Round 16 vs Titans

[Warabrook saint]

That effort showed me two things.
1/There was absolutely no desire to play some attractive footy.
2/Dean Young does nothing different from the previous coach.
Wait there is one more thing.
Titans played like we should.
See you in 2021 hope it's better than this shit.

That's why he was endorsed by mary as the next 1st grade coach

 

[redv13]

Honeymoon is over Deano. Wield the axe for f**ks sake and blood a few kids please

 

[FlameThrower]

Frankly, maybe it’s the wake up call of countless wake up calls the BOD need.

 

[Dragsters]

That was a coaching lesson for Dean Young.

Holbrook nullified any and every threat we had and the Titans hung tough and waited for their opportunities and took them when they came.

Season over, time to blood some juniors...

 

[possm]

Wanted - players with heart and pride...

Poor attitude is still there and will not go away until we get a completely new coaching staff and get rid of all of the dead wood.

 

[redv13]

We don't play football - we're a stats team
1. 54% possession
2. Completed at 89%
3. Were parked in their 20 metre for 44 tackles and scored 2 tries..
4. Won the kicking battle which helped us dominate field position.
BUT
*STI Missed 36 tackles
*Titans made 50+ tackles more than we did
*Titans made 7 line breaks compared to 2 by us.
*Rein outplayed Hunt - 8 dummy half runs compared to 1. (I thought Hunt's running game was his strength)
*Taylor and Fogharty outplayed our halves pairing - why we persevere with Norman I will never know.

Similarities to the rubbish McGregor trotted out were uncanny tonight.
-Plenty of one out bash and barge.
- Lots of sideways passing with no result. Dufty's cut out to Ravalawa has been worked out now.
- Yet another late game fade.

I have to say as a rugby league fan, The Titans were mighty today.
They defended brilliantly, outplayed us in the second half and came home over the top of us to record a big win.
Holbrook has done a masterful job whipping them back into a competitive outfit.
Quality coaches bring results.
Dean comes straight out of the McGregor stable and philosophy.
He ain't the answer to our prayers unfortunately.

We scored 1 try... but well said overall

 

[RedV Resurgence]

Poor attitude is still there and will not go away until we get a completely new coaching staff and get rid of all of the dead wood.

I fear Deano will pick the same team next week and that explains why the attitude isn't changing. they don't fear being dropped.

 

[hewi]

Poor attitude is still there and will not go away until we get a completely new coaching staff and get rid of all of the dead wood.

Including Dean Young

 

[possm]

I fear Deano will pick the same team next week and that explains why the attitude isn't changing. they don't fear being dropped.

I fear some of our players won't mind being dropped; under contract and still being paid if you play or not.

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Not even a coaching team of Trent Robinson, Wayne Bennett, and Craig Bellamy could make these shitmerkins play better. These players need to be culled and replaced

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

Theres never been an issue with McIness committment to our team but Im afraid hes far to light to be given inside passes and expecting him to bust through the oppositions defensive line....I think it succeeded once towards the end of the game...like it or not hes our hooker...and imo should be relieved of the Captains role...hes to soft and appears to do bugger all talking in particular to refs..
Clune needs a lot of work imo and sorry but I dont see him as our long term half back......irrespective of what the so called experts say Hunt is our half but needs a rocket up his arse and should be earning his big dollars...hopefully an outside experience coach will have something to say about that.....Normans casual approach to his footy is past its used by date....I could go on and on but simply put unless we find a seasoned hard nosed coach we can expect much of the same....sadly theres no quick fix to the damage that was done during the McGregor years or the roster as it stands

 

[SAP58]

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Im not doing much mate just laying back by myself having a beer staring up the stars pondering the meaning of life and why we all invest so much energy into something we have no control over and still choose to torture ourselves being fans the red V.

The Calm One has a big influence on this forum.

 

[FlameThrower]

That's why he was endorsed by mary as the next 1st grade coach

Because we have a team of bludgers who know DY is their mate.. it’s like the relief teacher at school...nobody gave a toss..

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

The Calm One has a big influence on this forum.

I also have visited the forest this evening.

 

[FlameThrower]

I fear some of our players won't mind being dropped; under contract and still being paid if you play or not.

JobKeeper Dragons style...

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

We scored 1 try... but well said overall

Oops!

 

[Dragonslayer]

Ok so we got beaten but truth be known it revealed to me that:

* Young is not a fg coach and needs to get out of STI to gain some proper assistant experience.

* one, or both of Hunt and/or Norman need to go. Hunt is playing like a spoilt brat who's thrown the toys out of the crib because he's not the #7. Norman is a ballarina most times.

* we need to replace Merrin asap.

* time now to bring in some youngsters for a taste of the big time.

There is obviously a problem at training as well which, I believe, stems from the 'mates' attitude by the previous coach.

 

[Tuddy]

Discipline is good.

Boring is bad.......and prone to bad outcomes.

Even if we had of won tonight, it still wouldn’t have been entertaining.

Dean appears to want us to be a non alcoholic beer.

 

[Gareth67]

Ouch ! That was so painful to watch . And here I was believing that the mighty Dragons had turned the corner .

Andrew Webb was not wrong when he said that they were after someone that had a ‘ winning culture and also with a strong defensive regime ‘ as the new coach .

 

[jeffdragon]

At least dean young didn't mince his words in the presser.