Round 2 v Cowboys

[Dragon David]

Forgot to check who's refereeing
That's not good.
Plenty of six agains for the cows.

Yes, no rub of the green for us so we have to execute everything perfectly.

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

Them in the news is a big worry.
They will come our steaming.

Hopefully like a steaming turd

 

[blacksafake]

I would on behalf of the forum like to thank Payton for bagging JT publicly in the week leading up to playing us
He runs for 200 metres a game against us on a normal day.

 

[LINESPEED]

I would on behalf of the forum like to thank Payton for bagging JT publicly in the week leading up to playing us
He runs for 200 metres a game against us on a normal day.

Deano’s probably passed on some of that ‘uncomfortable’ mess-with-their-heads-and-fu/ck-their-brains
McPsychobabble for Toddy to try

Don’t worry guys
Duff will win this one ( & quite a few more ) for us

....& will earn a new contract with us - as he deserves.

Just follow the half breaks Matt and you’ll light up the stadia
.....& some grumpy fans

C’mon fellas
Geeeezz
Lighten up
Get off his back

... for the Wistful Ones like me he’s the nearest we’ll come to another Reg Gasnier
(Reg’s weight 81kg)

PS
Our packs’ newfound energy will deal with JT
(or Rav if he decides to go wide)

 

[boardlumps62]

I'd rather see Vaughan and Kerr start in our prop rotation with Laurie as lock until De Belin becomes available. Alvaro and Faamausili as our bench props (with a note from Griffin showing their stats from round 1 and what he expects in round 2).

Until we do buy a suitable replacement for Frizell, I'd select Fuimaono on the right edge.

Bird is currently playing left centre purely because that is the most suitable position for him until is body is completely match fit. From what I saw in round 1, Bird has great potential to be our next Captain. Hunt so meek and mild just is not foreman material.

We have Milo coming from Nth Qld that fixes the prop (if he is a prop not and row) JDB after April hoping and yes Jack Bird would be Captain Material just need to tone it down when talking to Refs but can stick it into our players.

 

[SEAT 1A]

Very deliberate shot on Dufty, very cowardly too, from behind when he was being held by two others. Should get more than 3 weeks.

Cowardly is correct.

These type of shots only happen because it is very difficult for a square up.

Lawrie should have knocked him out and Ramien wouldn't do it again.

 

[TruSaint]

Lawrie should have knocked him out and Ramien wouldn't do it again.

Those days are gone, but agree.

At first it didn't look so bad. The reply shows otherwise. Could have done some serious damage.

 

[TruSaint]

I would on behalf of the forum like to thank Payton for bagging JT publicly in the week leading up to playing us
He runs for 200 metres a game against us on a normal day.

Depends on how players react mate.
Some take public criticism well, others may overplay their hand to prove a point.

Either way, JT is a wrecking ball. We knew that before the Payton spray. Just want to see 80 mins of commited footy and we should get the points.

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

JT out for the clash against us...

 

[TruSaint]

Taumalolo out a month with broken hand

Jason Taumaolo's rough start to the 2021 Telstra Premiership season has taken another hit with the Cowboys forward suffering a broken hand at training on Thursday.

Taumalolo will seek further medical advice before deciding the appropriate course of treatment but the club expects the Tongan wrecking ball to spend no more than a month on the sidelines.


It's capped a delicate week for Taumalolo, who was publicly question by Cowboys coach Todd Payten for a sub-par performance against the Panthers.

Taumalolo recorded some of the lowest figures of his career in the opening round loss at Panthers Stadium with Payten forced to defend his own decision to limit the powerhouse’s game time.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/18/taumalolo-out-a-month-with-broken-hand/

 

[TruSaint]

I would on behalf of the forum like to thank Payton for bagging JT publicly in the week leading up to playing us
He runs for 200 metres a game against us on a normal day.

Hey brother, no need to worry this week.

 

[RedVDave]

Taumalolo out a month with broken hand

Jason Taumaolo's rough start to the 2021 Telstra Premiership season has taken another hit with the Cowboys forward suffering a broken hand at training on Thursday.

Taumalolo will seek further medical advice before deciding the appropriate course of treatment but the club expects the Tongan wrecking ball to spend no more than a month on the sidelines.


It's capped a delicate week for Taumalolo, who was publicly question by Cowboys coach Todd Payten for a sub-par performance against the Panthers.

Taumalolo recorded some of the lowest figures of his career in the opening round loss at Panthers Stadium with Payten forced to defend his own decision to limit the powerhouse’s game time.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/18/taumalolo-out-a-month-with-broken-hand/

That's huge! Wow.

 

[SAP58]

Taumalolo out a month with broken hand

Jason Taumaolo's rough start to the 2021 Telstra Premiership season has taken another hit with the Cowboys forward suffering a broken hand at training on Thursday.

Taumalolo will seek further medical advice before deciding the appropriate course of treatment but the club expects the Tongan wrecking ball to spend no more than a month on the sidelines.


It's capped a delicate week for Taumalolo, who was publicly question by Cowboys coach Todd Payten for a sub-par performance against the Panthers.

Taumalolo recorded some of the lowest figures of his career in the opening round loss at Panthers Stadium with Payten forced to defend his own decision to limit the powerhouse’s game time.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/18/taumalolo-out-a-month-with-broken-hand/

There is a god....thank you !

 

[Dragon David]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/4a1d3b11ed02aeb8216eaeee675e9f18

JT out of Saturday nights game. If we cannot win now then it will not bode very well for the season.

 

[blacksafake]

Hey brother, no need to worry this week.

That’s a relief but knowing our luck Morgan will have his best game in years.

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

There is a god....thank you !

I don’t think his injury had much to do with Cody.

 

[Maddragon99]

I would on behalf of the forum like to thank Payton for bagging JT publicly in the week leading up to playing us
He runs for 200 metres a game against us on a normal day.

He can’t win the game alone though. Time for Hunt to stand up or are we still meant to be patient?

 

[redandwhite4evr]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/4a1d3b11ed02aeb8216eaeee675e9f18

JT out of Saturday nights game. If we cannot win now then it will not bode very well for the season.

Yes- we could never win when the other (and better) JT played either.

 

[redandwhite4evr]

At this time both Feagai boys are playing KOE Cup. Max is probably the advanced of the 2 and is more of a chance of playing NRL this year.
Williame seems to be the preferred option as the back-up left centre and maybe the coaches see more than we do in him. SSE is a specialist left centre but is behind Max imo at this stage, however, all these boys are suffering from basically no football last year.

I felt Max showed something in both attack and defence in the brief stints he had last year and against Souths in the Shield and is worth an extended try. One position where we've excelled at this club in the past has been centre so I would be bringing in Matt Cooper (if he's well enough) and Mark Gasnier to mentor the kid. Even Shaun Timmins played rep football at centre and is currently on the Academy coaching staff.

 

[Maddragon99]

I felt Max showed something in both attack and defence in the brief stints he had last year and against Souths in the Shield and is worth an extended try. One position where we've excelled at this club in the past has been centre so I would be bringing in Matt Cooper (if he's well enough) and Mark Gasnier to mentor the kid. Even Shaun Timmins played rep football at centre and is currently on the Academy coaching staff.

At some point around mid season Hook is going to have to decide if this a rebuild year or are we a genuine top 8 chance.

If it’s rebuild he should drop Dufty, Rava, JP & Norman. Put Ramsey to fullback, both Feagai’s on the left, Sloan to right wing, Sullivan to 5/8 & Bird to the backrow. Build the combinations so we can have a crack in 2022 with a strengthened forward pack.