More Dragons, more of the same. Simple but effective in wearing down their opponent in to submission. Classic Wayne Bennett coached team. Rarely, it at all, starts a season under .500 after the first 5 games. The forwards were again impressive, led by Weyman who is turning in to the game's best prop (not yet, not far off) and a classy looking backline that boasts the best finisher in the game in Brett Morris. Love the look of Prior, I think he is a bolter for a rep jersey in 2010.

on being too small, look how much jamie sowards defence has improved from last year

sure theyll miss a few tackles but if they create in attack its worth it

I didn't say the same of Thurston. I rated him highly coming off the Bulldogs bench. I certainly don't see that potential in Barba.

Easy to write that now I guess, that being, "I didn't say the same of Thurston".

Each to their own. Again, how many games have you seen him play in order to make a sound judgement that "you certainly don't see that potential in Barba" or have him on the NRL scrapheap? Just curious.

Even easier to just generalise.



About 5 NRL games. Anybody who thinks he's destined to make it in the NRL must've seen much more of him, right?

I've seen him in approximately 33odd games I figure, the kid can play.

Thankfully better judges will allow more than 5 games to make their judgement and also ensure those games are more often than not as a starter given he plays in the halves. Are you a NSW selector by any chance?