Game Round 25 - Dogs vs Tigers - Game and Team Discussion Thread.

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Round: 25
Match: Bulldogs vs Wests Tigers
Date/Time: Sunday 5th Sep @ 4:05pm
Venue: Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe.
Match broadcasters: Kayo & Foxtel / Channel 9 / 9 Now (Streamed)





BULLDOGS TEAM

No.	Player	Sponsor
1	Nick Meaney	Hy-Tec
2	Corey Allan	Guardian Venue Management
3	Will Hopoate	Cincotta Chemist Campsie
4	Aaron Schoupp	Australasian Industrial Wrappings & Coatings
5	Jayden Okunbor	Canterbury League Club
6	Brandon Wakeham	Penny's Crispy Pork Crackling
7	Kyle Flanagan	Sydney Freezers
8	Ava Seumanufagai	Intello IT
9	Sione Katoa	Jay Productions & Events
10	Jack Hetherington	MMX Projects
11	Corey Waddell	TLH Recruitment
12	Joe Stimson	Dental on Evaline
13	Josh Jackson (c)	Daily Press
Interchange		Recovery Partners
14	Bailey Biondi-Odo	Khalil Family Lawyers
15	Ofahiki Ogden	Urbanista Café & Convenience
16	Chris Patolo	Your Property People
17	Jackson Topine	McDonalds Punchbowl/Lakemba
Reserves
19	Falakiko Manu
20	Dylan Napa
21	Jake Averillo
22	Watson Heleta

TIGERS TEAM
1. Moses Mbye 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Tommy Talau 4. Michael Chee-Kam 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Jock Madden 7. Luke Brooks 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Thomas Mikaele 11. Shawn Blore 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Alex Twal
14. Joe Ofahengaue 15. Jake Simpkin 16. Tom Amone 17. Kelma Tuilagi
18. James Roberts
19. Reece Hoffman 20. Zac Cini 21. Tukimihia Simpkins

 

[Captain Ibis]

Watching a replay of the game now. I just remembered that I thought Allan and Stimson probably had their best games for the Dogs, nice for them to end the season on a high note.

 

[spiritofaslan]

Madge has had 3 years now, and in those 3 years they've gone 9th, 11th, and now 13th. Can't keep blaming the lineup.

 

[BomberBurton]

Why not?
He has faced very similar issues to what we're gone through.
Crap players, fucked salary cap, no juniors, attitude problems, back office incompetence and arrogance.
He has largely cut the deadwood, got juniors onboard and fixed the salary cap, now is his time to start recruiting and building up.
Either he manages to recruit a few marquee players and they in turn attract other players and keep a hold of their juniors, or he doesn't.
lets face it, if they managed to hold on to Tedesco, it would be a different club, a far more attractive club with just him, and their recruitment and retention would of been better alone!

 

[Captain Ibis]

I still think the problem is the roster, but that's only due to the fact that the club are enablers of mediocrity and inconsistencies. When the players whinged about Madge they should have either been told to harden up, or Madge should have been moved on then and there. They need a guy like Madge to harden the team up but he needs to be backed by the board.

 

[boxer]

I blame Cleary the mut that paid overs for players and just left.
Cleary done to the tigers what des did to the dogs.
We are still fucked caused of des till this day, and I think the tigers are the same they will probably need another 2 years to recover.

 

[Captain Ibis]

I blame Cleary the mut that paid overs for players and just left.
Cleary done to the tigers what des did to the dogs.
We are still fucked caused of des till this day, and I think the tigers are the same they will probably need another 2 years to recover.

I heard Ivan wasn't involved in the pay negotiations, he was only involved as far as saying which players he wanted.. still wasn't the best idea to sign an injury prone Josh Reynolds and Moses Mbye who were struggling in attack at a team who were playing good field position at the time

 

[spiritofaslan]

Tigers on paper are easily a top 8 side, yet they constantly miss out. The other big issue is all the players they are missing out on signing as nobody wants to go there.

 

[Captain Ibis]

Tigers on paper are easily a top 8 side, yet they constantly miss out. The other big issue is all the players they are missing out on signing as nobody wants to go there.

You reckon they are though? Brooks offers nothing, the fullback is a rookie, and the hooker is always somebody new. Their only seasoned quality first grader in the halves is Douhei, but even for him he hasn't played a full season in the spine.. their forwards are ok.. I dunno I think where they ended up on the ladder makes sense.

I do agree with those who say Madge is intense, but the players are meant to be professionals

 

[spiritofaslan]

You reckon they are though? Brooks offers nothing, the fullback is a rookie, and the hooker is always somebody new. Their only seasoned quality first grader in the halves is Douhei, but even for him he hasn't played a full season in the spine.. their forwards are ok.. I dunno I think where they ended up on the ladder makes sense.

I do agree with those who say Madge is intense, but the players are meant to be professionals

But in the past they had Mbye at fullback, Farah at hooker, Brooks and Moses in halves, and still couldn't perform.

 

[Old Woof Woof]

Well what will we all say if the tigers finish well above us next year! that happens and we certainly need to turn our eye to our coach whom has countless scoring weapons joining the team next year

 

[Captain Ibis]

But in the past they had Mbye at fullback, Farah at hooker, Brooks and Moses in halves, and still couldn't perform.

I still don't rate that.. a past it Robbie, a turnstile Benji, a useless Brooks, and a can't hold down a position Mbye. Benji is having a good season but when he is the main man he is an easy target for attackers.. they need to get stronger players on their edges as well, that's an area where they get dominated.. I think they should go for Ferguson.. sure he can be hit n miss in defence but he's better than anything they have and will give them good go forward coming out of trouble