After watching the Sharks/Broncos game, I've given up on understanding the form lines. We need to focus on building our game, defence, completions, kick chase, etc. I am not sure how good Penrith are going to be, our best chance this game and for the rest of the season is to play to our full...

Grant Atkins ref, I don't have s strong opinion on him. We want the game to flow as a set for set contest with high completions, few penalties and 6-agains. We don't want to give them cheap penalties coming out of their end, linespeed is important but don't jump the gun. Panthers/Warriors, a...

No surprises in the top 17 for Panthers. Additional players, Hughes, Morrin, Taaffe, Rinakama, Woods. If Hughes is close to his best form then he is in the top 17, but no one deserves to be dropped. If Kiraz isn't 100% then Rinakama might play right wing and team up with Kiraz again the...

I can see Marhoney, Sexton and Mann starting with Hayward and Galvin on the bench. Probably DSF and King starting with Curran and Hayes on the bench. Curran and Hayes can play big minutes, Mann might need to play some footy at prop, but he has done that before. I don’t know how Hughes is...

Next 2 weeks Panthers and Broncos a big challenge. 2 wins will more or less lock in a top 2 finish. Good challenges, both games look like we will really need to play well for 80 mins to win. We haven't put together a quality 80 minute performance with our best 17 all season, this would be a...

Latu has a back injury coming to the Dogs early to finish his rehab here. So if he plays any NRL for us this season that is a bonus.

ODF it is an exciting and interesting time to be a Dogs fan reminds me a bit of the late 1970s, we are building the right way. I also don't mind other clubs having success if they play good footy and have earned it. Warriors, Fins and Raiders in that category. Panthers also especially if they...

Skelton knock on in goal for a Raiders try, and dumb hair pull penalty, which was another 50/50. Has odd great play in him, and makes plenty of metres, but teams have worked him out and some of the errors really count. The only player that I regret losing is in recent years is Averillo...

I agree that the Tigers coped one or two questionable calls. But the Tigers did a lot of dumb stuff in the first half and missed far too many tackles. I like young Mason, but he isn't ready for regular starts in the NRL. Latu is classy, they need to start him and perhaps have Mason on the...

I am glad that the experts don't see us as genuine premiership contenders. We have the squad depth, we just need to build our game.

Wow Latu is at the club, Gus is a genius. Will not be an immediate selection like Galvin, but probably would have made his NRL debut by now if he was staying at the Dragons. Best thing about it is Flanno is pissed off about him leaving, surprised that the Dragons seem to have let him go...

Woods pretty good in NSW U19s, team lacked combinations. Dogs prop Smith very impressive for QLD.

Burto's defence is improving under Cirro. I agree with Mase, when Burto defends well enough to be an option at lock, his chances of playing SOO in multiple positions improves. Not far off winning the 6 spot or a spot on the bench. His attack is also improving. Cirro and the coaching team are...

I agree on Luai, but he did do 2 good kicks for trys. In the wet NSW tried to play too fancy at times. 9-0 penalties at one stage was hard to overcome. Like the Dogs against Souths some penalties were wrong, some were harsh and some were dumb. Lomax elbowing a tackler in the face at the play...

Better second half, but couldn't nail the final play late,

NSW discipline, defence and execution below par. QLD energetic, but the game is going with penalties and posession.

Reserve grade this week Hughes and Jones starting at prop, Morrin at lock. Underhill on the bench. Underhill must be returning from injury. Jones and/or Underhill making an NRL debut this season would not surprise. Smith back in the centres. Next time Critter is out I hope we try Smith in...

Round 4 against the Sharks was our best 80 minute performance. Both games against Parra 80 minute performances. Many other games we have started slow, or hit some flat patches, but we have been able to win most of them. The come back against Canberra is by far our best 40 mins, with the...

Cirro pinpointed the issues, when we were leading 18-0 we declined a kick at goal then produced a lame set. The lighting break gave Souths a much needed rest and reset. They got back into the game off a string of penalties, some of which were justified. Our right edge defence became shaky...

Our right edge defence definitely looks shaky at times without Critter. That is another reason why we probably can't win a finals match without him. Next time he is out I hope Cirro tries something different.