Round 5 v Parramatta Eels

[John moz]

Dean young needs to go our defence against lower teams doesn't cut it in the Nrl. Need to change to our coaching staff.

 

[Ghostrider22]

Yes bud and its not doing my health any good ......when was the last time we felt comfortable even with a sizeable lead.....can't remember...probably 2010......I m not confident even when we have a bye......I keep reading the ladder for days

I haven’t been comfortable since Coach left in 2011, and footy has been shit

 

[VodkaSaint]

O the kick out did not cost us the game…Devlin giving away a stupid penalty 30m out cost us the game….the same penalty he gave away last week…. Sloan not scoring the try which 99% of first grade wingers would have scored…. Klemmer dropping the ball from kickoff allowing eels to score on next set….these things cost us the game… not Illiaa

you forgot Cook got caught on the last and gave Parramatta a Golden opportunity to come back, putting pressure on us again , The eels should have been working the ball back from there own back end, instead they where celebrating a try!!! Bloody Cook, our team captain

 

[thebigredv]

you forgot Cook got caught on the last and gave Parramatta a Golden opportunity to come back, putting pressure on us again , The eels should have been working the ball back from there own back end, instead they where celebrating a try!!! Bloody Cook, our team captain

Cook has not got a pass mark from me. Drop the captaincy and start him from the bench.

Next year, Atkinson/Glover/LKT in the halves and Liddle and Flanagan can share the hooking role.

We shouldn't sign old players who have lost the passion.

 

[OneEyedDragon]

I'm pretty sure one of the unforgivable sins is "halfback kicking it out on the full from their own half during Golden Point".

It's not al Illias's fault, but the team just can't blow 12 point leads all the time. Where is the leadership when we need it?

 

[VodkaSaint]

Cook has not got a pass mark from me. Drop the captaincy and start him from the bench.

Next year, Atkinson/Glover/LKT in the halves and Liddle and Flanagan can share the hooking role.

We shouldn't sign old players who have lost the passion.

Same here , Cook has been our undoing

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

I'm pretty sure one of the unforgivable sins is "halfback kicking it out on the full from their own half during Golden Point".

It's not al Illias's fault, but the team just can't blow 12 point leads all the time. Where is the leadership when we need it?

Haven't seen a replay as yet, but when the player played the ball, there was no dummy half Couchman/Stewart (not sure who) rushed into dummy half and passed to Ilias who kicked the ball out, with no dummy half to pass the ball straight away to Ilias that costs us precious seconds which allowed the defence to pressure Ilias, small 1% cost us and stupid errors on top of that..

 

[I'm Hornby]

Gutho was your best player today Nepotism is going to be Flannos downfall.

Dragons need halves but Flannos won't get rid of his son..

Can we swap coaches?

 

[I'm Hornby]

Dragons missed their chances, this illustrates how far off the top teams we are..

Sorry mate, how are the eels are top team?
We should've won and won well today but alas another inspid performance from a directionless, very poorly coached side.

Your man Flanagan needs to be moved on with haste and we can then begin to climb out from this deep ditch he is digging for our once great club.

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

I was at the game and thought it was just a well fought, entertaining game of football.
Neither team went away, both teams played their guts out.
Dragons missed their chances, this illustrates how far off the top teams we are.
Gutho made overlaps all day for the backs but they couldn’t ice the tries.
Wrong result but a good game of footy.

Was also at the game. Agreed with everything you said. Dragons should’ve won that easily. They just keep shooting themsleves in the foot.

 

[sammymills]

Chat GPT telling me last time we won in golden point was 2012. Sounds about right?

 

[redV06]

LKT needs to be in this team, Flanno & Illias are slow & predictable… everyone can see it.

 

[56to66]

Chat GPT telling me last time we won in golden point was 2012. Sounds about right?

This is since 2012 thanks to the Chatbox. Quite diabolical and embarrassing to the great Red V

Team	Wins	Losses
Melbourne Storm	224	88
Sydney Roosters	211	101
South Sydney Rabbitohs	200	112
Penrith Panthers	195	117
Cronulla Sharks	183	129
Brisbane Broncos	181	131
North Queensland Cowboys	173	139
Parramatta Eels	171	141
Canberra Raiders	167	145
Manly Sea Eagles	160	152
Newcastle Knights	135	177
St George Illawarra Dragons	131	181
Canterbury Bulldogs	129	183
Wests Tigers	112	200
New Zealand Warriors	110	202
Gold Coast Titans	106	206

 

[jeffdragon]

Should be 3-1.
1-3.
Ct stupid error.
Iongi try Lane stops in the line .
Nothing given.
.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

you forgot Cook got caught on the last and gave Parramatta a Golden opportunity to come back, putting pressure on us again , The eels should have been working the ball back from there own back end, instead they where celebrating a try!!! Bloody Cook, our team captain

Yes if memory serves me correct he was caught twice on the 5th when he took Suli place a few games back

 

[BIG RIG]

Hame Sele has injured himself again Surley Flanno sits him down and has a hard talk to him about his future

Tom Eisenhuth has another hia aswell so looks like immediate retirement is near

 

[since77]

Chat GPT telling me last time we won in golden point was 2012. Sounds about right?

The last golden point win I actually remember (so I could be missing one or some) was the Ewan Aitken intercept against Canberra. It speaks volumes that it was a fluke intercept and if not for that we undoubtedly would never have played smart enough to win by kicking a field goal.
Golden point is always a depressing prospect as a Dragon's fan.

 

[I'm Hornby]

12 in front kick a field goal and make them score 3 times ffs

We didn’t do it against Souths and lost

We didn’t do it today and lost

Poor game management and ooor coaching.

Your assessment is entirely accurate. However, as some of our most prominent Flanagan apologists have already emphasized:
1) They were physically present at the game—an assertion they seem to believe endows them with superior post-match analytical prowess, though the reasoning behind this remains unclear.
2) They contend it was a fiercely contested, high-caliber match—apparently oblivious to the fact that our team’s completion rate languished at a modest 73%.
3) They argue that the Eels are a formidable top-tier side, and regrettably, we lack the capacity to compete with such elite teams.

Most perplexing, however, is that these apologists escape scrutiny unscathed; their illogical assertions go unchallenged.

 

[thebigredv]

This is since 2012 thanks to the Chatbox. Quite diabolical and embarrassing to the great Red V

Team	Wins	Losses
Melbourne Storm	224	88
Sydney Roosters	211	101
South Sydney Rabbitohs	200	112
Penrith Panthers	195	117
Cronulla Sharks	183	129
Brisbane Broncos	181	131
North Queensland Cowboys	173	139
Parramatta Eels	171	141
Canberra Raiders	167	145
Manly Sea Eagles	160	152
Newcastle Knights	135	177
St George Illawarra Dragons	131	181
Canterbury Bulldogs	129	183
Wests Tigers	112	200
New Zealand Warriors	110	202
Gold Coast Titans	106	206

Currrently Bulldogs and Warriors 1st and 2nd and Tigers and Titans also ahead of us.
It proves we are as bad as we feel we are.

 

[hewi]

Sorry mate, how are the eels are top team?
We should've won and won well today but alas another inspid performance from a directionless, very poorly coached side.

Your man Flanagan needs to be moved on with haste and we can then begin to climb out from this deep ditch he is digging for our once great club.

f**k off you imbecile