2008 Round 3 Teams & Referees

[Timmah]

Dogs team is due at 3pm or just after according to a media release at www.bulldogs.com.au

 

[S.S.T.I.D]

6. John Sutton
7. Ben Rogers

A sign of desperation.

 

[themanonthehill]

Souths Official Team as annouced by JT on SSTV:

1. Nathan Merritt
2. Germaine Paulson
3. Fetuli Talanoa
4. Yileen Gordon
5. Shannon Hegarty
6. John Sutton
7. Ben Rogers
8. Michael Greenfield
9. Issac Luke
10. Roy Asotasi
11. David Kidwell
12. Luke Stuart
13. Ben Lowe

14. George Ndaira
15. Dean Widders
16. Manase Manuokafoa
17. Jaiman Lowe

Oh dear.

It;'s all going so pear shaped for sh*t old soufs
Still choc full of spastics, geriatrics and mongs
Penriff are morals

 

[Karmawave]

Souths could do worse than to get Isaac Luke to play the full 80 minutes this week!

From the way the team reads, it looks like he will only get 40-50mins a game again - and thats a complete joke.

Asotasi should be playing 65+ , Greenfield 55+ and Luke the full 80.

You don't have to be a first grade coach to see that anything less than that is a total f*ck up.

 

[Timmah]

You don't have to be a first grade coach to see that anything less than that is a total f*ck up.

Like last Friday night? :lol:

 

[mxlegend99]

That Souths team looks pretty sh*t. But i still think they will scrape it in against the Panthers.

Unless ofcourse Matt Elliott actually gets rid of the dead weight this week, and gives some new blokes a chance.

 

[Karmawave]

Like last Friday night? :lol:

Absolutely.

I've never seen a more obvious example of a team losing because of coaching errors than last Friday night when Taylor had his 4 key players sitting on the bench while the score changed from 12-0 to 20-12 :lol:

Surely Taylor can't do it two weeks in a row.

 

[yobbo84]

A sign of desperation.

He's got the 3/4's in their right positions again which is a positive, and our forwards are still strong. But those halves are terrible.

 

[t-ba]

You don't have to be a first grade coach to see that anything less than that is a total f*ck up.

You say that now, but wait until you see a side that reads:

6. Jamie Lyon
15: Luke Williamson
16: Mark Bryant

By a bloke whose side made the grand final last year.

 

[Jobdog]

You'd think if the Pamfers are a deadset football team, they'll take care of Souffs this week

 

[themanonthehill]

I think Dessie should alter it slightly.
6. R O'Sullivan
13. S Hendry
16. J White

They could even outdo orford on cannons doubles

 

[lockyno1]

He's got the 3/4's in their right positions again which is a positive, and our forwards are still strong. But those halves are terrible.

The only positive..is Penrith's halves are just as bad...is Williams back yet :lol:

 

[Timmah]

Dogs from www.bulldogs.com.au

Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes has today named his first grade line up for Sunday’s Round 3 NRL clash against the West Tigers at ANZ Stadium.

The team includes outstanding youngster Heka Nanai who will replace injured winger Matt Utai who has a Sterno-clavicular injury.

Sonny Bill Williams returns from a knee problem while Reni Maitua will play NSW Cup.

1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri
3. Tim Winitana
4. Willie Tonga
5. Heka Nanai
6. Ben Roberts
7. Daniel Holdsworth
8. Jarrad Hickey
9. Corey Hughes
10. Kane Cleal
11. Sonny Bill Williams
12. Andrew Ryan (c)
13. Lee Te Maari

Interchange:
14. Chris Armit
15. Brad Morrin
16. Danny Williams
17. Michael Sullivan

 

[mxlegend99]

The only positive..is Penrith's halves are just as bad...is Williams back yet :lol:

Round 1 - Pritchard + Williams (2nd Rower/Souths Reject)
Round 2 - Blair + Sammut (Centre/Utility back)

I'd have to agree. Although Jarrod Sammut at halfback is doing a better job then Craig Gower did the past few years. He could possibly develop into a really good halfback even.

 

[Timmah]

Penrith's 1st half against us was all class in that ANZ trial match... what happened after that?

 

[lockyno1]

Round 1 - Pritchard + Williams (2nd Rower/Souths Reject)
Round 2 - Blair + Sammut (Centre/Utility back)

I'd have to agree. Although Jarrod Sammut at halfback is doing a better job then Craig Gower did the past few years. He could possibly develop into a really good halfback even.

Don't take this the wrong way but I disagree on Sammut. I recon he could be one of the best fullbacks in the game, but his kicking game especially is attrocious for a half. You have halves ripping it up in lower grades. Get one of them in at 7. Honestly you could do a lot worse at this stage than to blood a real youngster- prepare for 2009/10. Why you signed Joe Williams is beyond me! Does Matt Elliot want Shane Perry as well!

 

[Karmawave]

Sharks Press Release.

Kearney, Goodwin, Pomeroy, Simmons, Covell, Seymour, Kimmorley, Peek, De Gois, Douglas, Gallen, Anderson, Bird

Bench:

Selmes, Norrie, Kingston, Taulapapa, Stephenson

 

[lockyno1]

Penrith's 1st half against us was all class in that ANZ trial match... what happened after that?

a) it was the Bulldogs, you know as well as the next bloke the Dogs have been poor as well.

b) TRIAL MATCH!

 

[mxlegend99]

Don't take this the wrong way but I disagree on Sammut. I recon he could be one of the best fullbacks in the game

I think he could be also. But we have plenty of fullbacks.

but his kicking game especially is attrocious for a half. You have halves ripping it up in lower grades. Get one of them in at 7.

Have you seen his kicking game? He kicked a 40/20 (closer to a 30/10) in his first NRL game at halfback. Led to us getting a try off a set where Raiders kept us inside our 30. He had some very nice kicks. One of which he recovered to get a try which was then disallowed.

He has a very good boot on him IMO. Doing better then Gower did for us in 2007.

Honestly you could do a lot worse at this stage than to blood a real youngster- prepare for 2009/10.

I would like to see us do that for our 5/8 jersey. Let Sammut and someone build up a partnership this year and benefit for 2009.

 

[lockyno1]

I think he could be also. But we have plenty of fullbacks.



Have you seen his kicking game? He kicked a 40/20 (closer to a 30/10) in his first NRL game at halfback. Led to us getting a try off a set where Raiders kept us inside our 30. He had some very nice kicks. One of which he recovered to get a try which was then disallowed.

He has a very good boot on him IMO. Doing better then Gower did for us in 2007.


I would like to see us do that for our 5/8 jersey. Let Sammut and someone build up a partnership this year and benefit for 2009.

Your call, I still think relying on Sammut as a 7 is very risky and it takes his main strength out- broken play running. Honestly you could do a lot worse than drop Wesser, put Sammut at FB, and go from there. I'd leave Blair at 6 before Lewis comes back, and put a young guy at 7. I just don't see Sammut as a long term 7, and if he is seen as a half, I more lean towards him being a 6 not a 7, as you want your organiser at 7.