Dragons v Broncos Rd 3 2023

[BLM01]

Maybe, but very few young players arrive in FG as a finished product. I'm prepared to give Sullivan a few more games before I write him off. I hope Hook feels like me!

Few more games!!!
we need to give him a good uninterrupted season with no injury before I write him off

 

[justadragon]

Both Sullivan and bird are liabilities in the defensive line.
they both tried hard to make a miracle try. And both missed easy tackles which led to titans scoring.
I’m not sold on Sullivan as 5/8. Bad defensive reads, hopeless shallow bombs. However he has speed and produced a few good rubber kicks into the in goal for a repeat set.

You have to give the kid time in the position

 

[redandwhite4evr]

Titans weren't great and their kicking game in particular was appalling. The one bomb to Sloan that put him under pressure near the end, he spilled.

However, you can only beat what's put in front of you and fair play to Hook, he (and perhaps the Assistant Coach) had the Dragons playing at a faster pace, with more offloads and with Sloan pushing up in support.

Same old defensive lapses near the line however- a mix of organisation and concentration problems. Í'll keep my powder dry until after the Bronx and Sharks games. If we can snaffle one of those, we'll be doing well.

 

[OneEyedDragon]

Few more games!!!
we need to give him a good uninterrupted season with no injury before I write him off

Would you be less irate if I had said "quite a few more games"? Consider it done. My original intention was to imply that Sullivan needs more games under his belt. How many? I don't know. Apologies for any misunderstanding.

 

[I'm Hornby]

RE: Amone
I think Hook was asked about selecting Amone towards the end of his presser last night and he seemed pretty nonplussed about giving Amone a run, I don't think we will see him in first grade unless we have injuries or he manages to clear his name after his day in court.

 

[Saints Forever]

RE: Amone
I think Hook was asked about selecting Amone towards the end of his presser last night and he seemed pretty nonplussed about giving Amone a run, I don't think we will see him in first grade unless we have injuries or he manages to clear his name after his day in court.

I think Hunt and Sullivan played well and have a high ceiling as a halves combination

Sullivan has a reasonable kicking game which will take some pressure off Hunt.

Add a healthy Liddle and a mercurial Sloan into the mix and we suddenly have many more attacking options.

When the forwards run straight and hard and get quick play the balls away, Rugby League is an easy game

 

[Budpower]

Bud was brilliant, all smaller old school halves miss tackles like that even Peter Sterling

 

[SnowDragon]

Can’t say Bud was brilliant, but I expected it would take time. It’s going to take a few years till he is consistently playing well. 50+ games? We need to give young guys extended time to develop in the role. Sure, if there is consistently problems, you may send back to reggies to work on it, but we saw little really wrong (apart from some missed tackles), some solid work, and we are a step further forward. Keep it up

 

[Wolfgang90]

Both Sullivan and bird are liabilities in the defensive line.
they both tried hard to make a miracle try. And both missed easy tackles which led to titans scoring.
I’m not sold on Sullivan as 5/8. Bad defensive reads, hopeless shallow bombs. However he has speed and produced a few good rubber kicks into the in goal for a repeat set.

Not sure what game you were watching but Sullivan went at 80% tackle efficiency, Hunt was at 60%. Sullivan kicked for 184m from 6 kicks while Hunt kicked for 177m from 10 kicks. Assume you got them confused...

 

[Dragon David]

Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Jayden Sullivan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Moses Mbye 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack Bird 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Zane Musgrove 16. Toby Couchman 17. Josh Kerr 18. Michael Molo 19. Max Feagai 20. Jaiyden Hunt 21. Talatau Amone 22. Aaron Woods

No JDB?

 

[Wolfgang90]

One thing I'd like to see is Feagai with a few more kick returns, Sloan can probably pass it off to him a bit more. Feagai only had 6 runs, want to see that bumped upto 10 for this game. Kick returns aren't Sloan's strength either so I think it's smart play to pass it off to Feagai a bit more.

 

[Spartan - Dragon]

Maybe Jack is still injured, we looked pretty good without him. I really want to see Liddle start but maybe they are easing him into it.

 

[Spartan - Dragon]

Also really looking forward to getting Amone back !!!

 

[Mojo]

Not sure what game you were watching but Sullivan went at 80% tackle efficiency, Hunt was at 60%. Sullivan kicked for 184m from 6 kicks while Hunt kicked for 177m from 10 kicks. Assume you got them confused...

Clouding the discussion with facts.

 

[Happy Old Dragon]

Just saw the team list.

Hook hasn't changed.
It's another cut and paste job.

But hang on...
Round 2 displayed some brave selections.
And everyone played well.

Well done Hook.
Excellent cutting and pasting.
Keep it going.

 

[Slippery Morris]

JDB reportedly out till round 4. Same starting 13 as last week which is good.

 

[jodragon40]

I live on the GC so will be making the trek up to Lang Park. I don't expect a win however in saying that if the ponies take it easily and have already pencilled in the 2 pts who knows. It of course is a big step up from the Titans who most probably won't be featuring in the top 8. Reynolds v Hunt will be integral to our chances of being competitive. The bigger test are the engine rooms. Hass and Carrigan are two of the form forwards. Completion rates will be as important as the missed tackle count. Hopefully the lads will rise to the occasion and make it competitive but that awful try line and red zone defending has me concerned. Also it appears our best defensive forward will be not be again playing. If I was still coaching I'd be running Hass straight at Mbye and Carrigan at Hunt both missed 5 tackles last week. Anyway the Dragons army will be once again tucked away in the corner here's hoping that we start better than last week.

 

[brissiedragon]

Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Jayden Sullivan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Moses Mbye 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack Bird 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Zane Musgrove 16. Toby Couchman 17. Josh Kerr 18. Michael Molo 19. Max Feagai 20. Jaiyden Hunt 21. Talatau Amone 22. Aaron Woods

No JDB?

Woods way too close to the 17 for my liking

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Dragons team: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Jayden Sullivan 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Moses Mbye 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack Bird 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Zane Musgrove 16. Toby Couchman 17. Josh Kerr 18. Michael Molo 19. Max Feagai 20. Jaiyden Hunt 21. Talatau Amone 22. Aaron Woods

No JDB?

Thanks. But I thought Toby was out this week due to his concussion?

 

[hewi]

If he is anyone but Sharon please