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bottle

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The game tonight should be of great interest.
The Dogs big men up against another sizeable pack.
Mythchell and Maloney stung by exclusion from the SoO squad, and the Dogs without their starting halves.
Will be illuminating to see if the Dogs miss their halves at all or if the impetus of their game is really their big men. Will be a telling indicator of the state of the game today I think.
 
Father Ted

Father Ted

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Merrin the weak link
Extensive video analysis by Queensland has identified Blues interchange forward Trent Merrin as NSW's potential weak link in Wednesday night's State of Origin opener. Mal Meninga's staff have compiled video dossiers on all 17 Blues players and hours of painstaking research have come up with Merrin as the player the Maroons will target. The stats show Merrin has missed 20 tackles this season - well ahead of the NRL average of 11.7. And Merrin has made around seven errors per match, again much more than the average across the board in the NRL of 4.5. There is no doubt that Merrin is a talented footballer and with seven Origins to his name, is an experienced player at this level. But he plays a game that is risky at times, pushing passes, and can be forced into error. In his defence, the fact he is playing in a Dragons side that has lost six of their last seven games has not helped his stats - but the fact remains, he will be in Queensland's sights once he comes off the bench on Wednesday night.

Race for Proctor down to two
The battle for in-demand Storm forward Kevin Proctor continues to twist and turn. Earlier this week, the Raiders' bid for Proctor was more than $100,000 a season ahead of the next bidder and the lanky back-rower looked Canberra bound. But the desperate Dragons have upped their offer and are now right back in the hunt. It appears to be a two-horse race at this stage, with the Storm unable to come up with the money under the salary cap to retain the Kiwi Test forward. The Roosters were also in the race but have dropped out - although they may come back with a late bid.


http://www.sportal.com.au/league/nrl-premiership/the-lurker---nrl-rumour-file---friday/qneap2dsnufu1mmmbftf0mhy5
 
RedVDave

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You know it's dissapointing when you have to pay big overs to a lure a player here, one that is probably worth $250,000 less than what he is asking.
 
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Father Ted said:
Merrin the weak link
Extensive video analysis by Queensland has identified Blues interchange forward Trent Merrin as NSW's potential weak link in Wednesday night's State of Origin opener. Mal Meninga's staff have compiled video dossiers on all 17 Blues players and hours of painstaking research have come up with Merrin as the player the Maroons will target. The stats show Merrin has missed 20 tackles this season - well ahead of the NRL average of 11.7. And Merrin has made around seven errors per match, again much more than the average across the board in the NRL of 4.5. There is no doubt that Merrin is a talented footballer and with seven Origins to his name, is an experienced player at this level. But he plays a game that is risky at times, pushing passes, and can be forced into error. In his defence, the fact he is playing in a Dragons side that has lost six of their last seven games has not helped his stats - but the fact remains, he will be in Queensland's sights once he comes off the bench on Wednesday night.
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With two up and coming forwards (Stockwell and De Belin) and a few ordinary back row forwards, the Dragons need to revamp their forward squad under a new coach who understands the importance of discipline and go forward.

In my opinion the Dragons should do the following:
Get rid of the coaching staff and recruit a new coaching staff.
Recruit Sims, Proctor, a good hooker and a good prop.
Move Creagh and Merrin to prop.
Let go Thompson, Hunt, Harrison, Ah Mau, Groat, Green, Stanley and Mathews at the end of this season.
Promote O'Brien, Ailaomai and Garvey to the NRL 17 for the rest of this season to see if they are worth keeping.
Promote Bird, Fonua-Blacke, Lo Lo, and Huchison to the Cutters to give them experience against open age players.

So my preferred Dragons NRL 17 for the remainder of the season is:
1. Dugan
2. Morris
3. Mata'Utia
4. Beale/ Runciman
5. Nightingale
6. Widdop
7. Marshall
8. Cooper
9. Rein/Garvey
10. Frizell
11. Creagh (c)
12. Thompson
13. Merrin

14. Stockwell
15. Ailaomai/O'Brien
16. De Belin
17. Garvey

And my ideal team with co-captains for 2015 is:
1. Dugan
2. Morris
3. Farrell/Mata'Utia
4. Beale/Runciman
5. Nightingale
6. Widdop (c)
7. Marshall
8. Merrin
9. Rein/Garvey/New Hooker (80min please)
10. New Prop
11. Sims
12. Proctor
13. Frizell

14. Stockwell/Ailaomai
15. Creagh (c)
16. Cooper
17. De Belin/O'Brien


 
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