St George v Manly

[Dragsters]

How good also was Frizzell? Two weeks off he was back to his best. IMO need to give Packer, LAM, JDB a rest alsombeforebthe finals.

Friz was huge in the first half before tweaking his ankle.

Some of those hits and runs of his were just massive.

 

[Life's Good]

Forum will be quiet tonight after a dragons win. 52 points against Manly.
Forum doesn't like that kind of result.

Cmon Crush. The forum doesn't like being served a sh*t sandwich when all we ask for is a ham & cheese roll. The scoreline suggests the players took control of that match as the game plan went out the window/was non existent.
A good result but it doesn't turn us into premiership contenders. Just go back a week or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5.

 

[True_Believer]

Dufty didn't seem isolated in defence either. Not sure if that was just good luck or if if outside backs took care of that. Can anyone comment?

I don't think he was isolated, but he might need some work positionally in defence. As an example, that first try he seemed to be just watching it happen. Walker still had to do a little to get the ball over and he looked to be running away from the tackle.

Having said that, any deficiencies he has in defence, he makes up for in attack.

 

[dragonssamy61]

I'm predicting the same side that played this week will get a run next week.
Now there's no reason to call me Nostradamus, but you can if you want.

Wrong

 

[OzDragon]

Not to be too negative, but Packers defensive effort is really pissing me off lately. Lazy arm grabs and slow to get back into place. He's not the same player he was before his contract with tigers

 

[Gareth67]

I had to have a bit of a chuckle a few minutes ago . Watching Nines footy and Ray Warren was saying what a unbelievable score for the Dragons against the plucked Eagles . He said to the viewers that it was no mistake , the Dragons had prevailed over Manly by that MASSIVE score .

As he finished , someone , I don't know whom , said the Manly side was hit with injuries ( ? ) and Warren said that " we are talking about a score line of over 50 points " . Well spoken Ray and to the imbecile who mentioned the injuries, we also had Duges out and had our own walking wounded - Fizzell and Packer with pain killers .

That score will live not only in our memories , but also the Manly supporters for many years to come , how wonderful !

 

[OzDragon]

I had to have a bit of a chuckle a few minutes ago . Watching Nines footy and Ray Warren was saying what a unbelievable score for the Dragons against the plucked Eagles . He said to the viewers that it was no mistake , the Dragons had prevailed over Manly by that MASSIVE score .

As he finished , someone , I don't know whom , said the Manly side was hit with injuries ( ? ) and Warren said that " we are talking about a score line of over 50 points " . Well spoken Ray and to the imbecile who mentioned the injuries, we also had Duges out and had our own walking wounded - Fizzell and Packer with pain killers .

That score will live not only in our memories , but also the Manly supporters for many years to come , how wonderful !

Think it was Gould. He's just salty as our result is bad for the panfers

 

[Brutalitops]

Think it was Gould. He's just salty as our result is bad for the panfers

It was Joey actually

 

[Crush]

Cmon Crush. The forum doesn't like being served a sh*t sandwich when all we ask for is a ham & cheese roll. The scoreline suggests the players took control of that match as the game plan went out the window/was non existent.
A good result but it doesn't turn us into premiership contenders. Just go back a week or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5.

Why do you think that there was not a gameplan? Why do you think it was non-existent?

 

[dragonssamy61]

I had to have a bit of a chuckle a few minutes ago . Watching Nines footy and Ray Warren was saying what a unbelievable score for the Dragons against the plucked Eagles . He said to the viewers that it was no mistake , the Dragons had prevailed over Manly by that MASSIVE score .

As he finished , someone , I don't know whom , said the Manly side was hit with injuries ( ? ) and Warren said that " we are talking about a score line of over 50 points " . Well spoken Ray and to the imbecile who mentioned the injuries, we also had Duges out and had our own walking wounded - Fizzell and Packer with pain killers .

That score will live not only in our memories , but also the Manly supporters for many years to come , how wonderful !

Well said Gareth.
We were also missing tommo

 

[dragonssamy61]

Think it was Gould. He's just salty as our result is bad for the panfers

And his 5 or sould i say 10 year plan

 

[coast_dragons]

Not to be too negative, but Packers defensive effort is really pissing me off lately. Lazy arm grabs and slow to get back into place. He's not the same player he was before his contract with tigers

Packer was lazy again maybe he can have a look at young Lawrie played the day before then backs up again now that shows courage.

 

[Bests Golden Boots]

Wrong

Thank god Dugan was ruled out.

 

[Life's Good]

Why do you think that there was not a gameplan? Why do you think it was non-existent?

Maybe I am being a bit harsh because we did look good in the 1st half. The start of the 2nd half turned to sh*t pretty quickly and fortunately a few players stepped up. Of course I am happy with the win but it doesn't erase 6-7 weeks of insipid uninspiring performances.

 

[getsmarty]

It was Joey actually

Yep..isn't he on their payroll or was ?

 

[coast_dragons]

Goes to show DCE is f**ked without Api and Green.

 

[Bests Golden Boots]

I'll be the first to admit I didn't see that result coming, well done.

Now not to be too positive, Dufty should have been playing earlier in the year.

 

[Crush]

Maybe I am being a bit harsh because we did look good in the 1st half. The start of the 2nd half turned to sh*t pretty quickly and fortunately a few players stepped up. Of course I am happy with the win but it doesn't erase 6-7 weeks of insipid uninspiring performances.

Mate, lets just enjoy the win. I agree its just one win but I am going to enjoy it. I still cannot believe Mary picked Dufty at fullback! Im in shock! Finally he rolled the dice!

 

[Life's Good]

Mate, lets just enjoy the win. I agree its just one win but I am going to enjoy it. I still cannot believe Mary picked Dufty at fullback! Im in shock! Finally he rolled the dice!

Mate, I am over the moon considering our past 6/7 weeks. I just don't want this to be a Chinese meal. Satisfied now but hungry again very soon. Anyway, time for dinner!

 

[Dragonsteve2]

Forum will be quiet tonight after a dragons win. 52 points against Manly.
Forum doesn't like that kind of result.

Crush, I am really delighted to be able to congratulate you on your pre-game confidence and that of others like Blood Shot Eyes. But I can assure you I am just as happy to dissect a good result as much as a poor one. I am sure that goes for a lot of others on the Forum. Yes, after awhile, you can pick up the names of those who just like to have a whinge but then you can easily skip their posts.

I have been out of the country for 7 weeks with internet so poor I have not even had vision of the highlights packages in that time. But miraculously today I could pick up the replays of some of the tries scored through the Sydney MH website. However I continue to rely on the Forum to gain a better understanding of the team's performance.

I am positively thrilled by what I can gather of Matt Dufty's performance. I have watched his highlights reel many times, have seen him play 4-5 games in U/20s and a similar number this year in NSW Cup before I left the country. The step up to NSW Cup has meant he doesn't get the latitude to run the length of the field to score like in the 20s. But I have seen him play like Boyd used to, setting up his outside players in a way Dugan can't. And he has the ability to slice through a hole. I gather he showed some of these attributes today.

I never make a claim to expertise in rugby league. I am a Dragons fanatic and not a rugby league strategist. I was a rugby player in my youth and only played a couple of games of league. So I do feel entitled to ask, if it has been so easy for me and others to observe Dufty's qualities how blind is Mary who has the boy at training 5 or 6 days/week and must have seen him play countless times?