KOE (ex Canterbury Cup) and Jersey Flegg

[Dragonslayer]

JF play their final home and away games next week (as far as I know)

We are currently in 3rd after our win today, however, that is very tenuous 3rd, as the Panthers who are 6th play the last placed Rabbits tomorrow.

There are 6 teams vying for the top 5 for the finals (again I believe its the top 5 that play finals)
Roosters and Knights look safe as positions 1 and 2
Dragons 3rd (28 points), Tigers 4th (28 points) , Sharks 5th (27 points) and Panthers 6th (26 points).

If the panthers win tomorrow, and they really should in a canter against the rabbits, that will take them to 28 points and leapfrog into 3rd spot on for/against.

Now for the stress part (final round)
Panthers have a bye ie: 30 points and 3rd spot
Dragons (4th) play Tigers (5th) an away game for us.
Sharks (6th) play Dogs (7th) with the dogs unlikely to qualify even if they win.

Scenarios:
Dragons beat the Tigers - we play finals football finishing 4th or 5th.
Tigers beat Dragons - Tigers go to 4th and we have to rely on the result of the Sharks v Dogs game.
If Sharks beat the Dogs and we lose to the Tigers we are out.
If the Dogs win and we lose to the Tigers we still finish 5th.
If we beat Tigers and Sharks beat the Dogs then the Tigers miss out.

All to play for next week for us, and probably explains why we dropped back a few eligible players out of the KOE Cup squad today.

We aren't any chance of qualifying in KOE Cup, so it seems.

 

[jeffdragon]

Thought they started at 11am
Not even a score update.

 

[Drakon]

Thought they started at 11am
Not even a score update.

Game over.
As the Dragons do best, they found a way to lose. 35-34 to Mounties.
Sloan 2 tries and a try assist

 

[jeffdragon]

Not even any news on nrl website.

 

[possm]

I'd like to see us go back to the days when the first-grade bench comprised of players who had played at least half a game in reserve grade. And reserve grade to be played as the curtain raiser to the first-grade game.

Make it so that all NRL licenses require a reserve grade team and I would rather see 10 players on the bench with the rule, 'when you come off, you stay off'.

 

[Rod Coil]

I'd like to see us go back to the days when the first-grade bench comprised of players who had played at least half a game in reserve grade. And reserve grade to be played as the curtain raiser to the first-grade game.

Make it so that all NRL licenses require a reserve grade team and I would rather see 10 players on the bench with the rule, 'when you come off, you stay off'.

All wonderful suggestions, but none of it will ever happen with the current regime in charge.

 

[getsmarty]

St George Illawarra Knock On Effect Cup team: Round 24 v Western Suburbs Magpies –​

1. Mitch Francis
2. Harry Rudd
3. Ethan Clark-Wood
4. Campbell Watchirs
5. Sam McCann
6. Callum Perryman
7. Kamren Cryer
8. Jacob Webster
9. Connor Muhleisen
10. George Burgess
11. Shalom O'Ofou
12. Duke Grant
13. Lucas Castle


Interchange:
14. Phoenix Vetenibua-Finnerty
15. Toby Couchman
16. Aaron Johnson
19. Nathan Leatigaga

St George Illawarra Jersey Flegg team: Round 24 v Wests Tigers –​

1. Treigh Stewart
2. Alexander Lobb
3. Leonard Skelton
4. Ben Johnson
5. Callum Gromek
6. Zach Herring
7. Braxton Wallace
8. Josh Coric
9. Sam Hooper
10. Thomas Phillips
11. Hayden Budd
12. Jackson Shereb
13. Dallas Collins


Interchange:
14. Declan Purcell
15. Harley Sanchez
16. Bryce Magnone
17. Toby Couchman

Dragons lower grade teams: Round 24

St George Illawarra Knock Out Effect Cup coach Russ Aitken and Jersey Flegg coach Willie Talau have named their Round 24 teams.

www.dragons.com.au

 

[Dragonslayer]

JF must win to play finals game v Tigers

Tigers 0 v Dragons 12

Abt 20 mins 1st half

Wests Tigers v Dragons

Wests Tigers U20 versus St George Illawarra Dragons U20 match centre includes live scores and updates. Includes official live player and team stats. Run metres, fantasy points scoring.

www.nswrl.com.au

 

[Dragonslayer]

34th min (nearing half time)

Tigers 6 v Dragons 18

 

[Dragonslayer]

Score update

Tigers 12 v Dragons 28

About 12 mins to ft

 

[Dragonslayer]

Full time

Tigers 12 v Dragons 32

That should secure a place in next weeks finals.

Well done to the young lads

 

[getsmarty]

St George Illawarra Jersey Flegg team: Semi-final v Wests Tigers​

1. Treigh Stewart
2. Alexander Lobb
3. Leonard Skelton
4. Ben Johnson
5. Callum Gromek
6. Zach Herring
7. Braxton Wallace
8. Bryce Magnone
9. Sam Hooper
10. Thomas Phillips
11. Hayden Budd
12. Jackson Shereb
13. Dallas Collins


Interchange:
14. Declan Purcell
15. Nicholas Tsougranis
16. Jacob Webster
17. Toby Couchman
18. Riley Wooden
19. Aaron Johnson
20. Harley Sanchez

Jersey Flegg team: Finals Week One v Wests Tigers

St George Illawarra Jersey Flegg coach Willie Talau has named his Finals Week One squad to face the Wests Tigers at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah on Sunday, September 4 (10:30am).

www.dragons.com.au

 

[smileyrayray]

Well done boys

 

[Number of the Beath]

This game should have been scheduled as a curtain raiser for the game v Brisbane last night...

 

[baggygreen man]

We had them on toast with 15 to go. Clocked off too soon. What happened. Complacency, lack of discipline, certainly a lack of ball plus their huge pack being allowed to offload at will. Coach Willie Talau will be working these blokes heavily at training.

 

[Harry Bath]

We had them on toast with 15 to go. Clocked off too soon. What happened. Complacency, lack of discipline, certainly a lack of ball plus their huge pack being allowed to offload at will. Coach Willie Talau will be working these blokes heavily at training.

Is it true that the Dragons will not field a Jersey Flegg Team in 2023?

 

[Dragonslayer]

Is it true that the Dragons will not field a Jersey Flegg Team in 2023?

I believe it was proposed but has since been shot down. But, who knows. A complete travesty and dereliction of duty by the Board to even propose it and think it was a good idea.

Growth and junior development is paramount in today's environment, particularly with more teams joining the competition.

 

[Dragon David]

I believe it was proposed but has since been shot down. But, who knows. A complete travesty and dereliction of duty by the Board to even propose it and think it was a good idea.

Growth and junior development is paramount in today's environment, particularly with more teams joining the competition.

Whoever in the big room thought of dropping the JF Team in 2023 would have shit for brains. As you say Dragonslayer, in today's league environment and for the future, development and growth in the juniors is so important and the more pathways that are available to them would enable those kids to improve their skills and gain experience that will determine if they will make the big time.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Whoever in the big room thought of dropping the JF Team in 2023 would have shit for brains. As you say Dragonslayer, in today's league environment and for the future, development and growth in the juniors is so important and the more pathways that are available to them would enable those kids to improve their skills and gain experience that will determine if they will make the big time.

Considering we bang on about been a development club and have the huge Illawarra junior base would be a pretty stupid idea.

 

[Pleasehelpstillchoking]

Jersey Flegg play Penrith at Jubilee on Saturday at 11am. How good would it be if the youngsters ran out to the roar of the Dragons Army in the crowd. Up against a stacked Panthers side, it may provide the lift they are going to need. If you can make it get along and support the young Dragons!