I think that the loss of players to injury has had an impact. Not just the loss of their talent on the field, but also the unsettling of the team that followed. This is particularly evident in the chop and change in the halves, with Richard Myler being out for a long period and Todd Carney being in and out, with his form dropping.

Yesterday the team was missing star centre Krisnan Inu, star half back Richard Myler, star second rower Louis Anderson, and star hooker Paul Aiton (who has not played this year). The team was still strong, but not at its best, and I suspect that some of the players were playing with injuries.

For quite a few seasons they always seem to run out of steam towards the business end, the sky team are always sympathetic to Catalans on the injury front by mentioning it every 5 mins in commentary. Old man Pritchard made a right HaHa out of YaHa taking him on the outside to score.

catalans aussies seem to be in the twilight of their careers, so the older they are the more prone to injuries they will get

Gene, surely you would agree your beloved Dragons need a new coach ?

They look unprofessionally unfit. They're blowing out of the arzez after half an hour every single game.

Totally agree. Catalans have a reputation for having a big pack. There is a difference between "big" and "overweight". Hull have a big pack, Catalans have an overweight pack and Yaha is another who carries far too much weight. Poorly coached as well. The decision to take the winger off when the game was dead has probably set his development back 6 months.