Round 5 vs Bulldogs

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Any news on Vaughn? Did he get injured?

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Great win but let’s see the Dragons put in a similar performance against the likes of Melbourne, the Chooks and Souths before suffering the annual bout of premature jubilation.

The team is capable, however, it’s still undetermined whether it can match it stride-for-stride with the top sides

Remember, Canterbury are simply rubbish this year.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Not today.

He had 182 metres running without a single line break.

Purely from runs and kick returns.

Solid effort and ran harder than I’ve ever seen him.

The two Dragons’ fans behind me would disagree with you.

 

[Dragonsamy]

Great win today every player did his job.
But Manly will be tough so let go boys

 

[giboz71]

Great win but let’s see the Dragons put in a similar performance against the likes of Melbourne, the Chooks and Souths before suffering the annual bout of premature jubilation.

The team is capable, however, it’s still undetermined whether it can match it stride-for-stride with the top sides

Remember, Canterbury are simply rubbish this year.

Yeh maybe so.

But we beat them by 36 more points than the Melbourne Storm did last week.

 

[Brutalitops]

Dogs weren't bad for the opening 10. We beat them into submission in a hard fought back and forth and then broke them open

 

[Dragsters]

Any news on Vaughn? Did he get injured?

Got his ankle twisted in a hit up and said he heard a crack.

Went off and then it came good but just couldn't get back on as we were out of interchanges.

Sounds like good news...

 

[chowiesplatterpoo2]

Have a look at the tries in the highlights. Ben Hunt is in everything but the try off the scrum. He is a freak,worth every cent.

 

[FlameThrower]

Super proud of the my beloved Dragons! Everyone clicked and this was the best team performance all year. Hunt was awesome and he thrives on confidence.
Our defence was great and we our kept our cool when we had a string of calls against us. Credit to Coach and a staff for getting the boys up for this one!

 

[West coast dragon]

Some excellent passages of play
Some excellent defence
Some excellent combinations
Some excellent tries
Some excellent performances by most of the maligned players
Excellent cameo from Lomax
But don’t underestimate how shit the Bulldogs were as I think they played their GF last week
Dogs were diabolical and they will have a very long season indeed.

tend to agree on most of that except Melbourne didn’t show enough respect and when that happens upsets happen

 

[Willow]

We were robbed. Should have scored at least 50.

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Got his ankle twisted in a hit up and said he heard a crack.

Went off and then it came good but just couldn't get back on as we were out of interchanges.

Sounds like good news...

Thanks mate...phew!

 

[hewi]

Bring on the chooks and ANZAC day, how I would love to see them well and truly plucked.

 

[kit66]

Great win but let’s see the Dragons put in a similar performance against the likes of Melbourne, the Chooks and Souths before suffering the annual bout of premature jubilation.

The team is capable, however, it’s still undetermined whether it can match it stride-for-stride with the top sides

Remember, Canterbury are simply rubbish this year.

I remember seeing a post almost identical to this last year ???

I don't think you're giving the boys enough credit for this win. It was based on a high level of commitment in defence right across the park and simple but effective game control from our halves, something that's mostly eluded us until now. The doggies didn't have a chance against that. Most teams would have folded under that pressure. We also diffused all of their attacking kicks and there were plenty of those. Great effort from the boys, they keep that up and we stay in the 8.

 

[WepnutV]

Tend to agree we've looked a lot shaper without him but it doesn't hurt to have the option there.

Yea true he will be a good replacement if someone gets injured

 

[kit66]

Terrific effort today, won the game on defence with a thick 7 try layer of icing, pretty to watch.
Thought the refs were very ordinary letting the Dogs lay all over us close to their line and letting Lewis get away with leg pulls, interfering in the ruck and forward passes. Their linesmen were useless as well.

Everyone played really well, Hunt, Norman, Lafai and Vaughan standouts with Graham and McInnes providing the backbone. T.Sims looks to be getting back to top form almost and Host and Leilua continue to impress. I'd like to see Lawrie run straight and hard and hit the line with some leg drive instead of running sideways and submitting for the quick play the ball ( which isn't working anyway, he has the slowest play the ball behind Hunt ). I noticed on a couple of occasions we had opportunities through the middle but went wide out of habit, I think Widdop would have seen these - twice it opened up like Sydney Heads but we missed it.
Very Happy with this win against the Doggies, it'll make my working week a lot more pleasant, one of my workmates is a mouthy dogs supporter and I owe him for last year. Thanks boys.

 

[The Damo]

Dogs weren't bad for the opening 10. We beat them into submission in a hard fought back and forth and then broke them open

This is true. The Dogs effort was there to start with. The team just beat it out of them. Vaughan, Frizz, graham and Lawrie all smashed them up for the opening 20.
JP and Rava were both immense in getting our sets started right.

 

[Overseas dragon]

Yes nice to see our wingers get the ball rolling Mikaele ravalawa improving every week certainly made the bullfrogs new super winger look ordinary. GO THE BIG RED V and what a great pack we have gives HUNT and NORMAN a nice platform. .....

 

[Mark D]

Mediocre competition but still it’s the defence which is most pleasing... defend like warriors and you’ll win most games

 

[getsmarty]

Dragons press conference

https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/nrl/press-conferences/dragons-press-conference!726673