Round 8 vs Roosters

[Das Hassler]

If we can't sign any for this year, put Leilua in the middle

Working hard, how long do you think he'd last there ...more than 2 x15 min stints?

 

[KogarahWarrior]

Dragons pack weak no meters and kick chase the worst in the Nrl

Speaking of kick chase, you know what I don't understand? Why we do short dropouts. Nobody jumps for the f**king ball anyway

 

[JubileeJeffro]

Sadly it was as bad as last year. Forwards rolled both times, halves with poor kicking games and built no pressure. Dropped balls and stupid penalties meant we had to do way too much defending early. It was a lame performance

 

[Old Timer]

Games like today when our thin veneer is removed show us for what we actually are both in terms of players & style.

Slow, clueless, ponderous, clueless, lazy, impotent, clueless, unimaginative, directionless did I say clueless are all appropriate plus a few others I suspect.

A couple of wins against good sides always seems to shift the scales to the positive side and the fan base try hard to keep it there despite the obvious and glaring negatives.

Despite the poor roster issues we should be better than the tripe we serve up in important games like today.

For all those that were cock a hoop over the Manly & Storm games and professing how much we have turned a corner & improved please explain todays abysmal effort?

We can beat a good team occasionally and we do beat good teams that have an off day but we do those things sparingly and should not treat them or think of them as being indicative of our play.

We play too poorly too often to suggest we are well coached.

 

[jeffdragon]

Games like today when our thin veneer is removed show us for what we actually are both in terms of players & style.

Slow, clueless, ponderous, clueless, lazy, impotent, clueless, unimaginative, directionless did I say clueless are all appropriate plus a few others I suspect.

A couple of wins against good sides always seems to shift the scales to the positive side and the fan base try hard to keep it there despite the obvious and glaring negatives.

Despite the poor roster issues we should be better than the tripe we serve up in important games like today.

For all those that were cock a hoop over the Manly & Storm games and professing how much we have turned a corner & improved please explain todays abysmal effort?

We can beat a good team occasionally and we do beat good teams that have an off day but we do those things sparingly and should not treat them or think of them as being indicative of our play.

We play too poorly too often to suggest we are well coached.

Today was full of hope we turned the corner bur the team looked lost.

For me nothing has changed its the same shit different year.

Is there a harder team to follow than us in the NRL?

 

[Mitty266]

Today was full of hope we turned the corner bur the team looked lost.

For me nothing has changed its the same shit different year.

Is there a harder team to follow than us in the NRL?

Yes, watching the knights is proper chopsticks through your eyes material

 

[jeffdragon]

Yes, watching the knights is proper chopsticks through your eyes material

But they have made the 8 in the last few years.
More than the shit we seem to dish out.

 

[Old Timer]

Today was full of hope we turned the corner bur the team looked lost.

For me nothing has changed its the same shit different year.

Is there a harder team to follow than us in the NRL?

We make a rod for our own back by jumping to conclusions.

We do it with our juniors, we do it with our signings and we are doing it with S F as well.

Reality is a hard thing to accept when you love something too much even when it fails you.

 

[jeffdragon]

We make a rod for our own back by jumping to conclusions.

We do it with our juniors, we do it with our signings and we are doing it with S F as well.

Reality is a hard thing to accept when you love something too much even when it fails you.

I knew our halves and forwards were a worry.
Poor recruitment to fix those areas.
Relying on our juniors I dont agree with.

We need seasoned players.
Maybe Flano Sr is not going to work.

Too many times he said last year floggings won't happen.
The management has run this club into the ground .

 

[VodkaSaint]

Who the phuk compared Elies to Reynolds and
Let him for this phuken Punk

 

[56to66]

Here’s a table summarizing the win-loss record for all NRL teams in regular-season games from 2012 to 2024:

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

St Merge Illawarra Drags on, are still crap, with more NRL teams to come, OMG.

 

[VodkaSaint]

My Arse still hurts
That was vicious

 

[shiloh dc]

Was at game in an elevated position so could see lots of the structure (or lack thereof) .
Key points -
1. We don't have any Alpha forwards - why on earth did we buy Klemmer and Gouler. They are Beta tapes?
2. Our defence moves up 1-2 steps but not in a straight line. The Roosters defence were moving up 3-4 steps in straight-line and tackle in 3's. Roosters like nearly all other teams so far this year make easy metres against us in attack.
3. Our halves whilst sort of reasonable in defence offer ZERO in attack. They do not challenge the line and heavily telegraph their offloads.
4. Ilias's kicking game is predictable and mediocre. Makes Ben Hunt's kicking game look like Lionel Messi's. He needs to be pensioned to Super League immediately.
5. When Ilias kicked short no Dragons players put pressure on the Rooster catchers.
6. Finau is susceptible under the high ball. Nunawading burnt him badly on the outside at one stage.
7. Our backs appear just too small when returning the ball and all to frequently are pushed back.
8. Suli has no idea how to set up his winger with an overlap. He has zero footwork. 24 Tries in 145 games is horrific metrics.
9. There was a decent representation of Dragon supporters out there today. We had a teen girl attending her first game. On the way home she admitted she has no desire to attend any more Dragon games. So sad!
10. The Roosters gave away a brand new BYD Shark 4 wheel drive to one of their supporters. They also gave out inflatable clapping sticks.

Sadly the Dragons are off the pace in all aspects of the game both on and off the field.

 

[thebigredv]

My Arse still hurts
That was vicious

But did you enjoy the football at least?

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

#10, Maybe we can give away a Wind Turbine at our next Wollongong home game..

 

[twinkletoes]

Dragons do not deserve the Anzac Day match any longer…the no contests over the past few years is a poor advertisement for rugby league in front of sell out crowds… a total embarrassment for the code

 

[SAP58]

Groan, downhearted, dismayed, sad, dispirited, let down & depressed. What a way to start the weekend !

 

[Jersey No 14]

Limp.
And to quote Jessie Ventura - slack jawed.
And it cost me $150.

And Flano should make a game shop out of that effort.
Put all their names (including his son) on a chocolate wheel.
Spin it. Whoever names comes up - there are sent back to park football.

And that game may well be it.
I have a great life to live - without them limp dragons.

 

[twinkletoes]

Games like today when our thin veneer is removed show us for what we actually are both in terms of players & style.

Slow, clueless, ponderous, clueless, lazy, impotent, clueless, unimaginative, directionless did I say clueless are all appropriate plus a few others I suspect.

A couple of wins against good sides always seems to shift the scales to the positive side and the fan base try hard to keep it there despite the obvious and glaring negatives.

Despite the poor roster issues we should be better than the tripe we serve up in important games like today.

For all those that were cock a hoop over the Manly & Storm games and professing how much we have turned a corner & improved please explain todays abysmal effort?

We can beat a good team occasionally and we do beat good teams that have an off day but we do those things sparingly and should not treat them or think of them as being indicative of our play.

We play too poorly too often to suggest we are well coached.

SF will not take this team to a GF let alone the top 4… and to think our juniors are the future is fanciful given that our best are starting to leave for more attractive options

 

[Ghostrider22]

Evening Everyone
This afternoon was a pathetic effort, for all us Dragons fans that had to put up with this shit show so disappointing we have to put up was this shit, when will this team every play consistently, our forwards are soft, our halves or should I say we are just f**ked cause no one turned up to play.