KOE (ex Canterbury Cup) and Jersey Flegg

[denis preston]

Players are just not good enough is what it is! All grades now have hit a brick wall and although the players are trying their best in games, they are no match against many of the clubs in the competition. Flanagan is not a magician and his main job will be to get the first grade guys to at least win a few more games rather than be worried about the lower grades and the women.

Unfortunately, I just cannot see us any better next year if we do not get better cattle to fill first grade and the left overs to battle for a position in the KOE Cup. Our development has not progressed well enough I don't think. I'm hoping that it is only our fitness overall that needs enhancement.

You actually quoted 20 years of failure let alone next year !

 

[Jeremy Dragon]

This baffles me as well. Flanagan hasn’t officially got a wage from us yet is doing work that Haran & Millward are responsible for ? I wish this means the board have sacked them with announcements after seasons end but that’s not their style is it ?

Milward has had nothing to do with the top 30 for two years

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Milward has had nothing to do with the top 30 for two years

We can still blame him though..

 

[OneEyedDragon]

We can still blame him though..

And I do!

 

[TheRev]

well its the house of cards that Millward built.

Someone mentioned Flanno is still looking for his recruitment guru.. or maybe they cant announce anything until the season ends (for example, if it was browny).

 

[possm]

Gee Moga is a big unit. I would love to see him play as a back rower but doesn’t look fit enough.

In my opinion, fitness is a major problem for both first-grade and reverse grade.

 

[possm]

We can still blame him though..

What a mess, A MILLWARD MESS!

 

[getsmarty]

Dragons lower grades team lists: Round 25

Check out the Dragons Jersey Flegg team list for their Round 25 clash against the Sea Eagles at 4 Pines Park.

www.dragons.com.au

 

[randomdragon]

well its the house of cards that Millward built.

Someone mentioned Flanno is still looking for his recruitment guru.. or maybe they cant announce anything until the season ends (for example, if it was browny).

They will be signing a recruitment/retention guy. Maybe head of pathways not sure. Did someone say M.E?

 

[TheRev]

Hmmm I'm trying to puzzle out the M.E. reference.. its not Matt Elliot I assume.. I need one of those hints like ForrestGump gave us.

 

[randomdragon]

Hmmm I'm trying to puzzle out the M.E. reference.. its not Matt Elliot I assume.. I need one of those hints like ForrestGump gave us.

you assume correct

 

[BLM01]

They will be signing a recruitment/retention guy. Maybe head of pathways not sure. Did someone say M.E?

No he would rather stay in the spotlight

 

[Jeremy Dragon]

Hmmm I'm trying to puzzle out the M.E. reference.. its not Matt Elliot I assume.. I need one of those hints like ForrestGump gave us.

Haran already mentioned on the Dragons podcast that they would be signing a head of pathways and Michael Ennis name has already been mention in the press

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Hmmm I'm trying to puzzle out the M.E. reference.. its not Matt Elliot I assume.. I need one of those hints like ForrestGump gave us.

Ennis

 

[Desperate Dragon]

Manly 40 giving the Dragons 0 a bath in the JF today.
A bit over 10 minutes left to play.

 

[Desperate Dragon]

FT JF Manly 48 d Dragons 6.
Last round of football today for the Dragons boys, we have a bye next weekend.

 

[Runner]

I live on the Northern Beaches so I decided to go and watch the Jersey Flegg today against Manly. The score today actually flattered us as they only looked like scoring maybe one other time in the match before the try in the last minute or so. You would have thought Saints were coming last and Manly were on top of the ladder if you were watching the match without knowing where they were ranked. The performance was that bad.

My primary objective was to go and see sone of the upcoming talent and I was disappointed that Ben Rumble didn’t play as I had heard some good things about him.

Keep in mind my comments on the players are based only on today’s performance and as the team was dominated it was hard for anyone to look good.

As a general comment, there were big holes up the middle and especially our left side in defence. Manly were stronger and faster. Our attack was basically non-existent.

Comments on players:

Fullback: Wesley Pring: Looks tiny. Dropped a straightforward bomb with no pressure which led to a try. Made one good run. Zippy – more like a halfback build though. All in all pretty ordinary performance.

Wingers: Tamale did a few good things in attack but had very limited opportunities. His defence is a worry though as he was pushed off easily for one of Manly’s tries. His class does stand out though. The other winger I didn’t really notice – Ethan Cliff.

Centres: Hayden Buchanan and Campbell Watchirs. Buchanan was ok – nothing stood out but Watchirs missed some bad tackles especially in the first half.

Halves: Hard for them in a dominated forward pack. Hamish Stewart played 5/8 and was just ok – I don’t think he is a 5/8 usually though. Lynkan King-Togia was downright ordinary on today’s performance. Poor defence, poor kicking game and no evident organisational skills. Maybe it was just a very bad day for him?

Backrowers: The standout was Nick Tsougranis who was our best player by far. Strong defence and scored the try. Not huge in stature but pretty solid. He looks like he will make it. Corey Ackers was strong when he came on but made a mistake from the kickoff after half time that resulted in Manly going from 20-0 to 24-0 after a couple of minutes. Looks pretty strong but also not that tall. You can tell that Jackson Shereb is used to playing KOE Cup but for such a big guy his impact is minimal.

Front Row: Jacob Webster, Bryce Magnone and Jett Liu were dominated by Manly’s forwards so didn’t really stand out at all.

Hooker: Declan Purcell has a bit of dash but like the rest didn’t really stand out.

In summary, Tsougranis, Tamale and maybe Corey Ackers are ones to watch based on today.

Sorry for being so long winded but wanted to give my assessment of the up and comers. Probably a bad day for me to have watched them.

 

[Dragon David]

I live on the Northern Beaches so I decided to go and watch the Jersey Flegg today against Manly. The score today actually flattered us as they only looked like scoring maybe one other time in the match before the try in the last minute or so. You would have thought Saints were coming last and Manly were on top of the ladder if you were watching the match without knowing where they were ranked. The performance was that bad.

My primary objective was to go and see sone of the upcoming talent and I was disappointed that Ben Rumble didn’t play as I had heard some good things about him.

Keep in mind my comments on the players are based only on today’s performance and as the team was dominated it was hard for anyone to look good.

As a general comment, there were big holes up the middle and especially our left side in defence. Manly were stronger and faster. Our attack was basically non-existent.

Comments on players:

Fullback: Wesley Pring: Looks tiny. Dropped a straightforward bomb with no pressure which led to a try. Made one good run. Zippy – more like a halfback build though. All in all pretty ordinary performance.

Wingers: Tamale did a few good things in attack but had very limited opportunities. His defence is a worry though as he was pushed off easily for one of Manly’s tries. His class does stand out though. The other winger I didn’t really notice – Ethan Cliff.

Centres: Hayden Buchanan and Campbell Watchirs. Buchanan was ok – nothing stood out but Watchirs missed some bad tackles especially in the first half.

Halves: Hard for them in a dominated forward pack. Hamish Stewart played 5/8 and was just ok – I don’t think he is a 5/8 usually though. Lynkan King-Togia was downright ordinary on today’s performance. Poor defence, poor kicking game and no evident organisational skills. Maybe it was just a very bad day for him?

Backrowers: The standout was Nick Tsougranis who was our best player by far. Strong defence and scored the try. Not huge in stature but pretty solid. He looks like he will make it. Corey Ackers was strong when he came on but made a mistake from the kickoff after half time that resulted in Manly going from 20-0 to 24-0 after a couple of minutes. Looks pretty strong but also not that tall. You can tell that Jackson Shereb is used to playing KOE Cup but for such a big guy his impact is minimal.

Front Row: Jacob Webster, Bryce Magnone and Jett Liu were dominated by Manly’s forwards so didn’t really stand out at all.

Hooker: Declan Purcell has a bit of dash but like the rest didn’t really stand out.

In summary, Tsougranis, Tamale and maybe Corey Ackers are ones to watch based on today.

Sorry for being so long winded but wanted to give my assessment of the up and comers. Probably a bad day for me to have watched them.

Like in all our grades and including the women, we get dominated. Just not big, strong and fast enough. All grades need better fitness and a change of diet.

 

[Saints Forever]

Wondering whether Bud being allowed to leave has lead to the juniors questioning their “opportunities” moving forward

 

[Parko1310]

Wondering whether Bud being allowed to leave has lead to the juniors questioning their “opportunities” moving forward

Surely not. They need just look at Sloan, Amone, Feagai, Lomax, Lawrie, de Belin, Couchman's, even Mulheissen in today's squad to see the opportunity is there. One player leaving shouldn't deter them