Round 24 vs Souths

[getsmarty]

Rabbitohs v Dragons: Shaq in for Burgess; Lomax, Molo sidelined

Tipped by many to be a premiership contender in 2023 the Rabbitohs find themselves in a scrap just to make the top eight and they face a danger game against old foes the Dragons.

www.nrl.com

 

[denis preston]

really running out of troops. Why is it our best players are injured and our worst are available ! ! !

 

[Como Connection]

Goal kicker!
CC

 

[getsmarty]

Game day guide: Round 24 v Rabbitohs

The St George Illawarra Dragons will meet the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Saturday, August 12th at Barlow Park, Cairns. This is your game day guide.

www.dragons.com.au

 

[Saints Forever]

Great to see both the Coachman brothers in the 17

within 12 months they will be mainstays of the pack.

Hunt or Sloan to be the goal kicker ?

Lord help us.

 

[Jeremy Dragon]

Put Tamale in there and lets see what he has.

He has attack zero defence

 

[jeffdragon]

At least 7 fg out.
No goalkicker.
We have been hit by the unlucky stick.
Bad enough we get ripped by the nrl.

 

[Wolfgang90]

This could be a good old flogging. If the boys are still within 2 tries in the last 10 mins, I'm going to consider it as a win

 

[Jim Dragons]

The game has become soft redv13. Tackles around the legs used to be what is taught to you when you were a kid, ball and all tackles are taught to you as you are growing up (like Steve Rogers - who was great at this type of tackle), the list goes on. I've said it before - just play touch and then giggle tee hee!!

There is a simple solution. At the moment there is no reward for Legs tackles... but the time allowed for players to stand and dance in "catch & hold" tackles is a reward - hence coaches teach Catch & Hold. So reward Legs tackles...
I listen to sports ears at the ground... l am so over "dominant" tackles and "surrender" tackles. Also over players moving off the mark to play the ball and refs calling "marker not square"... So I suggest that they trial:
1) Rewarding Legs tackles with a "Legs" call and the player is given time to get to marker... if they take to long "Play On"...
2) No dominant or surrender tackles anymore. Surrender tackles actually stop wrestle and speed up the game (not that the game needs much more speed).
3) Players not rewarded for moving off the mark... stop play and send them back. If a player does it twice... final warning... then penalise the player (when a team looses the ball they will get the message quick enough).

The NRL could trial these rules in a few games coming up - West V Redc (R25); East V West (R26); Bull V Manly(R26); Manly V West (R27); GC V Bull (R27) all have no impact on top 8.

 

[Rocket Rod]

This could be a good old flogging. If the boys are still within 2 tries in the last 10 mins, I'm going to consider it as a win

Keep the faith
The young forwards are starting to remind me of bath’s babes
The worm will turn. Haa
Ps it’s a shame Zac is out

 

[blacksafake]

really running out of troops. Why is it our best players are injured and our worst are available ! ! !

Murphys bloody law

 

[sammymills]

Can anyone explain to me why we have Murdoch Masila at lock and not one of the couchmans? They remind me of hound JDB’s

 

[Nanadragon]

Gould comes out and calls Souths a lazy team. Won't that fire them up!!
Thanks Gus!

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

Gould comes out and calls Souths a lazy team. Won't that fire them up!

I wouldn't worry too much. It would only fire them up if they bothered listening to him, and if they respected his opinion. Both are pretty unlikely.

 

[Rocket Rod]

Murphys bloody law

Great to see both the Coachman brothers in the 17

within 12 months they will be mainstays of the pack.

Hunt or Sloan to be the goal kicker ?

Lord help us.

Yes they remind me of the Wynn brothers
Let’s hope one of them doesn’t get poached like Peter was

 

[Rocket Rod]

really running out of troops. Why is it our best players are injured and our worst are available ! ! !

That’s because the better players try harder!

 

[blacksafake]

That’s because the better players try harder!

Just like race horses

 

[Rocket Rod]

Just like race horses

Exactly !
I’m a racing enthusiast are you too?

 

[TruSaint]

There is a simple solution. At the moment there is no reward for Legs tackles... but the time allowed for players to stand and dance in "catch & hold" tackles is a reward - hence coaches teach Catch & Hold. So reward Legs tackles...
I listen to sports ears at the ground... l am so over "dominant" tackles and "surrender" tackles. Also over players moving off the mark to play the ball and refs calling "marker not square"... So I suggest that they trial:
1) Rewarding Legs tackles with a "Legs" call and the player is given time to get to marker... if they take to long "Play On"...
2) No dominant or surrender tackles anymore. Surrender tackles actually stop wrestle and speed up the game (not that the game needs much more speed).
3) Players not rewarded for moving off the mark... stop play and send them back. If a player does it twice... final warning... then penalise the player (when a team looses the ball they will get the message quick enough).

The NRL could trial these rules in a few games coming up - West V Redc (R25); East V West (R26); Bull V Manly(R26); Manly V West (R27); GC V Bull (R27) all have no impact on top 8.

Well said Jim.

Some very sound ideas.

 

[blacksafake]

Exactly !
I’m a racing enthusiast are you too?

I am.
Used to be involved a bit in the trotting game many moons ago.