OFFICIAL | GAME DAY Post Game Thread | Bulldogs 16 - 20 Souths

[LordSidious66]

Xerri and Sexton need to play next week. No ifs and buts.

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[Magic Burton]

Xerri and Sexton need to play next week. No ifs and buts.

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2-5 aren't an issue and Wilson is way in front of Xerri at this point.

Halves are an issue.

 

[Magic Burton]

Depends. Plant Sexton next to Kikau.

We already have a poor defender planted next to Kikau

 

[Magic Burton]

The positive is, that this likely sees Souffs have to endure their coach for a few more years.

I don't think so Crowe will be too tempted to get Bennett

 

[Harry Oz]

Key takeaways:

1 Was the JAC sideshow a distraction?
If so, it should not have been.

2 Ciraldo needs to take responsibility for the decision to play JAC. And admit his mistake to Wilson especially.

Who's in charge of this side? Ciraldo or JAC's publicity machine?

3 Hutchison butchered at least two tries by not using his outside backs.
But is Sexton really the answer?

4 Taaffe improved again and continued to be more of a playmaker. But this is pointless if Hutchison doesn't give him the ball. The classic example being with 3 minutes and 16 seconds to go and Hutchison dummies and gets tackled with a two man overlap.

5 I don't believe the refs are deliberately favouring one side over another. But the NRL is kidding themselves if they think American gamblers will accept the quality of adjudication we see in every game of NRL.
I'd love to have the confidence to have serious bets on NRL/Bulldogs games. But yesterday's game was yet another example of why betting on NRL is little better than throwing money at pokies or Powerball.
Who has seen the standard of refereeing in NFL or NBL (or even AFL)? Australian NRL punters are already suffering when their analysis is spot on and they have made what would otherwise have been a good bet. Does the NRL really think American punters will be happy to lose a bet and then read two days later how Annesley has admitted the decision that determined the outcome and lost their money was wrong?
I just want rugby league to be rugby league. Not a casino.

 

[Sandra's Bollocks]

I miss the days of having 2 forwards running with the DH near the ruck i.e the Hasler era. None of this piroutte shit.

 

[maroondog72]

Sexton defended at 89% for us in 2023:
8 games, 172/193 = 2.62 misses a game, given that our team was completely fucked, that's not too bad, especially when you have Okunbur outside you.

To put that in comparison this is the tackle efficiency for all the halfbacks in 23' finals series.
Reynolds 89%
Hughes 87%
Cleary 88%
Johnson 91%
Hynes 91%
Hastings 92%
Fogarty 89%

Obviously they all played more games than Sexton, but they were also in way better teams. It's also worth noting that Johnson is equal second place and never really been noted as a defender... Maybe it's that Ciraldo defensive system that Warriors coach utilised. Either way I think Sexton deserves benefit of the doubt with a more committed squad around him.

Like I said in my post I am happy if he gets a shot and just as happy if he doesn’t, but he’s not going to be the panacea that you think he is. Hutch isn’t the major problem with our attack IMO.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Souths had a 94% completion rate and only beat us by 2 penalty goals. Ninety four fkn percent! That normally equates to a thrashing.

Yeah yeah but we still lost and looked awful at times. I’m seeing these comments here and elsewhere online yet everyone is ignoring the extremely fucked situation we were in losing a winger for half the game, and a sin bin. I won’t include Preston because losing players to HIA is common.

The thing that really boils my blood, is that you can (at best) clumsily tackle a player like Latrine did, take an opponent out of the game and the team has to cop it. No punishment, nothing. Surely with the onus NRL has put on concussion, they allow you to replace a player who is ruled out for the game. Think about it, they are trying to protect players to a high degree, but you need to lose two players to HIA before you can activate your 18th man?! Gtfo. How dumb is that? On one hand they are trying to protect players, on the other you have to have two taken out before the team gets help. So fkn stupid.

 

[blah]

If we are only going to play knight or Hughes 10-15 minutes we are better off carrying an outside back on the bench for injuries


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[InGusWeTrust]

Morro doesn’t knock on under the posts we win

Yep, that’s how close another win was. Millimeters in it. Morrin was great, injecting a lot of energy, but it was all spoiled by that, his other knock on and sin bin.

Everyone knows we didn’t play well enough, but the reality is we aren’t far off and if just a few things went our way, we win well. Like last week, not much went against us and we were very good. Sure it was only the tits, but I am talking about what we did.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

It is two. They are morons... and as good as Preston is I thought we would have been better off ruling him out and trying to win today's game

With the stupid rules it would have actually been in our interest aye. Seriously Fuck the dumb **** NRL. Btw, I am pretty sure it’s not up to the club. The only way you might be able to do that if Preston was told to purposefully fail the HIA lol.

 

[maroondog72]

For what it’s worth, Sexton straightens the attack and with that much good ball he’s prob converting at least one opportunity into points which would’ve been enough for the dub.

I’m stoked with the overall effort of the boys just frustrating knowing we should’ve iced the game. I knew we needed one more try in that first half (Morrin) …

As Maroon said, I can understand CC reluctance to make any changes this early in the season because of combinations etc plus touch wood we have only had one injury to a key player. If you compare that with this time last season we were on the brink of a season collapse

Yes, we need to address the attack but it’s no slit wrist time, season is still early and we have a connected and committed squad this season.

Enjoy the rest of your Easter break and despite what Berries thinks …God is good !

Happy Easter bro.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Again. Burton is a much better half than either Sexton or Hutchinson. We are lacking a good halfback and fullback and two good props. Until then we are bottom four.

Yep, look how that left edge was humming until JAC got taken out. Last week they were building and put on some good tries too.

But nah let’s play Khaled Rajab and Heyward, or whatever other shit combination they can come up with. Like that will be better fmd. Let’s play the kid Woods! Nah Hutch and Sex! Haha fkn good luck scoring any tries.

 

[Taylforth]

To the people who follow the Bulldogs who must’ve been watching another game that was the best game by our club in two years Had we held onto the ball and taken the correct decisions we would’ve won that game.
Our attack starting to take Shape.
Bring on the roosters

Yes agree. I have been yearning for a competitive performance by our team, win lose or draw. We got that yesterday. We were most unlucky not to get 3-4 more tries and win in a canter. Foxsports summed it well….the one that got away….
We dominated for long periods, won the possession and run metres, but just failed to execute at critical times. Our completion rate @ 76% (v 97% Souths) is just not good enough. Min 80% is needed at NRL level to win consistently. Too many errors and possession turnover. I’m inclined to think Hutchinson is too slow at HB. Stifles our attack close to the line.


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[maroondog72]

I miss the days of having 2 forwards running with the DH near the ruck i.e the Hasler era. None of this piroutte shit.

Morrin was running some really good lines and it was obvious they had done it at training if Mahoney had done his job properly he would have scored at least one try, I like the strategy of morrin coming on and running at a fatigued middle with his leg speed but it takes finesse from the dummy half to create the space needed to score points.

 

[Micko]

Yep, look how that left edge was humming until JAC got taken out. Last week they were building and put on some good tries too.

But nah let’s play Khaled Rajab and Heyward, or whatever other shit combination they can come up with. Like that will be better fmd. Let’s play the kid Woods! Nah Hutch and Sex! Haha fkn good luck scoring any tries.

You missed the point. We need an experienced halfback. Hopefully we sign one for next year.

 

[chemdog]

Like I said in my post I am happy if he gets a shot and just as happy if he doesn’t, but he’s not going to be the panacea that you think he is. Hutch isn’t the major problem with our attack IMO.

dk what game u were watching but hutch is easily one of the main problems with our attack

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Yep, that’s how close another win was. Millimeters in it. Morrin was great, injecting a lot of energy, but it was all spoiled by that, his other knock on and sin bin.

Everyone knows we didn’t play well enough, but the reality is we aren’t far off and if just a few things went our way, we win well. Like last week, not much went against us and we were very good. Sure it was only the tits, but I am talking about what we did.

It had shades of the RFM bombed try last week. Completely changed the game.

Also Reed's late tackle was a complete brain snap moment.

 

[maroondog72]

dk what game u were watching but hutch is easily one of the main problems with our attack

Ok what post were you reading? I said he’s not the MAJOR problem in our attack and if you can’t see that your eyes are painted on.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Ive lost my patience with this guy, bombed a pass to put Tracey in to make it 18-10 then we make a break up the middle and instead of going wide to score, he dummies and takes a hit up. Apparently hes in here for defence? His poor D cost us the first try.

Yep, left a gap wider than the Sydney heads allowing Burgess to stroll in. Same as the try in our trial, he raced out and made it easy for the opponent.

The other problem was he decided to run first most of the second half when it’s not what we needed from our 7, let alone the slowest around. Having both him and Burton with a run first mentality stifled the attack. You need at least one setting up plays, organising and controlling field position etc. In the second half no one was doing it.