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Was that better or worse than last week ?

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Really feel the defence in the middle of the ruck was solid tonight.

Team looked gased out by the 50th minute.

Too many handling mistakes.

Poor options selected on last tackle.

McCrone has zero creativity. We might as well give Wallace/Nona or Hutch a start.

PM tried very hard but is not a winger. Must be sent to Cutters.

Aitken's best game. Lafai improving.

Frizz, JDB, Rein, Thompson, Leeson and Packer all played strongly.

Widdop had his poorest game in the red V.

Last few weeks represent a serious wake up call for the coaching and playing squad.

Mary doesn't drop the ball.

But I think the dressing room is unhappy with th game plan.

Titans game now becomes important.
 

Forster Dragon

Juniors
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Really feel the defence in the middle of the ruck was solid tonight.

Team looked gased out by the 50th minute.

Too many handling mistakes.

Poor options selected on last tackle.

McCrone has zero creativity. We might as well give Wallace/Nona or Hutch a start.

PM tried very hard but is not a winger. Must be sent to Cutters.

Aitken's best game. Lafai improving.

Frizz, JDB, Rein, Thompson, Leeson and Packer all played strongly.

Widdop had his poorest game in the red V.

Last few weeks represent a serious wake up call for the coaching and playing squad.

Mary doesn't drop the ball.

But I think the dressing room is unhappy with th game plan.

Titans game now becomes important.
 

Forster Dragon

Juniors
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well said and I agree we have some serious issues and it is time for some proactive action via the coach and administration.
 

Dragonscales

Juniors
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Better, 0 - 12 for 70 minutes of the game. Attack was worse. Someone has got to have the balls to drop Widdop, he's showing the same form he had last year during our 7 game losing streak. A sorry excuse for a first grade playmaker/half.

+ Ah Mau and Packer got low 30 minutes each, our starting props... got 30 minutes each...

Mary knows how do get a playing group to defend and work together but otherwise he is brain dead as a coach.
 

This Year?

Immortal
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It was worse because it was the second time in consecutive weeks we got 0.

I feel bad posting this but I almost hope the tits keep us scoreless next week so that real changes will be made. It breaks my heart watching this happen to us.
 

Parkway_Drive

Juniors
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I really don't know why I watched that match tonight.

Your defense is ok, but the Dragons lose concentration every now and then, and the unforced drop balls are real coach and fan killers. I say you probably played marginally better this game due to a 5 day turn around and fighting hard for long periods of the game, but the Broncos hardly got out of 2nd gear for a good part of the game.

There was one occaision Dugan was unmarked on the left edge and the inside player could have rolled the ball along the ground and Dugan could have walked backwards across the line, then skol a beer and score but the pass wasn't made (ok I was exagerrating about the ball being rolled but you get my drift).

I have gone to every ANZAC day game since 2004. I won't be going this year, to watch such a rubbish game, we are shit in defense and you are shit in attack. I will go as far as saying your team might help us break our duck!

Things will get better when you bring in a better coach.
 
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BLM01

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Why that bench..worse spark / impact off the bench than last week except for Lui who actually broke the line.
For me the players who are the most out of form are Matautai, Widdop, Benji or McCrone whoever plays 7, Cooper, Marqueto waste of a bench spot spark.

Aitken played well but does not know when to or set up to pass or find support. He passed once but I thought it was a bit too out in front of Matautai.
 

dragons77

Juniors
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Effort and committment by most was there.
Our attack looked much better, last play option let us down.
Again to many mistakes and penalties.
We bombed 3 clear tries.
Rein offers nothing and cannot pass.
PM unfortunately not first grade.
Confidence drops when no tries are scored, not far away from turning this around.
Tipping we will beat titans.
 

dragons77

Juniors
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We need the spark out of dummy half.
Havilli needs good game time and play well for cutters this weekend, back next week.
Although Rein does have qualities, offered nothing in attack and gets tired with amount of tackling. We saw best in Rein last year when rotated, Havilli is crucial.
Need to point finger at Mary clearly on this one. Havilli had zero game time, then thrown in deep end against cows and struggled, so Mary drops him.
Every coach looks at options but this one clearly failed.
Believe dummy half rotation is part of answer to end our woes.
 

dragons77

Juniors
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We need the spark out of dummy half.
Havilli needs good game time and play well for cutters this weekend, back next week.
Although Rein does have qualities, offered nothing in attack and gets tired with amount of tackling. We saw best in Rein last year when rotated, Havilli is crucial.
Need to point finger at Mary clearly on this one. Havilli had zero game time, then thrown in deep end against cows and struggled, so Mary drops him.
Every coach looks at options but this one clearly failed.
Believe dummy half rotation is part of answer to end our woes.
 

saintjeff

Juniors
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515
Rein was great in the two games we won ,he did heaps of defence there but in the last two games ran hardly.
He is best when he scurries from dummy half
But i hate it when he shouts at others for his rubbish errors
 

BennyV

Referee
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Rein was great in the two games we won ,he did heaps of defence there but in the last two games ran hardly.
He is best when he scurries from dummy half
But i hate it when he shouts at others for his rubbish errors

Lol he threw a ridiculous pass that lead to an error on the Broncos tryline, I think Cooper was the intended receiver...Rein started blowing up at him! Hilarious.
 

grouch

First Grade
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He threw another poor pass low and behind De Belin, who had to slow and bend for it... and dropped it.
 

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