Watching Teams like Broncos cowboys and sharks improvement this year has me looking at our current squad.
I don't think we have moved forward as a club we haven't gone backwards just the same inconsistent team as previous years.
Have we missed a trick in not revamping our systems?
Maybe loosing players next year might be for the best as somone said to me recently it's not like we have lost any premiership players.
I've conceded that we don't have a team this year that can win the premiership I'm hoping moving forward we can show that big improvement similar to those teams.
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We aren't winning it this year with this squad and will only be worse next year with the players we have lost.
Papali'i, Niukore, Mahoney, Kaufusi and Stone are gone and all we have signed is an aging over the hill cripple from Canberra.
All the quality 2nd rowers and props are already signed elsewhere next year so we have missed out on replacements.
Our lower grades are playing like shit so any of our juniors really aren't worth promoting to 1st grade.
We are currently in 7th spot and will be lucky to make the top 8 this year and next year we will be bottom 4.
Love the passion BEM.
Some valid arguments in there for sure.
I was thinking today, after I read some of your comments on our jrs performing poorly, I wonder how much of a direct translation there is between those two things. I could be wrong but I think Bulldogs do really well in the jr grades right?
Hopefully we develop a Penrith type set up and become a powerhouse.
I think our full strength side is of premiership calibur this year.
I've agreed with everything you've said on here for a long time BEM. I'm not over the moon about Hodgson either from a physical standpoint, but I think there's other aspects he will bring to the team which we need and are never going to get from either Moses or Gutherson.
Gutherson needs to be stripped of the captaincy and it given to Hodgson otherwise my guess is Gutherson and Moses will be continually undermining him and what he can bring to the team.
In all honesty I agree with you on taking the captaincy away from Guth but giving to Hodgson would be a complete disaster.
The team aren't going to respect a blow in from Canberra. It would ruffle way to many feathers.
I still think the logical choice would be Moses as the sole captain.
Reynolds has a few kilometres on the clock and is a bit banged up as well. Sometimes the one in charge has to have been there and done that.
Oh and I think we could do with ruffling a few feathers.
Yes but making someone with Hodgson's injury concerns the captain would be a disaster.
I don't see him as an 80 minute player any more and think with his injury record over the last couple of years, he will be lucky to play more than 4 or 5 games for us.
Making Moses the sole captain would be the way to go and would ruffle a few feathers just enough.
As far as Reynolds goes, he hasn't had 3 season ending ACL injuries in the last 5 years.
Papali'i is miles ahead of any second rower we are retaining in both attack and defence. If it wasnt for him last week we would of got belted by the rooters. I totally agree scramble into top 8 this year. Miss the 8 next year 100%
Agree BEM (unfortunately :-( ) Where are our signings FFS
36 years and COUNTING cmon ...... hopefully we do this hopefully we do that blah blah blah
We have beaten storm and panthers away. No other team will/or can do that. I dont care where we finish in the 8, we can definately win it from wherever we finish
I agree Fiddy.
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