Dragons Shock Broncos, Bulldogs Infighting & Origin Changes Loom
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How did the Dragons achieve their biggest win in almost a year?
G'day and welcome to Kenti Blitz, your daily hit of NRL news. And today I'm here with Paul Crawls Crawley because Kenti's off today. He's got a bit of a croaky throat. So finally the crowd's saying we've managed to shut Kenti up. Crawls, what do you think?
Yeah, he's lost his voice. The world's a better place.
What challenges are the Broncos facing this season?
Very good, very good. Anyway, shout out to Kenti at home, hopefully on the mend, and we'll be back tomorrow or the day after, hopefully. But Crawls, as you know, I'm a Dragons fan and I'm happy today.
Yeah, where's that been hiding for 295 days?
Unbelievable, wasn't it?
What impact do recent performances have on Michael Maguire's future?
Unbelievable.
It was great. Yeah, it was great. They played so well.
What are the current issues within the Bulldogs team?
I don't know. Let's talk about the Dragons and we'll talk about the Broncos because they're obviously very different teams yesterday.
Yeah, well, look, you can look at it two ways. The Dragons were good and the Broncos were bad. And I was so happy for the Dragons. You know, all they've been through that side, you know, they've 15 straight losses dating back to, what was it, round 23 last year. And, you know, everything's gone wrong for those.
How did the Panthers and Warriors game turn out?
But those young forwards have never stopped putting in. And you could really see a gain yesterday and last week as well. But yesterday, you know, the Couchman brothers and Hamish Stewart and Dylan Egan and Loco Pacifica Tonga was tremendous. And then you've got guys like Cookie and Gutho who never stopped trying for that side.
What major changes are being called for in the NSW Origin team?
Val suddenly was Val again yesterday. You know, the bounce of the ball was going his way. I thought it was Dan Atkinson's best game for the club.
By a lot.
You know, like when he put that kick through, it was just – it was a moment. You could see the light come into him, couldn't you, when he chased through and he just scored. And it was just like such a relief for that entire club.
Let's talk about that, Crawls, because for a team that's lost 11 in a row this year, they weren't without confidence. And it probably summed it up best with Atkinson's try because when you're getting beat, to take that risk that he did could have quite easily gone another way and everyone would be blowing up again. You surprised by that?
No, I think they need to do that.
How are the Dragons planning to build on their recent success?
They needed to break the shackles. They've been playing too controlled for too long and it just doesn't work in the modern game, does it? Like you've got to back yourselves. You've got to string some passes together. You've got to take your opportunities when they present themselves. And I think that's obviously what Dean Young's trying to be and work in this side. Like, you know, he came into the job. His first week was against the Roosters. They got absolutely pulverised. But I reckon if you look, and everyone wants to always see wins, but I thought when Dean Young went into this job, The one thing you wanted to do was see slight improvements, you know, whether it be in their discipline, in how they back each other up, the one percenters, but also in the style of play they play.
And they're a very limited squad. And, you know, I don't mean to be offensive towards the calibre of player there, but they're up against it. So they've got to try something a little bit different. And yesterday it just came off for them. Will that change every week? Who knows? But young blokes will get great confidence out of that. And it could be something that sparks in that club to turn things around.
I know Dean Young has been trying to change the way the team plays and to make them play more direct. And they showed a little bit against the Warriors probably in that first 20 minutes. And then they seem to go back to this play where they just shift and the defence can read it quite easily. What they did yesterday was they played that more direct mode of attack the whole game for 80 minutes. And even when Brisbane came back, they still backed themselves, which I thought was interesting compared to kind of where they were a few weeks ago. I think Dean Young's made a big difference for those young blokes particularly.
You know, Dean Young is a player and this is, you know, Bennett always says it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did the Dragons achieve their biggest win in almost a year?
0:01–0:18
2
What challenges are the Broncos facing this season?
0:18–0:33
3
What impact do recent performances have on Michael Maguire's future?
0:33–0:38
4
What are the current issues within the Bulldogs team?
0:38–1:02
5
How did the Panthers and Warriors game turn out?
1:02–1:20
6
What major changes are being called for in the NSW Origin team?
1:20–2:01
7
How are the Dragons planning to build on their recent success?
2:01–7:00
8
What does the future hold for the Bulldogs under Cameron Serraldo?
7:00–33:34
Speakers
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