Who would you prefer we have, Dufty or Dugan?

[Frank Facer]

Dufty has now played the equivalent of a full season in first grade. When Dugan signed with Cronulla some fans on this forum were not happy about us losing Dugan. Many of us had been calling for Dufty to be given a shot all last season. It took to round 20 and Dugan being out injured for Dufty to be given a run. Since then he has played every game for us at fullback. He is proving to be a match winner. I said last year after his first game that I would eventually do a Dufty or Dugan poll, but I wanted to give Dufty some time to prove himself and for us to get a better guage on him. He does have some deficiencies in this game, that hopefully he can iron out. He does provide us with X factor. I think you all know who I will be voting for.

 

[ouryears]

Dufty has now played the equivalent of a full season in first grade. When Dugan signed with Cronulla some fans on this forum were not happy about us losing Dugan. Many of us had been calling for Dufty to be given a shot all last season. It took to round 20 and Dugan being out injured for Dufty to be given a run. Since then he has played every game for us at fullback. He is proving to be a match winner. I said last year after his first game that I would eventually do a Dufty or Dugan poll, but I wanted to give Dufty some time to prove himself and for us to get a better guage on him. He does have some deficiencies in this game, that hopefully he can iron out. He does provide us with X factor. I think you all know who I will be voting for.

For sure FF, Dufty by a large margin.
When Duges played for us I never thought “Duges might still pull the game out of the fire for us”, whereas with Dufty, I am always confident he will create something from nothing and......try time!!

And to think he will just keep getting better.

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

Duffy - Young, energetic, fast, future.
Dugan - Was a very good player but now old, slow and mostly broken.

No contest.

 

[Coffs dragon]

At this point in their respective careers, it's a no brainier and Dufty is the #1
Duges best is behind him and unfortunately injury prone.
Dufty will only get better with experience and is a match winner and exciting to watch.

 

[Bests Golden Boots]

No contest.

It's been a long time since the Dragons had a player that could break a game open with individual skill and speed.
In fact I'm struggling to think of the last one?

 

[KiamaSaint]

Dufty in attack, Dugan in defence.

 

[Como Connection]

No contest.

It's been a long time since the Dragons had a player that could break a game open with individual skill and speed.
In fact I'm struggling to think of the last one?

Lord Ted
CC

 

[Mr Red]

No contest.

It's been a long time since the Dragons had a player that could break a game open with individual skill and speed.
In fact I'm struggling to think of the last one?

I’m assuming you are referring to a specialist fullback with this ability , otherwise Blacklock and Mundine come to mind.

 

[Changa]

No contest.

It's been a long time since the Dragons had a player that could break a game open with individual skill and speed.
In fact I'm struggling to think of the last one?

Darius definitely had that. His skill was being able to create an overlap with pure speed and hit the right option on the sweep play everytime; serving up B Morris or Coops for many tries.
GF & WCC showed he could do it in big games most importantly.

With age and injury, he is a shadow of his former self now.

 

[ST Tangles 01]

No contest.

It's been a long time since the Dragons had a player that could break a game open with individual skill and speed.
In fact I'm struggling to think of the last one?

The last player we had that I always thought something could happen when they got the ball was Blacklock.
Always bought me to my feet.

 

[ST Tangles 01]

I’m assuming you are referring to a specialist fullback with this ability , otherwise Blacklock and Mundine come to mind.

Beat me to it re Blacklock.

 

[RedVDragon]

Let’s never ever talk about Dugan on this forum again. He is a negative player and need never to be discussed again

 

[Dragons22]

Dufty is far better in attack. He can score himself or set others up. Dugan didn’t offer much in attack, although his defence was good, I guess. Dugan is also injury prone as well. Therefore, I believe as I’m sure nearly ever Dragons fan does, that Dufty is a far better fullback for us.

 

[Life's Good]

I’ve got no hate for Dugan. He was with us through a poor time & gave his all(irrespective of what plenty of fans want to hear).
Dufty is a different player who is exactly what we need. There is a tonne of upside with the speed he plays the game not only for himself but also the doubt he creates in opposition defence that will create space in our attack.
I’d like to see us develop a McInnes/Hunt/Dufty inside ball play like Melbourne did with Smith/Cronk/Slater to add a real good strike set play. Good times ahead.

 

[Gareth67]

Let’s nebet ever talk about Dugan on this forum again. He is a negative player and need never to be discussed again

Agree RedVDragon , he now wears a different jersey and as such is no longer part of what could be a Dragon team intent on becoming premieres . He is now the same as the leaves in a winter wind - blown away and never to be seen again.

 

[getsmarty]

Dufty in attack, Dugan in defence.

Agree..and yet Dufty has plenty of time to improve this aspect of his game...
Dugan will never be able to develop his speed to the level Dufty is at.whereas Dufty has time to improve his defence and made some good tackes last night ( Assiata ).
.Dugan has had 10 years in grade, Dufty 1 & 1/2 at the end of this year. In the 4 years Dugan was at the club, i cannot remember him winning us as many games as Matty Dufty...

Dugan is regularly injured and misses a large portion of the season and is on $750K...that's not great value..

 

[getsmarty]

1 vote for Dugan...we must have visitors from the Sharks Forum..is that you Millers LOL.

 

[ouryears]

1 vote for Dugan...we must have visitors from the Sharks Forum..is that you Millers LOL.

I think it was DQ, but that’s ok, we need diverse opinions.
Thankfully Dufty is ours for now.
Young champion......

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

Dufty has now played the equivalent of a full season in first grade. When Dugan signed with Cronulla some fans on this forum were not happy about us losing Dugan. Many of us had been calling for Dufty to be given a shot all last season. It took to round 20 and Dugan being out injured for Dufty to be given a run. Since then he has played every game for us at fullback. He is proving to be a match winner. I said last year after his first game that I would eventually do a Dufty or Dugan poll, but I wanted to give Dufty some time to prove himself and for us to get a better guage on him. He does have some deficiencies in this game, that hopefully he can iron out. He does provide us with X factor. I think you all know who I will be voting for.

Pretty easy choice...
Dufty will only improve his all round game over time but as far as his attacking prowess, he is the most dangerous player in our team.
Hi defensive deficiencies our outweighed by his X Factor.
Imagine that he only got his chance because of injury last year.

 

[getsmarty]

I think it was DQ, but that’s ok, we need diverse opinions.
Thankfully Dufty is ours for now.
Young champion......

Of course we need diverse viewpoints..but when all the facts are layed out, some people refuse to reevaluate their opinions...but that's o.k ...let's not confuse people with the Facts LOL