Round 26: Dolphins vs Sydney Roosters

[257Matt]

Yes. I complain when the coach continually does something when from the outside looking in, makes no sense. As I read from someone else on this forum, it appears the only reason he is getting picked is because of his friendship with the coach. In my view, this is what a forum is for. Not for being a whiny bitch complaining about other posters because you don't agree with their opinion.

If you anyone doesn't agree with my opinion, good for them. I could give a rats. But don't attack me personally or I'll hit back.

Ok with you?

Well said

 

[Gary]

Settle down Gary. ain the big games coming up, if we are not behind with Plath and Donoghue on the bench, Knowles starting, I'll admit I was wrong.

If happens as has been all season on a regular basis, we are behind with Plath and Donoghue on the bench and end up losing by that amount or less, I hope you'll stop being a whiney bitch and admit you were wrong.

Who’s on here all the time whining about Woolf and Knowles you. Happy to catch up if you’ve got the balls to say it to my face

 

[Gary]

Well said

Leave it alone Matt, not your team

 

[Gary]

Who’s on here all the time whining about Woolf and Knowles you. Happy to catch up if you’ve got the balls to say it to my face

And you were the one saying that Bennett had turned it up and was coaching souths while still at the dolphins and the club had told him to pull his head in. Now you are bagging Woolf and his selection while we are sitting 4th you mug. You know nothing

 

[Equaliser]

Who’s on here all the time whining about Woolf and Knowles you. Happy to catch up if you’ve got the balls to say it to my face

Sure tough guy. There is something about guys pretending to be tough on the internet. Something special about them. They invariably can't punch a hole through air.

 

[Equaliser]

And you were the one saying that Bennett had turned it up and was coaching souths while still at the dolphins and the club had told him to pull his head in. Now you are bagging Woolf and his selection while we are sitting 4th you mug. You know nothing

I don't need and didn't ask your permission to bag anyone I like. Alternatively, I could give a rats who you bag. And as far as I see it, you are bagging Plath and Donoghue by omission.

And BTW, I still believe both are true:

1. Wayne started preparing for Souths while he was still on the books with us.
2. The only reason Knowles is starting rather than Plath or Donoghue is because of his personal relationship with the coach.

 

[mr_c]

I don't need and didn't ask your permission to bag anyone I like. Alternatively, I could give a rats who you bag. And as far as I see it, you are bagging Plath and Donoghue by omission.

And BTW, I still believe both are true:

1. Wayne started preparing for Souths while he was still on the books with us.
2. The only reason Knowles is starting rather than Plath or Donoghue is because of his personal relationship with the coach.

lol but its ok for you to run your mouth bout players ( dont say you dont )


lol if woolf is suppose be mate of Knowles then prove it dont chicken s.t out proof not just fantasy land

 

[Red]

Moving right along. There is the PM feature for this idiocy.

Best locks in the club:

1. Plath (sorry Matt though I wouldn't argue with anyone who says Donga. The way he played last year and this.)
2. Donga
   
   this is where it gets debatable
   
   
3. Gilbert (but he's playing really well as a prop. I think Knowles probably could as well)
4. Stone (I have to or I'll get shouted down. But really, he doesn't have the flair of the top 2 but he also never lets anyone down.)
5. Knowles

Why we have so many good locks is a mystery to me. Knowles is #5 but that's not supposed to be bagging him. Just praising the other 4.

 

[yonathonjoung]

With the way momentum works I think Woolf has worked out it's better to take over around the 20 minute mark and have your worst forwards on the field in the first 20, then snowball momentum the rest of the game and if you're down an average of 6 points (I know it's been worse than that) it's worth it to have your best players on the park for all/most of the final 60 minutes of the match.

Obviously in an ideal world we replace Flegler ASAP, use his money to retain other talent and find another forward to take that spot and potentially Knowles is replaced as well and one of Plath or Donoghoe can start and the other plays the 20-80min period but having both on the field is optimal and we can't have them both play 80 minutes but it may make more sense to keep things the way they are and just find other forwards who can do the job medium term and go hard in the first 20-25 and keep the bench the same as it's the best bench in the NRL.

If Donoghue is good to go we're going to give the Roosters a game and we could very well beat them. They've had 3 bad performances now in the last 5 games and aren't being scrutinised that hard over that because they've won two of them barely

I could very much see us trailing 10-0 after 20 minutes and then winning the game yet again this week.

People thought the short dropout was dumb when possession became more important until they didn't, the analytics crew saw it first and now the short dropout is the default and the long dropout is situational

There is a legitimate chance Woolf sees the opening 20 minutes when players are at their freshest and the fewest points are scored as the least key of the four 20 minute periods in the game and has correctly adjusted before other clubs have

Obviously if we could have Flegler and Knowles off the field for the entire game and have two better forwards on the park he'd be doing that but he's working with the side he has and it's going very well overall. I don't have any specific information that what I hypothesised above is accurate, but as a successful sports bettor (including but not limited to NRL) it actually makes a lot of sense that if you're going to have a bad 20 minute period and three good 20 minute periods, it is actually best the way the game is momentum snowball based now to have the 'bad' period be the first 20 minutes - i'm not a pure analytics guy, so I don't have data to back that up, but it is a logical hypothesis, I think, and it's paid dividends a lot this year with our side trailing early then being tied or taking a lead into the half, but having the momentum behind us going into half time and coming out and putting teams away with our best forwards on the park in the second half

Can't wait for this weekend, PHINS UP

I've thought of all this before and it makes sense all the way until we remember that our fittest players in the entire team are Plath and donga. It makes sense to have impact but I genuinely believe no matter what position you throw them into they could play 80 minutes and have impact the whole way. Last year we saw donga playing massive stints and chasing the game relentlessly till the final seconds. Plath we all know is a workhorse. Again we can have impact from their skill and IQ and speed, but they are a rare talent in that they are also incredibly fit. Why are we holding them back so much? This first 20 minutes is unnecessary because they aren't absolutely stuffed after 60 minutes and so they skip the first quarter. I only ever remember seeing them tired after being named at 13 and playing huge minutes in those brutal games where half our squad was out.