What does Sneyd have to do for you lot. Outstanding today. He's the key to your season.
Pritchard times a pass beautifully.
We on the other hand well....as long as we don't give the opposition the ball we don't look like a pub team. Nailed on bottom 3 for us.

Been saying this for weeks. Excellent today.

Your issue seems to be that Kelly, Campese and Sio are trousering a rumoured half a mill between them, and panic deals for Tilse and Allgood are inflated. Still look dangerous going forward.

Add in Lunt on a wedge.
Pryce looks better at first pivot, can run from there but primary job give it to Sneyd who gets you round the park brilliantly, and picks the right option almost every time.
You're miles better off without Westerman who slowed everything down and wanted his own ball.
Pritchard played in his slippers. His passing is exquisite. Just waited for the men to move in to put the winger/centre away every time.
Was playing the worst defence in the league mind but never the less.
You can do okay without him but without Sneyd you'll lack direction. Abdul needs more time yet to do what Sneyd does so well.

I said for a while now, that Carlos will be a real gem. His footwork and pace a centre is something we have lacked since probably Richie Barnet snr. The team on a whole works so much more fluently without westerman which I admit I thought we would miss him, but on today's performance and in sika manu, I don't think we will, but we have to carry this on, but for now il enjoy the night and the week at work

Great post, Sneyd is our most important player and even though he was inconsistent he was the main reason we finished in the top 8 last year, there were 3/4 games we won because of him that we would have lost in previous seasons, he has the potential to be our best half in years. His passing and running game is great, just needs to improve his attacking kicking game to be more of a threat.

Last year Westerman as a pivot didn't work and he got in the way and slowed things down, he should have been played out wide.

Selling Westy was one of the best things we have done. Problem is a lot of people never saw it.

Looking good so far, but friendlies really mean zip.

Great performance all round today (friendly of course) but some great efforts , Thought Taylor was the M.O.M today . The recruitment looks spit on . Well done to all involved

Anybody seen Keith Lard?

Very encouraging albeit an early season friendly. Glad I goy my pass. Nice to see some star quality in the FC shirt.

I'm just thinking back now to the quote from the Canterbury Bulldogs fan. " if Minichello is your player of the season, Pritchard will be the player of the century" one game in and he was everything we could of hoped for today.
Him and Carlos could cause havoc down that left, Shaul and which ever winger gets the nod must be wetting themselves.

Big raps to motu for his recruitment this year. Light years ahead of what we've seen in the last decade.

What was the attendance today?

Just shy of 9000 I think. Not too bad for a friendly given the low pass sales.

8,900 approx

Minechello to sign new deal before new season. This has nm been a good day.