So true.
Ben '12 is the best example that just one guy like that can make to ladder position.
Radradra for Parra is another one. Once he left they dropped down the ladder like a sack of spuds.
Just a matter of scouting some out, at least one, doesn't have to be a big name.
Having experienced players is important, but it isn't helping if they're doing a lot of the blundering & not creating the 2nd phase stuff.

I blame DD&R 

BN we need more pace both to prevent long range tries and score long range tries....

I can't remember a season where we have conceded so many long range tries and not scored many ourselves....

Some of the long range tries we conceded have been vital and have cost us games... both Parra tries were in that category and we don't need to go back far to add to that list...

Combine the lack of long range strike with often clunky execution in the opponents 20 .... well that goes a long way to explaining our current position on the table....

Marki, I've honestly never tried Chai. I've seen the term bandied about for years. My hunch always was if it wasn't regular coffee or tea then it'd surely be disgusting, so I've always avoided it. I tried an Asian one once, just once, as it looked like a cross between green bird seed & muesli & tasted revolting.

On the recruitment, their excuse in recent times has been poor attack execution. That's why they need one or two of those players that can regularly create a break & run the length of the field to compensate for all the blundering or at least create 2nd-phase play. If they go the snail route again, it'll be more of the same ahead & they miss out on opportunities to sign line-breaker players because they've rushed in & wasted the cap space to get more 'solid' fringe first graders which they already have.

Hahaha..... Dman laying low like his best mates Idiot Des & Dib

Brian Kelly from Manly is a fairly good centre who is off contract...

Most of the centres with NRL experience who are off contract a rubbish....

I would be mainly looking at talented lower graders who are blocked from the NRL by higher quality established players.. Roosters, Broncos and Souths are the clubs I would check out first...

Even Pom and RU centres might be worth considering 

Or wait until more quality is available, 

No word from Dman .. must be still lost in a cave in Thailand ...

Will he fit in the mini-sub?

A stat went up over the weekend that Justin O’Neill has scored 2 tries in the past 25 games..... that’s horrendous

marki the way hopa is playing you would think long term he would have 2 stay there unless nick meany can put 4 or 5 back to back good performances which i highly dout  ,thats why i keep saying we need 2 reasonable centres but there isnt that many left on the market i can name some that are off contract but these are average @ best  
hymal hunt, kirston avarrva, tom opitac, justin oneil, can anyone think of others ? 

You would think Hoppa will be given 1 centre spot and maybe Montoya/Holland/Olive the other. But the jury is out on whether any of those 3 can cement it. Hoppa may also need to switch to fullback if Meaney doesn't work out.
I would say at least 1 centre is needed and experience is important. It wouldnt be a bad choice unless they have eyes on someone else for '19 or '20.

I think Chris Anderson will be on NRL 360 tonight

I thought it was K Inu

Goodwin, Inu, Dman etc are all past their used by dates..... no thanks!

I would take back C Rona in a heartbeat

Darn...I thought it was Billy Ngwani though the positions and goalkicking had me confused

100 out of a 100 marki you know your dogs well dun , its him his 32  but for 1 year would be ok , if he comes he will play in the centres 

Thanks Nancy/Dan I hope we get a good outcome for Brock..

I always liked Bryson and thought he made JMoz look good in '09-'12. If he is on the cheap, definitely someone to consider as a safe bet. He did well at Souths but i assume speed is not his attribute so if we want long range tries, he isnt the answer. But if we dont retain Martin, he might be good as goalkicker 

https://au.gofundme.com/help-brock-hammill-tackle-cancer

news changes quickly , apparently the bulldogs have tabled  reece martin a offer 2 stay now its up 2 him & his manager sam ayoub 2 sort it out if he will except the offer table 2 him by the dogs , i have heard that a ex bulldogs player in the English super league wants 2 come back for 1 year he is 
a prolific  goal kicker, when he was @ the dogs a few years back i nearly choked on my saliva when i heard his name plays fullback, wing ,& centre 
anyone wants 2 guess his name ? again he made contact & his asking price is very cheap  

Chai latte anyone?

I think it's too late now, Steve. The club tries its best to keep welfare & education of the players as a high priority but sometimes one just goes astray.
Come November, no more kebabs, he'll be lurking around the parks of Bondi & Coogee after dark with Napa & the gang, slurping on raw oysters, saying "yeah nah yeah nah yeah nah" all over the place & frequenting cafes along Oxford street to wash it all down with coffees with froth art chocolate powder chickens wearing sombreros. It's the thought of him reaching under the table to get a $100 note out of a brown paper bag to pay for his new diet that many will find most disturbing.

I believe it when I see it and only then does he become  Benedict Arnold....surely he has more character than that

The  young player I spoke about a couple months ago Brock Hamill, suffering testicular cancer for the second time, which has spread to his lymph nodes. A  Go Fund Me page has been set up to help with medical expenses if anyone is interested. Every little bit helps. Over 4k raised of a 20k total.

The Mole announced Brett Morris agreed to sign with Easts a couple of days ago on the nine website. Then their coach remarked they haven't signed him, just enquired.
But today Sterlo announced that it was confirmed on the telly.

Hymnal Hunt...I love it and so appropriate for a Sunday...BigT...where are all the "confirmations" of Brett Morris signing with the filthy Rorters...go the Sea Eagles today

Mbye wasn’t crap just not value for money

i cant see cogger in the 1st grade side marki, especially if elgey is coming ,on foran not only has he had a toe operation i saw vision of him on thursday night & from what i saw he had plaster on his arm seemed liked  so i recon he will be fully fit next year , nancy says reece martin will get a new contract its not what i hear ,thats why cory oates is begin chased hard but as a 2nd rower  , also this hymnal hunt from souths off contact & is a centre watched him  play last night in a beat souths team he is a good defensive centre similar to j mozz 

Marki...the deathrider..set it to the tune of "Rawhide"

Tony, mbye wasnt bad for us at fullback but it was when he was given halfback duties on last tackle that brought the Des plays back.
Im not dissapointed he is gone. Meaney is certainly an apprentice and will make mistakes, but its his desire to try things that im more interested in. As someone as already posted, we arent going to win the comp next year...probably wont even play finals, but we need to rid ourselves of Desball and institute a new playing style.
I already see that now with Lewis and JMK as halves. In my opinion, next year will be the year that Foran realises he is finished. He will go into medical retirement and we can then decide if Lewis,  Cogger are our halves for 2020 or we use Forans cap money to recruit a half.

if all rumors are true from what i posted yesterday even  T K   are saying gold coast  reserve grade no 7  KANE ELGEY  has signed for the bulldogs verbally  & will ink the contract sometime this week  , if he can get that form from a few years back  youd have elgey & foran as your 2019 halfs
i watched the newcastle game yesterday  nick meany played ok but  not better than  mybe nowhere near his class but thats my opion 2 nrl games
he is still a apprentice  

Corey thompson and Damien Cook are two players that I admired watching them go through their paces in NSW Cup, happy to see them do well, albeit at other clubs. Not many do make it at that level. That is was fans need to keep in mind. Not easy

My best from yesterday : Harper, cleeland, asipeli, Woolford and burr and Nelson from the bench. Bergamin too