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Originally posted by TheHood
Good point about the Dogs.
I see no reason why the Dogs will improve this season over last. The impact of Rawlings is offset by the loss of Brown, who had some bad days last year but was still one of their best.
Johno, is magnificent but is getting less of a team player as he loses confidence of those around him.
Smith and Grant will strengthen them down back but, really who is going to kick 60+ for them? Jade? Not likely.
Good point about the Dogs.
I see no reason why the Dogs will improve this season over last. The impact of Rawlings is offset by the loss of Brown, who had some bad days last year but was still one of their best.
Johno, is magnificent but is getting less of a team player as he loses confidence of those around him.
Smith and Grant will strengthen them down back but, really who is going to kick 60+ for them? Jade? Not likely.
I don't think their forward line was their main problem last year. At 295 goals it wasn't too far off the top 8 sides (maybe 1 to 1.5 goals per game).
Defence is their weakness - they allowed the most goals against last year, at 397, about 120 worse than the average for the top 8, or over 5.5 per game.
Grant will help with that, but they'll need to do more. Size may remain a critical issue for them, and we'll see whether Rhode can much from them this year in terms of spirit.
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