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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:20 pm  
If RS picks my side, I reckon Leeds by 20
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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:41 am  
We do look light on in the front row, but we're missing three of our first choice props plus Donaldson. Most sides would struggle to have decent reserves for that. I agree that we look a player light there though, especially with the depth we have in the back row by comparison. I wonder if keeping Bentley was partly down to concern about Gannon long term?.

I understand why he did it, but I think Smith started this season a bit over-cautious. Donaldson seems a nice guy and all that, but he's not a prop, and not SL standard except as last-gasp backup. In that sense his suspension is a good thing IMO as the safety blanket of picking an 'experienced' (but hugely limited) player has been taken away. We've seen coaches persevere with rubbish experienced players before - very recently in fact - and it never really works.

Should just add though that I wouldn't be surprised if the plan was to have one or all of Ruan, TNW and even Hudson in the first team regularly by the end of the year. I just can't believe that we would go with Donaldson first reserve prop as the plan for the whole season.
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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:22 am  
This cycle is pretty predictable these days:

Cautious optimism
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And so it goes on.....
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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:36 am  
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If RS picks my side, I reckon Leeds by 20

You're not a super league coach to be fair, and maybe smith knows more than you do :wink:
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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:40 am  
I’m trying to remain positive but this last few seasons we don’t seem to have much luck with injuries. Whilst injuries aren’t exclusive to us ,it seems we seem to receive more than our fair share. Over at Hull the black and whites over the last few seasons also seem to be in the same situation.
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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:54 am  
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This cycle is pretty predictable these days:

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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:55 am  
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You're not a super league coach to be fair, and maybe smith knows more than you do :wink:

Mate you don’t have to be a SL coach to recognise a 3m average carry from Donno at prop is not ace!
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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:09 am  
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Mate you don’t have to be a SL coach to recognise a 3m average carry from Donno at prop is not ace!

Or that less than 14 stone is big enough for the front row!
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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:27 am  
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Mate you don’t have to be a SL coach to recognise a 3m average carry from Donno at prop is not ace!

Oi, Smiths years of experience and training lead him to that carefully considered decision!
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Re: RD 3 | Catalan Dragons (H) : Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:07 pm  
Holroyd, macdonnell, TNW and McCormack (ned) all in the squad.

Id go

Miller
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Newman
Momirosvki
Handley
Croft
Frawley
Goudemand
Ackers
Holroyd
Martin
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