Sutton to ref SOO with time off between games.

Starting now.

Good sides hd, but I wouldn't say a class above us. Last year definitely.
Gus and CC have cobbled together a team of hard working, experienced and hardened genuine first grade players with sprinkling of X factors and other promising talent. If we get it together on game day, no opposition is comfortable. Remember, a champion team is better than a team of champions.

I have a sneaking suspicion that we are going to have a good season and that we can beat some of those sides in some games.

You and your crazy 14s... and 9s... And 13s... And... Only the creators of that 1  l2 3 4 5 6 pinball thing thing on Sesame St ingested more mushrooms...

Teddy's been 100 times better at this stage than last year..  is going nowhere esp. as captain... though I'd prefer Turbo not at FB if I was QLD...

Best has been very good but far from his best most if this season .. Staggs is more miss than hit...  Critter's a cert for mine with Turbo licence to roam from centre or wing...

As for Hutch the social organiser, the only greater handbrake would be my missus... But if it's his shout, I'm in... He would dominate the ballroom dancing with the 'slow and go'' (credit to whomever came up with that on TK, someone there had to come up with something other than **** eventually)...

New series, new coach, I think that there will be team changes.

Will be looking for workrate in the forwards. 

Yardage and tackle busting ability in the outside backs. 

Teddy, Cook and RCG are the players most likely to be left out of the starting line up and perhaps the 17.

In the forwards I think a few smaller high workrate players will be in contention, Curran might get a run due to consistency, workrate and versatility.

I actually prefer no Dogs players to be selected, but the players all want a chance and sometimes come back better players.

When they talk about the passion of fans, Souths are always mentioned as one of the most passionate- the “random Souths fan” blah blah blah.

We’ve had a decade of disappointment, Souths 12 months. Yet in our decade of disappointment, I doubt we’ve had a smaller crowd for any one game than Souths have there tonight against the 3 time f***in’ reigning premiers.

The big tell is The Burrow and the cheers and boos. You can count how many are in The Buurow by the tens. 

After this loss a few stray dogs might wander in next home game.

A Souths loss is nearly as good as a Parra loss.

Luai very ordinary this game.

I am glad poor old Wayne doesn't need to go on the pension. 

But will he be able to handle coaching 3-4 teams at the same time???...

They are right up there with the best of Fairweather fans including Sharts, Rorters, and Swans...

Looking good in reserves. Sexton clearly too good at this level. O’Neill however is another year away. Todd is ready. Kitone is similar. Papali needs a chance soon. 

Playing 18 again today...
2 leg pulls in the set Critter made a break and nothing....
Have we had a set in D where we haven't give away a penalty or 6 again???...

This is embarrassing 

Dogs playing 2023 style footy.

Exactly. Very poor effort. The Tigers are close to the worst defensive team in the comp. But we keep refusing to go through the middle. 

We need to go up a few gears.

Our spine isn't organising the side well or finishing sets well.

We are missing Tracey.

Too many errors. 

At least the lead is only 2 try's away.

I expected a big effort from the Tigers, we need to learn how to win these games.

No point in only firing up for the top teams.

Tigers showing ticker  always a danger game after last weeks win over Knights ..
Hopefully CC fires them up second half ..Need more creativity close to their line . 

Tigers have made more errors, 5 to our 3. We are clunky and flat. Need to lift and go on with it.

We have the points in us but our effort in defence is more of the problem. There have been too many breaks and half breaks in the middle from the Tigers. It’s so embarrassing when the Tigers are the worst team in the comp. 

The bye looks like it broke bit of momentum they had .. 

Overall we only played realy well for 25 mins, but put on 16 points in that time,

That game was a bit of a farce for the last 10 minutes. 

Definitely a bit rusty after the bye.

2 valuable comp points.

Excellent discipline on both sides of ball in second half... Good effort against a desperate team... Ref pretty good in the end...
Hutch only one tackle on the 4th against 11 men... But the D was in his face... 

It's good to see the intensity lift in the second half. The bumker is still a worry. Once again, not one bunker decision went in our favour, and I thonk it was sutton in the bunker.

Best of all, our fans got to sledge  Klemmer who was binned for extreme stupidity and total lack of discipline.

Has to be the dummest binning of the season.

He was such a big promise when he was with us .. could had been the best forward around . When you take the money and run does not always work out .. 

I agree.

But his career started to got south after him and Jimmy Graham lost the plot after a dubious ref decision. 

Was ordinary towards the end of his time with us.

When the going got tough he showed his true character. 

I think I mocked us into victory. lol.