Knights v Canterbury Bulldogs First Grade Round 13

[RABK]

Knights v Canterbury Bulldogs First Grade Round 13

Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - Newcastle Knights

NEWCASTLE v CANTERBURY BULLDOGS AT TELSTRA STADIUM
7.30PM SATURDAY, 3 JUNE 2006
FIRST GRADE
Coach: Michael Hagan

1. Kurt Gidley
2. Brian Carney
3. Matthew Gidley
4. George Carmont
5. Anthony Quinn
6. Todd Lowrie
7. Andrew Johns (C)
8. Craig Smith
9. Danny Buderus
10. Adam Woolnough
11. Steve Simpson
12. Kirk Reynoldson
13. Reegan Tanner

INTERCHANGE

14. Luke Davico
15. Clint Newton
16. Josh Perry
17. Riley Brown

 

[RABK]

Incredibly strong forward pack but the same sh*t selections - Kurt at Fullback and Lowrie at 5/8th.

We welcome back Simpson, Newton and Quinn. Tighe, Bailey and Abraham are dropped.

 

[Bicey_18]

One word..... Pathetic!!!!

I am really starting to hate Hagan even more..... Lowrie at 5/8? What wouldnt Tighe be a better option? Tighe is way better in that role, but obviously cos he is better than Lowrie, Supercoach Hagan leaves him out.

Kurt Gidley at 1.... Didnt he see last weeks piss poor effort... Hinton deserves a go... How many more dropped balls and out of position plays will it take 2 sink in????

Selections in this team are a dead set joke...

 

[antonius]

LOL. Read my prediction in the other thread "team for Bulldogs"
It's exactly what I said it would be. Hagan is dead-set blind.Kidley is gonna cop a barrage this week. I wonder what Johns thinks of Lowrie at 5/8th? He's even got Plonker (Reynoldson) starting ahead of Newton, and still no Tolar, Tanner must have something I can't see. Sh!t team.

 

[thuganomics]

Dogs by 20+...

Kidley to five eight and Hinton to fullback will change my views though...

Even Tighe to five eight...

What the hell is Hagan smoking!

 

[RABK]

I think we'll win.

 

[Jono078]

I cant express how annoyed/frustrated I am with Hagan..

 

[Bicey_18]

I think I speak for most here .. that when 2006 ends we will be very very happy to see the back of M Hagan

 

[Ben]

OMFG...What the hell is Hagan smoking? Lowrie at five-eighth and Kidley at fullback. How many more bombs does Kidley need to drop before Hagan realises that he is not a fullback? And don't get me started on Lowrie.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

I think we'll win.

You think we'll win every week, love the optimism. ;-)

With Kidley at fullback his bound to let in atleast 2-3 try's, Dogs by plenty........ Come on boys every time I say the opposition by plenty you's prove me wrong.

Do it again!!!!

 

[Jono078]

There are so many things wrong with the team IMO.

1. Johns is struggling, so obvious thing to do would be to get him a better 5/8th option ffs!
2. Gidley @ Fullback... Why? Why? Why? Id rather Cooper or Hinton be there
3. Perry should start ahead of Woolnough IMO
4. Tanner should be in PL and bring Abraham or Lowrie to Lock or even Reynoldson to Lock and put Newton to backrow and bring in Tolar or someone else

Anyway I give up, I cant wait til Hagan is gone.

 

[RABK]

Pffttt, we'll win and we'll win well.

I don't like the negativity, i might not like certain selections but it's still a good team.

 

[antonius]

Nothing wrong with the players selected, it's the way they are used that p!sses me off. Saying that he could have improved the team ten fold with a couple of changes. It's another cut and paste job in that he's filled in spots with returning players,(pity he didn't afford Tolar the same loyalty) but left the problem areas the same.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Fair enough I was singing the praises of the bulldogs saying their forward pack would have it all over us last time we clashed so I'll happily sit back this time and hope the lads once again destroy my (hopefully)misconceptions.

 

[antonius]

Pffttt, we'll win and we'll win well.

I don't like the negativity, i might not like certain selections but it's still a good team.

and you can bet the Dogs will exploit those selections.

 

[thuganomics]

2. Gidley @ Fullback... Why? Why? Why? Id rather Cooper or Hinton be there

Injured... is he not?

 

[jacko]

Agree with Antonius. Bit tough blaming Kidley and Lowrie. They probably don't want to be played out of position either but wouldn't have much choice.

 

[Jono078]

Injured... is he not?

I have no idea Thuga, lol.

But anyway Kidley shouldnt be fullback, that was my main point.

 

[Burwood]

Johns is to blame for all of this- he is afterall the one that apparently coaches the team;-)

However, I'm very happy with the forward pack. It is one of our strongest this year.

 

[antonius]

Cooper is out until round 15. After last weeks display by Kidley Hinton should've got the gig, no question.