Round 7: Dolphins vs South Sydney

[Red]

One of the pre-season favourites. And as far as I know, they are at full strength. At least none of their big guns are out.

 

[Jetty]

One of the pre-season favourites. And as far as I know, they are at full strength. At least none of their big guns are out.

Tough game for sure....

 

[Equaliser]

Tough game for sure....

Yep but win it and I think we can forget about just making the finals and start thinking top 4.

 

[Red]

Yep but win it and I think we can forget about just making the finals and start thinking top 4.

In my view, making all these super-optimistic predictions so early in the season is doing the team a disservice.

 

[Equaliser]

In my view, making all these super-optimistic predictions so early in the season is doing the team a disservice.

Relax. Being optimistic never hurt anyone.

 

[DolphinLungren]

In my view, making all these super-optimistic predictions so early in the season is doing the team a disservice.

I'm sure Wayne is keeping the team down-to-earth and focused in the way which only Wayne can.

I agree though, the moment the team starts believing they are a shoe-in and lose the underdog 'us against them' mentality, will be the moment they capitulate - aka Broncos style last season.

I feel our biggest strength is the team culture/mentality which is driving them to doggedly compete for 80 mins. On paper Souths have got us in almost every single position and we look no chance. However, I reckon this week we will get them, especially because Mitchell just had his big game this week and will go MIA for the next few weeks again.

 

[Red]

I'm sure Wayne is keeping the team down-to-earth and focused in the way which only Wayne can.

I agree though, the moment the team starts believing they are a shoe-in and lose the underdog 'us against them' mentality, will be the moment they capitulate - aka Broncos style last season.

I feel our biggest strength is the team culture/mentality which is driving them to doggedly compete for 80 mins. On paper Souths have got us in almost every single position and we look no chance. However, I reckon this week we will get them, especially because Mitchell just had his big game this week and will go MIA for the next few weeks again.

Yep. Well said!

 

[Equaliser]

I'm sure Wayne is keeping the team down-to-earth and focused in the way which only Wayne can.

I agree though, the moment the team starts believing they are a shoe-in and lose the underdog 'us against them' mentality, will be the moment they capitulate - aka Broncos style last season.

I feel our biggest strength is the team culture/mentality which is driving them to doggedly compete for 80 mins. On paper Souths have got us in almost every single position and we look no chance. However, I reckon this week we will get them, especially because Mitchell just had his big game this week and will go MIA for the next few weeks again.

Mitchell looks like he has a similar diet to Brenko Lee.

 

[Jetty]

I'm sure Wayne is keeping the team down-to-earth and focused in the way which only Wayne can.

I agree though, the moment the team starts believing they are a shoe-in and lose the underdog 'us against them' mentality, will be the moment they capitulate - aka Broncos style last season.

I feel our biggest strength is the team culture/mentality which is driving them to doggedly compete for 80 mins. On paper Souths have got us in almost every single position and we look no chance. However, I reckon this week we will get them, especially because Mitchell just had his big game this week and will go MIA for the next few weeks again.

Another plus for us will be the way Wayne knows any weaknesses in Souths big guns. Cook and Cody Walker are well passed their best. Cameron Murray is a good player. No doubt.

 

[DolphinLungren]

I really hope Bostock gets the nod over Edrick Lee this week. Be good for him to get a home game and more experience under his belt. I don;t see much upside to Edrick tbh, even with his experience.

 

[Josh]

I really hope Bostock gets the nod over Edrick Lee this week. Be good for him to get a home game and more experience under his belt. I don;t see much upside to Edrick tbh, even with his experience.

Bostock was targeted and smashed by the Dragons. I think he needs at least the majority of this season in the QLD Cup. Next year, he'll be ready to go in the NRL. That's my view.

 

[Paul]

Obviously I'm not going to second guess Benny but surely Oliver Gildart has more to offer than Brenko Lee. He is playing for the Capra's. I don't know how he has been going but the team has been winning.

 

[Red]

Obviously I'm not going to second guess Benny but surely Oliver Gildart has more to offer than Brenko Lee. He is playing for the Capra's. I don't know how he has been going but the team has been winning.

Brenko has had ample chances but has proven to be a weak link. He needs to lose a few kgs and gain some speed as a result. Being that fat is very unprofessional! I'm surprised Wayne has put up with it for this long.

 

[DolphinLungren]

Bostock was targeted and smashed by the Dragons. I think he needs at least the majority of this season in the QLD Cup. Next year, he'll be ready to go in the NRL. That's my view.

He was targeted but he still made more metres from his runs than Edrick did without too much resistance. He won't be targeted like that every week. I just really don't see any upside in playing a 30 year old winger who has lost his speed and doesn;t offer much at all. Who else have we got that could come in?

 

[Jetty]

He was targeted but he still made more metres from his runs than Edrick did without too much resistance. He won't be targeted like that every week. I just really don't see any upside in playing a 30 year old winger who has lost his speed and doesn;t offer much at all. Who else have we got that could come in?

Interesting. I think he definitely offers more than Brenko Lee now but getting targeted and smashed each week won't do anything good at all for his confidence.

 

[Equaliser]

He was targeted but he still made more metres from his runs than Edrick did without too much resistance. He won't be targeted like that every week. I just really don't see any upside in playing a 30 year old winger who has lost his speed and doesn;t offer much at all. Who else have we got that could come in?

He seemed to me to be getting worse as the game went on. I thought he did well but was obviously tough going. I think it'd serve the team better to leave him in the QLD Cup for now and then revisit NRL in a few weeks or at the back end of the season.

 

[Equaliser]

Interesting. I think he definitely offers more than Brenko Lee now but getting targeted and smashed each week won't do anything good at all for his confidence.

I think you mean Edrick Lee. Really neither of them are NRL standard anymore.

 

[Jetty]

I think you mean Edrick Lee. Really neither of them are NRL standard anymore.

Yep, Edrick though his cousin has hardly been a standout. Won't Tessi be back this week? It's been 3 weeks and I thought 3 weeks was pretty standard for an MCL strain.

 

[DolphinLungren]

I think you mean Edrick Lee. Really neither of them are NRL standard anymore.

Brenko is pretty decent in defense at least, but we definitely have the slowest centre pairing in the NRL with him and Aitken.

 

[Chris]

Brenko is pretty decent in defense at least, but we definitely have the slowest centre pairing in the NRL with him and Aitken.

He's good in defense if the ball runner doesn't run right around him.