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On paper the Dragons are a stronger and bigger team. How we control their big forwards and wingers will determine how well we go. And, they have a halfback.

As the late Jack Gibson said -Rugby league is a game of "ifs". If our team could score next to the posts, it would make conversions easier. Just look a t how many teams were having trouble hanging onto the ball up in Brisbane this weekend. It wasn't just us having an off day, or missing kicks...

Not just the Dogs. Last week we were told a hundred times that Nicko Hynes was out of the Cronulla side. Every play by the Sharks, they reminded us that Hynes was missing from the team. They forgot that Storm were missing Hughes and Papa.

No wonder we're losing games. Try playing Fat Freddy's Drop, instead.

Time off for good behavior?

Or are having too many.

Changing the halfback would make a difference, but I suspect that Ciraldo will finally decide to do that well after he should have, and too late to make a difference to where we finish at season's end.

Same as we always get the top sides against us from round one, and then play most of them twice. But the draw is random I'm told.

I missed the game, but from watching the extended highlights and talking to people who saw the game, it appears that the whole team had an off night. We couldn't even beat a side that was down to 11 men at one stage, and gifted them two easy tries from mistakes. The whole game was a mistake...

Yep. Souths are having the run of injuries that have kept the Dogs near the bottom of the table the past few seasons. On top of that, they are copping the same one sided refereeing. Watching a Bunnies game is like watching the Dogs last year.

Two tries apiece. The difference came down to penalty kicks. What really riled me was that their repeat sets always seemed to be on the fourth or fifth tackle, giving them 11 - 12 continuous runs with the ball. We often seem to get our repeat sets on the first tackle, which is hardly any...

Great post. I heard about a team not far from the Dogs which offered a house to the kid's mother. Off the books, and something every young gun wants to for their mum.

The issue is that lower ranked clubs are forced to pay overs to keep the stars they have developed. Players will go to a club like the Roosters or Penrith for less money because it lifts their profiles and rep chances. So, the top clubs are effectively subsidised by the lower ranked clubs.

Interestingly, it is a "home" game for the Raiders, so that advantage is taken from them.

This was something posted in The Kennel over a year ago. The article is just stealing that post.

Hughes needs to get a bit more mongrel in him. He can make breaks but lacks the aggression to just steam roll over the try line.

Kiraz was also tackled mid air by Taruva - no penalty.

Two tries apiece. So defence was pretty even, considering the penalties and repeat sets went heavily in Penrith's favour; plus the Dogs gave them possession through simple errors. We also missed three tries from breaks that just didn't pay off. We won the second half two tries to nil, so it...

Roads are all passable, with road works under way. You might have to wait for stop/go lights but that should be all. The Savannah Way between Mt. Surprise and Georgetown is closed for night work, but open for daytime driving. We changed the tyre on the coach ourselves. Myself, and a fit...

Just got back last night, wendog. A lot of rain and water damage up that way, but we got through despite a blown tyre on one coach and a blown clutch on another - both out of mobile range. The group were terrific. We had a great time. Saw the highlights of the Tigers game when I got back to...

Can't remember exactly the first game that I saw. I was born 1948, in a private hospital opposite Belmore Oval. My father used to put me on his shoulders to watch the game from the time I could walk. Didn't join as a member until my adult life. Only a casual member these days, as the cost for...

Agree with your points, but some teams get a tougher draw than others when you look at how many times they face the top sides during the season.

Look at Souths. They are in the same boat as us last year. Already conceded 250 points, and facing the Panthers next week. Like the Dogs, they have injury and suspension worries, but their talented players are being hurt by the quality of replacements in the side, and it affects the moral. Heck...

I doubt that this would be punishment for the first time Topine turned up late for training. I'm guessing that he was a serial offender. I suppose that his lawyers have thrown big $$$ in front of his eyes, and said "the Bulldogs have deep pockets, and we'll get the Murdochs on side". Lucky...

It seems to always be the lower sides that cop the brunt of the poor decisions.

We might have smaller forwards, but they are fast - fast enough to wear down the bigger guys.

BTW - how are Barrett and Hasler going with their new teams?

Hutchison held us back today. Maybe he's there for his defence, but we could have piled on massive points with a decent halfback. Every time he tries to step the defence, they just stroll over and catch him.

Taaffe showed his ability to read the play and set up tries. His nifty back pass to Crichton was a gem. Hutch would have died with the ball.

Hutchinson is still our sea anchor. He is holding back the play with his slow running and poor distribution.

If the Bunker can rule a "knock on", why can't they call forward passes? How is one OK for the Bunker to call, but not the other? They must have to decide using the same observation.

Yep. But an amazing win was soured by the way the referee did all he could to keep the Knights in the game. I lost count of the number of repeat sets they received, on the 4th or 5th tackle, and penalties for hold downs or off side play. I couldn't understand why the Knights weren't penalised...

We need Crichton in the centres. The team fell apart after he was moved to fullback. I'm going to be away in the NT, so won't be able to watch the game - probably just as well.

Determining the result would be too obvious, but things like first penalty, try scorers and infringements are possible to rort.

I think it would be hard to determine the outcome of a game, but certainly things like first penalty, try, goal are possible to tweak.

Well said. A great post. I reckon three years and we should start to feel that the team is ready to threaten for a top four spot.

And they have the Cowboys this week.

Do you think we'd have those tries awarded to us?

No profit in letting the favourites win.

And two of their tries were suspect. One looked like it was lost before grounding, the other appeared short of the line from all angles, yet the Bunker had no hesitation awarding them. It reminded me of the Warriors last year when Johnston was shepherded over the line for the winning try.

Wayne is off contract for 2025.

The Roosters had already chalked this up as a win. The shock of losing to a bottom of the ladder team has affected Robinson's judgement of Young's foul. He thought it would be a walk in the park.

Storm can get away with it. We'd have someone binned.

Chooks had something like 70% possession in the second half. If you have the ball, being a man down is not a problem. But, we failed to make use of the overlap. For some reason the Dogs wanted to take on the Roosters forwards, instead of getting the ball out to our backs.

It won't copy properly. I can't get the footage of the Warriors try from the article. You can view it without having to pay. If this was Usain Bolt, it’s an obstruction. But can you pick one when you see it? ByDan Walsh April 2, 2024 — 11.30am Within minutes of Dylan Edwards running into...

Have another look at the Warriors winning try, and see if you agree with the ref and bunker. NRL 2024: Do you understand the obstruction rule? (smh.com.au)

He broke our hearts in 1967.

So, this would have been Moore Lane?

Lawson wrote of the hardship of people living in the bush. Banjo Paterson wrote of the romance of outback life. Lawson lived the experience, at one stage working as a ganger on the Blue Mountains railway line. Paterson was a bit of a toff who loved cricket, tennis, and fox hunting...

These were the K Class ferries, for the Milsons Point run, before the bridge was built. They could carry 2,000 passengers. Kuttabul was used as a barracks for sailors at Garden island during the war. She was torpedoed by a Japanese mini submarine.

A Railway Refreshment Room. These were common in major stations in the country. There was one at Campsie. The best example was the RRR at Wynyard - now long gone

The large buildings from the Milsons Point bridge construction site are visible under the bridge.

You are correct. It is near Civic.

The last steam ferry in operation.

I used to work in the ticket gates back in the Moore Park days. It earned me just enough money to take the family on holidays later in the year, after I paid 50% tax for a second job.

Hume Highway.

5917 - Kiama Picnic Train - is in front of the middle water tank.

Check out the Picnic Train website. They sell USB sticks in the shape of 5917. Shop | The Picnic Train

That building is the oldest railway station building still in existence in NSW. It dates from 1856, and still stands, although now fenced off, on the eastern side of the station.

The only known photo of a train on the Woronora Cemetery line. The line ran from just south of Sutherland station. Up until the 1970s you could still see where it branched off the Illawarra line. Before the motor car was a common convenience, people travelled from Sydney to the bigger...

This looks like a group of spectators. There must have been a big event at Bondi on this day.

They are the "Gangers" (trackworkers) who looked after that section of line. In the old days. The "trikes" were for inspecting the line. The gangers and signalmen lived at their worksites in homes or tents, with their families. These are their families on an outing. They controlled the...

Souths forwards are no slouches, either.

Shame that we still wanted to go up the middle when we had a two man advantage on the edges.

Taaffe caught him out with his running style. Young simply threw out an arm as a reaction when Taaffe looked like getting around him. No thought and no plan in it.

And possession. We were starved of the ball in the second half. When we finally did get it, we scored. The Roosters have a champion team. Give them that much ball and they'll beat anyone. Being a player short doesn't much matter in attack.

And the Roosters having possession 70% their way. We had the same in the first half and scored 26-0 They had the possession in the second half and scored 26-4

I like what Mann has brought to the team.

We had them down to 11 men, and Both Hutch and Mahoney wanted to play them up the middle, where they were strongest. The ball should have gone out wide to run them off their feet.

Didn't work at all. In fact, it killed our attack.

And we failed to use the overlap. Played them in their forwards instead of moving the ball wide.

We lost something in attack when Chrichton went to fullback. The second half should have seen us run the Roosters off the ground.

Went to sleep. Roosters had 70% possession, but we decided to run the ball up into their bigger forwards, instead of using the overlap. Can't understand why we didn't try to run them off their feet.

That's a pretty formidable Roosters side. I can't see us getting even close to worrying them.

In some ways I get it. The team won't evolve if it is changed every week. Maybe we need to just wait and see if something clicks. All it needs is for passes to stick, and players to back up a break.

This is supposed the building year where results start to happen. Not looking good, so far.

it's not the defence - it's the attack that is our problem.

The rain might mean we will only be beaten by 20 instead of 40, I guess.

I guess it's irrelevant. The Chooks will towel us up, anyway.

Murray is one of the best milkers - taking dives then remonstrating with the referees. Pretty good at dishing out the dirt when the ref's not looking. He is a great player, but needs to get that out of his system.

Our greatest bias is the draw. Every year we are pitted twice against the top eight teams. We start the year with at least three of the top four, and struggle to get a win. We suffer injuries and suspensions from round one onward. It happens every year. Refs are not inclined to look kindly at...

I note how Roosters fans were given an excuse for booing Latrell, but Bulldogs come under the hammer - even though the article states that Mitchell was cited for his tackle on the Foxx. I didn't like that we booed him, though. It is putting us in a poor light and, as this article shows, the...

I agree. I just don't think that the NRL will go down the path of awarding wins. They have been very good at stripping teams of points.

Hutchison lacks speed. Terry Lamb was slow, but had that rare ability to create a gap for players to run through, then follow them in support. Hutch obviously hasn't the ability to bring players with him when he breaks through the defence. He tries it all by himself, and is caught almost...

Maybe, but everything he said is true. He wasn't criticising for the sake of it. He was telling us the awful truth. In fact, he sounded like most contributors to the Kennel.

All they would do is strip the winning team of their two points, and neither side gets the win. Hurts both sides.

But we have some tough teams coming up, with little chance of snagging a win. If we suffer more injuries or send offs, we will be in the same situation as last season. By the time we face teams that we have a chance of beating, we'll be without our best performers. Happens every year. We...

I'm surprised that the referee didn't call time out when the clock failed to stop.

We even allowed them to run out first at the GF, so they could ring their damn bell. And all the thanks we got was criticism for taking too long to run out.

If you look at our games this year - every team that has played against us, has lost their next game -Eels, Sharks, Titans. So Souths may follow the trend.

And he is a relative of Sutton who was the Bunnies captain for many of our Easter losses.

Mahony and Hutchison are too predictable, and hold the ball for too long.

Or try Taaffe at half. He can read the play, has an accurate pass, and speed to get out into the clear.

Lawyers have turned the game into a farce. Anything above the chest is now a concern that the NRL will be sued for player brain injuries a decade after they hang up their boots. Look at the tackles that went on in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The game would have been halted almost every tackle under...

We had 56% of the possession, and were camped on their line for 17 tackles without posting a point. We should have won, despite the referee.

I was referring to Latrell Mitchell. Hard to stop when going in for a tackle to stop a try. The other Mitchell used his shoulder on Preston, which seems to be OK if you are carrying the ball.

Seems that the judiciary agrees. "Mitchell, meanwhile, has been charged with Dangerous Contact for the tackle on Bulldogs winger Josh Addo-Carr on the stroke of half-time."

Plus the media has been awash with sympathy for the "poor Bunnies" for the entire week. Souths are everyone's favourite team, and are looked after. Travel the world, as I have, and you'll find Bunnies caps and T shirts in every corner. No-one dares say a bad word about them without being...

The optics of Morrin's tackle would have caused a riot in the stands had he been left on the field. I honestly thought that Sutton was going to send him off. Ten in the bin was a much better result for us - and we kept them to 2 points for the entire ten.