Same Sh&t Different Day

[Drain the Dragon]

given that Pricey was once again supposedly re-inventing the attack again over the off season i was hoping to see more from the team.

I fear that the kick to the winger was all that they worked on - again....

 

[Gazzaw]

I fear that the kick to the winger was all that they worked on - again....

I fear the Charity Shield after what I saw on the weekend

 

[Godz Illa]

Paul McGregor was apparently respsonsible for all the attacking training this off season. That is a potential glimpse into our near future guys when Price is sacked. I am quivering

 

[TheRev]

Under Price we are still (and always will be) a grinding side. Dragons footy - remember?
Sides with a grinding style will never do well at the nines format.
Most of our tries were off kicks FFS......

Its not deliberate though, im sure Price would love some individual players to actually bust tackles and create opportunities & breathing space, and im sure he tries to put together backline movements and plays to break a defensive line.. but it continues not to work.. as a result were back in the arm-wrestle due to lack of points.

If by Grind we are talking about 'percentage footy & good defence', then yes definitely thats what Price likes, but the Roosters were the best defensive side in 2013 iirc, and they scored an awful lot of points too.. no body wants to be needing to play at 150% every week to win football games against average NRL sides, you cant sustain that intensity.

The bit that Pricey doesnt seem to get though is that we will defend better if we score more points, the blokes need to believe that the defensive workload is worth it because the side can hold their own in attack, you cant just ask them to slaughter themselves in defence every week in tight arm-wrestles, without reward, I dont care who you are, in an elite competition you need to be motivated, you need to believe in what the teams doing.

 

[possm]

Tap, tap, trap. What's that noise I hear you ask? It's the sound of the first nail going into Priceys coffin. The end is nigh!!!!

Only it's a pre-season too late. Getting rid of Price is only the first small step to the problem. It's who he is replace with is the bigger problem.

If it's Mary or Young than we are in just as bad a position.
If it's Hornby or Dean Young we still have nothing to look forward to.

We can only HOPE any new coach will be someone with experience, knowledge and ability.

 

[Hoekstra]

Its not deliberate though, im sure Price would love some individual players to actually bust tackles and create opportunities & breathing space, and im sure he tries to put together backline movements and plays to break a defensive line.. but it continues not to work.. as a result were back in the arm-wrestle due to lack of points.

If by Grind we are talking about 'percentage footy & good defence', then yes definitely thats what Price likes, but the Roosters were the best defensive side in 2013 iirc, and they scored an awful lot of points too.. no body wants to be needing to play at 150% every week to win football games against average NRL sides, you cant sustain that intensity.

The bit that Pricey doesnt seem to get though is that we will defend better if we score more points, the blokes need to believe that the defensive workload is worth it because the side can hold their own in attack, you cant just ask them to slaughter themselves in defence every week in tight arm-wrestles, without reward, I dont care who you are, in an elite competition you need to be motivated, you need to believe in what the teams doing.

I think you have summed it up Rev. I'll have hope for this season if I see some success on the attacking front. I know it was only 9's, but the first game we played took me back to last year in terms of not being able to see a genuine game plan on the attacking front.

 

[Saint Anger]

I've seen enough of the Dragons in 2014 to confidently assume we are still shit.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is extremely delusional.

When we're 0-4 Price will be gone, replaced by....?<shiver>

 

[Father Ted]

Paul McGregor was apparently respsonsible for all the attacking training this off season. That is a potential glimpse into our near future guys when Price is sacked. I am quivering

The Club maybe set and ready to replace Gumby with Gomer Pyle. Another crownies moment.

 

[Gazzaw]

They couldn't, they wouldn't, surely not, never ever could they (forgot his name is Doust) baby & bathwater rings a bell, fire & furnace yep they could

 

[Gazzaw]

Paul McGregor was apparently respsonsible for all the attacking training this off season. That is a potential glimpse into our near future guys when Price is sacked. I am quivering

Was there actually training & practise put into that rubbish, you gotta be kidding

 

[Gazzaw]

Get me a knife :crazy:

 

[krispyredv]

We will be 5-1 after 6 rounds and pricey will get signed for another 3 years. You heard it here first

 

[Gazzaw]

Who did we beat?

 

[krispyredv]

Who did we beat?

Mudgee Dragons

 

[Gazzaw]

Seriously, if we don't beat Wests first up, we may not win a game till Rd 10. Geez I hope the 13 are better than the nine

 

[dragonreddy]

The standard will have to improve dramatically for them to be competitive,we had a lot of topliners playing at the 9's and were abysmall .Most of the other sides put in a good showing we didnt ,youd be abrave man to put money on us this weekend in the charity shield or probably most games this season for that matter.

 

[LatK7]

Seriously, if we don't beat Wests first up, we may not win a game till Rd 10. Geez I hope the 13 are better than the nine

I do worry about this. We should belt Wests. Their team is ordinary at best. But with supercoach at the helm anything (bad) could happen.

 

[kit66]

Only it's a pre-season too late. Getting rid of Price is only the first small step to the problem. It's who he is replace with is the bigger problem.

If it's Mary or Young than we are in just as bad a position.
If it's Hornby or Dean Young we still have nothing to look forward to.

We can only HOPE any new coach will be someone with experience, knowledge and ability.

Millward.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

They are out of shape. So far off the pace. Who is our strength and conditioning guru now?

Jobs for the boys.

This place will be going in to meltdown real soon.

 

[BennyV]

Millward.

I sure as hell hope so. While I wish it was someone external and not a 'jobs for the boys' situation, Millward has a lot of experience, a decent winning record in ESL (if you discount his drama-filled last couple of years) and will command a bit of respect. Best of a bad situation, and definitely the lesser of 2 evils when compared to Mary...