Game day .. Go Dogs .....

I am hoping for an improved showing.....

The Tigers have been good the last couple of weeks..

We really need to lift our game and get our act together to be a chance of winning ....

All things considered, I would have preferred we did that last week, but if it happen I will take it...

I'm not going to have a dummy spit if we lose ... we don't have the cattle .. it will be a minor miracle if Pay can get us to win a few games...

Apparently a very talented youngster Jack Hartwig from Forbes has signed with the Dogs for 2 years. 

Steve free even better lol ;) :)

Rochow dropped for McQueen in the end. A few less nightmares for me after what he did a few years back..

$10..... Dman will reappear now that his boyfriend Holland scored

Actually Holland runs some very good lines and especially close to the line. If the hooker or halves or even forwards are alert, they could put hom through.

In fact if they did the same they too might score

Not taking that bet.

Happy with our first half.

Im starting to really love this Holland Slam!

Surely we win from here...

I'm a bit like the playere ... lacking confidence. ..

That is more like it ... feeling relief..

Hopefully thst might do us sone good.

HD it's heart on your mouth stuff watching them hey...seriously fatigued towards the end then found something with the ball in hand.

That 2nd try nicely put together.

We are 13th now before Manly play :)

2 junior Klems getting into a punch up ... classic. 

Lichaa played well.... good on him

Holland & Smith really combine well

Ogden is a beast & has plenty leg drive


Well done Dogs.... Lewis’s effort, brilliant

Good game! It looks like they are getting used to each other, so hopefully begin to trust one another. I thought late in the second half they shut up shop prematurely, attempting to protect the lead and were on the verge of letting another one slip away, but to their credit, they rallied together from that Lewis regathering, run and penalty and went on with the job. Still a long way to go, but it's good to see some entertaining footy re-appearing in our attack.

We were awesome . Lewis is a good signing isn't he ?

Villi well said...though the emoji kid and the mock wouldn't dare acknowledge that was the case

Very impressed with Lewis. Only a rookie but defends like a seasoned veteran.

Cogger has no hope playing top grade unless he takes Forans spot.

There were some telling things about Lewis last night. He was MoM or close to it, at minimum the most influential player on the field, in a rocks and diamonds display.

He did as many poor things as good things, particularly in the first half, most around decision making - poor kicks, forced passing, over-calling for the ball and over playing his hand, yet despite that still the best player on the field and more importantly didn't let the f*** ups affect him not one little bit.

And two things that sum him up, that hit from.. whatsisname... Lewis was flattened like few have been and yet won the ptb, he should have actually got a penalty for the second effort to stop him getting up. Big balls.

Stopping that kick and regathering the ball. Stopping the kick with the leg out like that really is an amateur play, 9 times out of 10 results in six again. When he did it I thought you idiot, but the effort for the regather, getting up, winning the penalty. Biiiiiiiiiiiig balls.

From that second on I actually thought we'd win or not depending on whether Lewis could get us home. It was all on him and i think he's gonna be that sort of player. When the game's on the line, he steps up, don't shrink back - I'll get us home.

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuge nuts.

Lewis is signed for two years so we don't have to force ourselves into a decision just yet. Next year we just pick the best 17 players and then find positions for them. If that best 17 includes Lewis, Foran and Cogger then Lewis plays in the centers. We don't have to make hard decisions yet so don't make it hard, just play your best 17.

2020 however Lewis is gonna be in demand season end and I'd say from his point of view he'll probably demand the #6 and to keep him we'll have to give it to him and it'll be an easy decision to make.

That's when a hard decision based outside of who's your best 17 will have to be made. And if Foran is fit and still playing he'll be in the last year of his contract so the automatic selection based on the amount we're paying him if not goes completely out the window, goes somewhat out the window. So then Foran can compete for a spot like everyone else.

just finished watching the press conference gee dean pay looked happy answering the journos questions , & deano also said there are still 
4  positions  open in the dogs squad  or in English  we have some money available 2 make a few more player buys & we will 
spend this money wisely for the right players  , i for 1  dont want cory oates not for the money he is asking  just another reasonable centre
would be a good  investment ,our forwards are still good though brett & josh morris will be sorely missed out wide 

Dean's face was like a stone wall until the final whistle sounded and then he smiled like he was on Young Talent Time. Great to see.

So Zef, you see what I and probably everyone else in here sees. Lewis is shaping to be a first grader with talent and I agree with what you say he has balls of steel and a big ticker. He also has excellent RL genes and will be a thinking player. I believe he may be the one that will pull us through those last 15-20 minutes of our games because he reads the play so well. ATM though he is finding his feet and his rhythm but he'll get there.

Kerrie Holland scoring a double.......... How's the Dutch fan club this morning? I bet there's still wet patches on the undies.

Several put on clogs and did a clog dance and stuck their finger in a dyke...that's a Dutch illusion BTW

All jokes aside, he did play rather well last night. I am hoping that that the effort displayed is more akin to the team improving as opposed to them "jagging" a lucky win. From what I witnessed it appears to be the former and we are improving as the season winds down.

The Dogs sign Suaso Sue from Tigers.....

Not anything to get excited about, but hopefully can add something different to what we already have

Personally, I think the Dogs should leave all new acquisitions until next year and play out the balance of the season with what we have to ensure we are aware of what we need.

He is one of Zef's favourites..."A Boy Named Sue"

He is a 2019 signing bud, June 30 has come and gone.

And though I'd like to see some other positions strengthened first, he is the sort of above value for money signing I'm looking for. I like the.... "smart shopping."

But now I want to see it applied to some outside backs.

All 3 grades win that doesn't happen often.  Happy with the Sue signing. Runs and tackles hard.