Rd17: 530pm Parra v Dragons GAME DAY THREAD @ Win Stadium 28/6/25

[Dragons4me]

That loss is on Lomax - didnt need to force the pass and we lose it from there.

That's one Lomax play I don't miss. If Lomax had have held onto that ball instead of forcing the pass tonight, you guys would have won. You had momentum. He's good for at least one unnecessary forced pass per game. You'll see.

 

[the phantom menace]

Every week when we lose, this place goes apeshit on a dropped ball by Williams, or Kelma, or Penisini and blames them deluxe.
This week, it's the 3rd tackle, we have just made a break, their defence is scattered and Lomax tries a miracle offload with three players on him and so late in the tackle that Lussick wasn't thinking it was coming. He holds the ball, we set up and keep going and even if we dont score, we are down by 6 still. Instead, we are down by 12 with less than 4 mins to go. Not harsh at all.

Lol, you actually doubled down on it too....

 

[MarkInTheStands]

Lussick was poor, no doubt, but Hopgood wasn’t any better. In fact, he had a shocker.

He hasn’t made it back post injury

his body might be back to fitness but his playing style and mind haven’t gotten back yet.

 

[emjaycee]

Says the person who blamed the loss on Lomax (instead of anything in the first half), and so comes away with the award for dumbest post in this thread...

Thanks for your contribution. Really appreciate it.

 

[DaveMc]

You sound like you get into a relationship and then engage in controlling conduct to me. You get a moral compass.

Yeah, totally. You sound like you’ve never given a f**k about the feelings of another person if you think that f**king around on your heavily pregnant partner is sweet. You don’t need to admit you’re a piece of shit, but here we are.

 

[Chipmunk]

With all due respect, sometimes I get the feeling you wouldnt be happy with our squad unless we have 17 Origin and International players.

You're almost correct.

I won't be satisfied until we get the Best 17 of any side in the NRL.

Us as fans also shouldn't accept anything less, and the club should be striving to achieve this.

Only losers accept not being the best.

 

[Avenger]

Yes

It’s an assault on his character. Morally flawed is the literal definition of the word prick.

It’s irrelevant to him playing for us. That’s my point. You reckon our players give a shit?

 

[JokerEel]

You're almost correct.

I won't be satisfied until we get the Best 17 of any side in the NRL.

Us as fans also shouldn't accept anything less, and the club should be striving to achieve this.

Only losers accept not being the best.

Should be on a bumper sticker

 

[Avenger]

Yeah, totally. You sound like you’ve never given a f**k about the feelings of another person if you think that f**king around on your heavily pregnant partner is sweet. You don’t need to admit you’re a piece of shit, but here we are.

You’re being silly. Nobody is condoning his behaviour you dumb merkin.

 

[DaveMc]

It’s irrelevant to him playing for us. That’s my point. You reckon our players give a shit?

You honestly reckon people don’t care about the character of their peers, particularly in a team sport? I’d be more concerned if they didn’t.

 

[JokerEel]

It’s irrelevant to him playing for us. That’s my point. You reckon our players give a shit?

Browns playing for us still so let's say no

 

[Matty Bhoy]

That loss is on Lomax - didnt need to force the pass and we lose it from there.

Mate normally I agree with you. That loss was on our inept first half performance where we were getting carved through the middle. Damien Cook looked like he was 10 years younger thanks to our lazy as fk marker defence. But yes, the last flick pass by Lomax hurt.
That said…. We let the game get slowed down over and over again despite the Dragons being down to one man on the bench.

 

[Avenger]

You honestly reckon people don’t care about the character of their peers, particularly in a team sport? I’d be more concerned if they didn’t.

Yawn.

 

[T-Boon]

Young Katoa is well spoken. A real asset to the sport. No doubt the Wallabies will be trying to sign him. I think he went to school at Newington. The players are a lot better spoken than they were. These last 5 sentences do not seem to belong together.

 

[DaveMc]

You’re being silly. Nobody is condoning his behaviour you dumb merkin.

merkin, you’re saying he’s sweet because he’s a decent footballer. The guy is a merkin. That he can run a good line and make his tackles doesn’t change the fact that he is, and will always be, a merkin.

 

[the phantom menace]

I'm not blaming the forced pass for our shitty first half defence, I'm blaming it for us not scoring 26 points and the scoring being locked up with 3 minutes to go.

Really trying to out-Pou Pou this week - and succeeding!

 

[DaveMc]

Yawn.

Stop being such a solipsistic merkin and ask your missus what she thinks about what he did.

 

[emjaycee]

You're almost correct.

I won't be satisfied until we get the Best 17 of any side in the NRL.

Us as fans also shouldn't accept anything less, and the club should be striving to achieve this.

Only losers accept not being the best.

Combined best 17, not necessarily best 17 individual players, right?

 

[Chipmunk]

Combined best 17, not necessarily best 17 individual players, right?

Yes

 

[emjaycee]

Mate normally I agree with you. That loss was on our inept first half performance where we were getting carved through the middle. Damien Cook looked like he was 10 years younger thanks to our lazy as fk marker defence. But yes, the last flick pass by Lomax hurt.
That said…. We let the game get slowed down over and over again despite the Dragons being down to one man on the bench.

Game of 2 halves - their inept 2nd half performance is what got us back to a point of being able to win it. Until Lomax took that chance away with a high risk play that wasn't needed.