Round 13 - Dolphins

[baggygreen man]

Lawrie he might be a plodder

He aint a plodder, his stats say that. May look like one as he is an old fashioned prop, leather under the wing and forward ho. His post contact metres will surprise many.

 

[baggygreen man]

Sullivan

The Amone/Sullivan halves combo may surprise many. These two go back to the 2019 Ball team that won the comp. Expect plenty of improvisation from this pair and their three amigo mate Tyrell Sloan.

 

[baggygreen man]

Bird at 5/8th.

My chuckle of the week. A chook without a head is Bird in this position. At least Amone plays with some structure. The kid is learning in a tuff position.

 

[baggygreen man]

Musgrove to replace Lawrie is a must.

.. a no brainer, but he is still languishing in Ressies as Carr has promoted Mike Molo instead. So we have the Molo brothers as unlikely bookends.

 

[Slippery Morris]

The Bromwich brothers will target the 2 youngsters in the halves big time. Both grubs. The Saints forwards need to match it with these guys because if they get the Dolphins on a role Saints can expect a few points to come their way. The Dolphins forward definitely have the edge on Saints where as the backs are pretty even. JDB to have a big game being named Capt. Good call by Carr as this will lift him even more and he has been great last few weeks. I know it will be mentioned a few times about his past during the week but luckily we have origin so the NRL will not get much air time just journos trying to snoop around the camp to see if a player plays up so they can thrive on it.

Good to finally get a game on Thursday night for once is a while.

 

[Illusion]

My chuckle of the week. A chook without a head is Bird in this position. At least Amone plays with some structure. The kid is learning in a tuff position.

I for one dont want Bird there , Bird is scattered Aces ........

 

[baggygreen man]

either a specialist hooker on the bench or another forward.

.. no neither as our worst hooker Moses Mbye is back to slow our dummy half go forward. Carr this was a major faux pas by Griffin.. think again. Give Muhleisen a crack next Origin break.

 

[Slippery Morris]

Micheal Molo playing on his turf in Qld. Well close to it. He may lift as well and surprise you all. He killed it in the Qld Cup. I like what I see in this guy and seems well disciplined. Musgrove has a track record of getting off side with coaches so you don't know what is happening behind the scenes with him. Definitely has the build and skills to be a great prop.

 

[baggygreen man]

The Saints forwards need to match it with these guys

We did last Dolphins game, JDB will make sure we do it again, a good test for his game management. Again our weak link in the pack is the massive log Murdoch Masila who is lazy and clogs up our back line. For crying out loud Carr dont play him major minutes.

 

[baggygreen man]

I like what I see in this guy and seems well disciplined.

Ditto. First time he played Firsts he was like a pocket sized charging bull. Uses every gram of his 105k. Griffin gave him far few minutes, Carr saw his potential so has given him a starting spot. That is good coaching. I like Ryan Carr...

 

[Como Connection]

Micheal Molo playing on his turf in Qld. Well close to it. He may lift as well and surprise you all. He killed it in the Qld Cup. I like what I see in this guy and seems well disciplined. Musgrove has a track record of getting off side with coaches so you don't know what is happening behind the scenes with him. Definitely has the build and skills to be a great prop.

Agree about MM, lock forward or prop, moves well.
CC

 

[getsmarty]

Coach's preview: Round 13 v Dolphins

Dragons interim coach Ryan Carr talks to the media ahead of our Round 13 clash against the Dolphins.

www.dragons.com.au

 

[justadragon]

There is a lot of chatter in the media about De-Belin being captain. My view is this, he wasnt found guilty or innocent of the charges against him. He has played really strongly this season and was considered for SOO. I believe everyone is entitled to a second chance, having the captaincy will make him more responsible. If he is good enough to cheer on as a Dragons player then I am willing to support him as a person as well. Mind you I think he knows what still hangs over his head, especially with the hiding under the bed episode, but the Dragons have stuck by him including the supporters as well. He owes the club big time both on and off the field with no more chances if he decides to go rogue again, he will be hung out to dry, also by his family which have stuck by him through all the drama. So do we cheer Jack De-Belin as our captain and then boo him as a person, I think not, its all or nothing and people can stand on whatever side of the fence they want.

 

[justadragon]

Coach's preview: Round 13 v Dolphins

Dragons interim coach Ryan Carr talks to the media ahead of our Round 13 clash against the Dolphins.

www.dragons.com.au

Carr spoke very well in this interview, the more I hear of him the more I like him.

 

[Mojo]

Carr spoke very well in this interview, the more I hear of him the more I like him.

I really like Carr. I reckon he's got a big future. I'd love it if it turns out we've hit a jackpot - after all the BS we've tolerated for years gone by.

 

[Maddragon99]

The Bromwich brothers will target the 2 youngsters in the halves big time. Both grubs. The Saints forwards need to match it with these guys because if they get the Dolphins on a role Saints can expect a few points to come their way. The Dolphins forward definitely have the edge on Saints where as the backs are pretty even. JDB to have a big game being named Capt. Good call by Carr as this will lift him even more and he has been great last few weeks. I know it will be mentioned a few times about his past during the week but luckily we have origin so the NRL will not get much air time just journos trying to snoop around the camp to see if a player plays up so they can thrive on it.

Good to finally get a game on Thursday night for once is a while.

JdB might be an idiot & a degenerate but he always gives it all for the Dragons. Besides he wasn’t found guilty so there’s no reason for him not to captain the side, he’s a senior player & he’ll step up.

 

[Rocket Rod]

Carr spoke very well in this interview, the more I hear of him the more I like him.

Yep he’s a definite keeper!
Looking forward to see how he goes the rest of this season.

 

[redv13]

Enough about this JDB bullshit. Matters have been dealt with end of story. Whispers that he’s in the frame for origin this series. Time to let it go. Carr has selected him as captain for this week. Time to move forward

 

[shiloh dc]

JDB being made captain was probably a prerequisite for Freddy to pick him in SOO 2 should the Blues lose game 1.

 

[getsmarty]

Dolphins v Dragons: Round 13

Josh Mansour and Renee Gartner preview the Round 13 match between the Dolphins and St George Illawarra Dragons

www.nrl.com