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Dufty would have to be dreaming if he believes that his game is back on track. I'm sure the coaching staff will not sit idly by and select Dufty at fullback if his defence and ability under the high ball have not improved since season 2020.
Yes and let's hope Gentle has been working hard on the teams defensive structure and the player's defensive skills. This was my main concern in the CS game.
I’m no Dufty fan boy as you know but coming into 2021 he’s the least of our concerns.
I truely hope that your are right Maddragon99. I would like nothing better than to see him be solid in the last line of defence and also to occasionally take the high ball with confidence and sprint halfway up the field.
Yes Sullivan is out for about a month with a hammy. William is the only surprise to me. I would have preferred Ravalawa on the bench to Williame; I suppose William is there as a straight swap for Bird if he doen't last the full 80min. If that is the case then I would have put Max Feagai at left centre and Bird on the bench.
Yes that’s what I was thinking.
His improvement in attack and combining with Lomax gives him reason to feel more confident. Don't kick the kid when he's getting better.
Agreed. It was one of the few bright points in an otherwise forgettable season.
Agree w you wholeheartedly but no such thing now as low scoring games w the new rules and the tiring factor of teams defending repetitively off the back of the ruck infringement penalties. Dragons 32-24May the boys show huge improvement in this the1st game of season 2021 . Their defensive efforts must be the priority , if they can do that and the halves finally gel , then the backs will have room to move and to use their attacking ability .
The team cannot approach this game with the attitude of “ it’s only the first game of the year and we have all season to improve should we lose “ . Not good enough , as loss is 2 valuable competition points that cannot be replace . They must make every post a winner and the only way to do this is to give this and each game their very best efforts .
Dragons 14- 10
