hindy111
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At times yes. But I think we can get a few more miles out of it.
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Given Manly will be in the dumps for a while, DCE should take the money and run.
Luai actually plays a very limited role compared to our halves, but he is great at it. I don't think he's worth as much as Moses or Drown, even though he's an Origin player. Our halves both play parts of Cleary's role. Drown is the strong defender who gets the ball more often and closer to the ruck, while Moses is the primary kicker. At Penrith Cleary does both of these things. Luai is just a run threat on the left side of the field, similar to Moses on the right, but stronger and without the kicking game. I think without Kikau outside him Luai will have fewer opportunities to dummy and step back inside. Defenders will be able to pay him more attention without Kikau to worry about.
Running through reserve grade standard defences isn't what coaches are looking for at that level, it's the effort areas that are required in the NRL.
It wasn't the grand final that was so impressive, it was the back-to-back minor premierships. Over that many games coaching is a big factor. Come finals time there's too few games and so luck plays more of a role. Interestingly in '09 and '11 (under Bennett) they were 0 from 4 in the finals. In 2010 they won 3 from 3. All up Bennett's finals record at the Dragons was less than 50%, but in the premiership year they played the teams that finished 8th, 3rd and 6th. Against the only top four team (Wests) they won by a single point. A one point game is a coin toss. Massive luck involved. But the two minor premierships were proof of great coaching. They certainly didn't have the best roster in the comp, in either year.
That Prelim final Dragons won against the Tigers in 2010 is one of best prelims we have seen in the last 20 years but never seems to get talked with classics in the media about considering they got 70k to it as well & was similar to our Prelim in 09 against the Dogs.
Considering he had no business being on the first grade bench all finals run this little stale joke should be allowed to run all off season. Maybe someone from the club might wake up and start asking questions of the coach who supposedly bleeds blue and gold.
Moses was our best player in the gf imo. Behind a badly beaten pack he at least tried a few things and without him we'd be zero instead of 12.
They would all improve our squad Eele.
All the forwards named I think have resigned with their current clubs.
Too bad it doesn't show how many missed tackles they both made.
Tommy T is still off contract at the Tigers i think. Could be a decent cheap pickup.
Not sure Auntie Michelle would allow that.
So, apparently is Munster and drinkwater..
