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since77

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BLM01 said:
I lied but I was close.
The interview just endorsed what they have been doing is in the right direction, excuses for this year we all know were coming and travel maybe for previous years as well...but they doing everything they can trying to steer us in the right direction and get back to being successful. End of discussion.
Least he fronted as Mary and previous CEO would not front to answer the same questions.
No review of anything in particular it seems last night...or purposely said nothing and deflected to every year at the end reviews are being done and he does a weekly one with the coach.
Nothing to give you guys..Sorry!...did you really expect answers or changes
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These c#nts are ripping the soul out from this club. Disgraceful. I give up .
 
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From finals hopefuls to 14th: How the Dragons’ grand plan for glory was left in tatters
DRAGONS

  • July 20, 2019 1:43pm
  • by GEORGE CLARKE
  • Source: FOX SPORTS
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James Graham raised his arms in bemusementSource: AAP
James Graham’s body language said it all.
Arms raised in bemusement, face crinkled in shock and disbelief. The Dragons were mauled by the Panthers on Friday.

Now, a team that started 2019 as genuine contenders, their season looks all but over.

With just 14 points to their name, Paul McGregor’s side can still make the finals, a matter he was quick to make clear in the aftermath of the defeat to the Panthers.


“Mathematically we can, yeah, and I still believe that we can,” McGregor said after his team had gone in at the break in contention, only to flounder at the mercy of Penrith. They had closed the gap at halftime when Josh Kerr went over, before the Panthers put them to the sword.

“But again, like I said last week, there’s a long way to go.

“It’s down to now winning every game or winning six of our next seven.

“We’re making it hard for ourselves, especially with performances in the second half like that.


“I can’t explain it right now because it shouldn’t happen.”




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Dragons press conference

The reality is that they won’t win those games. After their second-half surrender against Ivan Cleary’s resurgent team, the Dragons would need to win close to all their remaining games just to meet the usual 28-point cut-off.

It’s not just McGregor who struggles to offer an explanation as to why the Dragons are in their current predicament. Nobody can.

A glance at the Dragons roster suggests they should be nowhere near the wooden spoon, but they are just as close to finishing last as they are to the top eight.

Ben Hunt, Corey Norman, Paul Vaughan and Tyson Frizell all played in Origin this year. Tariq Sims did too, while James Graham, Korbin Sims and Gareth Widdop are all established internationals.



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Panthers dismantle Dragons

Admittedly, Widdop has been missing for most of the season with injury before heading home, while another representative star in Jack de Belin has been sidelined for off-field issues. Injuries affect every team, but McGregor didn’t help himself with his tweaks to the spine in the early part of the season.

But still, the Dragons roster is strong and they should have won more than just two games — against the lowly Bulldogs and fellow underachievers the Cowboys — since the narrow Round 6 victory over Manly.

It’s why it made the decision to drop Hunt — a key man with the panache and flair to unlock any defence — for the must-win game with Penrith was all the more baffling.

The Queensland hooker was targeted by the Raiders as he backed up from Origin last week, missing three key tackles.

Perhaps he was little tired, but with the season on the line Hunt would likely spend finals week resting on a beach, with cocktail in hand. That’s when he could get his rest. McGregor instead opted to give him the week off for the most crucial match-up of the season.



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How does Ben Hunt feel?

“How does Ben Hunt feel sitting on the sideline watching that?” Greg Alexander told Fox League.

“If you are the number one man at a club and the coach says, ‘I’m going to rest you’ well you say, ‘you’re kidding I’m not resting’.”

As the poor results have increased, so too have the rumblings.

Frizell had to address speculation he wanted to move on to the Roosters.

We were told during the broadcast that Frizell would respond to those rumours — what was essentially messageboard and Facebook group gossip that had not been reported on by a legitimate publication — in an attempt to quash them. When was the last time you remember a player doing that?



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McGregor responds to fans

There has been talk on the grapevine in England, too, that Widdop could ask for an early release with Warrington — his destination for 2020 — keen to strengthen ahead of their finals push.

While McGregor’s own future is not without scrutiny. He was awarded a new contract through to 2021 in April which will see him become the club’s longest-serving coach.

If he can stop this slump, that is. At the start of this season he called the Red V’s current cohort as “the best squad I have coached”.

They may be the best side McGregor has worked with, but as it stands, they’re 14th on the ladder and with that, their season looks dead and buried.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/fe1b72470d91fd2477c48cb953d2767e
 
Gareth67

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But , buuuut - he’s a good bloke !

Who really cares about where the proud Dragons finish on the seasons competition ladder , after all its only a game and the supporters , well as long as they continue to pay their memberships every year along - with the clubs merchandise , also paying for those tickets so they have a place to sit their butts during the game - who really cares , as the Dragons board certainly doesn’t .
 
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Total Package said:
Maybe the fans need to stop supporting the sponsors. Close your St George accounts and say its because you can't support anything related to the team with the way it's being run. If enough people do that, then the bank will surely pressure the club to do something.
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You are onto something. We should start an email campaign to sponsors! The same way Twitter nutters wage social media campaigns with organisations on social issues.

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The Silverdale Phantom

The Silverdale Phantom

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It’s very rare for fans of a club to call upon other fans to message or boycott the club sponsors. It’s close to suggesting club suicide.

If this doesn’t set off alarm bells off in nrl hq, I don’t know what will.

Greenberg is very ordinary and lacks much insight and empathy for the fans. Introducing two new clubs into a very limited market is a reflection of this. Meddling with the legal system, jdb and Dylan walker is more about worrying about perception over reality. jdb is not guilty at the moment. Not even close. He may never be. Let’s keep an open mind and go with the eventual outcome. There is a process. He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence.

I don’t think Mary is the only cause of trouble, because the board are responsible for him and the players have just shamed themselves several times over. The staggering loss against Canberra was a case in point.

But I think the key must be Mary because the players aren’t listening to him in any shape way or form. The board are paralysed by indecision and cowardice, nobody respects or takes the ceo seriously anymore when he’s in a perpetual delusion about his poor work and some very elite players ...they just want to leave.

The media are slowly but surely falling into the sack Mary camp and already his position is entirely untenable. I mean if this his idea of a good team, he needs his head read. They are a depressed rabble. They can stare blankly or need a rest or whatever but at the end of the day, they are heading for the spoon. They are just lucky the titans are a lazy and unfit lot and stopped listening to their coach last year.

We are watching the slow and agonising death of an elite rugby league club which was the union of two pretty fair clubs in their own right and could still exist easily independently had the powers that be, actually helped and not condemned them.

Taking away the Saints premierships was rugby league heresy. The league remains a lie until these are properly recognised and rightfully honoured.

And may it be said that with Mary at the helm, you live with the lie that everything is fine and dandy and that there is hope.
 
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Qapm

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Phantom - spot on. Greenberg and NRL management is a whole other issue. At the end of the day tradition and club history are low on the priority list or actively disdained. The process was long underway before the Berg in that they want to be the NFL.

As for the Saints I'm thinking the best way for fans to deal with this is to boycott those that don't care about you and put your time and energy into your family,friends and local community. Throw the footy around the park with the kids instead of attending a game.
 
The Silverdale Phantom

The Silverdale Phantom

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On the jdb front, statistically I think not guilty verdicts are found in at least 15% of cases.

I remember young snake was put to the sword early and at trial, the so called victims testimony fell apart like your 2019 season under Proud Mary. But in the meantime, his reputation was damaged beyond repair.

The no fault stand down is wrecking jdb reputation and is pre judging him.

The nrl should not meddle in this business.

It’s out of their league.

If he wins, I hope he brings Greenberg and co down to their knees. They should be sacked immediately.
 
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