Can we put a line through the Dogs?

[gerg]

I think the real question here is whether the race for the spoon is as interesting and competitive as the race for the premiership? There is arguably more teams capable of winning the spoon than winning the comp.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Ipswich bulldogs has a nice ring to it

Move em to Christchurch, NZ. Don’t even need to change their name.

 

[simmo05]

Move em to Christchurch, NZ. Don’t even need to change their name.

It's perfect!

 

[Fangs]

They should bring the old boys back in. It has worked wonders at the Broncos.

I wonder what Brent Sherwin is doing these days.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

I don't disagree. It's a cycle, for some clubs anyway.
I'm enjoying seeing Penriths success, after years of pain, for example.

There does seem to be a huge disparity between the top 4 and the bottom 4, for whatever reason, which I don't think we have really seen previously.

This year, to me anyway, the ruck has slowed marginally when compared to last season, which is a good thing to get some sort of re-balancing between bat and ball.

There are realistically 4 teams too many for the talent pool to produce a truly competitive, top class competition every week.

But thats a whole different conversation.

 

[Sphagnum]

They should bring the old boys back in. It has worked wonders at the Broncos.

I wonder what Brent Sherwin is doing these days.

Darren Smith and his lesser known brother?

 

[nick87]

Also I needs to be said regarding the bulldogs
This is a tough year for sure, but with Nic Cotric on board for big money and Addo-Carr on his way, the tide is going to turn pretty quickly on the back of these wingers

 

[Fangs]

Darren Smith and his lesser known brother?

Perhaps Darren Britt is available.

Or even Adam Perry.

 

[BadnMean]

Also I needs to be said regarding the bulldogs
This is a tough year for sure, but with Nic Cotric on board for big money and Addo-Carr on his way, the tide is going to turn pretty quickly on the back of these wingers

Do you reckon Cotric is happy with his choices at the moment?

He's going to lose every extra penny in his new contract & then some by not making origin + kangaroos & he gets to get flogged every week & miss finals footy... Silly lad.

 

[Perth Red]

There are realistically 4 teams too many for the talent pool to produce a truly competitive, top class competition every week.

But thats a whole different conversation.

is there any top tier sports comp in the world that could lay claim to that? Seems to me every comp has good teams, avg teams and poor teams?

 

[nick87]

Do you reckon Cotric is happy with his choices at the moment?

He's going to lose every extra penny in his new contract & then some by not making origin + kangaroos & he gets to get flogged every week & miss finals footy... Silly lad.

From my understanding of why he left, yeah I think he’s probably happy

not the best career move but we all knew that, probably including himself

 

[Smug Panther]

There are realistically 4 teams too many for the talent pool to produce a truly competitive, top class competition every week.

But thats a whole different conversation.

It's also nonsense

 

[Munky]

is there any top tier sports comp in the world that could lay claim to that? Seems to me every comp has good teams, avg teams and poor teams?

The NFL has a pretty strict salary cap and has teams going 0-16.

Last year a team went 1-15.

 

[Mr Spock!]

There are realistically 4 teams too many for the talent pool to produce a truly competitive, top class competition every week.

But thats a whole different conversation.

Their recruitment is shithouse....

Spending big money on centres and wingers when you don't have any halves is just plain insanity.

The only way those blokes are going to score is from an intercept or at a nightclub.

 

[Mr Spock!]

The NFL has a pretty strict salary cap and has teams going 0-16.

Last year a team went 1-15.

Yeah I look at some teams and wonder who the hell is taking up $9 million in what is close to a reserve grade team.

 

[Meth]

They should bring the old boys back in. It has worked wonders at the Broncos.

I wonder what Brent Sherwin is doing these days.

Dean Pay?

Jim Dymock?

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

I think the real question here is whether the race for the spoon is as interesting and competitive as the race for the premiership? There is arguably more teams capable of winning the spoon than winning the comp.

The battle for the spoon was the highlight of 2020. In 30 years time I will remember who finished last in 2020, but I won't care about who won the minor and major premierships.

 

[Fangs]

Dean Pay?

Jim Dymock?

High in demand. If they are unavailable then perhaps Craig Polla-Mounter might be interested.

 

[Reflector]

I don't get the argument that the state of the current bottom 4 teams is proof that there's too many teams in the NRL/ not enough talent to go around. The state of the bottom four teams is way more to do with terrible management decisions than a so-called lack of playing talent available here or abroad.

 

[Reflector]

Bulldogs, Manly and Broncos all competing for the wooden spoon.
A glorious time to be alive.

Imagine hopping in the DeLorean, gunning it back to 1995 and telling people that...and telling Raiders fans they still hadn't won another premiership. I am imagining a time in the future where we are talking about the Roosters, Storm and Broncos all competing for the wooden spoon and I have to stop because all the blood is rushing from my big head and flowing to another...