What TF Has Happened to the Dolphins?

[The Daddy3]

Terrible start to 2025.

 

[wittyfan]

2nd half tonight was a catastrophe of biblical proportions. Should be doing much better with the players they have.

 

[Diesel]

Wayne Bennett strikes again

 

[Marshall_magic]

A team coached by Bennett falling apart after his departure?

well I never

 

[The Daddy3]

Bring back Bennett FFS

 

[Perth Red]

Tbf they have finished 13th and 10th under grandad Wayne. It’s not like they started life that strongly.

 

[Bazal]

Creeping Death...Wayne's nickname because he gives every team he leaves cancer to further his legacy.

The fact that he genuinely looks like a corpse is just coincidence

 

[dogslife]

Ringing endorsement of Wayne Bennett's coaching ability.

Who are they missing from last year's squad? TPJ took his oversized, useless vagina to France, and Jesse Bromwich retired.

 

[This Year?]

By wearing dragons socks and shorts they're now playing like them.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Tbf they have finished 13th and 10th under grandad Wayne. It’s not like they started life that strongly.

This is the point.

They lost 6 of their last 8 games - and 8 of their last 12 - last year to miss the 8 by 2 points, and would have easily had the points diff to make it.

So nothing's actually happened to them, and the 'Wayne effect' is actually null and void, because they were never a top 8 side to start with.

 

[SBD82]

By wearing dragons socks and shorts they're now playing like them.

They’re bad.

But it’s gonna take more than socks to make them Dragons bad.

 

[Fangs]

They lost one of the greatest coaches of all time to another club.

Usually has some impact.

 

[yobbo84]

Wayne makes average players play above their station. Other coaches can't repeat that. It's not rocket surgery.

 

[10$ Ferret]

The Bennet curse is not just about losing games. The club will be in turmoil but not just yet.
Hasn't done wonders with Souffs either. Beat two ordinary sides then scored some meaningless tries at the end of a game where they got crunched (thats consistent with any souffs team of the last 20 years)

 

[yakstorm]

Terrible might be a bit harsh. They were in it for both the Rabbitohs & Tigers games, leading at points in the second half in both. They've just been unable to close off games but haven't been blown off the park.

Terrible is a term I'd reserve for the likes of the Eels & Cowboys (the later actually played Finals last year) who haven't been games at all.