Round 19 vs Souths

[ALSGI]

I think everyone’s over reacting.

I actually put some coin on us at $126 during the week.......money well spent and I’m feeling much better now.

Widdop and Hunt in the halves, Norman to FB, Saab and Lomax to Wings.......souffs will be shitting themselves, especially for Dufty’s 7mins at the end.

Bennett and Cook will wish they stayed after Friday, and then again in the Finals.

Dragons will win and march on.

 

[qld redvee]

Also interesting to see how are forwards come out after the tongue lashing they received from mcinness and then followed up by supercoaches plea " if they punt me they could punt you " well it is his team dont forget .. so will they rally round and fight fight fight !!!! or will will perform like a damp firecracker ?? will be an interesting game on all fronts

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

1.Dufty 2.Pearson 3.Lomax 4. Ravalawa 5. Saab and Norman can ride the year out on the bench as cover for fullback or halves. I still would like to see Pearson outside someone who can create before totally dismissing him. Rava if he does have a weakness it’s under the highball, move him in one and that helps, plus he appears to have a passing game why not give him a go. Saab outside Aitken is a waste and from what I’ve seen he is not a monster coming out of trouble although young, but outside Aitken that’s all he will be doing. Lomax is not super fast and more a creator of tries, he’s wasted on the wing. Normy is not explosive enough at fullback and Dufty had a good game last start.

 

[Michaeldragonslife25]

The boys should put in and realise McGregor ain’t going anywhere so prove your worthy to other clubs and get out from under master coach

 

[j0nesy]

Pearson dropped to CC

Thank god - he and Maranta need to be marked as “failed experiments, never to be attempted again”

 

[j0nesy]

f**k me.. two steps forward, one step back for McGregor..

Why is Rava on the bench? He’s our top try scorer and getting better each week..

Drop Aitken, move Lomax to centre and bring Rava back.

Dufty either needs to be in the side or not. Bench is no good, we need another forward there..

Looks very similar to the side that lost the first 4 games of the season before Widdop was injured.

 

[j0nesy]

Jesus, what about Marys threat " heads will roll , at least a couple " So it was the wingers fault alone Penrith put a score on us ? Leaves Simms & Aitkin in shows how gutless & clueless he is. The board should have sent the team list back and instruct him to wipe his name off but they are still at lunch.

Wingers were a big contributing factor to the deficit no doubt whatsoever. The centres weren’t much better. Dufty was one of the better players and has been dropped. Could have done with a couple more forwards (Kerr and Timm) we got dominated there.

 

[Dragsters]

f**k me.. two steps forward, one step back for McGregor..

Why is Rava on the bench? He’s our top try scorer and getting better each week..

Drop Aitken, move Lomax to centre and bring Rava back.

Dufty either needs to be in the side or not. Bench is no good, we need another forward there..

I said exactly this to a workmate when we read the team list.

Also, picking Saab but keeping aitken inside him gives mary a readymade excuse.

Aitken let's in the usual try or 2 and mary can blame the rookie winger!

So transparent.

We can only hope for a late reshuffle with Lomax to centre, Ravalawa back to wing and aitken left right out...

 

[dragonhysteria]

Looks very similar to the side that lost the first 4 games of the season before Widdop was injured.

Lost the first 2 then won 4 on the trot...Widdop was injured in game 3 thus ending the great spine rotation mid match.

 

[grouch]

Hurry up and sack this idiot

 

[getsmarty]

TEAM LISTS


Behind enemy lines: Round 19
Author
Dragons.com.au dragons.com.au
Timestamp
Tue 23 Jul 2019, 04:10 PM
South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett has named his mandatory 21-man squad ahead of the Rabbitohs' Round 19 clash against the St George Illawarra Dragons at ANZ Stadium on Friday, July 26.

• Game day information: Round 19
• Former Dragon on the Red V radar
• Can the Dragons returning to winning ways?

The Rabbitohs are unchanged following their last start win over the North Queensland Cowboys, although Sam (shoulder) and Tom Burgess (ankle) have been named in the reserves and may make their returns.

South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL squad for Round 19 v St George Illawarra Dragons –

1. Adam Doueihi
   2. Dane Gagai
   3. James Roberts
   4. Braidon Burns
   5. Campbell Graham
   6. Cody Walker (c)
   7. Adam Reynolds
   8. Junior Tatola
   9. Damien Cook
   10. Dean Britt
   11. John Sutton
   12. Ethan Lowe
   13. Cameron Murray

Interchange:
14. Tom Amone
15. Mark Nicholls
16. Jaydn Su'A
17. Kyle Turner
18. Connor Tracey
19. Corey Allan
20. Sam Burgess
21. Thomas Burgess

https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/07/23/behind-enemy-lines-round-19/

 

[getsmarty]

GAME DAY


Game day information: Round 19
Author
Dragons.com.au dragons.com.au
Timestamp
Tue 23 Jul 2019, 03:19 PM

South Sydney Rabbitohs v St George Illawarra Dragons
Friday 26th July
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park
Beanies for Brain Cancer Round

Broadcast – Channel Nine and Fox League
Live stream – Kayo

Gates open – 5:25pm
Bob McCarthy Cup final – 5:30pm
Under-13s Souths Juniors – 6:05pm
NRL kick-off – 7:55pm

TICKETING

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RED V MEMBERSHIP

As this is an away game, Red V members are unable to use their membership cards for access. All Red V members are able to access a 10 per cent discount on pre-purchased tickets in the reserved away bay 105-1.

Check your emails or member card for further details. Buy your tickets from Ticketek.

MERCHANDISE

The Dragons merchandise van will be set up outside Gate C, on the way to the ground from the train station. Grab your game day gear with 30 per cent of all X-Blades apparel.

BEANIES FOR BRAIN CANCER

Beanies will be sold from outside P1 Parking, and inside the stadium at Aisles 104 and 127.

TRANSPORT

Train travel is included in all pre-purchased tickets with two direct trains leaving Central straight to Olympic Park:

• Direct Train 1 – Central 18:42, Redfern 18:47, Strathfield 18:56, Olympic Park 19:07
• Direct Train 2 – Central 18:55, Redfern 18:58, Strathfield 19:07, Olympic Park 19:16

Plan your trip: https://transportnsw.info/

Planning to drive: https://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/Parking/



https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/07/23/game-day-information-round-19/

 

[j0nesy]

Lost the first 2 then won 4 on the trot...Widdop was injured in game 3 thus ending the great spine rotation mid match.

Ok, fair enough. From Memory we were behind in that game until Widdop went off.

 

[redandwhite4evr]

f**k me.. two steps forward, one step back for McGregor..

Why is Rava on the bench? He’s our top try scorer and getting better each week..

Drop Aitken, move Lomax to centre and bring Rava back.

Dufty either needs to be in the side or not. Bench is no good, we need another forward there..

Don't often agree with you Muz but totally agree about Ravalawa and Lomax- I'd love to know what Aitken has on Mary that guarantees his week in week out selection irrespective of performance.

The guy I feel sorry for is Pereira. With his safety and reliablility , he was the nearest thing we had to Nighty there for a while but had some bad moments and hasn't had a look in since- the injury didn't help. I would like to see him trialled in Aitken's right centre position

 

[hazzbeen]

Just on Aitken , are you Guy's serious you can't drop the next SOO center ...

 

[Crush]

How on earth do Aitken and Lafai keep their spots. Week after week, month after month, year after year, contract after contract!
Yeah drop Pearson and Ravalawa.
Fricken idiot!
It should be
1. Norman
2. Saab
3. Lomax
4. Ravalawa
5. Pearson
Enough with Lafai and Aitken already!!!

 

[lynx000]

Interesting choice of words used in Rothfields "report".

Firstly, Rothfield must have such easy assess to our CEO, whilst others fail to even raise a response.
Secondly, the Board is meeting on Tuesday to discuss the premiership campaign, how can McGregor's coaching not be a part of that!
Thirdly, I wonder whether BJ would refer to him as Paul "Mary" McGregor so informally, and not just simply Paul McGregor or simply coach McGregor.
Fourthly, "there's no heat at the moment", again very informal, but adding in 'at the moment' tells me it has been discussed.
Next "Mary's (again very informal) working 12 to 14 hrs a day. How does he know, has he had a discussion with him already!
The last line is the most interesting "No doubt, team performance will be a point of discussion, but not the coach specifically" contradicts the first paragraph as it basically states it will be.

I'm getting the "coach has full support of the board" statement being released soon after Tuesdays meeting.

I think Rothfield has used some poetic license in this report as it sounds too "friendly" to me.

If Mary is working 12-14 hours a day, he clearly has a second and most likely a third job. It's probably not as an Uber driver, maybe Hire a Hubby??

 

[New Dragon]

Man I hope they haven’t brought in Saab under cooked! There have been some games where his confidence has looked down. If it’s too early it may be detrimental to his progress. I hope not he looks the goods.

 

[dragonhysteria]

Ok, fair enough. From Memory we were behind in that game until Widdop went off.

You may be right there... it was a Norman field goal at the death for the win

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

What does Aitken have to do to get dropped?