hardbaby
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Ok I admit, it does take a leap in faith (and BBC and Possum can go and get farked) but:
1) In the modern game you need a ball playing fullback. No coincidence that Barba and Slater played in the GF, having knocked out Inglis and Bowen. Our options at the back were shite this year (although I commend Morris on an attacking attempt). Beale is a gun. Thought that before he signed for the Dragons. Astute buy. With Cummins as a very handy replacement.
2) Our halves this year wouldn't have cut it in Reserve Grade. Hornby, for all his "spirit style" positives was a tragedy and Soward played like a Y Gen, ego genius. But it was very difficult for a young, loyal, Bennett-inspired coach to drop either. This year we have Style who I believe is the solution and Drinkwater who was the best available of a shity selection of available halves. Look at his stats. Crap team. Average coach. Ripped it up. Either of these players would be better than the 2012 version of Hornby.
3) Cameron King. Primed for a breakthrough season. The messiah. Future captain. Ra, ra f**king ra. Injured all year. Limitless potential. I see the Rein/King combo as potentially the best in the league. Deliver mo'fo.
4) Under-performing back row. Creagh was mud this year. Prior (I know you hate him) was average. Young played on one leg. Matthews showed spark at the end of then season. Scott played about half of our games through injury and rep seletion. Creagh will be captain this year and relish the responsibility. Fritzell is an absolute gun. Tough as hell. Lots of mongrel. Imagine forcing your way into the Sharks backrow! Gallen rates him and I rate Gallen. Starting position. Add a bigger, more mature DeBelin to that backrow. And Daniel Vidot who would run for 100+ metres per game. Juicy.
5) Front row. Weyman leads our pack. He gets injured we slide. Sound familiar? He's back next year. Merrin - possibly the best young front rower in the game and will take an Ozzie position in 2013. Stockwell. The next Merrin.
6) Price. His older brigade has moved (although I am concerned by Fien's role). Have some balls mate. Bennett's annointed successor. Bennett knows his footy better than anyone on this forum. He was shit last year but he inherited a shit position. Clean slate this year. Can he turn it around?
Yep there are lots of negatives as well. But as a Dragons supporter we need faith. So buy your membership, get off your arse, go the game and cut the negativity.
Love and peace.
Hardbaby...xox
1) In the modern game you need a ball playing fullback. No coincidence that Barba and Slater played in the GF, having knocked out Inglis and Bowen. Our options at the back were shite this year (although I commend Morris on an attacking attempt). Beale is a gun. Thought that before he signed for the Dragons. Astute buy. With Cummins as a very handy replacement.
2) Our halves this year wouldn't have cut it in Reserve Grade. Hornby, for all his "spirit style" positives was a tragedy and Soward played like a Y Gen, ego genius. But it was very difficult for a young, loyal, Bennett-inspired coach to drop either. This year we have Style who I believe is the solution and Drinkwater who was the best available of a shity selection of available halves. Look at his stats. Crap team. Average coach. Ripped it up. Either of these players would be better than the 2012 version of Hornby.
3) Cameron King. Primed for a breakthrough season. The messiah. Future captain. Ra, ra f**king ra. Injured all year. Limitless potential. I see the Rein/King combo as potentially the best in the league. Deliver mo'fo.
4) Under-performing back row. Creagh was mud this year. Prior (I know you hate him) was average. Young played on one leg. Matthews showed spark at the end of then season. Scott played about half of our games through injury and rep seletion. Creagh will be captain this year and relish the responsibility. Fritzell is an absolute gun. Tough as hell. Lots of mongrel. Imagine forcing your way into the Sharks backrow! Gallen rates him and I rate Gallen. Starting position. Add a bigger, more mature DeBelin to that backrow. And Daniel Vidot who would run for 100+ metres per game. Juicy.
5) Front row. Weyman leads our pack. He gets injured we slide. Sound familiar? He's back next year. Merrin - possibly the best young front rower in the game and will take an Ozzie position in 2013. Stockwell. The next Merrin.
6) Price. His older brigade has moved (although I am concerned by Fien's role). Have some balls mate. Bennett's annointed successor. Bennett knows his footy better than anyone on this forum. He was shit last year but he inherited a shit position. Clean slate this year. Can he turn it around?
Yep there are lots of negatives as well. But as a Dragons supporter we need faith. So buy your membership, get off your arse, go the game and cut the negativity.
Love and peace.
Hardbaby...xox
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