Round 19 vs Souths

[Blood Shot Eyes]

Just about lost all passion for the team. Care factor next to zero.
I’m just hoping we don’t get smashed too badly by Souths.

Your not on your own with the lost the passion for the team.....weve lost our soul thats the bottom line

 

[jeffdragon]

.Punctuation. Overload.

What are you talking about Willis.

 

[jeffdragon]

Rumors are both Tom and Sam back. Bennett gave him till Thursday to prove his fitness and trimming day.[/QUOTE

Sam's out.
Rumours are bull.

 

[getsmarty]

TEAM LISTS


24-hour warning: Round 19 v Rabbitohs
Author
Dragons.com.au dragons.com.au
Timestamp
Thu 25 Jul 2019, 07:55 PM

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has trimmed his squad to 19 ahead of the Dragons' Beanies for Brain Cancer Round 19 clash against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium on Friday, July 26.

Jacob Host and Patrick Kaufusi are the two players to drop out of Tuesday's initial squad.

NRL squad for Round 19 v South Sydney Rabbitohs –

1. Corey Norman – sponsored by Illawarra Mercury/St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
2. Jason Saab – sponsored by SMAI
3. Euan Aitken – sponsored by University of Wollongong
4. Tim Lafai – sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports Centre
5. Zac Lomax – sponsored by Tosich Group Construction
6. Gareth Widdop – sponsored by Dynamic Projects
7. Ben Hunt – sponsored by Paul's Customs and Forwarding Solutions
8. Blake Lawrie – sponsored by Wollongong Jetski
9. Cameron McInnes (c) – sponsored by Floormania
10. Paul Vaughan – sponsored by My Muscle Chef
11. Tyson Frizell – sponsored by Val Morgan
12. Tariq Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
13. James Graham – sponsored by EFEX

Interchange:
14. Josh Kerr – sponsored by Dincel Construction System
15. Korbin Sims – sponsored by Stonemasons & Landscapers (since 1970)
16. Matt Dufty– sponsored by Professionals Padstow
17. Luciano Leilua – sponsored by Domus Lighting
18. Reece Robson
21. Mikaele Ravalawa

https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/07/25/24-hour-warning-round-19-v-rabbitohs/

 

[Saints Forever]

Saab will be a gun, but this is the wrong game to play him.

Lomax is not a winger.

Aitken is a turnstile, not a centre.

Tariq has been ordinary all year and yet he starts.

Happy to see Kerr given more time.

Disappointed Timm hasn't been given an opportunity. His form in CC has warranted a call-up.

Don't see Dufty as an effective super sub. If he isn't picked as a starter, he should play CC.

Mary remains stubborn as ever, choosing to maintain his preferred centre combination.

Hope Widdop doesn't dislocate his shoulder again.

My heart says Saints by 10. My head says Souths by 30.

 

[muzby]

My head says Souths by 30.

An optimist..

I like it..

 

[West coast dragon]

How much do we lose by ?

Don’t be surprised if we win but rabbits by 14

 

[Eatons Hill Dragon]

Don’t be surprised if we win but rabbits by 14

Dragons specials tonight.

Duffy only in 17 as cover for Widdop if he goes down.

 

[possm]

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.

1. Lomax
2. Pearson
3. Ravalawa
4. Norman
5. Saab
6. Widdop
7. Hunt

I think this is the strongest backline we can put on the field right now.

 

[possm]

Agree, but if our Supa Doopa Coach snags a win here with this team we will never hear the end of it how great he is by the board and himself ........

And his media friends

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Marys borrowed Freddie’s Lamas, had the lads walking barefoot at Penrith to soak up the meth and stale lager in their toes.

The way this side is going, there will be a struggle for about 30 mins, cook and Roberts will be marched and the bunnies will put 16-24 on you.

In your darkest hour, it’s good to know your chairman is getting a suntan in Europe.

Coyne would make for a good diplomat for North Korea or Iran.

 

[j0nesy]

Saab will be a gun, but this is the wrong game to play him.

Lomax is not a winger.

Aitken is a turnstile, not a centre.

Tariq has been ordinary all year and yet he starts.

Happy to see Kerr given more time.

Disappointed Timm hasn't been given an opportunity. His form in CC has warranted a call-up.

Don't see Dufty as an effective super sub. If he isn't picked as a starter, he should play CC.

Mary remains stubborn as ever, choosing to maintain his preferred centre combination.

Hope Widdop doesn't dislocate his shoulder again.

My heart says Saints by 10. My head says Souths by 30.

Pretty much sums up most fans thoughts I’d say.

 

[Walpole]

1. Lomax
2. Pearson
3. Ravalawa
4. Norman
5. Saab
6. Widdop
7. Hunt

I think this is the strongest backline we can put on the field right now.

Better backline than what we're putting out for this one. I'd swap Norman and Lomax but agree it would be interesting to see how Rava goes in the centres. If Rava misses a few tackles it's no different to what we have now but it appears he may have a passing game which would be a nice change.

 

[BLM01]

You know if mary had any brains and as he puts it Benny & Rav need a mental rest, why dont you rest them from training for a couple of weeks?. Playing 80 mins a week and a captains run would not hurt them.

Even though he said he was resting Rav yesterday I am not convinced that is how the 17 will start and that Rav still an outside chance to start...well I am hoping anyway. Dufty to 18th man Euie to bench to become a 10 minute a half battering ram for us instead of a 40 minute a half

 

[West coast dragon]

Dragons specials tonight.

Duffy only in 17 as cover for Widdop if he goes down.

So dufty on in the 1st half then lol

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

You know if mary had any brains and as he puts it Benny & Rav need a mental rest, why dont you rest them from training for a couple of weeks?. Playing 80 mins a week and a captains run would not hurt them.

Even though he said he was resting Rav yesterday I am not convinced that is how the 17 will start and that Rav still an outside chance to start...well I am hoping anyway. Dufty to 18th man Euie to bench to become a 10 minute a half battering ram for us instead of a 40 minute a half

McGregor is making it up as he stumbles along.
Coming out after the event and rationalizing Hunt's omission last week under the guise of "player welfare" just shows what an imposter he is.
If he was really that concerned about player welfare, he would have used the bench better over the last 4 5 seasons and not flogged our forwards to exhaustion playing his famous bush footy "Power Game".
What irks me more than anything else this year - after you cut through all BS and the excuses - is our defence.
Conceding an average of 24 points a game is an indefensible fact.
Even if half your team were injured, there is no excuse for that statistic for a club like St. George.
That is akin to hoisting the white flag.
If Johnston and the Board would deal with facts instead of excuses and fluff, they would sack this ring in and turn the page.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

McGregor is making it up as he stumbles along.
Coming out after the event and rationalizing Hunt's omission last week under the guise of "player welfare" just shows what an imposter he is.
If he was really that concerned about player welfare, he would have used the bench better over the last 4 5 seasons and not flogged our forwards to exhaustion playing his famous bush footy "Power Game".
What irks me more than anything else this year - after you cut through all BS and the excuses - is our defence.
Conceding an average of 24 points a game is an indefensible fact.
Even if half your team were injured, there is no excuse for that statistic for a club like St. George.
That is akin to hoisting the white flag.
If Johnston and the Board would deal with facts instead of excuses and fluff, they would sack this ring in and turn the page.

That’s right.

With the Souths game before you, on the eve of being slaughtered by your ex coach, I’m afraid to say it but in the modern Mary era

“ The Charity Shield is Saints grand final”

Souths get a roll on with cook et, a running Roberts and Murray backing up like Steve Menzies, and their passing game, Reynolds kicks...you are staring down the barrel of another catastrophic loss.

Anything less than a 3 try flogging by the rabbits would represent a marked improvement and cause for hearty celebration.

This is life under Mary.

 

[Dragsters]

Better backline than what we're putting out for this one. I'd swap Norman and Lomax but agree it would be interesting to see how Rava goes in the centres. If Rava misses a few tackles it's no different to what we have now but it appears he may have a passing game which would be a nice change.

Rava went alright for Fiji ay centre in the test match.

At least he can pass...

 

[Dragsters]

You know if mary had any brains and as he puts it Benny & Rav need a mental rest, why dont you rest them from training for a couple of weeks?. Playing 80 mins a week and a captains run would not hurt them.

Even though he said he was resting Rav yesterday I am not convinced that is how the 17 will start and that Rav still an outside chance to start...well I am hoping anyway. Dufty to 18th man Euie to bench to become a 10 minute a half battering ram for us instead of a 40 minute a half

I like this.

It minimises the turnstile effect to 10 minutes as well...

 

[This Year?]

Well game day has finally here and I'm #excited at the prospect of another loss against a traditional rival who really enjoys winning against us.