Round 6 v GC Titans

[sammymills]

@Baggygreenman I meant lawrie, because he barely played him last year and started shopping him around

 

[justadragon]

Well, here we go, I said I would make no predictions about tomorrow, I hope the Dragons win and it wouldn't surprise me if they lost. The only thing good about taking a loss is it hasn't f#@ked my weekend totally, I still have Sat and Sun to dream about a premiership

 

[Slippery Morris]

Saints will be consistent. Either win and make it like last year win one lose the next week. Or be consistently bad and the Titans will wait for the last 20 and put on a few tries to win the game. I hope the only time Blake gets on the field is at half time running up and down it to warm up. Would he be able to run the full length of the field do you think or catch an Uber.

I am really hoping that Flanno makes late change and promotes LTP and drops Lawrie as well as brings in Finau and drops Sloan or Tui.

 

[getsmarty]

Money try celebration could return if Dragons hit form

St George Illawarra winger Christian Tuipulotu says he'll bring back his money try celebration at the right time, but wants to focus on winning games first.

au.news.yahoo.com

 

[getsmarty]

Flano's Final Word: Round 6

Hear from Shane Flanagan in the lead-up to the squad's Round 6 clash with the Titans at WIN.

www.dragons.com.au

 

[chowiesplatterpoo2]

Thats why his nickname is"the Nothing" yelling "go the Nothing" at games is something.

Ha, I named him 'The Nothing' a few years ago. It was an ongoing joke I had with my mates, and I mentioned it here a few times. I'm glad it has stuck. It is appropriate even when he is doing well in his role.

 

[redv13]

Saints will be consistent. Either win and make it like last year win one lose the next week. Or be consistently bad and the Titans will wait for the last 20 and put on a few tries to win the game. I hope the only time Blake gets on the field is at half time running up and down it to warm up. Would he be able to run the full length of the field do you think or catch an Uber.

I am really hoping that Flanno makes late change and promotes LTP and drops Lawrie as well as brings in Finau and drops Sloan or Tui.

I don’t get the drop Tui that people in here bang on about. I’d be dropping Sloan for Finau way before dropping Tui

 

[jeffdragon]

Well, here we go, I said I would make no predictions about tomorrow, I hope the Dragons win and it wouldn't surprise me if they lost. The only thing good about taking a loss is it hasn't f#@ked my weekend totally, I still have Sat and Sun to dream about a premiership

I watched first half last week as I played soccer.
We won our game only to come home to see us lose .
Same tomorrow we are playing at 7pm.
Then see the first half but hope to get a win at the Gong also.

 

[TheRev]

CT is our 2nd best winger atm, so he is on one of the flanks for now.. he has to keep it up though.. he hasnt really been tested under much way of high ball.. so imo he's had a bit of a free pass... if he gets exposed then who knows.. im not in love with him though, but I dont think Feagai/Lawson are better options... Sione the only real option and he probably takes Sloans spot.

I think if Sloan doesnt have a 6/10 or better game tomorrow.. then he will be dropped.. that kid gets some chances though.. SFinau I assume drops back to NSW Cup this week, he didnt even play last week as 18th man.

 

[Get2dachopper!]

I’d be having JDB, Klemmer, Luc and LPT as my prop rotations.
Couchman to anchor at 13, he should be able to play 80 minutes. The young kids sharing the second row duties with Sua.

 

[Saints Forever]

I like the thought of Luc to front row in 2 bursts of 15-20 minutes each

Klemmer
Coachman
LPT

JDB & Stewart to share 13

Egan to start

Latu to join the pack rotation asap

 

[bathtime]

Ha, I named him 'The Nothing' a few years ago. It was an ongoing joke I had with my mates, and I mentioned it here a few times. I'm glad it has stuck. It is appropriate even when he is doing well in his role.

when the poo splatters if often sticks

 

[SnowDragon]

I’m actually hoping LPT gets a late swap over with Lawrie.

even if I was hoping he would come good, it’s not yet happening, and a short stint by big Loko has more chance to be effective

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

Really interesting going back thru the stats of the last game to provide some context for tonight’s game

as we are all seeing / our two 20 yr old forwards and our 21 year old forwards are still getting a stack of game time.

Couchmen 70mins
Stewart 40mins
Egan 54mins

I mean vs

JDB 58mins
Luc 49mins
Klem 38mins
Lawrie 18mins

I’m not sure if it is sustainable for such young forwards to carry the load as iinjuries tend to niggle at the most hardened forwards through out a season.

If Ryan wasn’t injured we would have seeing 4 players in our pack 20/20/21/21 yrs of age - I mean that is insane vs any other NRL team.

that is an incredible show of faith by our coaching dept

It’s bloody scary that our experienced forwards /well some / are not showing enough to warrant saying out there longer

I’m hoping at the very least that

couchmen x 2
Stewart
Egan
LPT
Latu
Halangahu

are truly making up the core of our pack for many years in addition to a few hard edged experienced players

 

[Lovemedragons]

Really interesting going back thru the stats of the last game to provide some context for tonight’s game

as we are all seeing / our two 20 yr old forwards and our 21 year old forwards are still getting a stack of game time.

Couchmen 70mins
Stewart 40mins
Egan 54mins

I mean vs

JDB 58mins
Luc 49mins
Klem 38mins
Lawrie 18mins

I’m not sure if it is sustainable for such young forwards to carry the load as iinjuries tend to niggle at the most hardened forwards through out a season.

If Ryan wasn’t injured we would have seeing 4 players in our pack 20/20/21/21 yrs of age - I mean that is insane vs any other NRL team.

that is an incredible show of faith by our coaching dept

It’s bloody scary that our experienced forwards /well some / are not showing enough to warrant saying out there longer

I’m hoping at the very least that

couchmen x 2
Stewart
Egan
LPT
Latu
Halangahu

are truly making up the core of our pack for many years in addition to a few hard edged experienced players

these stats are very interesting, I hope these young guys come through the season successfully, they are our pathway out, given no one decent wants to sign with us.

 

[baggygreen man]

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[baggygreen man]

Luc 49mins

Yet to show he is a must as our long term edgie. All those mins for such a moderate work rate, just dont cut it. Get him in our middle and put him to work to earn his 500K salary.

 

[baggygreen man]

Lke to see Flanno show some imagination and try out Suli on the edge.

 

[getsmarty]

1	Clint Gutherson (c)	Sponsored by Property Place Agency
2	Tyrell Sloan	Sponsored by Efex
3	Moses Suli	Sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports
4	Valentine Holmes	Sponsored by Floormania
5	Christian Tuipulotu	Sponsored by Wollongong City Jetski
6	Kyle Flanagan	Sponsored by South Coast Remedial
7	Lachlan Ilias	Sponsored by Bill & Toni’s Restaurant
8	Toby Couchman	Sponsored by HWLE Lawyers
9	Damien Cook (c)	Sponsored by Remara
10	David Klemmer	Sponsored by Squadron Energy
11	Luciano Leilua	Sponsored by St George Leagues Club
12	Jaydn Su’A	Sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
13	Jack de Belin	Sponsored by UTECH
14	Jacob Liddle	Sponsored by Classic Sportswear
15	Blake Lawrie	Sponsored by AGS Structural
16	Hamish Stewart	Sponsored by TripADeal
17	Dylan Egan	Sponsored by CHiQ
18	Mathew Feagai
22	Loko Pasifiki Tonga
COACH	Shane Flanagan	Sponsored by Deicorp

NRL 24-Hour Update: Round 6 v Titans

Head Coach Shane Flanagan has updated his squad to face the Gold Coast Titans at WIN Stadium in Round 6.

www.dragons.com.au

 

[Old Timer]

CT is our 2nd best winger atm, so he is on one of the flanks for now.. he has to keep it up though.. he hasnt really been tested under much way of high ball.. so imo he's had a bit of a free pass... if he gets exposed then who knows.. im not in love with him though, but I dont think Feagai/Lawson are better options... Sione the only real option and he probably takes Sloans spot.

I think if Sloan doesnt have a 6/10 or better game tomorrow.. then he will be dropped.. that kid gets some chances though.. SFinau I assume drops back to NSW Cup this week, he didnt even play last week as 18th man.

If C T is our 2nd best winger who is our best?