NRL 2021
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I have a theory that we can't do those 2nd man plays as well as most because our fullback isn't a sweeping runner like nearly every other #1 in the comp. He's playing through the middle which would be great if the rest of our team could do that, like Tedesco and the Roosters.
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Anyone else watch the Tigers v Cowboys yesterday? Remarkable and fun game of footy, and the quitessential "game of two halves"
The first half the Cowboys were awesome, Drinkwater had the ball on a string, and the lead was huge. The second half was all Tigers as they made a massive comeback to have a chance at the win. Yes some of the defense was shoddy, but the attack at times was awesome. High entertainment
Penrith are scary good. Yes they are having a decent run with injuries, but they look really tough to beat.
The Roosters should be dead and buried given the troops they have out, and the injuries they keep picking up, but there they are, 2nd.
Melbourne are a top 4 side again, they toyed with the Dogs on the weekend.
St George are 4-1? With that coach and that roster?The new rules are not the reason for the blow outs, it's just that teams loaded up with average players can no longer drag the game to a standstill to keep the score close. The quick games just show the variation in talent available. And it's all on your halves this year.
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How are the dragons actually good this year...
It's a fairly weak team...
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The warriors problem this year is they have no attacking threat. Just stop RTS and they can't score.
Egan & O'Sullivan offer no attacking threat. And kodi just runs across field.
They can make lots of meters they just can't finish plays of.
Is it worth trying kodi in hooker? Becuase he used to play there...
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@mackerzzzz said in NRL 2021:
The warriors problem this year is they have no attacking threat. Just stop RTS and they can't score.
Egan & O'Sullivan offer no attacking threat. And kodi just runs across field.
They can make lots of meters they just can't finish plays of.
Is it worth trying kodi in hooker? Becuase he used to play there...
Play Kodi like a damian cook. Use his speed out of play the balls to open the defence up then get rts on that back of that to put the wingers in.
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@mackerzzzz It's Anthony Griffin. I said to a lot of people I know that the Dragons will do well this year because Griffin will sort their leaky defence out (which a lot of them laughed at me) and so far, he has proven me right. He did well at Penrith before getting shafted there and I've backed him from the beginning to do well at the Dragons.
You can just see in their attitude towards it with their linespeed and their willingness to cover their mate as was shown last night when they dragged Ferguson and Sivo into touch multiple times, the positive effect that Griffin has had on them.
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Broncos drop Milford as Walters looks to shake up struggling side
Broncos playmaker Anthony Milford has been dropped after the team's 1-4 start to the season with Brodie Croft set to partner Tom Dearden in the halves.
Finaly!
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@african-monkey Griffin is a good coach who is by all accounts a hard task master who focuses on system. That was going to be good for the Dragons given what they had before him. His problem is he loses the players by making them work too hard, and seems to have a ceiling of what he can get out of a team. It looks like he is the coach you hire right before your "premiership coach".
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@mariner4life Oh yeah definitely he's never gonna take a team to a premiership, but he'll get his sides competing and playing finals footy regularly which is a good fit for the Dragons right now.
He's a bit like Madge at the Tigers in terms of how hard he works his players. Some thrive off it, a lot hate it.
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@mackerzzzz Their problems run far deeper that Anthony Milford tbh.
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@african-monkey said in NRL 2021:
@mackerzzzz Their problems run far deeper that Anthony Milford tbh.
Yes but it's a start
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@mackerzzzz It is a start but their defence is shot to bits. They miss simple 1 on 1 tackles that wouldn't be acceptable at schoolboy level and make basic errors going into contact especially in their own half.
Yeah Milford's out now, but it won't change a thing. Croft isn't an NRL standard half and Dearden is there well before his time.
The only one in that Broncos side that can hold his head high is Payne Haas. The kid is genuine world class.
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@african-monkey they compete hard for short periods, normally about 15 minutes. then errors start to stack up, basic tackles are missed, the other team scores a couple of quick ones, and they are shot mentally.
Their roster doesn't have forwards to play through the middle at pace. Their halves are offering nothing, and their best backline player available is a winger. And there is an on-field leadership vacuum.
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John Morris at Cronulla is getting shafted.
He's got a pretty average list in to the 8 every year since he had to take over from Flanagan, and yet cronulla are going to cut him straight away and bring in a caretaker. Word is they think they are getting Craig Fitzgibbon from the Roosters and Cameron Ciraldo from the Panthers as a joint ticket.
Not sure it's going to be popular, especially with the players if Johnson is to be believed.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
John Morris at Cronulla is getting shafted.
He's got a pretty average list in to the 8 every year since he had to take over from Flanagan, and yet cronulla are going to cut him straight away and bring in a caretaker. Word is they think they are getting Craig Fitzgibbon from the Roosters and Cameron Ciraldo from the Panthers as a joint ticket.
Not sure it's going to be popular, especially with the players if Johnson is to be believed.
He's been doing some good things with them this season to.
They look a good side
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@mariner4life Hmmm yeah, I guess an assistant gig somewhere will be his next move. He's being treated the same way as Dean Pay was at the Dogs, there to help them clear out their cap and go through some tough times before being moved on for someone who gets to do what they want with the money haha.
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@african-monkey said in NRL 2021:
@mariner4life Hmmm yeah, I guess an assistant gig somewhere will be his next move. He's being treated the same way as Dean Pay was at the Dogs, there to help them clear out their cap and go through some tough times before being moved on for someone who gets to do what they want with the money haha.
and for that they choooose, Trent Barrett?
I don't like Cronulla. Even with the massive collection of grubs they assembled slowly diluting, i still don't like them.
But Morris seems like a stand up guy, and this looks way harsh.
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@mariner4life Yeah especially after Barrett's time at Manly, but he's already got Addo-Carr, Cotric, Burton and possibly Brandon Smith. If they can add a ball playing edge forward, they could be handy next season.
Yeah I agree that Morris is getting a raw deal, similar to Dean Pay, but it looks like Fitzgibbon's gonna be the man to take them forward and is highly regarded apparently (as is every assistant coach to come out of the Storm and Roosters haha).
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@african-monkey said in NRL 2021:
@mariner4life Yeah especially after Barrett's time at Manly, but he's already got Addo-Carr, Cotric, Burton and possibly Brandon Smith. If they can add a ball playing edge forward, they could be handy next season.
Yeah I agree that Morris is getting a raw deal, similar to Dean Pay, but it looks like Fitzgibbon's gonna be the man to take them forward and is highly regarded apparently (as is every assistant coach to come out of the Storm and Roosters haha).
Is burton and addo-Carr confirmed?
If so that dogs team should be good next season
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@mackerzzzz Yes they are. It'll be different for Addo-Carr as he'll be playing at fullback so he'll have a massive role and a lot to learn quickly. They also need Brandon Smith to sign as they don't have a good enough 9 and as I said earlier, a lethal ball playing forward that can create second phase play and bend the line. Their forwards are full of toliers who get through a lot, but don't trouble defences. Napa has been a massive disappointment for me at the dogs.
