POST GAME Finals Week 1 - Broncos vs Dragons

Cult3 said:
But we still tried to score points and almost did?
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Doesn't necessarily mean a message wasn't sent out.

The players could have just chose to ignore it.
 
Foordy said:
just because the average punter doesn't know the reason, doesn't mean there wasn't a very good reason.

Bennett would have had a plan for Bird, before he was even offered a deal ... but his injuries derailed that plan
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Yeah Bennett’s plans have been going so well...

Tell me the one about recruiting another Sims or the one about playing a busted fullback again? At this point he risking his legacy. Take a step down and be grandad to the players. Thaiday already ruined his legacy, Boyd is eroding his under Bennett’s watch. Bennett in prime would have given the tap including to himself.... now he’s extending guys with no legs or broken necks (before playing a single game back) and hiring guys with no shoulders...
 
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Super Freak said:
Andrew Webster is claiming Bennett sent out a message during the Manly game to stop scoring points so we wouldn't end up in 5th.

I always thought the Warriors would have been better for us.
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How would they possibly know for sure if a message was sent out ? Sounds more like another media bullshit story to me.
 
Super Freak said:
Andrew Webster is claiming Bennett sent out a message during the Manly game to stop scoring points so we wouldn't end up in 5th.

I always thought the Warriors would have been better for us.
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I'm sure he sent the message out on Sunday several times to fu**** tackle and lock up the ball but they seemed to have ignored that too.
 
Now that I've had some time to stew on it...

Whoever our defensive coach is, sack his ass.
 
Stix said:
Isn't it Bennett? JD looks after the offence and WB does the D...?
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If he is, then he truly is past it. Our defence this year was deplorable, and was amplified in a big way on Sunday
 
Dubious if Wayne sent out a message to slow down, but even if we'd have beaten the Warriors its clear we would've been destroyed the following week or two anyway.
 
In retrospect I would've preferred we not made the finals at all. It sends a stronger message to the players than a week one bow out.
 
Mr Fourex said:
Heroes to zeros.....in the blink of an eye.

Who else deserved to be there in front of us? Fucken oath we deserved to be there.
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We deserved to be in the finals because it's fucking half of the sides in this system, and we were definitely in the top 50%.

That kind of performance deserves to get you knocked out though.
 
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ningnangnong said:
We didn't lose because we were playing the Dragons, we lost because we played fucking terrible footy.

Warriors or Dragons... it wouldn't have made a difference - we didn't turn up at all.
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I,m not talking about the side that played Manly but the side that played St George would not have beaten any other side in the comp with what they served up last Sunday. Bennetts flair and reputation for preparing final teams has taken a huge hit and one from which I doubt he will recover. By that I mean other teams that were considering taking a punt may well now reconsider. But back to the football, I was at both games and to see the Red V defence rushing up, wave after wave, knocking us over on our side of the ad line time after time and in return our defence waiting and getting hammered where they stood was very disconcerting. Dragons appeared to be able to score at will and they did.
Year after year the sides going into the finals with the best hard hitting defence are the ones that seem make it through.
To say Wayne has lost his touch is not out of the question and must be considered under the circumstances, IMHO.
 
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Gaz said:
I,m not talking about the side that played Manly but the side that played St George would not have beaten any other side in the comp with what they served up last Sunday. Bennetts flair and reputation for preparing final teams has taken a huge hit and one from which I doubt he will recover. By that I mean other teams that were considering taking a punt may well now reconsider. But back to the football, I was at both games and to see the Red V defence rushing up, wave after wave, knocking us over on our side of the ad line time after time and in return our defence waiting and getting hammered where they stood was very disconcerting. Dragons appeared to be able to score at will and they did.
Year after year the sides going into the finals with the best hard hitting defence are the ones that seem make it through.
To say Wayne has lost his touch is not out of the question and must be considered under the circumstances, IMHO.
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Honestly, I didn't think we were going to win. With all the build up of negative comments about the Dragons I knew they would turn up with something to prove. But I thought it would be close. Bennett teams are all about finals footy, and I was surprised that he didn't have them up for this at all.
 
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