Round 8 vs Tigers

[Ted bartolo]

Late in that 2nd half we saw what Amone can do. Needs to do it for full 80 mins.

Macca has a place in the team. He does a lot of defence but Bud needs 30 mins per game minimum.

Hunt is the man. McGuire, Suli and Molo I was also impressed with.

Just my opinion I would drop Suli

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Tigers winger touched it.

Yeah, I reckon he did. Should’ve been inconclusive

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Just my opinion I would drop Suli

Hahaha you’re kidding right?

 

[I'm Hornby]

Frustrating watching but great to see us grind out another hard fought win and now three on the trot.

Hook and the fellow coaching staff have done a great job turning the defence around as over the past 3 weeks we've gone from the worst defence in the comp to one of the best in terms of points conceded.

That McGuire 'hip drop' was complete bs and Leilua is a grub for laying down and then playing on for another 20 mins.

On the subject of Leilua, how many times does he get to hit the ball up without being called held and how many times does he have to knock it on before the refs call knock on? FMD

We're now equal sixth on points and 2 points out of the top 4 when many including our own forum members were thinking we'd get the spoon!

Big Game against Melbourne next week but for now the Saints juggernaut rolls on and we're three from three

OH WHEN THE SAINTS

 

[R&WTILLIDIE]

We need Sloan playing don’t we

Where would you put him?

 

[VodkaSaint]

Im Loving what Im seeing BUT aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
my heart cant take no more

 

[Willow]

That was a great win. We lost every stat except for the one that mattered. Our goal line defence was tremendous.
WT had field position, possession, metres gained, line breaks and the referee who gave them an 8-1 penalty count. The boys tackled their hearts out and have every reason to be proud.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

Moses Suli...

18 carries for 190 meters and 85 post contact meters...

Just imagine the damage he could do if we could give him a little more time and space...

Yes he really puts in doesnt he..as I said on here last week both our centres need earlier ball....one criticism I have of Suli 99% of the time when he receives the pill he cuts back inside to where the defense are waiting...would just like to see him run a bit more towards the sideline...having said that hes been a revelation in our backline

 

[DragonBorn95]

Tough defense.. we are building a very solid unit right now that was a will deserved win LETS GOOO

 

[baggygreen man]

But we need some creative attack as well

Been without it all season. Imagine how our scores would be if we had some creative players.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

I a

Not as bad as JWH last week and unlike his, no injury from it.

Shit call and he should get off...
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I agree shit call ...nothing to see here

 

[thebigredv]

Now I am not sure if I am confident to put Sloan in at 1 against Storm of all matches but there should be another swap now that we can stick with

1.Mbye
6. Sullivan - no nerves with this guy, will bring dimension in halves
7. Hunt
9. McCullough - needs to be phased out soon though but will need his tackles against the Storm
11. Bird

14. Amone

Not too radical but I think Sullivan came in and has done more than Junior in that one game.

 

[baggygreen man]

Macca has a place in the team.

No he does not. Has to be the slowest dummy half in the comp. And dont over rate his defense either. Last time I looked there were three blokes that have put in more tackles for the season. When is Griffin going to move Hunt to hooker or promote Muhlheisen

 

[SaintElroy]

Next week is going to hurt

 

[Gold_Coast Dragon]

Burgess and McCullough cannot defend together on the middle. Slow and slower.

 

[FlameThrower]

For mine DD, he was slipping off the tackle and grasping. It’s not your classic hip drop.

You’d like to think given JWH had nothing to worry about, Moose won’t either but his name and the colours he wears might see a different outcome.

But, but , we are the Dragons so expect Moose to get 2 weeks.

 

[baggygreen man]

Keep saying Griffin has his spine wrong. Amone fullback, Sloan 5/8, (better playmaker than either Junior, Bird or Hunt) Sullivan half, Hunt 9. Mbye 14 the position he was brought here to play. No chance of this happening as Griffin does not have a clue.

 

[rasaint]

What a joke was the early penalty against Molo for a terrific front on tackle. That was a ref looking for something, even a genuine top tackle.

8 - 1 penalty count.

6 again 3-1 I understand.

Starigh forward escort by Brooks on Lomax. Bunker said no. Last bomb was clearly touched by Tigers winger. The Bunker bloke said ‘no touch’ like he really believes it. Yeah yeah. Everyone knew it was touched by Tigs player. No way McGuire hip dropped Suli. In fact as he lost his footing he was trying to miss Leilua’s leg which had been placed sideways by Leila. That really heralded what was to happen from there?

Did the Dragons get payback today after Hook’s criticism last week.

Oh lastly Mybe is playing well. caughtmany high balls missed one and let one bounce. Returned well and stopped a sure try by Hastings as well as two runaways.

 

[jeffdragon]

Is that right Jeff? Moose on report? How did it look? I missed it.

He was around the hip.
But he didnt swing him around.
David because of his record he might get time off.
Then two came over the top.
Reviewed by bunker.
Because Luciano stayed down there was a penalty .
He played on but last week Hargraves got off scot free and we lost Sua for 2 months.

 

[Gold_Coast Dragon]

Speaking of radical moves. Amone fullback, Sloan 5/8, (better playmaker than either Junior, Bird or Bunt) Sullivan half, Bunt 9. Perhaps try that combo next time we are on a losing run.

Mbye has been outstanding at FB. If we had halves that communicated their ideas to other players he would be scoring more as well.