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ROUND 1 EELS-V-DRAGONS
I know none of us are going to pick the Dragons to win, but where do we think the game will be won and where the dangers from the Dragons will come from.
As I see it Hayne, Grothe and Mortimer are our trumps in the backs, they will give the necessary thrust. It too early to expect Tahu to be a big influence, no doubt it will come but I expect he needs a few games.
Mateo is the man who could be the difference, his breaks on the edges and ball sklill is unmatched by anyone else in this game, Fui will be as usual, I expect Shackleton to make an early impact, Poore may take a little longer. Hindmarsh/Smith/Shackleton should be strong in defence.
Dragons are a solid team but little brilliance, Creagh, Young and Fien will be good for them with Boyd, Morris and Nightingale being dangerous.
How about some serious opinions , not rubbish like we will kill them, they have no good players etc,.
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Permalink Reply by 1Eyed Eel on -
To be honest, these early games generally come down to who makes the least mistakes both in attack and defence.
We'll need to improve both our handline and defence a whole lot to make a contest out of it.
I only caught a bit of the Charity Shield match but the Dragons look like once again they will be very structured and they'll look to score points through crisp backline movements. It's a type of game very well suited to getting points early in the season.
I think we need to dominate in the forwards. That's actually what I'm looking most forward to because if we can win the battle up front against the Dragons, this team is going to kick arse in 2010.
But I agree, I think Feleti is going to have a big impact. I'd be looking to have him running at Soward at every opportunity.
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