brissiedragon
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Add Woods to that sentiment. If he is anywhere near the 17 then that will do me.
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Add Woods to that sentiment. If he is anywhere near the 17 then that will do me.
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Woods will be in the 17, I have no doubt whatsoever if he is not injured.
As an old 90s coach albeit not NRL level let me add my view for what it's worth. Back in the 90s the club dynamics were different at my level. You had to deal with the club president and then commitee members. You had an assistant coach but he was used more like a gopher. So Griffin is an old school coach. Now being a coach is a very tough gig. In my day no coach had the comfort of having the best 13 players in the comp. So your job was to identify your strengths and weaknesses and somehow mould those players into a team. Nowadays the spine is equivalent to a building's foundation. The stronger that is the better off you are. You always had your standout player, your tough player and your players that would do their best every week. A coach needs to have that ability to bring a group of strangers together and make them at least on the field best mates. If you have that culture, discipline and mateship then you can build on that. You should know when that team or the individuals in that team have put in or thrown in the towel in a game. Individual brilliance will take you places but what you need to instill into your team is that this is a team game not an individual game. That builds character, heart and competiveness and that's all you can ask. We haven't had that type of team at the Dragons in the last 10 yrs and we haven't got that this year. This team is divided and our results on field will indicate if they are playing for each other and the coach.
Nicely put Jo.
We're certainly a team that he'd have a blinder against, but it'll be interesting to see how he plays this week having just re-signed.
Never truer words spoken mate....and further the only difference in professionalism these days is the amount of money that goes into their bank accounts everyweek.....you mentioned blokes like Bluey Wilson and the like... yes they were bloody tough men...and I will throw in my wifes cousin Terry Randall gave no quarter and asked for none....most blokes busted their butts for 80 mins and got up for work on Monday mornings as garbos, brickies labourers or cellermen....not like some blokes today that think they have put in all week for their clubs and have to have recovery sessions with bubble baths and someone powdering their arses.....sorry see you've got me started now lol
Ahh the good old days
BSE I always love your passion and understanding of the game and its long and colourful history.
It’s a great habit. Your Mrs should count her blessings
Yes Jo a lot of what you've written holds a lot of substance and I agree ......we can talk re the Board ,the selections, BBQs during Covid , lack of attendants at functions, theirs a mole in the team etc etc...we can blame coaches in the last 10 years Price, McGregor Griffin or whoever (of which Im guilty of admittedly) BUT !!!! When are the players going to take some resonsibilty for their efforts....years ago it didnt matter who the coach was, it may be a Jack Gibson, Harry Bath or Joe Nobody when our blokes pulled on the Red V it meant everything to have the honour and privilege to be part of this once mighty club that everyone wanted to play for.....and yet here we are before a whistle has been blown in 2023 talking about wooden spoons etc... we can get frustated, angry, disappointed and disillusioned as supporters and yes we may not win as many games as we would like but its about time the players started aiming up and putting in and stop blaming everybody and everything.
You’d think Hook would’ve done his homework…oh wait…
I assume once again OT you are having a dig at me for saying that the players of today are FULL TIME PROFESSIONALS as compared to yesteryear. I'm also wondering what it would have been like cheering for a spear tackle so that player could be removed from the field possibly with a broken neck, but you would call that inspiration. I'm sure you would remember the name Les Boyd, what a marvelous example of a sportsman that man was, but then again I suppose you have a photo of him in your living room. Why dont you just enjoy the fact you got to see the best (in your eyes) and leave it at that, instead of continually smashing our current players and coaches no matter from any side in the NRL, there is no comparison, there never will be any comparison.
Harry Bath, ' the old fox' a true dragons legend sitting on the sideline with his cigarettes. I was there when he coached us to win the 77 GF. Now this is just my view. There hasn't been any group of juniors retained coming through for the last 10 yrs hence there is no real pride or tradition coming through the ranks. Just look at this seasons 28. I count 11 locals the rest are outsiders mainly old journeymen on their last contracts. It's extremely difficult to instill tradition into these types of players. Hence there appears to be a lack of pride in the jersey. How many times in the last 10 yrs have you heard any players talk about the playing for the jersey after a win. Very few I would think or remember
Now we will see what the true culture of the club is and if there is any shred of discipline. If he is selected then that sends a strong message and in my view not a positive one
