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    Amongst the Doom and Gloom

    OK fellow tragics it is time to lift the curtain of despair and remember that we support a tremendously historic brand. With that in mind I want to share with you my best Dragons team of the last 40 years. When I get together with fellow tragics and start doing Bourbons we invariably slip into...
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    Are the Young Bronco Forwards Soft?

    OK, I am sticking my neck out here because the young Bronco forwards are super talented, but are they a tad soft? No doubt they have come through their junior grades monstering other kids, but as we all know, 1st grade NRL is another matter entirely. They have lost very experienced hard head...
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    Coach Crushes

    If you're a coach and you're going to have a crush on a player, make sure it's the right player. i. Bellamy has a crush on Cameron Smith - fair enough. ii. Green had a crush on Thurston - fair enough. iii. Bennett had a crush on Lockyer - fair enough. Paul McGregor has a crush on Euan Aitken -...
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    Great Club Cronulla - Aren't They?

    Hmmm: 1. Flanagan and his association with Stephen Dank with 12 players admitting guilt. 2. Flanagan's subsequent ban and now disqualification (can we never again have a Flanagan for coach thread). 3. Numerous (as in many more than one) breaches of the salary cap. 4. A club that is...
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    So where will the money be spent?

    OK, Widdop is off at the end of 2019 and his departure frees up significant money. Matt Dufty appears to be the only 1st grader of significance off contract at the end of 2019 and the club therefore has a small war chest to chase an elite styled player. The question therefore is where should...
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    Kids Coming Through

    So out of necessity the young kids have been given a chance later in the season and we might be looking at a few of these guys having 150-200 game careers ahead of them. 1. Blake Lawrie I wasn't sure what to think of him; but he went bloody hard yesterday. In the 78th minute when Lodge tried...
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    So who are we chasing for 2019?

    We have had a 29 man roster for all of 2018. I thought we may cleverly have been holding a spot for a potential June 30 raid but that time has come and gone. This would probably mean that we have some room in the salary cap given that James Graham's salary is being off-set and given we have one...
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    Getting Recruitment Right

    I know this goes without saying but how important is it in getting recruitment right? A good recruitment call can set a club up for a 5-7 year window and conversely a bad recruitment call can set a club back for the same amount of time. Let’s look at two cases in point (and I do understand that...
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    What if we ran at holes?

    I am not a rugby league coach. But I just have a novel thought that perhaps no other coach in the history of the game has had. What if our ball runners ran at holes/spaces instead of opposition players? Just saying! For all of Tyson Frizell's energy and determination; imagine if he ran on the...
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    Jack de Belin - How far from a serious Rep Jumper ?

    Is there a harder hitting back-rower in the comp at the present time than Jack? He is sledge-hammering opposition forwards; and I get the sense that opposition forward are starting to look for him in the line. I understand that Jake Trbojevic, Wade Graham, Boyd Cordner and Tyson Frizzell are...
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    Go the Knights

    I have supported my beloved Dragons since 1971 and I am very optimistic about our chances in 2018. I am also a Rugby League lover and with my advancing age I now am able to separate the “forest from the trees”. We need a strong and vibrant competition to survive. It has been crucial to the NRL...
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    Why not play Jai Field on the Wing?

    Why not? He is lighting fast; which we lack in spades. Bevan French and Josh Ado-Carr aren’t big men but they are lighting fast and every time they get the ball the opposition panics. So why not Jai Field? And do not dare tell me it is because his kick returns might lack venom. Have you seen...
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    Things the coach needs to change in 2018

    Coach McGregor routinely professes his love for the Dragons. He is an Illawarra league legend and every club needs committed ex-players around the club helping to enhance the history of the club and assist with driving the culture. However that does not mean that these very same players have the...
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    What's a Send-Off and what's a Penalty Try ?

    Clearly hate the Melbourne Storm but if the Siliola hit on Slater is not a send off then I don't know what is? Clearly love Frizzel but if the Sam Burgess tackle on Frizzel does not result in a penalty try then what constitutes foul play leading to a penalty try? Sorry but why do we have video...
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    What's a Send-Off and what's a Penalty Try

    Clearly detest the Melbourne Storm but if the Soliola hit on Slater is not a send off then I am not sure what is? Clearly love Tyson but if that is not a penalty try then I am not sure what is? I am not very bright so can someone please respond letting me know what that the Bunker is being...
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    OK that's Enough for Me

    I have tried hard to support McGregor and the team; but the 1st 20 minutes of this game are enough for me. Cannot play the ball; cannot run straight; cannot find touch; cannot tackle; the ridiculous block plays are back. It is really a debacle. Nene McDonald - seriously? Josh McCrone -...
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    You can’t coach speed. The 2018 fullback solution.

    So Mr Dugan departs? No big issue really. He gets a 4 year gig and good on him. He leaves a team that is starting a rebuild and goes to a team that will start to slide. That is the way of the salary cap (except for the Storm, Bronco’s, Bulldogs and Roosters). In any event I don’t sense any...
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    And now are you glad we have signed Ben Hunt ?

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    8 Rounds In; Here We Go

    If someone had of said to me after the Charity Shield that we would be 6-2 after 8 rounds I would have asked them to have a psychiatrist assessment. In short we have been wonderful. We were so brave today but a loss like this is crushing. So much effort and such defensive bravery and no points...
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    Decisions / Decisions / Decisions

    Clubs that adhere to the salary cap (that would not be the Roosters, Dogs, Storm and Bronco’s) all have decisions to make regarding who to keep and who to let leave (obvious I know). We are at the crossroad now and without being a clairvoyant no-one knows how well those decisions will play out...

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