Darwin game vs Cowboys team thread

[Dibs]

That's exactly what I said and I'll stand by it.

Manly lost they're first 2 games now look at them.

Web won our first 2 games now look at us.

So you admit that even though you stated we won't get near decent teams we actually have?
Maybe your argument should be we won't get near them often enough instead of exaggerating to try to prove your point.

 

[Dibs]

We have completed at stages, kicked well in stages, we have had better field position at stages all throughout this year and yet we still have conceded soft tries almost every week.

Sugarcoat it all you like, a lot more needs to be addressed in regards to defence then what you have mentioned.

In those games have we conceded 30 odd points? No we haven't so as I said statistically our defence was better. Try understanding what a post actually says instead of running off on a tangent

 

[Bazal]

I've been mulling it over for a few weeks now, and I think I'd like to see a law introduced that native English speakers who cannot use there/their/they're, then/than he's/his, your/you're, to/too/two and so forth properly should be nailed to a wall by their thumbs, and forced to listen to Corey Parker commentate every rugby league game ever filmed, through a megaphone.

 

[Djay]

In those games have we conceded 30 odd points? No we haven't so as I said statistically our defence was better. Try understanding what a post actually says instead of running off on a tangent

Truth is statistically I do not care, I look at it for what it is, our defence is not good enough, end of.

2 floggings in a month, weekly soft ass tries, yet statistically it's not so bad you say, that's great well let's see where those stats get us then.

You lot are obsessed with stats, how about watching the game? Thurstons try and Hess' try, was that or was that not soft awful defending? Mannering and Hoffman try last week, all 3 tries against the Raiders are from bad defensive mistakes or reads or just pure f**king laziness. I can name many more, someone who aspires to challenge like the Sharks or the Storm could count it on one hand, yes it happens but we allow it far to often.

Now, whether it happens once or whether it happens 6 times, it's happening and it shouldn't be and if we wanna be a serious threat it needs to stop.

 

[Dibs]

Truth is statistically I do not care, I look at it for what it is, our defence is not good enough, end of.

2 floggings in a month, weekly soft ass tries, yet statistically it's not so bad you say, that's great well let's see where those stats get us then.

You lot are obsessed with stats, how about watching the game? Thurstons try and Hess' try, was that or was that not soft awful defending? Mannering and Hoffman try last week, all 3 tries against the Raiders are from bad defensive mistakes or reads or just pure f**king laziness. I can name many more, someone who aspires to challenge like the Sharks or the Storm could count it on one hand, yes it happens but we allow it far to often.

Now, whether it happens once or whether it happens 6 times, it's happening and it shouldn't be and if we wanna be a serious threat it needs to stop.

I agree those tries were very soft, I wonder if being tired from having to defend more than the opposition has something to do with it and if so I wonder if improving possession and field position could help with these problems. How would you go about getting it to stop?

 

[Twizzle]

boy I love coming in here after we cop a flogging

its like Trollsville except we all turn on our own or one another

 

[IFR33K]

boy I love coming in here after we cop a flogging

its like Trollsville except we all turn on our own or one another

I'm just hoping some of our fans made it to Sunday, in particular some of our posters.

 

[T.S Quint]

Don't anyone dare criticise players performances or coaching decisions, it's all rosy, remember teams get thumped and we should deal with it, so don't come on a public forum and bag anyone or anything because that is scapegoating and we can't have that smh.

Gutherson has to go to fullback, I don't give a f**k what everyone think's about Bevan, his young, his raw and his too f**king small, every set we start on the back foot because he constantly gets ragdolled.

That aside we have bigger issues then that, if anyone here is happy with us now copping 2 thumpings in a month and this awful defence we are serving up well you suit being a Parra fan, accepting mediocrity, been doing it for 30 years and some on here will probably do it for another 30.

Make whatever excuses you want I don't care who played for them or who played for us, some of the tries we let in and have let in this year are f**king disgraceful, they literally walked over the line.

Until that is fixed, we can have whoever we want but we will never get close to any decent team.

And to the ones who say we have a favourable run home and we're going okay considering our injury toll, shut up honestly shut up. We haven't come close to any team that is half decent yet those on here will sit here and spew they're bullshit propaganda about how this player has some LBA's and the tackles they made and the metres they made, who cares, the stats that matter are the ones that are not in our favour we are 9th and do not even look close to a semi finals team. If everything was going so well we would be much further up the later.

Can't wait to hear the excuses about being flogged again isn't such a big deal....

I really don't know what the duck you want us to do about it all. We are fans, we can't change the team. All we can do is have an opinion about what is going wrong, but you're upset that everyone is not as upset as you.
You sit back and say "Well everyone here is ok if we cop floggings" which is completely untrue.
No one here is happy we lost. No one.
But there's nothing we can do about it apart from stop supporting the team, which I'm not going to do.
You seem to have expected us to be a powerhouse this year. You are constantly saying that we are nowhere near the top sides. Well f**king duh! Our team was ripped apart because of outside influences last year, and has been absolutely smashed with injuries this year. We were never going to be a Premiership threat this year, and you need to accept that fact. There's no reason we can't be next year, but if we aren't then what are you going to do about it?
We are coming 9th. We sit on the cusp of the 8. With all our injuries this year that's about expected. Could we have won a couple more games than we have? Yeah. The Titans game was a real balls-up. And we had a good chance against Canberra. But there is still a long way to go in this season, and we still have a good chance to make the Finals. If we don't make it I will be upset. But I will understand the reasons behind it and look to next season with more hope.

 

[T.S Quint]

TL;DR:

Just calm the f**k down.

 

[Bazal]

I hope Djay is ok today. Poor kid was obviously very affected by the loss.

 

[Eelementary]

I really don't know what the duck you want us to do about it all. We are fans, we can't change the team. All we can do is have an opinion about what is going wrong, but you're upset that everyone is not as upset as you.
You sit back and say "Well everyone here is ok if we cop floggings" which is completely untrue.
No one here is happy we lost. No one.
But there's nothing we can do about it apart from stop supporting the team, which I'm not going to do.
You seem to have expected us to be a powerhouse this year. You are constantly saying that we are nowhere near the top sides. Well f**king duh! Our team was ripped apart because of outside influences last year, and has been absolutely smashed with injuries this year. We were never going to be a Premiership threat this year, and you need to accept that fact. There's no reason we can't be next year, but if we aren't then what are you going to do about it?
We are coming 9th. We sit on the cusp of the 8. With all our injuries this year that's about expected. Could we have won a couple more games than we have? Yeah. The Titans game was a real balls-up. And we had a good chance against Canberra. But there is still a long way to go in this season, and we still have a good chance to make the Finals. If we don't make it I will be upset. But I will understand the reasons behind it and look to next season with more hope.

I think I love you.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

But what am I so afraid of?

 

[jono]

I'm just hoping some of our fans made it to Sunday, in particular some of our posters.

I did
Good turnout at thw waterfront and thw boys were all very obliging with signings and photo ops.
Bring on the Dragons!!!!!

 

[Bazal]

But what am I so afraid of?

I'm rather afraid of centipedes if I'm honest.

 

[Happy MEel]

I'm rather afraid of centipedes if I'm honest.

Especially the human kind

 

[Bazal]

I'm more afraid of the person who made the human centipede than the human centipede itself actually.

And I mean the person who made the movie. I mean, what the f**k, man?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I saw a bit of the third one. It was...odd. And how the f**k did it make it to a third movie? Still pretty hot though.

 

[Djay]

I really don't know what the duck you want us to do about it all. We are fans, we can't change the team. All we can do is have an opinion about what is going wrong, but you're upset that everyone is not as upset as you.
You sit back and say "Well everyone here is ok if we cop floggings" which is completely untrue.
No one here is happy we lost. No one.
But there's nothing we can do about it apart from stop supporting the team, which I'm not going to do.
You seem to have expected us to be a powerhouse this year. You are constantly saying that we are nowhere near the top sides. Well f**king duh! Our team was ripped apart because of outside influences last year, and has been absolutely smashed with injuries this year. We were never going to be a Premiership threat this year, and you need to accept that fact. There's no reason we can't be next year, but if we aren't then what are you going to do about it?
We are coming 9th. We sit on the cusp of the 8. With all our injuries this year that's about expected. Could we have won a couple more games than we have? Yeah. The Titans game was a real balls-up. And we had a good chance against Canberra. But there is still a long way to go in this season, and we still have a good chance to make the Finals. If we don't make it I will be upset. But I will understand the reasons behind it and look to next season with more hope.

I am not upset at all, I am more baffled as to how many people accept it and when it happens regularly it is quite alarming. I don't want anyone to do anything but when I come on here and read shit like it "happens" and whatever other garbage excuses for why we get smashed I will say something. We had a good enough team out there and have at times this year to not lose like we have, no excuse washes. We do not need to win every game but some ket stages and events during this season has showed me we need a lot of work.
I was told on here by some that "teams get flogged, it happens" that attitude to me sums up this club and has for years, it shouldn't happen, not with the roster we have, we are not that bad to cop a beating twice within a month, yes we have lost key players but we still have a competitive side, when the going gets tough regardless of what occurs solid teams find a way to stop the rot, we more often then not do not, I am sorry. Also been told it's just a game of footy get over it, so I would say some on here act like they care but probably don't, hence why I said what I said, I don't say it for shits and giggles.

I've been supporting my whole life and it won't stop now, I have seen much worse times then this.
Never expected us to be a powerhouse whatsoever, never, all I want is to see us f**king defend, nothing irks me more then conceding soft tries, nothing! We were defensively so resolute last year, yes we had our team ripped apart but it is not an excuse for some of the awful defending we have presented at times this year, I am sure some will ask why do I care about defence so much? Obviously if you can defend your always gonna put yourself in a position to win games, and I just don't think we are even close to that right now and the roster we have is still more then capable of being a solid defensive unit.

Next year hey? It's always f**king next year with Parra, we have been saying it since 1986 and what has that got us all? f**k all. I am sorry, next year will come and there will be a new issue that we will not be able wait to solve the year after. This attitude just shits me. What am I gonna do about it? What's that suppose to mean? I will support the team again and again and hope one day we strike the winning formula. I've become quite used to losing and defeat so it won't be anything unusual.

We have a favourable run home which is great, but we need to step it up if we wanna be playing September football, plain and simple. We are off it from the top teams, and if you want to play in September then you need be able to ruffle a few feathers, we have not done that since round 1 and 2. Coming close to beating Canberra is simply not good enough, we should have won, close enough is good enough has been accepted for years at Parra.

Next season always presents more hope, yet every year it ends the same as the year previous, so forgive me for wanting us to draw a line in the sand and just present a competitive football team.

 

[Eelementary]

I am not upset at all, I am more baffled as to how many people accept it and when it happens regularly it is quite alarming. I don't want anyone to do anything but when I come on here and read shit like it "happens" and whatever other garbage excuses for why we get smashed I will say something. We had a good enough team out there and have at times this year to not lose like we have, no excuse washes. We do not need to win every game but some ket stages and events during this season has showed me we need a lot of work.
I was told on here by some that "teams get flogged, it happens" that attitude to me sums up this club and has for years, it shouldn't happen, not with the roster we have, we are not that bad to cop a beating twice within a month, yes we have lost key players but we still have a competitive side, when the going gets tough regardless of what occurs solid teams find a way to stop the rot, we more often then not do not, I am sorry. Also been told it's just a game of footy get over it, so I would say some on here act like they care but probably don't, hence why I said what I said, I don't say it for shits and giggles.

I've been supporting my whole life and it won't stop now, I have seen much worse times then this.
Never expected us to be a powerhouse whatsoever, never, all I want is to see us f**king defend, nothing irks me more then conceding soft tries, nothing! We were defensively so resolute last year, yes we had our team ripped apart but it is not an excuse for some of the awful defending we have presented at times this year, I am sure some will ask why do I care about defence so much? Obviously if you can defend your always gonna put yourself in a position to win games, and I just don't think we are even close to that right now and the roster we have is still more then capable of being a solid defensive unit.

Next year hey? It's always f**king next year with Parra, we have been saying it since 1986 and what has that got us all? f**k all. I am sorry, next year will come and there will be a new issue that we will not be able wait to solve the year after. This attitude just shits me. What am I gonna do about it? What's that suppose to mean? I will support the team again and again and hope one day we strike the winning formula. I've become quite used to losing and defeat so it won't be anything unusual.

We have a favourable run home which is great, but we need to step it up if we wanna be playing September football, plain and simple. We are off it from the top teams, and if you want to play in September then you need be able to ruffle a few feathers, we have not done that since round 1 and 2. Coming close to beating Canberra is simply not good enough, we should have won, close enough is good enough has been accepted for years at Parra.

Next season always presents more hope, yet every year it ends the same as the year previous, so forgive me for wanting us to draw a line in the sand and just present a competitive football team.

May I just ask - what's so special about our roster?

I believe we have a balance of speed and power in it backs.

I believe we have inconsistent, yet creative halves.

I believe we have top class edge forwards.

But imo that's where our strengths end.

We have a hard-working - yet small - middle pack.

We have a hooker who is inexperienced, injury-prone, and not ready to play 80 minutes every week.

Our roster, imo, is mid-table at best, so to me - as disappointing as it is to lose to and/or get flogged by much better teams - we are pretty much par with where we should be.

I completely understand fans' frustrations - I share the same frustrations.

But the reality is that thanks to an incompetent board, we are rebuilding for the third time in as many years, and any astte analyst will tell you that a proper rebuild doesn't take 12 months - it takes a lot longer.

Arthur has seen our weaknesses - we needed size in the middle, so he signed Evans; we need a hooker to take pressure off Pritchard, and so we are in the market for another 9, I believe - and he has moved to address them.

After Foran dogged us, he knew we needed a partner for Norman; he signed the bloke with the most upside that was available at the time.

Moses has flaws, but he's 23, and should statistically improve the more time he gets to play with his new team.

I understand that we are all frustrated, but I, for one, am pleased to see the coach is playing the long game of trying to set us up for long-term competitiveness, rather than shooting for short-term glory.

Let's not forget that our cap situation for 2017 was still muddy merely weeks before the season began.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I don't post much after we lose, coz I usually stick my hands on a raging gas hob each time we get flogged. I take any shit from this team.