Round 2 v Cowboys

[BLM01]

Good & at times gutsy win.
They should get some confidence out of that moving forward. Besides the obvious in Hunt there were some big efforts from others such as McCullough, Fui, Alvaro, Rava, Merrin, Zac & even Norman had his moments.
It’ll be interesting to see how they backup next week after such a quick game in oppressive conditions.

Lot of teams down here heavy legged playing in the wet

 

[hewi]

Isn’t it wonderful to see the bench used sensibly, I don’t think I have seen one post in two games criticising the bench usage by Hook. How bad in all honesty was the peanut?

 

[BLM01]

80 min of adrenalin.
Watching every minor detail,
We kept them in the game.
Great performances by.
Hunt, Alvaro,fui ,even mez and Corey did well.
You can only beat what's in front of you.
Great defence late on.
Congrats to Hook and the team
UP THE DRAGONS.

I thought Rava was solid all game and held his end up fine and one of the best behind Hunt

 

[SEAT 1A]

I said last game Hunt had no heart by not grounding the ball. Egg is on my face tonight however, Dufty's effort when Holmes scored was shocking, he gave up.

 

[blacksafake]

Lot of teams down here heavy legged playing in the wet

Agree but I’m more concerned about the humid conditions they played in. Plenty of teams in the past have really struggled to backup when playing in Nth Queensland.

 

[BLM01]

Well be fine. The ice baths will coll them down

 

[RedVDave]

I don't like to dwell on the past to much but Griffin after a win tonight not overly happily stating we need to improve and get better.

Mary after losing by 40 points "we can take a lot out of that game"

Griffin used the bench tremendously I thought, Mary can't work out why players are fatigued after having 2 players sit on the bench 77mins and bringing them on in the last 3 minutes of the game.


Decent win tonight we just need to back it up week in week out.

 

[blacksafake]

For me tonight.
3 Hunt
2 McCullough
1 Fui, Alvaro & Rava.

 

[blacksafake]

I don't like to dwell on the past to much but Griffin after a win tonight not overly happily stating we need to improve and get better.

Mary after losing by 40 points "we can take a lot out of that game"

Griffin used the bench tremendously I thought, Mary can't work out why players are fatigued after having 2 players sit on the bench 77mins and bringing them on in the last 3 minutes of the game.


Decent win tonight we just need to back it up week in week out.

It was good to hear him saying that they let 3 soft tries in & not bathe in the glory or the win.
Words of a real coach.

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

I had my doubts about Merrin continuing on with the Dragons , but now I am glad he is there , adds that much needed experience and stability to the team .

He was good, he will get better as the season goes on.

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

For me tonight.
3 Hunt
2 McCullough
1 Fui, Alvaro & Rava.

Yeah I would agree, I picked Alvaro for 1 but only because I couldn't pick 5 players. I wasn't super keen on Rava, but he would have to be one of the most improved players, didn't look like dropping a ball.

 

[George Sancti]

Who would have thought that our forwards actually possess skill and do not have to rely on bash and barge as their only attacking weapon.

 

[Mickthedragon]

Well done to Fui and Alvaro as well, both had solid games. We just need to hang onto the bloody ball more.
We dropped it way too often.

 

[Dragon David]

Well done boys. You played for each other and came away with the best result for this year so far. Keep it up and please minimise your mistakes, although with the humidity the ball got very greasy and even the Cows lost possession as much as you guys.

Looking forward to your next game at WIN.

 

[matPORTS]

Finally we, seemingly, have a coach who:

Can come up with a game plan to suit the opposition being played on any given week (not the same template to be used week in and week out).

Knows how to use the bench properly (and with any luck we won't have a contingent of gassed starting forwards come the back end of this season).

Acknowledges that, despite a gutsy win, improvement still needs to be made (I feel refreshed hearing him talk especially after seven years of Mary dribble in press conferences).

Fuimaono, Alvaro, Hunt, Norman and McCullough definite stand outs tonight. Birdy is going to be outstanding for us as time goes on, just needs to contain his aggression (but happy for him for make a few errors on the back of this for now). Also can't wait to see our speedsters given some more open space and room to move as the year goes on.

The big thing I've also noticed is that all players look supremely fit. No one seems to be carrying any excess kilos. Our skills and execution is still very much a work in progress and will take time to improve. Looking forward to seeing what happens here.

 

[Dragsters]

Ben hunt - 3
Andrew McCullough- 2
Corey Norman - 1

who would have thought hey

3. Hunt

2. Rava

1. Fui

 

[redVinme]

Great to hear the fox commentary actually give us some props after the game. Especially cronk. Heaps of improvement needed but a lot made as well.

Bench was good tonight and props to Fui.

 

[boardlumps62]

Great to hear the fox commentary actually give us some props after the game. Especially cronk. Heaps of improvement needed but a lot made as well.

Bench was good tonight and props to Fui.

But what's props? Speak Ingrish on this site Dude

 

[Maddragon99]

Yeah I would agree, I picked Alvaro for 1 but only because I couldn't pick 5 players. I wasn't super keen on Rava, but he would have to be one of the most improved players, didn't look like dropping a ball.

Yes & the Fijian sidestep to score his try was very impressive

 

[Maddragon99]

But what's props? Speak Ingrish on this site Dude

Props is slang for proper respect