hybrid_tiger
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Tough away trip on Friday night to Kogarah.
Like us, the Dragons have some injury concerns and are not in the best of form.
I think we can beat them but they will not play as badly as they did on Saturday night which concerns me. There is surely no way they will turn in a performance like that two weeks in a row.
We need to:
a. Bomb the shit out of Kyle Stanley at fullback. He does not look very confident under the high ball. I suspect Soward will do the same to Humble.
b. Hope that Beau Scott is selected in the centres. He is not a centre and hasn't had a good game in the centres for years. He isn't fast enough in defense and stifles their attack when playing in the backline. We need to target him.
c. Our forwards need to step up and dominate. If Ellis is out I will not be confident of this happening at all.
d. Our kicking game needs to improve. Specifically our long kicking game. No more kicks straight down the throat of the opposition wingers and fullbacks. Perhaps "the biggest boot in the club" can try a kick or two? Wouldn't hurt.
e. Hornby has defended on the right side so far this year and nearly all tries have come down his side. He has normally been a decent defender but has been diabolical in the first two games. We need our left side switched on and direct alot of traffic down that side.
Like us, the Dragons have some injury concerns and are not in the best of form.
I think we can beat them but they will not play as badly as they did on Saturday night which concerns me. There is surely no way they will turn in a performance like that two weeks in a row.
We need to:
a. Bomb the shit out of Kyle Stanley at fullback. He does not look very confident under the high ball. I suspect Soward will do the same to Humble.
b. Hope that Beau Scott is selected in the centres. He is not a centre and hasn't had a good game in the centres for years. He isn't fast enough in defense and stifles their attack when playing in the backline. We need to target him.
c. Our forwards need to step up and dominate. If Ellis is out I will not be confident of this happening at all.
d. Our kicking game needs to improve. Specifically our long kicking game. No more kicks straight down the throat of the opposition wingers and fullbacks. Perhaps "the biggest boot in the club" can try a kick or two? Wouldn't hurt.
e. Hornby has defended on the right side so far this year and nearly all tries have come down his side. He has normally been a decent defender but has been diabolical in the first two games. We need our left side switched on and direct alot of traffic down that side.
