09 :: R12 Fri :: Dragons 38 Panthers 10 @ WIN Wollongong

[Big Mick]

Great tackle by Coote though, one of the best you'll ever see.

Nice work by Sammut.

Great tackle...how he made up 2-3 metres sideways...with Hornby only having 5 metres to run..and to grab him and turn him away from the line...great tackle.

 

[skeepe]

:lol:

A Costigan special. Did that a lot with the Raiders.

 

[innsaneink]

Robinsons on the Drags, evidently

 

[Big Mick]

Geez i'm proud of these kids.

Losing their 4 most experienced players who have about 500 games experience...replaced by Grant, McKendry, Iosefa, Paulo who are all under 21..and to put the heart in they are...is great.

 

[Rodent]

Panthers threw everything they had at the dragons early. Incredible line speed from the choccies in defence but towards the end of the half they couldn't keep it up. This game is looking like most other dragons games....they don't look as good as their opponents but are in front on the scoreboard. I think the dragons can go on with it in the 2nd half as the choccy soldier defence gets tired.

 

[murraymob]

walsh needs to take the line on its not good enough to just catch and pass.Masada also has to get out of dummy half and run it more

 

[Big Mick]

You should wait to see if Panthers win or lose before you make excuses.

Not an excuse...its the freakin truth.

I couldn't be prouder of the effort...even if we do lose...but i'd like to see a fair contest not a pre-determined one

 

[woowoo]

Geez i'm proud of these kids.

Losing their 4 most experienced players who have about 500 games experience...replaced by Grant, McKendry, Iosefa, Paulo who are all under 21..and to put the heart in they are...is great.

You seen who the dragons are without as well champion???

No cooper, weyman, poore, creagh, saffy, boyd, smith, prior

you probably wouldn't know

 

[Big Mick]

You seen who the dragons are without as well champion???

No cooper, weyman, poore, creagh, saffy, boyd, smith, prior

you probably wouldn't know

Yes I do smarta$$...I'm absolutely positive that I also know more than you do.

But you have depth at each position to cover them...we are covering them with kids. The only KIDS you have there is really Merrin

I've got no doubt you guys are without players...i've conceded that previously...but we only have 5 guys really in our team with any experience...4 of them are not there. Big difference.

 

[skeepe]

Panthers have been the better team IMO, just need to cut the errors out. A few suspect calls going in the Dragons favour, but with home team Steve Lyons and Jason Robinson out there it's to be expected.

I'd like to see Sammut get a bit more involved, he should be looking to run off McKendrie who had his hands free a few time but nobody in support. Luke Walsh should run it a bit more often, he looks the goods when he does.

Dragons forwards need to aim up. They're sloppy at marker, letting the Panthers make far too many easy metres out of dummy half.

I think the Dragons will crack in the second half, and the Panthers to win by 14.

 

[Caged Panther]

Was very impressed with Mckendry when he came on. Iosefa gives me a heart attack every time he touches the ball, ation needs to be put back out there he can go the 80.

 

[bigfoot]

Proud of the effort from the boys, IMO we have been on top for most of the half, just had a few too many errors and a few dodgy penalties go against us. That said, Aiton knocked on from dummy-half and that was missed, and Iosefa could easily have gone to the sin-bin, so at least it's not all going one way.

 

[Big Mick]

I think the Dragons will crack in the second half, and the Panthers to win by 14.

TBH...while i'd love to see it...I can see the Dragons putting on the points in the second half with our guys getting tired.

 

[Rodent]

The dragons are doing pretty well with 8 of their top 17 out including 6 origin/test standard players. It's drawing a long bow to suggest the panthers are doing so well despite their big names missing.
It's a pretty even game but I'm hoping the dragons play well for 80minutes. I'm doubting the panthers can maintain the rage for 80.

 

[Stremo]

you guys only see what goes against the panthers .Oh they nocked on blame the ref

 

[bigfoot]

f**k me, more bullsh*t calls.

 

[skeepe]

Dangerous throw followed by a strip, Dragonson rules knock on. Suppose this is the guy who penalized McKinnon for spear tackling himself so no surprises.

Dragons score, thanks largely to the referee.

 

[Stremo]

Anything wrong with sailors try and whingers

 

[Caged Panther]

what a f**king joke of a call and of course it leads to a try

 

[bigfoot]

Stremo, put your glasses on.