Rd20: 3pm Parra v Canberra GAME DAY THREAD @ GIO Stadium 19/7/25

[Avenger]

As much as he shits me and as much as he’s disappointed in not kicking on as much as he could/should have, we will miss Dylan next year. If the opportunity arose for him to still be our 6 next year, we’d be absolutely braindead not to want that to happen. He is a different prospect with Moses on the field. I’m still disappointed he’s going, despite him being overpaid for what he has contributed so far.

I think you are only saying that because the options we have at the club now are shit. There is a reason why we chased Galvin. Missing out on him didn’t suddenly make the local alternatives better.

 

[DaveMc]

I think you are only saying that because the options we have at the club now are shit. There is a reason why we chased Galvin. Missing out on him didn’t suddenly make the local alternatives better.

Probably partly, but not entirely. Dylan is a very solid 5/8. Anyone who said otherwise is being silly. He wouldn’t be getting the deal he is at Newcastle if he wasn’t a very good footballer. He’s not worth as much as they’re paying him, but he is a very good half.

But certainly, he is miles ahead as a half of anyone else currently signed to the club not named Moses. It remains to be seen if anyone else currently at the club can step into his role. Current results suggest it’s unlikely.

 

[hindy111]

We are a better side in 2026 based soley on

Ionghi
Silva
Tuivati

They'll go up a level. And all 3 at this stage have potential to be top shelf.

Morretti helps a little and had an injury hampered season.


Add Moses who's our best player is going to be massive.

Throw in De bellin and the middle is looking OK.

I'd love to add a 5/8 a strike centre and a gun back rower.
From what I gather we have a good 5/8 and 2nd rower in Flegg. And 2 or 3 promising middles. But who knows if they will step up.

 

[Noise]

I think there was 2 of these.
Stuart's weak gutted son tackled iongi or lomax in the air too...klown was putrid.

That’s why we have captains challenges. To help with shit decisions. We need to utilise them but we are f**king dumb

 

[Avenger]

Probably partly, but not entirely. Dylan is a very solid 5/8. Anyone who said otherwise is being silly. He wouldn’t be getting the deal he is at Newcastle if he wasn’t a very good footballer. He’s not worth as much as they’re paying him, but he is a very good half.

But certainly, he is miles ahead as a half of anyone else currently signed to the club not named Moses. It remains to be seen if anyone else currently at the club can step into his role. Current results suggest it’s unlikely.

He was a good half but has been shit for 2 years. This year he has been disinterested and diabolical. I’m glad he is leaving. Plus he’s a f**king mental midget.

 

[Soto]

That’s why we have captains challenges. To help with shit decisions. We need to utilise them but we are f**king dumb

...there is zero footy smarts in this team...if Moses isn't playing we have a clueless lot out there

 

[Eelementary]

This just seems like a classic case of the ref thinking that a bottom team should not be competing with a top team.

Yep.

I don't think 40-16 was a fair indicator of the overall game.

Don't get me wrong - we were handily beaten.

But the refs made sure of that.

 

[hindy111]

Simmonson has skill but he is another with a dumb play in him.
Same as Lomax and Penisini. Its an issue we need to sort. It should be an easy fix

 

[Eelogical]

100% if we are using the rest of the year as a trial then next year there should be no excuse

OK. What position(s) on the table would you be satisfied with come finals time next year?

 

[DaveMc]

He was a good half but has been shit for 2 years. This year he has been disinterested and diabolical. I’m glad he is leaving. Plus he’s a f**king mental midget.

I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with with this if we had anything approaching an alternative. On current form, there’s no way that Joash is a better option at 6 than Dylan, even if only for their defence.

I can’t disagree that Dylan has never reached the heights that his natural ability suggests is possible. But he still has a way higher ceiling than anything else we have on our books currently (certainly for 2026).

 

[Avenger]

Simmonson has skill but he is another with a dumb play in him.
Same as Lomax and Penisini. Its an issue we need to sort. It should be an easy fix

He will probably be dropped next week for Penisini.

 

[hindy111]

OK. What position(s) on the table would you be satisfied with come finals time next year?

Unless there are 2 orn3 big signings we should be happy with 10th. I don't see finals till 2027 otherwise

 

[hindy111]

He will probably be dropped next weak for Penisini.

Russel. Who has zero speed,power or skill.

 

[Avenger]

I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with with this if we had anything approaching an alternative. On current form, there’s no way that Joash is a better option at 6 than Dylan, even if only for their defence.

I can’t disagree that Dylan has never reached the heights that his natural ability suggests is possible. But he still has a way higher ceiling than anything else we have on our books currently (certainly for 2026).

Mate, I agree with you. Ryles has cut his nose to spite his face with this Joash experiment. He is f**king shit and another Dogs reject. Samrani is also crap and we are scraping the bottom of the barrel with both of them in our 17.

 

[JokerEel]

OK. What position(s) on the table would you be satisfied with come finals time next year?

If we have no injury crisis with our spine players we need to be at least just outside the top 8.
0 games where we have 50 points put on us.
Ppg against less that 22.

 

[Avenger]

Russel. Who has zero speed,power or skill.

I’m fine with that. Russell is a fringe first grader at best.

 

[Soto]

If we have no injury crisis with our spine players we need to be at least just outside the top 8.
0 games where we have 50 points put on us.
Ppg against less that 22.

This..this this....but i will raise this and say less than 20...not 22

 

[hindy111]

Mate, I agree with you. Ryles has cut his nose to spite his face with this Joash experiment. He is f**king shit and another Dogs reject. Samrani is also crap and we are scraping the bottom of the barrel with both of them in our 17.

All 3 Dogs signings are excellent.

They are perfect signings. I reckon the 3 of them can help us win a competition in NSW CUP where they are suited.

 

[DaveMc]

Russel. Who has zero speed,power or skill.

Russell is one of those centres who looks like he’d thrive in a system like the Storm, where being no more than a no-nonsense, solid centre is ok because your halves and those outside you are so good. Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury to carry a guy like him without appreciating that his ceiling is nothing more than being a solid centre. At least he doesn’t do a lot of dumb shit, which cannot be said about probably over half of our top 17.

 

[JokerEel]

This..this this....but i will raise this and say less rhan 20...not 22

If we are going less than 20 we definitely are in the top 8.