Dragons vs Hull

[giboz71]

Sometimes I wish we just had a centre who can run.

Instead of the fancy flicks and crap.

Comes off only 50% of the time.

 

[TruSaint]

Am I alone here on the Lafai pushes the flick pass thing?
Anyone else? No?

Damned if you do and damned if you dont.
I don't want players being restricted, but Timmy does push it a bit much. Im ok with that...
To stop him offloading would restrict his talent. Its timing that counts. He's not our problem.

 

[ST Tangles 01]

That flick was on if Lafai got it right.
The good thing is that he hasn't tried it every time he got the ball.

 

[Crush]

Sometimes I wish we just had a centre who can run.

Instead of the fancy flicks and crap.

Comes off only 50% of the time.

Like a jimmy the jet? He doesn't need to pass...

 

[ST Tangles 01]

I'd like to see Lomax come on for Garrick this half.
Get a chance to look at both of them.

 

[Dragsters]

Mann has to be centre, one of the very few positives so far!

That right edge defence looks much stronger with Hunt, Mann and Flo and with Friz still to come that looks a solid combination...

 

[Red V for life]

Very impressed with Luc. I think he played the entire first half. How lean does he look? Kept on going too.

Great to see. Looking forward to the 2nd half and seeing more of the young ones.

 

[2010]

We are missing JDB and Fritz. Defence will a lot better when they play.
Dufty is going great. That try he didn't stop was no reflection on him. Sims and Widdop missed tackles.
Nighty. What can you say.
Luc. Impressed by his first half

 

[giboz71]

Like a jimmy the jet? He doesn't need to pass...

Well Lafai has to have that in his arsenal.

He’s not going to run around anyone.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Gee Cameron McInnes passing from dummy half flirts with being forward far to often

If only I had a dollar for every time I said this last season.

Despite the proclamations of many, he isn't an upgrade on what SGI had pre 2017.

And, if anyone still Nightingale isn't worthy of his place, he/she has rocks in their head. No, he didn't have to race 80 metres to score, but it was a thing of beauty the manner in which he evaded two defenders from a standstill.

Other than that...yes, it's a glorified trial...and yes, it's definitely not the Dragons' strongest line up, however the weaknesses since McGregor was appointed coach are still there for all to see.

Dufty: not sold on him. Dugan will be missed.

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

We are missing JDB and Fritz. Defence will a lot better when they play.
Dufty is going great. That try he didn't stop was no reflection on him. Sims and Widdop missed tackles.
Nighty. What can you say.
Luc. Impressed by his first half

I think our defence will be shown up now that Dugan isn’t there to cover.
Can only hope somebody can step up.

Where’s a young Brad Mackay when you need one!

 

[Crush]

Damned if you do and damned if you dont.
I don't want players being restricted, but Timmy does push it a bit much. Im ok with that...
To stop him offloading would restrict his talent. Its timing that counts. He's not our problem.

You are ok with it to today in a trial but it was the 3rd tackle in great field position and he did flick it at the ankles of a player. You may not be cool with it for much longer.
Anyway, hope he works it out.

 

[Old Timer]

First 40 minutes should have been the perfect opportunity to come out all guns blazing
We start with LAM in the 13 jumper and then replaced him with Latimore before he then pushed Latimore Into to prop rotation
That is f**ked for starters as now our centre 3 are the least experienced we can out on the paddock.
Plays Sims LHS and Luc on the right to start the game and is supposedly then going to swap Luc to left why wouldn’t you play him their first up instead after he starts to feel the pinch?
Lafai learnt nothing about ball security
Nice to see Mc Innes have a few darts, nice to see Mann just doing what Mann does best (just play footy)
TBH I expected a lot more from a team perspective

 

[TruSaint]

I think our defence will be shown up now that Dugan isn’t there to cover.
Can only hope somebody can step up.

Damn straight.

Well said mate.

 

[TruSaint]

You are ok with it to today in a trial but it was the 3rd tackle in great field position and he did flick it at the ankles of a player. You may not be cool with it for much longer.
Anyway, hope he works it out.

One of his biggest skills is the offload. Do we restrict that ?

 

[Brutalitops]

Despite the proclamations of many, he isn't an upgrade on what SGI had pre 2017.

Wtf. This is objectively wrong and one of the craziest things I've seen on this godforsaken forum

 

[Objective View]

Sometimes I wish we just had a centre who can run.

Instead of the fancy flicks and crap.

Comes off only 50% of the time.

Lafai is a dud. But McIdiot keeps selecting him. We have much better options.

Straight Shooter

 

[OzDragon]

If only I had a dollar for every time I said this last season.

Despite the proclamations of many, he isn't an upgrade on what SGI had pre 2017.

And, if anyone still Nightingale isn't worthy of his place, he/she has rocks in their head. No, he didn't have to race 80 metres to score, but it was a thing of beauty the manner in which he evaded two defenders from a standstill.

Other than that...yes, it's a glorified trial...and yes, it's definitely not the Dragons' strongest line up, however the weaknesses since McGregor was appointed coach are still there for all to see.

Dufty: not sold on him. Dugan will be missed.

Dugans defence will be missed. Dufty is an upgrade on pretty much every other aspect.

 

[Brutalitops]

Nene has scored 33% of his 2017 total tries in this second half alone

His finishing seems to have already improved

 

[Crush]

Macdonald looks great