I actually had the horrors when I saw the team announced on TEEV.  After the first try down Gutho's side. I started to shake, then Semi goes for intercept & dogs in again & I got the DT"S (not the newspaper type & I haven't drank for years. so time to sleep or read a book..  From then on, what a difference, what a performance, yet we lose Mannah, was doing ok until that big hit on his dicky shoulder

Gutho awarded try with 2 forward passes in it, 12 - 10 to dogs

Half time.
Gordon out, Gutho to FB, & what a different player he is at the back.  FT, eels 20 -12 eels win keeping dogs scoreless in 2nd half - Norman Man of match & tells that Keiran had a letter for the team & was read out in the sheds before the match.

Dressing room at end in celebration mood that I have never seen before.


The NRL officials must be cheering or more than likely crying.

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  • Defence wins matches. Years gone by i think shit its over. Not this year i was comfortable till the end i know if we are still in the game % this year we are going to go on and win. I dont fear being run down in the last 10 min anymore
    • Glad you feel like that - tell that to my nails.
      Even with 1 1/2mins left I was still nervous.
    • I thought that last 10 minutes was never going to end.
    • Me too frank.. I m not relaxed until the very end. When kasiano went over I was nearly done.. But I need more faith
      They r slowly restoring it.. A fantastic team we have here
  • It helps too, when the Bulldogs go scoreless in the 2nd 40 which has happened a few times with them.

  • That was poetry Colin. Well done mate
  • They have shown gumption all year in defence i love it
  • Very true Frank, despite it all, the hit to stop Kasiano was huge, the preceding penalty had me really worried as a try & quick conversion there was still time for the dogs to sneak in.

    How did Reynolds stay on for the next set of tackles as he had been concussed & only went off then?  Would not be surprised if there is a please explain on that one.

    I was nervous with Toutai though. he dropped the ball at an early stage, & so did Terepo, that was the story of the game, nerves really stayed at play through the whole time, until the last hoorah. To end a game with a penalty & the ref holding the players until De Gois kicked it out, how many players from both sides standing on the opposite side line for the kick.

    • Toutai is just a risk imo. He is defo the weak link out there. Came in off his wing a few times, lucky the try was disallowed as Rona's hand touched the line. I'd prefer Faraimo.

  • Small point but everyone keeps saying Semi went for the intercept. He didn't. He went for Jackson but then realised Jackson wasn't getting the ball but it was too late. He tried to shift outside but it was all over. He picked the wrong player. He didn't go for an intercept.
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