Match Discussion: Round 10 vs Canterbury @ Suncorp Stadium, Milton

[aqua_duck]

A few are busting there guts but ineligible to play as not top 30 or Development

good thing we a such a strong top 30

 

[Dogs Of War]

Been having a feeling all week this one ends up being 16-16 after 80 minutes. So just putting that out there now so I can come back and say told you so on Friday night.

I put in the game day thread 16-14 to the dogs cause we haven’t scored more than 16 all season.

but seriously. Both teams need a win. Weather is going to make this a horrible match to watch. The amount of rain the past few days in Brisbane with worse to come by Friday means this will be a slugfest. Bulldogs one out style might be the best game plan. Make Barrett look like a genius who just needs it to rain every game.

Hopefully both teams take it to the wire.

 

[mozza91]

Hey! We don’t need bad weather to play terribly. It comes naturally.

 

[Jono078]

Hey! We don’t need bad weather to play terribly. It comes naturally.

Maybe we do need bad weather to see this magic game plan AOB has been working on since round 4.

 

[Old dog]

All of this is very sad and to justify it we call players trash no hopers but they made it to grade, feel sorry that quite a few on here have to denigrade players to justify our poor performance when our poor recruitment and injuries is to blame

 

[TooheysNew]

Very odd extended bench when reportedly can’t play Pythian as not in top 30 or development but naming Purcell, Rugless and Talty

I don't know why that top 30 thing keeps coming up. It means next to nothing this year.

 

[slotmachine]

Sure it does, you can't play NRL if you're not in the top 30/development squad unless the NRL grants an exemption.

 

[Knight Tales]

anyone else find it coincidental Milford’s ban is lifted the week we play the Broncos? A person could be forgiven for thinking it was by design.

 

[Loose Cannon]

O’Brien to bury his face in his palms repeatedly, again.

Seriously been his distinguishing mannerism for the entirety of his coaching tenure, despite health advice to the contrary during a pandemic.


I’ll also take Ponga at 13+ for press conference drink bottle interactions.

 

[Knight Tales]

If we lose this then I say no press conference please. I don’t feel I can take any more cringe.

 

[Old dog]

O’Brien to bury his face in his palms repeatedly, again.

Seriously been his distinguishing mannerism for the entirety of his coaching tenure, despite health advice to the contrary during a pandemic.


I’ll also take Ponga at 13+ for press conference drink bottle interactions.

Still backing odds on favourites I see

 

[TooheysNew]

Sure it does, you can't play NRL if you're not in the top 30/development squad unless the NRL grants an exemption.

Yes, but the exemptions are much, much easier to get.

 

[perverse]

I'm at the point in the season now where it actually annoys me when we do something good, because the idiots can't do it consistently.

Fortunately, we're so bad I haven't been annoyed all that often.

Having said that, surely we can find a win here? SURELY?

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

It'll be interesting to see what part Clune plays.
With Ponga essentially playing 6 in attack I reckon we need a defensive half.
I reckon Clune will still be hampered and expect Crossland to come on for defence.

 

[Yosh]

Lads!!! It's 'Magic' round, not 'Miracle' round. We gonna okay like crap and lose. The only 'magic' involved will be whatever AOB is using to stay employed.

 

[Zoidberg]

I’d be more confident if it was dry.

 

[Old dog]

This game is virtually our season

 

[Tom155]

1-17

Simi 18th man

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Why is Musgrave warming up? In jumper 20.

 

[Tom155]

Why is Musgrave warming up? In jumper 20.

Late injury maybe? Haven't seen anything yet about it though