* Fox have been recycling criticism of Payten's for years, based on extrapolation of a single comment in a press conference following a loss to the Panthers
* Miah has the defensive decision making of a toddler
* Cows were very good at the back end of 2024, something that has been erased by their start to 2025. Flogged the Sydney media darling Dogs and their "elite" defense with little to no credit (see your point about nobody outside Railway Estate watches the Cows!).
* Semi-verified rumours in Townsville that Payten has until the bye to get some good wins or he's gone.
* Yes they have but I don't think it's been anything more than infantile finger pointing thus far
* That's generous
* They did, and they were, but I do think the Dogs were on fumes by that point (see Week 1 of the finals), but yes any goodwill is thoroughly evaporating
Nice write up from the outside looking in.
Couple of points:
* Fox have been recycling criticism of Payten's for years, based on extrapolation of a single comment in a press conference following a loss to the Panthers
* Miah has the defensive decision making of a toddler
* Cows were very good at the back end of 2024, something that has been erased by their start to 2025. Flogged the Sydney media darling Dogs and their "elite" defense with little to no credit (see your point about nobody outside Railway Estate watches the Cows!).
* Semi-verified rumours in Townsville that Payten has until the bye to get some good wins or he's gone.
Bring on 2026.
* Yes they have but I don't think it's been anything more than infantile finger pointing thus far
* That's generous
* They did, and they were, but I do think the Dogs were on fumes by that point (see Week 1 of the finals), but yes any goodwill is thoroughly evaporating
* We'll see
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