{"id":293951,"date":"2023-05-07T06:58:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T06:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=293951"},"modified":"2023-05-07T07:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T07:58:11","slug":"captain-sprays-dumb-dragons-after-narrow-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=293951","title":{"rendered":"Captain sprays 'dumb' Dragons after narrow loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dragons<\/a> captain \ufeffBen Hunt<\/a> was unimpressed with his side's efforts following their 16-18 loss to the Wests Tigers<\/a> at Suncorp Stadium.<\/p>\n

The tight defeat marks the Dragons' \ufefffourth loss by two points or less in the last five rounds.<\/p>\n

Speaking post-match, Hunt issued a brutally honest review of the performance.<\/p>\n

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"\ufeffThe story of the season, isn't it?" he told Fox League of the narrow losses.<\/p>\n

"Honestly, we were just dumb today\ufeff. Some of the things we did were just not NRL standard – silly penalties and then we got a good ball set and we dropped it or it went out on tackle two or three.<\/p>\n

"We just can't do that."<\/p>\n

After trailing in the first half, the Dragons made a late break and threatened to steal the match with two minutes left when Hunt broke through the line with a crafty grubber.<\/p>\n

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Mikaele Ravalawa looked like a chance to go over in the right corner but the Tigers' defence swarmed, preventing the winger from scoring the winning try.<\/p>\n

"I thought we had it, to be honest," Hunt said.<\/p>\n

"Once we got it to \ufeffMoses Suli, I thought he and Mikaele (Ravalawa) were going to finish it.<\/p>\n

"But credit to the Tigers, they scrambled really hard right at the death of the game and they are playing a tough brand of footy."<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

Asked about his shift in the spine from halfback to hooker\ufeff, Hunt was nonchalant considering the Red V's performance.<\/p>\n

"I don't know, it probably could be more permanent," he said.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffI need more time there to get my gas as well – I was pretty tired at the end.<\/p>\n

"But we didn't give ourselves enough chances to see if it worked or not, to be honest. We were just dumb and incomplete."<\/p>\n

In his return to first grade, Jayden Sullivan scored a double.<\/p>\n

His move to the halves allowed Hunt to switch to hooker.<\/p>\n

\"Sullivan<\/p>\n

"Well does that just rubber stamp the move for Ben Hunt?" Penrith great Greg Alexander said on Fox League.<\/p>\n

"Is he the starting hooker next week?<\/p>\n

"Jayden Sullivan two tries today, brilliant footwork.<\/p>\n

"He might not like this, Ben, but he's probably going to have to get used to it."\ufeff<\/p>\n

The \ufeffDragons will next travel to Townsville to face the Cowboys on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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