Probably just after the ref and 80% of the crowd yell out - "flat tracker "

Great result!!!...

Solid plan...

Had an Amstel Dark the other day....
Yummy stuff.

To be clear while I think that we are a genuine chance to win the comp, that chance is far from a certain thing.

The team needs to keep improving, the coach needs to get a few tricky things right, we need to be close to full strength with all players in good form, and we need a few lucky breaks in the semis. 

Hardest teams to beat are the Panthers,  Storm and Roosters with the Broncos being potentially dangerous if they get back on track.  In the semis we want to play these teams at the right times,  not play too many of them and get a bit of luck in those key games. 

In our favour is if we are in, I expect the Dogs Fans to turn up in droves and probably own the crowd numbers most Sydney games. 

As for our perceived weakness of bring out muscled by bigger packs, that is were the coach needs to make a few tricky team selections and thread the needle on bench rotation, 

Other teams have more semi final experience,  better depth and a bit more size and power. So they have more margin for error. 

Warriors game is critical  a win going into the bye sets us up nicely. 

If we win that one I'll start shopping for the champagne. 

Worst result for me is I am stuck with a lot of grog and only a poor excuse to drink on GF day.

Amstel Dark..sounds like a brand of turd!

So we're back to the trip being a sin bin???... Good... 

Watching the riff, how many do they have out?, because the team they are fielding would pass week one in the finals.

2 first choice halves,  fullback and starting second rower out.

Can be hard to score close to opposition line with first choice halfback out.

Reserve grade list 18-10 2 tries each.

Opposition kicked 3 penalty goals and an extra conversion.  Unusual these days. 

Game probably doesn't tell us anything.

Not if they met us!!!...

Hypothetically would you rather finish 4th or 5th?

5th has no second chance and needs to win week 1.

Week 2 they are playing a team that lost week1, sometimes that team is mentally vulnerable. 

If forgot Too also out for Panthers. 

Cows had 5 or 6 out...

Bloody logjam on 20 points.... Each game gets bigger for us...

Panthers and the Broncos patchy at times this season. 

We are close to the most consistent team in the comp. Perhaps the Storm. 

Chooks patchy earlier but on the right track now.

Cows are a dangerous side, that could beat any team on their day.

Improving like the Chooks. 

Every game is vital, Cows after the bye a very tough game, Warriors might be physical. 

Sharks and Roosters played well our form line is pretty good. 

QLD has a dry season in winter we might get a fast dry track at Townsville which might suit us.

If also suits their players in particular Drinkwater.

I wouldn't mind seeing 2 sides going head to head on a fast dry tack with exciting attacking footy.

Seen more than enough winter grind, but the Warriors game is a 50-50 at least it is daytime which suits us.

We need to be good enough to win each week, no easy games on the horizon. 

Lets make finals this year and worry about premierships going forward.
We are not there yet....

Hi Team, I am getting email notifications users I've never heard of "has posted new content"... There is a link to click to "view the post"... Be vigilant.... 

Take a look at the home page and sports links... Something up .. IS hacked???...

Dream the impossible dream!!!...

Expectations or more accurately hopes, don't put any extra pressure on the players or change how they play..

The players and coaches probably are aiming higher than most of our fans.

Most Dogs Fans are not sure that we will make the 8, very few think that we are any chance of winning it.

There is no guarantee that we will make the 8, but the team certainly did the work in the off season,  we are the fittest team in the comp. 

I am taking the last 2 games against the Chooks and Sharks as fairly positive all things considered. 

For the Chooks we need to hope that they are peaking now or that luck runs against them in the semis.

As mentioned by  Gus our team is still improving and we hope that there is a lot of improvement to come.

Thanks for the info.

Fourth always. Almost impossible to win the comp outside the top four. 

Mostly that is because the top 4 teams are the best sides.

What I seem to remember is:-

1 home- plays 4 away. A 
2 home plays 3 away. B
5 home plays 8 away. C

Winner of C plays the loser of A or B.
Shorter turnaround and the top 4 side still gets home ground advantage in the semis.

But in the semis I think winning the week before and playing a side that lost the week before is an advantage. 

4th is the highest we would finish. 

5th or 6th more likely,  and not that bad,

I think that this system was changed recently. It used to be 1 plays 8.

Forwards wise we have some bigger players coming back from injury in reserve grade. 

It isn't easy for bigger guys to play our defensive system.

I would like to see more size especially in the first 20 mins.

However, I also think Mann / Hayward is our best lock rotation in attack. 

I am almost tempted to add more size / defence and compromise on attack.

Hayward is the best passing lock, followed by Mann and the difference in our attack is stark.

We might be able to train up Salmon, Morrin or Curran to start at lock and play that role. Hayward does it best, because really we are asking the lock to play like a halfback. 

It is critical to get right most of our good attack comes off Hayward or Mann digging into the line and committing defenders. On the other hand we don't want to be overrun in the forwards at the start of a semi.

Looks like theDogs have secued Tupouinua's services from next year for 4 years.

And... Raise a glass to BN for yesterday ..

Will be a great addition to this years signings Fafita and Haas...

Have we rejected Cleary?