2023 Ladder Prediction

[Illusion]

My prediction is spoon , how ? ..... Tigers , Dogs , will improve , we have issues even before the comp starts , have bought no one of note , Hunt will not IMO have the same year as last , Hook could be gone sooner than later , talk of a divided group ( it will explode once we drop a few games ) So I for one can see that big spoon ......

 

[Dragon David]

With the way the club is travelling - losing their pre-season games convincingly and the upheaval caused by the off field dramas, the coaching dilemmas, the lack of strength/depth in the forwards and not really that great of a backline and uncertainty of the halves (injuries and poor back ups), I'm leaning towards us winning only about 4 games this year. If the Dolphins can win less than 4 then we will come 16th, otherwise if they win 5 games, we get the spoon.

Usually it's a big spoon, but knowing our form and luck of late, our spoon will be the smallest given to a club coming last in the past 100 years.

 

[redVinme]

I can already see the headline

"Dragons player arrested for stabbing someone with wooden spoon"

 

[hewi]

REALITY

 

[Dragon David]

‘Get our s*** in order’: Brutal truth facing Hook’s Dragons as fallen giant faces line in sand moment

‘Get our s*** in order’: Brutal truth facing Hook’s Dragons as fallen giant faces line in sand moment

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Illusion]

I can already see the headline

"Dragons player arrested for stabbing someone with wooden spoon"

Ha ha love it ......

 

[redVinme]

‘Get our s*** in order’: Brutal truth facing Hook’s Dragons as fallen giant faces line in sand moment

‘Get our s*** in order’: Brutal truth facing Hook’s Dragons as fallen giant faces line in sand moment

www.foxsports.com.au

Im that sick of hearing from hooks mates hey. Every article it's the golden children weaving bullshit

 

[BLM01]

Im that sick of hearing from hooks mates hey. Every article it's the golden children weaving bullshit

I agree but it also may mean the truth lies somewhere in between not the hatred between the coach and players as people are on here insist

 

[getsmarty]

Former Dragons' star takes aim at St George Illawarra playing group

The ex-back-rower believes 'there’s something not quite right' at the club.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[getsmarty]

Graham accuses Dragons of having rats in their ranks

James Graham has accused his former club St George Illawarra of having a rat in their ranks, furious the Mudgee hotel argument was made public.Winger Mikaele Ravalawa and forward Zane Musgrove have both been fined over a heated argument in the early hours of Sunday morning after their Charity...

au.sports.yahoo.com

 

[getsmarty]

'What is going on': Matty Johns and Gorden Tallis lash out over NRL drama

The league icons have savaged the culture of the NRL club after a series of embarrassing and unwanted headlines. More here.

au.news.yahoo.com

 

[mickeylane]

Honestly now.. if Hook stays 100% we will be bottom 3 too much drama and split camps under his watch..

If Hasler comes early we could finish just outside the 8.

The real problem is that we only have a handful of very good players and a lot of average 1st graders.. so we need the team to over perform to go anywhere this year..

 

[Saints Forever]

We need 2-3 top class forwards to give us a serious chance of reaching mid table, otherwise this is going to be a very long and painful season

 

[dragonreddy]

Honestly now.. if Hook stays 100% we will be bottom 3 too much drama and split camps under his watch..

If Hasler comes early we could finish just outside the 8.

The real problem is that we only have a handful of very good players and a lot of average 1st graders.. so we need the team to over perform to go anywhere this year..

Geez ,you are being generous mate ,a lot of our blokes wouldn't get a gig in first grade anywhere else ,that's why they are with us .
Very good? Hunt and that is it.

 

[dragonreddy]

Graham accuses Dragons of having rats in their ranks

James Graham has accused his former club St George Illawarra of having a rat in their ranks, furious the Mudgee hotel argument was made public.Winger Mikaele Ravalawa and forward Zane Musgrove have both been fined over a heated argument in the early hours of Sunday morning after their Charity...

au.sports.yahoo.com

Interesting take by Graham ,no talk about holding players to account ,just tactics to cover up grown men acting like immature kids.
Not that I would rate Graham's chat with any creedence.

 

[dragonreddy]

We get the spoon.

 

[mickeylane]

Geez ,you are being generous mate ,a lot of our blokes wouldn't get a gig in first grade anywhere else ,that's why they are with us .
Very good? Hunt and that is it.

I think Lomax, Sua, JDB could get away as credible NRL first graders but thats it

 

[Crush]

I think Lomax, Sua, JDB could get away as credible NRL first graders but thats it

If Lomax played the way he has played over past few years he doesn’t make most teams.
When he’s playing well he’s elite but when he’s flicking the ball into the crowd he’s a liability, that wouldn’t be tolerated in most teams.
Su’a and JDB credible first graders, agree.

 

[Victoire]

Suli as well, one of our most dangerous players. And Bud Sullivan was actively recruited by the Dogs. Feagai grew into an excellent winger last year and Rava, on his day with good coaching is excellent also. Imagine Rava on the right wing for Souths last year instead of Taane Milne, for example

 

[jodragon40]

Let's be realistic here. I'm a stat's man and an analyst it's from a bygone era. I envisage 12th this season. I have analysed the first half of the season and this is how I see it.

R1 - bye - 2 pts
R2 - V Titans (home) possible win 2 pts
R3 - V Broncos (away) loss
R4 - V Sharks (home) loss
R5 - V Dolphins (home) win - 2 pts
R6 - V Titans (away) loss

So realistically perhaps 6 pts. Will that be enough to keep the wolves at bay? I mentioned elsewhere by R12 we would have a good idea whether he stays or not
R7 - Raiders - loss
R8 - Roosters - loss
R9 - Bulldogs?
R10 - Tigers - win
R11 - Cowboys - loss
R12 - Roosters - loss

So I envisage we will have between 8 or 10 points by the start of R13 which is the halfway mark in the competition and we should be out of contention. Then someone in the boardroom should say we'll that didn't quite work out. Time will tell and who is going to replace him.