NRL 2023 Match Thread - Round 2

[Farmduck]

Dogs score first with a try to Preston

6 - 0 after 15mins

[Farmduck]

25min: Tonomatopoiea gets 10 in the bin, as Dogs looking good in attack.

[JohnM]

Tonumaipea binned...correctly IMHO, after a stunning passage of play from Bulldogs. Eventual reward= Kiraz try.

[Farmduck]

Dogs up 10-0 after Burton failed to convert the Kiraz try.

11 mins to HT

[Farmduck]

The Foxxxx!!! in the corner.

[JohnM]

Bulldogs....gone from the outhouse to the penthouse! 

razzle pus dazzle plus razzle plus dazzle.....

[Futtocks]

Remember how boring and rubbish the Bulldogs used to look, not very long ago?

[Futtocks]

Kikau in now! Being bunkered... knock-on by JAC.

[Farmduck]

HT:  Dogs  16  Melbourne  0

[Graham]

Dogs dominated that half and deserve their lead at half time. To be fair it could have been bigger. 
Their go forward and initiative found a lacklustre Storm side wanting.

[Sports Prophet]

1 hour ago, Midlands hobo said:

How was the crusher tackle not a sin bin but the hip drop was. Been a shocker all round

Dunno, I thought the hip drop was a ten in the bin.

[JohnM]

Wow! This is Kiraz-y!

 

Is this the Way to Avarillo? 

[Farmduck]

Now Armadillo gets a try.

[Farmduck]

Dogs 26 - 0, 15mins into secken daff.

[Futtocks]

Hear that loud hissing noise? That's the steam coming out of Bellamy's ears, that is.

[Farmduck]

Nelson try + Meaney goal gets Storm on the board.

Melbourne 6 - 26

[Futtocks]

Woah, Hughes in for the Storm now! Game ON.

[JohnM]

I like Captain's Challenge.

[Farmduck]

78th minute Storm try to Katoa chalked off by bunker.

Still Dogs 26 - 12

[Farmduck]

FT:  Canterbury 26  Melbourne  12

[Futtocks]

Looks like following the Dogs is going to be quite the emotional roller-coaster this season.

[Farmduck]

2 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Looks like following the Dogs is going to be quite the emotional roller-coaster this season.

Maybe when they get 10 points in front, call it a win and switch the TV off.

 

[Graham]

A disjointed poor performance by Melbourne. 

[Midlands hobo]

I'd be interested too see if there is any action against Melbourne. Can't remember the player but hit kikau in the back of the head when he was on the floor. 

If we are going to penalise head contact accidently in defence you cannot accept it deliberately in attack.

[DavidM]

Enjoyable games again , pleased for the Bulldogs in their kit which I really like . The O’Sullivan binning at a crucial stage was a shocker btw