The Roosters were the big high flyer's this week when they absolutely destroyed the Bulldogs 38-0.
As a Bulldogs supporter I was quite vocal in my displeasure at the constant disastrous effort of the last 3 games. The Bulldogs are already out of contention to win the Grand Final, so history tells us.
This means in 6 games we have thrown away our chance to win the premiership so the rest of the year is meaningless.
We all live in hope of defying history.
But lets face it, the Roosters game showed just how poor and clueless the Bulldogs attack is this year. It has been progressively getting worse in the last four losses 18-12-6-0.
The players have no room to move, they are being smothered by the opposition, and everyone passes the ball instead of doing something with it so we keep losing ground or pushing passes and in fact making more error passes. It's school boy stuff and it needs to change.
The defence had been fairly alright until the blow out against the Roosters but it's clear the forwards are being overworked and I think it's because they are carrying #11 out there who isn't earning his keep.
Whoever picked him in the City side should have gone to spec savers.
I can't help but blame the coach because he has stuck with the same formula and the same attack and done nothing different out there. Todd Greenberg insists that we need to be patient and that it's all under control but that does not answer why we don't have any attack. What's wrong with Hasler?
I can't see the Bulldogs avoiding the wooden spoon this year when you watch the other games and see how all the other teams are playing, they are not shut down as bad as the Bulldogs currently are and you just wish they could get the ball out into clean space.
I have come up with three ways that will help this -
1) Stop passing the ball: a) as soon as you get it, or b) to someone 30m on the other side of the field, or c) to someone in front of you acting as an expensive decoy.
2) Stop running sideways, you will get the crabs.
3) Ennis, this is for you, stop appealing for a penalty every time you are the dummy half cos you are slowing down the play the ball by raising your arms in the air then having to bring them down from a greater distance to pick it up.
In the other Friday game, what I can only describe as the best game of the year so far, the Broncos edged out the Cowboys 12-10 in a brilliant game of Rugby League. It was a classic game where both sides were good enough to win and it all depended on who would be in front when the whistle blew. This is the football you pay the money to see and all fans should be proud and excited for the year ahead.
The other games saw the two undefeated teams go head to head and the Storm took the honours over the Bunnies 17-10, they have not been beaten since 2012 regular season. The Knights bullied their way to an ugly win against the almost-there Panthers 8-6, the Raiders continued their under the radar effort beating the Warriors 20-16, Sea Eagles beat the Sharks 25-18, and after staging a late comeback the Tigers went down to the Dragons by another Jamie Soward field goal 13-12. And tonight the Titans came back from an 8 point half time deficit to beat the up and down Eels 28-22.
Due to the representative week there is no Monday Game tomorrow and next week there are no regular club games. The only games next week are the Australia vs New Zealand test match and the annual City vs Country match.
There will be no SUNDAY NRL REVIEW BLOG either. I may thrown in something different though :-)
Say a prayer for the Doggies
J G S
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