DOGS V RABBITOS

[RING PUNCHER i]

DOGS 60 RABBITS 10 WOOF WOOOF WOOOOF

 

[RING PUNCHER i]

CANTERBURY BULLDOGS vs SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Sat Mar 15, Telstra Stadium, 7:30pm
Bulldogs: Luke Patten, Hazem El Masri, Nigel Vagana, Willie Talau, Matthew Utai, Johnathon Thurston, Brent Sherwin, Braith Anasta, Tony Grimaldi, Glen Hughes, Steven Price (c), Corey Hughes, Mark O'Meley. Subs: Roy Asotasi, Jamie Feeney, Andrew Ryan, Dennis Scott.
Rabbitohs: Brad Watts, Nathan Merritt, Lee Hookey, Chris Walker, Ahmad Bajouri, Owen Craigie, Willie Peters, Ashley Harrison, Justin Smith, Bryan Fletcher (c), Paul Stringer, Shane Walker, Andrew Hart. Subs: Jamie Fitzgerald, Frank Puletua, Brett Kearney, Stacey Katu, Fili Lolohea (one to be omitted).
Referee: Steve Clark.

 

[RING PUNCHER i]

The rift between Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes and Test forward Willie Mason was reportedly healed yesterday but the real test of their relationship will come next week after explosive comments by the Test forward last night.
Mason wants to be reinstated to the first-grade team after being left out for the opening round of the season due to a conflict with Folkes. But the towering Test forward did little to resolve the issue last night. "I didn't sign for three years to play reserve grade," he told AAP last night. When asked if he had sorted out his differences with the coach Mason said: "We'll see what happens next week. "It depends on how the boys go and whether I'm in the side next week whether there'll be another blow-up or not." Mason was excluded from the Bulldogs squad to meet Souths at Telstra Stadium on Saturday because Folkes was unhappy with his attitude to training. When the team was named last Friday, Mason said he wasn't in the squad because of a thigh injury. It's understood he was told to say that to the media in the hope of covering up the truth but by Sunday it had backfired. Yesterday Mason spoke to chief executive Steve Mortimer who said the issue had been resolved. Mason agreed that Mortimer spoke to him as "more like a mate and a former footy player than a CEO in a player meeting" but he was still distraught. "You train the whole pre-season and then a week out [from the premiership] you get told you're not playing so it's pretty heart-breaking," Mason said. "But Folkesy thinks it's going to be better for me and better for the team so if that's the case I'm just going to have to cop it on the chin." Mortimer said: "Steve [Folkes] was concerned about Willie's level of enthusiasm to training. "I had a good talk with Willie and told him this episode would make him a better person and a better footballer. "After speaking to the coach and the player I know there won't be a problem in the future. "I know this issue will in no way harm team morale." Meanwhile, police from Coffs Harbour interviewed a number of Bulldogs players yesterday following last week's sexual assault allegations from a woman. Mortimer said police had spoken to the players, the management and the club's disciplinary committee. "I'm quietly confident the matter will be resolved within the next two or three weeks," Mortimer said. "And I believe our players will be cleared." WOOF WOOOF WOOOOF!!!

 

[Cronulla_Mania]

Dogs to win by 14

Souths with the start are specials (im predicting 20+)

If Craigie, Peters and Harrision go well in organising the team, im very worried about the likes of Hookey, Walker and Fletcher on the flanks

At least we got clark as ref!

Cheers,
Moffo

 

[imported_chileman]

Dogs to win by 40

 

[Cronulla_Mania]

Souths are $1.85 and have 20.5 on Sportstab, best i have seen (well it was better than Centrebet)

Not bad odds

Cheers,
Moffo