Promising start burns out quickly

SIX weeks into the 2019 competition, Dragons fans were cautiously optimistic. Their team had come through a period beset with injury and off-field issues to claim four-straight wins and climb into the top eight. The Dragons appeared to have pushed the controversy over the indefinite ban on teammate Jack de Belin to one side and moved on from the long-term injury to five-eighth Gareth Widdop in Round 3 to embark on a month-long run of victories. A loss to the Roosters in a hard-fought Anzac Day encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground was disappointing, but it was an acceptable performance given the effort displayed by the players. From there, however, the Dragons’ results nosedived dramatically. After winning four of their first six games they managed only four wins from their next 18 and…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2019

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