Could Bulldogs miss top 8?

[footy75]

What is going on with Caterbury?????????

at the start of the year I penciled them in for a top 4 position and a real chance at premiership...

they look completely out of sorts

I know the Barba saga, kasiano injury etc etc but they just haven't fired a shot or looked threatening at all..

 

[He_Beast]

Yes they could, but they won't.

 

[Northern_Union]

No, once they have all there players back they will start to fire again.

 

[footy75]

who they have to come back?? just kasiano (sp) right? who else

 

[GWS 2 good 4 u]

No, once they have all there players back they will start to fire again.

this

 

[Northern_Union]

who they have to come back?? just kasiano (sp) right? who else

James Graham is a big part of there go forward plan and he also ball plays at the line. Krisnan Inu is another. Greg Eastwood is world class and another key forward for them thats missing. Joe Romelo is also missing at the moment i think.

 

[footy75]

yes ur right..their big forward pack..will be huge inclusions

my bad forgot about the ear biter

mmm so they should be firing by round 10.

 

[footy75]

mmmmm

did anyone see tonight's game

they are poo

 

[Fire Storm]

Stinky poo too.


Doggies defence is awful. What happened?

 

[footy75]

their offence is just as bad. barba isnt interested, t rex is garbage.

people STILL think they will make 8?

 

[Northern_Union]

Yes they will make the 8. To many quality players across the park and Hassler doesn't accept losing without people taking responsibility for it.

 

[tomatosauceling]

They're 1-5 but are still only 4 points out of the 8 and have definitely had the toughest draw in the NRL to date.

 

[footy75]

yes i will be watching closely at this. Clearly there is internal problems which are effecting their on field performances. They were machines last year...

it really has to start against sharks. they are so hard to write off...but hell i think they r fkd.

 

[Ronnie Baby]

Could make the 8 but no chance for the premiership.

 

[OrangeDuck]

They can make the 8 provided they have a good run from origin onwards. Wouldn't put them in the GF though, much better teams for that even though Parramatta did exactly that in 09, from bottom 4 past the middle rounds to 8th place and a grand final.

Having lots of guys out early cost them a few wins which might have made this a lot easier for the Dogs. Graham and Kasiano out, the Barba fiasco. They were relying a little too much on young forwards to give them the drive they were lacking and it just wasn't happening.

 

[moto748]

I'm a bit out of touch these days. Briefly, what is the Barba fiasco please?

 

[OrangeDuck]

Off field issues, stood down by the club for the first few rounds. I don't think its been publicly revealed what he did though.

 

[Matt Stevic]

 

[storm fan]

Off field issues, stood down by the club for the first few rounds. I don't think its been publicly revealed what he did though.

It's been made public, his alcoholic and gambling issues with his disagreements with teammates during the off-season breached the code of conduct at the club.

The Bulldogs looked better last week in their smashing win over the Wests Tigers, i think it was their biggest win against WT ever. They looked to be playing in the fashion they did last week, if they keep that up and continue to improve over the next few weeks and they will be force a again.

 

[footy75]

Bulldogs... are back!

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I would dearly love to watch them fail.

 

[NSWCROW]

Inu earns himself 7 weeks for a spear on Inglis.....THIS is what he produces in hi first game back.....

Calling this bloke a DUMB campaigner is insulting every other dumb campaigner out there

 

[footy75]

just when you think Bulldogs are getting it together and even a threat for top 4 they lose to a depleted Roosters side and once again who knows where they will finish...

 

[footy75]

wow they do it again...a chance tonight to secure a finals spot and they **** it against the titans

with canberra and souths to come the question still remains unanswered