Re: Bulldogs vs Rabbitohs : Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:26 am  

Keith Swiftcorn wrote:

Tolman is a very good player. His and Graham's performances and stats are uncannily similar and they play a similar game based on a high workrate. They are almost clones of one another. The only perceivable difference between the two is that Tolman starts and Graham comes off the bench after around 20 mins replacing either Tolman or Kasiano... usually the latter.

They have a good blend between the 3 of them.

Re: Bulldogs vs Rabbitohs : Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:30 am  

St pete wrote:

They have a good blend between the 3 of them.

Indeed.

Canterbury are fortunate to have what are effectively two James Graham's who can be rotated if and when required.

Won't win the comp though - their halfbacks aren't good enough. Solid but without the X-factor.

Re: Bulldogs vs Rabbitohs : Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:35 am  

Keith Swiftcorn wrote:

Indeed.

Canterbury are fortunate to have what are effectively two James Graham's who can be rotated if and when required.

Won't win the comp though - their halfbacks aren't good enough. Solid but without the X-factor.

They play good rugby at times but seems to come in bursts and not often enough.

I have little soft spot for bulldogs from when saints brought makracken(sp) over from them.

Re: Bulldogs vs Rabbitohs : Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:57 am  

Never really liked the Bulldogs since Lamb took out Ellery Hanley playing for Balmain. Then there was Dean Pay clobbering Shaun Edwards with a bad elbow to the jaw. Always thought they sacrificed creativity in the backs in order to guarantee a big forward pack.

I'll take some interest now Graham has moved over there. But I wish he'd gone to Melbourne/Bunnies/Broncos/Tigers before the Bulldogs.

Re: Bulldogs vs Rabbitohs : Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:27 am  

Mugwump wrote:

Never really liked the Bulldogs since Lamb took out Ellery Hanley playing for Balmain. Then there was Dean Pay clobbering Shaun Edwards with a bad elbow to the jaw. Always thought they sacrificed creativity in the backs in order to guarantee a big forward pack.

I'll take some interest now Graham has moved over there. But I wish he'd gone to Melbourne/Bunnies/Broncos/Tigers before the Bulldogs.

Apart from all that which I agree with, I don't like the Bulldogs for several other reasons too.

1. Major breaches of the Salary Cap in 2003 but allowed to hang on to all their players and win the comp the following year.
2. Coffs Harbour scandal - let's leave it at that since no charges were ever laid due to insufficient evidence. I'm aware of several honourable people in the know who walked away from the club at that point never to return.
3. Sizeable nasty element within their supporters crew.
4. Probably the one club most responsible for the 10 metre rule being introduced as they reduced the game to forward-dominated, low-scoring slugfests during the mid-80's.
5. Family club - blah blah blah - cynical more like.