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It's hard to feel any other way about it.
Just a question from me, from someone who has never played at a high level, who/ which role is the most responsible in the playing team for the speed of the defensive line? It’s incredible how important line speed is and it’s incredible how quickly we stop moving up in a game at a moments notice, it’s usually at the moment the opposition challenges us that we lay down and start waiting for them to come to us. I think it’s the role of the forward leader, so who is our forward leader? We need to have a player who can recognise the moment and do something to stop it happening once it starts happening, because it happens in just about every game we play at some point and we rarely see it with Melbourne or Penrith.
Fitness and attitude.
A realist would had come to that conclusion at the beginning of the season , it would not had made one any less of a Dragon supporter . But yes I had many doubts even then that the Big Red V would be in the finals quite simply as we did not possess the necessary players both in the forwards and the gifted halves whom had the ability to turn a game .
AgreeIts taken me until today to have a look at the forum. Too depressed, I guess.
So, without reading all the posts has anyone commented on Suli and his inability to jump and catch.
The guy turns his back on the kicks that come in his direction and wont or cant contest the ball??
Not sure if this is under some sort of bizarre instructions (to try to protect the winger ??? etc) but we are getting annihilated in the air (every week) and IMO he is a BIG part of the problem.
PS
I know we have plenty of other issue's as well, but I just wanted to throw this one out there
Definitely coached. I must admit it has worked for some games, roosters and dolphins absolutely exploited it, and braily used the extra space well for about 20 mins the other night until we fought back momentum.
He is too hard headed to admit he is wrong. Excuse after excuse and he even praised Kyle for the pass to Debelin.. He was quick to give Illias a clip in the media and drop him but it's crickets when it comes to his son. Kyle can do no wrong it seems. It's ok though because apart from this forum the drums are beating loud. Read the comments on any Twitter or Facebook post from the dragons the last month. Some people just accept mediocracy it seems
As far as I can see the only thing Suli offers is a big body but he seems to be very easily tackled. He doesn’t pass, has only average speed and acceleration and doesn’t contest to catch the kick. We have some very big boys running wide in attack but they seem to just go to ground when they hit the defensive line. They very rarely break a tackle, let alone make a line break.
I get the straight line strategy but it still needs to move forward. Standing still effectively yields momentum to the attack. It also stultifies lateral movement so it’s easier to capitalise on any gaps. It seems to me that we’ve been doing this for over a decade. Surely the coaching staff can see it isn’t working.
Did he really say his son would be more appropriate? That’s where he would have been wrong and showing poor judgement.
Thank you for the reality check, great post.
I'm glad you've thrown it out there mate and I totally agree....I'm pretty sure most on here have noticed Suli's lack of interest in competing for balls in the air.....now if it's supposedly to protect the winger and he's under instructions then it's obvious it ain't working most of the time....or if he's to scared to attempt it or disinterested to catch himself then thats another issue....whatever the reason it's just one of many many issues and predicaments that we find ourselves in week in week out.....and we wonder why we are where we are.....I guess best summed up it's just simply Dumb Dumb and DumbIts taken me until today to have a look at the forum. Too depressed, I guess.
So, without reading all the posts has anyone commented on Suli and his inability to jump and catch.
The guy turns his back on the kicks that come in his direction and wont or cant contest the ball??
Not sure if this is under some sort of bizarre instructions (to try to protect the winger ??? etc) but we are getting annihilated in the air (every week) and IMO he is a BIG part of the problem.
PS
I know we have plenty of other issue's as well, but I just wanted to throw this one out there
