Or he can play last 5 or 10 at lock if we look tired.

 

[Dave03]

C

Cook first 50 at 9. Liddle last 30. Then Cook can come on if we lose a back late in the game. Or he can play last 5 or 10 at lock if we look tired.

I'd give cook a breather after the first 25-30mins then bring him back on around 60th min. Get both of them playing around 50-60min each. Try to keep our pack as mobile as possible for the last 20mins of the game when fatigue really sets in, especially with all these 6 agains (which I don't understand).

 

[puff]

I'd give cook a breather after the first 25-30mins then bring him back on around 60th min. Get both of them playing around 50-60min each. Try to keep our pack as mobile as possible for the last 20mins of the game when fatigue really sets in, especially with all these 6 agains (which I don't understand).

Liddle hasn't played for a long time and has had interrupted preseason. He'll only play 30 mins (barring injury to Cook).

 

[Dragon David]

C

Cook first 50 at 9. Liddle last 30. Then Cook can come on if we lose a back late in the game. Or he can play last 5 or 10 at lock if we look tired.

It is obvious that our guys ran out of puff in the round 2 game (sorry for the pun there puff). Constant mistakes resulting in less possession means more work in defence. We were much better in Vegas but I think our players were under pressure to beat the Storm and the mistakes made our boys get too exhausted causing more mistakes.

Fewer mistakes against the Eels will keep us in the game for the entire 80 minutes which is what the guys are trained to play. Go hard Dragons.

 

[Illusion]

Kerr has always looked "underwhelming" to me when he has played in a St George jersey.

I for one don't know why we got him back would rather one of the young blokes playing ...... Nice guy but does nothing for me ......

 

[RufusRex]

When Kerr first came on he was good ... really effective and instrumental in the lead up to the final try of ours. Most of his positive runs etc were in that 15 minute period.
He then copped the HIA and when he came back on we were under the pump everywhere and SuA was out of control. Could not get into the game in that 10 minutes.

LPT should be taking that role in time but needs to consisitently deliver performances like he did in cup on saturday to take it from him.

 

[Justadragon]

Sloane to play, need some pace…..

Did you watch his ressies game last Saturday ?

 

[Justadragon]

C

Cook first 50 at 9. Liddle last 30. Then Cook can come on if we lose a back late in the game. Or he can play last 5 or 10 at lock if we look tired.

Personally I think Liddle should come back through ressies, it was a significant hamstring tear, grade 3 I think.

 

[Frank Facer]

Personally I think Liddle should come back through ressies, it was a significant hamstring tear, grade 3 I think.

I think Liddle should come back when he is definitely over his hamstring injury and straight into first grade,