Brisbane Dragons Season 2008

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The Official 2008 Season Thread for the Brisbane Dragon is open! After a four month rest it is time for the Dragons to return to the field of play. Coach Chris Ticehurst has entered into his 3rd year at the Dragon's castle and seeks to improve on the 2007 Season where the Dragons just missed the Major Finals and then falling down as they tried to reach their second Minor Grand Final in a row.

Coach's Comments: Last year I thought the second half of the year was well done. We had all the thriller games and we were pushing teams hard. One good stat we have is that we did beat the 2007 Premiers and the 2006 Premiers in the Super Coach League so it shows when we have the boots on, we can well very well. Our first year was about learning the game. Second year was learning to select the right 22 starting players and this year is about learning how to draft the right back up players and using the trading system better. There will be some returning players such as Pavlich and Black for example and we will be testing out some new blood as well.

The 2007 Stats:

Round 4: Won by 15 - P.A.F.C (12th)
Round 5: Lost by 96 - Lord Rayden (1st)
Round 6: Lost by 92 - GetinThere (11th)
Round 7: Lost by 88 - Star Killers (16th)
Round 8: Won by 121 - TheWayBackMachine (4th)
Round 9: Won by 1 - Shrek (8th)
Round 10: Won by 163 - Plugg3er's Elite (15th)
Round 11: Drawn - bu5t3r2 (2nd)
Round 12: Lost by 2 - Kicktome (5th)
Round 13: Won by 17 - Borak Cold Inferno (3rd - Premiers)
Round 14: Lost by 1 - Brades Winners (7th)
Round 15: Won by 12 - BeerGoggles (14th)
Round 16: Lost by 24 - Nihonjin (10th)
Round 17: Lost by 186 - RAVS XVII (6th)
Round 18: Won by 44 - Talkingfootball (13th)

Most Heartbreaking Loses: Round 6 against the Wooden Spooners.

Most Exciting Wins: Knocking over Shrek in Round 9 was very sweet. Round 13 for beating the Premiers.

Facts: The Dragons has had a drawn and two matches decided by a single point. Their worst post was by 186 points compared to 2006's record of 421. Their highest placing was 5th with only four weeks until the finals.

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