I agree.

The process seems overly dependent on the player making a complaint, but in this case there is good video evidence.

JMK
Lichaa
Tolman
Jackson
Martin
Sue

All are lovely guys..... But Seriously, that is the most least intimidating bunch of forwards in the NRL

Morris bros were nice guys but made good decisions in defence and had good technique.

We do lack size and intimidation in the middle without Napa. Short term we need to get more out of Odgen / Smith.

Storm dominated us up the middle, Dragons and Warriors overpowered us. We need to start well and have more aggression in the middle. It is the one area where I want players rushing up. We were too passive against the Dragons.

I don't necessarily want Holland rushing up, outside defenders should be working together.

Yes that is the problem, we need to play with tempo and execution to cover a lack of size  / aggression.

Anyway the players do know how to play, they did it in rounds 3 and 4 also partially in round 2.

Crazy stuff. Shouldn't be up to the "receiver" to make a formal complaint and they don't want to have to attend the tribunal hearing.

A very low act from a serial offender (3 charges). Burgess got 4 weeks didn't he in a Test against NZ.

Wonder if deano will wield his magic wond
he needs 2 make changes if not souths will do
more damage than the dragqueens did

i for 1 say holland must go he was woefull
okunbar another & martin 

who to put in 
criten to  no 3 , the great montoya 2 no 2
fayalia marnier to 11 & jacko to 13

I still can not believe out salary cap is as
bad as it is look @ our run on team 
bar foran & jackson not many big names
& we cant go shopping what a mess
why cant greenberg give us some cap
relief .... hasler stuffed this club so bad
it makes me sick as manly are going good so 
far & as supporter its so sad 

Tony, surely by now you know that bulk changes every time we lose will just make the situation worse.

Tony I think we have take a punt on getting all the pain over quick in 1-2 seasons running wiht some young guys and build to have a serious crack at the title in 3-5 years time.

If we had kept the Morris Bros results would have been better, but perhaps we can;t hit the same peak in a few years as we haven't developed the talent, or don't have the cap space.

If anything perhaps we have taken too big a gamble, but we did look good against the Storm, Napa and Foran both being out injured is bad when we already have a skinny squad.

Pay and the recruitment committee are responsible for the punt and own the result..  If we can strengthen a few areas before June 30 without compromising our future plans we should do so. 

We do have a weak squad, but if the coach and young players can get some good wins in this circumstance it is a good result. This year is all about building for the future. 
 
That is why I would not put money on even with us $150 to win the comp, it will take a minor miracle to make the semis this year.

As fans we simply need to enjoy the wins when they come and also some of the losses that are good performances. We also have to hope the young players make progress.

ODF    I   Hope but
i honestly cant see us beating souths 
Need to make some positional  changes
Who ? I dont know maybe montoya is
a little safer than okunbar , criten cant
be any worst than holland & martin well
he made a few as well
its all about winning many of my friends 
bomb baded me yesterday about the dogs 
loss i said the better team won well dun

Tony you might have to get used to being bombarded by your friends...

I would stick with Okunbor as he has potential.

He is relatively new to playing on the wing, so has a bit to learn in terms of catching bombs and defensive positioning,

But he is great at making yards which is something our team needs.

If Harper is ready for NRL I would pick him and move Holland to the bench in pace of Lichaa,

That is the only change I would make,  Martin deserves another chance but needs to work on ball security and defensive positioning.

What happens when you lose the fight in the middle is the edge back rowers get sucked into making tackles in the middle and you are then short on the edges. That is actually how I think most games are won. Odgen was good, but without Napa we are lacking some size and defensive work rate.

I'm not going to watch a replay, once was enough, but I did notice Martin making a lot of tackles in the middle, Odgen also showed a bit of inexperience in not slowing up the play the ball enough. When we get Renouf T fit it might help our forward rotation....  I know people say we have a lot of forwards, but we are lacking a quality starting prop and I'm not sure Martin will cut it as a starting 2nd rower. We also need more punch off the bench. A good quality NRL centre would also be handy.

It is very hard for young inexperienced halves to play well when the forwards are being dominated and the outside backs are making poor defensive decisions,

But I like what I've seen so far from Lewis, Cogger, Meaney and to some extent from JMK. We need to give the young spine more support and also more time to learn the game. 

Dib&co stuffed the cap... Des didn't sign the cheques...

That's the big prob bigT... We don't have anyone better or screaming out to be picked from regggies...

Greg inglis has announced his retired from
football  all the best greg concidering
you were from macksville nsw you playedm
4 the cain toades

“The Rabbitohs have confirmed Inglis will now take up a role with Souths Cares, the community arm of the South Sydney club”


Translation...... He won’t take his 1.5mill from the Salary Cap, but we’ll look after him under this BS program 

I check the stats, surprisingly Martin's stats good, I think the 2 one-1-one strips coloured our opinion.

As expected the defensive stats for Holland & Okunbor against the Dragons were terrible...

 I check against the Storm, Holland & Okunbor were OK, but didn't have to do much....

Most opposition coaches are going to test us on that side in coming weeks, we need a solution and fast...

Wait for the kicker which will be along the lines of $2 million spare under cap next year for Souths as inglis was on a heavily back ended contract...
Welcome the #cynics Villi... Good to have you on the bus...

I'm also getting on the #CynicsBus while there is still a spare seat.....

Sue finally plays a game I'm happy with, now the NRL are looking to rub him out for 2 weeks.

#OnTheCynicsBus

Now does this bus have sub woofers?

No but I'm on drums .... and Dman is driving .. what could go wrong?

Forgot to mention Dman is also playing bass.

Stats  pffttt.  Martin didn't pass the eye test.  As for Holland his nick name should be period. Once a month he plays like a 1st grader.

Watching it live I wasn't impressed with Martin, but the stats are good enough to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

if we had SBW, Thurston, Asotasi and Bob McCarthy running around in reserve grade I would be making more changes. 

I saw about 15 mins of last weeks reserve grade Harper seems to be making progress.

if Sue has to sit out 2 weeks Danny F or RFM will come back in, outside of these 3 names no one else in reserve grade looks remote ready for NRL.

We are 2 injuries away from Grimaldi getting a run :)

Never too late to make a comeback as the great Tiger Woods has shown. What a performance! And the Masters yet...

Havent watched the game, but all I can say is that we are in for a very rocky and patience-testing ride.

We need to learn from our mistakes and hopefully not repeat them. Need to bank wins on the good performances like last week. 

We dont have players in key spine positions that can change our gamestyle or the momentum of a game when it is needed. Until we have this, we will not be a contender, we will not be top 4.

We cant just prepare and rock up with a gameplan. We have to go out with a gameplan but change it based on circumstances to give us a better chance to win. This is what separates the good teams from the bad.

This could take an easy 5 years to do.

Attn: Bulldogs Recruitment Team


The team desperately needs Aggressive & Skilful players to complement the youthful pups we’ve already got....

All I need is about $2m from our salary cap...

Addin Fonua Blake $500k (an aggressive beast)
Katoni Staggs $250k (aggressive, speedy)
Braidon Burns $250k (skilful, speedy)
Any No.9 $XXXk (anyone with vision)

The above is a must, but a couple of left field choices I believe would also add something to the team as well as depth:-

Tyronne Roberts $250k (great kicking game)
Ben Hampton $200k (versatile player from winning culture)


All the above (except Roberts) have plenty of years ahead of them & I believe would take our teams to the next level

If there’s any other club or business out there that needs advice to take their club/business forward...... I’m your man!


Call 1300 11th Immortal 

Addin Fonua Blake $500k (an aggressive beast) - Yes, but price might be higher.

Katoni Staggs $250k (aggressive, speedy) - Yes, price might be higher but worth it.
Braidon Burns $250k (skilful, speedy)  -Yes 
Any No.9 $XXXk (anyone with vision) - We can save money here ---- Billy Brittain Souths reserve grade hooker - looks a good player, way better than Segaryo IMO.
While we are raiding Souths - Tom Amone is also good.

So I would go 50/50 established NRL players and fringe NRL players.

I recommend watching Souths reserve grade and seeing how those 2 player I mentioned go, I would expect both to star against our reserve grade, until they do it at NRL level, it isn't 100% proven. 

Yes, but what is your opinion on Dman driving the bus, while paying bass guitar?