Round 17 v Eels at home

[thebigredv]

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Not to be dramatic but it feels a bit like the beginning of the end.

Imagine you are Shane right now.
Your players aren't doing what you wish them to and your defensive coach isn't helping. Injuries are starting to pile up as they do in every team.
Your son is facing the heat and the finger is now pointed at you. You realise he is playing like trash but you are insanely stubborn and he is your son after all.
You realise you have barely secured any new players for next year while your team is plummeting towards last place at present.
By now you should have stamped your impression on the first grade team but most of the positives have come from juniors, still very much untapped players.
You're at a club that will give you time and space but offer nothing else in the way of support.

It's approaching two full seasons and the Dragons are as bad as they ever were.

Remember how many times Mary reminded us he'd be staying up to 2am trying to work stuff out in the weeks before he got the punt. This is starting to feel like that. You can get angry at Shane but then again, no one really wants to coach at this club as it is a very lonely place to be.

 

[jeffdragon]

Not to be dramatic but it feels a bit like the beginning of the end.

Imagine you are Shane right now.
Your players aren't doing what you wish them to and your defensive coach isn't helping. Injuries are starting to pile up as they do in every team.
Your son is facing the heat and the finger is now pointed at you. You realise he is playing liek trash but you are insanely stubborn and he is your son after all.
You realise you have barely secured any new players for next year while your team is plummeting towards last place at present.
By now you should have stamped your impression on the first grade team but most of the positives have come from juniors, still very much untapped players.
Your at a club that will give you time and space but offer nothing else in the way of support.

It's approaching two full seasons and the Dragons are as bad as they ever were.

We are in reverse.

 

[matPORTS]

My only hope is that the comments made by Shane RE: "Kyle being one of the best players in the team, I'm harder on him than all the others in the group, etc" is just a mere deflection for the media. Hopefully Shane has arranged the beer & food for Wednesday night at Kyle's place, where he'll be having the frank conversation with him before they settle down to watch the game as a happy family.

Team List vs. Eels for Saturday 28th June (I'm sick of losing to Parramatta and will be going to the game):

1. Gutherson
2. Allan
3. Suli
4. Holmes
5. Tuipulotu

6. King-Togia
7. Ilias

8. Couchman
9. Cook
10. Klemmer
11. Leilua
12. Su'a
13. Stewart

14. Liddle
15. de Belin
16. Pasikia-Tonga
17. Sele

This may be our best side given current injuries and the form of certain individuals.

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

Not really sure why people all of a sudden are wanting Ilias at halfback. He was ordinary at Souths, he's been ordinary for us. Thinking he's somehow going to improve the team is delusional.

 

[blacksafake]

Seriously if we can’t beat them without Moses & Brown we ought to give up.

 

[possm]

Not to be dramatic but it feels a bit like the beginning of the end.

Imagine you are Shane right now.
Your players aren't doing what you wish them to and your defensive coach isn't helping. Injuries are starting to pile up as they do in every team.
Your son is facing the heat and the finger is now pointed at you. You realise he is playing like trash but you are insanely stubborn and he is your son after all.
You realise you have barely secured any new players for next year while your team is plummeting towards last place at present.
By now you should have stamped your impression on the first grade team but most of the positives have come from juniors, still very much untapped players.
You're at a club that will give you time and space but offer nothing else in the way of support.

It's approaching two full seasons and the Dragons are as bad as they ever were.

Remember how many times Mary reminded us he'd be staying up to 2am trying to work stuff out in the weeks before he got the punt. This is starting to feel like that. You can get angry at Shane but then again, no one really wants to coach at this club as it is a very lonely place to be.

Imagine yourself to be a company CEO who is finding that staff are not doing what is asked of them. I believe you would call them into your office one by one and ask the question.

What would Flanno do if they all point at the leaniant treatment Kyle is given from the coach? Drop Kyle to reserve grade and see the team rally to perform as they should.

 

[St Tangles]

Seriously if we can’t beat them without Moses & Brown we ought to give up.

Brown is back for this game

 

[blacksafake]

Brown is back for this game

I thought he copped a week for contact with the ref & they had the bye,round just gone ?

 

[St Tangles]

I thought he copped a week for contact with the ref & they had the bye,round just gone ?

He is out this week from my understanding back against us

 

[Gippsy]

My only hope is that the comments made by Shane RE: "Kyle being one of the best players in the team, I'm harder on him than all the others in the group, etc" is just a mere deflection for the media. Hopefully Shane has arranged the beer & food for Wednesday night at Kyle's place, where he'll be having the frank conversation with him before they settle down to watch the game as a happy family.

Team List vs. Eels for Saturday 28th June (I'm sick of losing to Parramatta and will be going to the game):

1. Gutherson
2. Allan
3. Suli
4. Holmes
5. Tuipulotu

6. King-Togia
7. Ilias

8. Couchman
9. Cook
10. Klemmer
11. Leilua
12. Su'a
13. Stewart

14. Liddle
15. de Belin
16. Pasikia-Tonga
17. Sele

This may be our best side given current injuries and the form of certain individuals.

Pretty close mat. Although I doubt it would happen, I would have Finau instead of Allan and Leilua needs to start from the bench. I's also love to see Nick T in there but I'm not sure who you would drop from your side. Maybe start Nick in the second row and Leilua to the bench instead of Sele.

 

[Jbjbjb40]

Pretty close mat. Although I doubt it would happen, I would have Finau instead of Allan and Leilua needs to start from the bench. I's also love to see Nick T in there but I'm not sure who you would drop from your side. Maybe start Nick in the second row and Leilua to the bench instead of Sele.

I have always thought Holmes was a better winger than centre and Allan a better centre than winger. Few options there