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WHEN Wayne Bennett signed with the Dragons two years ago, Jason Ryles was the first player to leave.
Yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground we saw why.
Ryles is not a Bennett sort of player - never has been, never will be.
He is too ill-disciplined and has too many errors in his game to be part of any team the six-time premiership-winning coach is in charge of.
For years under coach Nathan Brown, Ryles was a heartbreaking player at St George Illawarra.
One game he'd play like a Test front-rower, but the next two he'd give away stupid penalties and cost them games.
Ryles gave away an unnecessary penalty by roughing up Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward before halftime.
Are the Dragons the real deal? Can the Roosters make a finals impact?
And just after Todd Carney scored in the second half and converted to put the Roosters only one point behind, Ryles lost the ball in the kick-off return.
In fairness, the former Test and NSW State of Origin front-rower has been impressive for the Roosters this year, but when it comes to the big games at the business end of the season, no one knows better than Bennett the type of players required to win a grand final.
Ryles isn't one of them and that's why Bennett didn't want a bar of him.
The Dragons finally silenced their premiership critics yesterday and confirmed why the bookies installed them as hot premiership favourites months ago.
They might lack the razzle-dazzle and spectacular attacking qualities of other premiership contenders, but under Bennett there is no more disciplined or well-drilled team.
WHEN Wayne Bennett signed with the Dragons two years ago, Jason Ryles was the first player to leave.
Yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground we saw why.
Ryles is not a Bennett sort of player - never has been, never will be.
He is too ill-disciplined and has too many errors in his game to be part of any team the six-time premiership-winning coach is in charge of.
For years under coach Nathan Brown, Ryles was a heartbreaking player at St George Illawarra.
One game he'd play like a Test front-rower, but the next two he'd give away stupid penalties and cost them games.
Ryles gave away an unnecessary penalty by roughing up Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward before halftime.
Are the Dragons the real deal? Can the Roosters make a finals impact?
And just after Todd Carney scored in the second half and converted to put the Roosters only one point behind, Ryles lost the ball in the kick-off return.
In fairness, the former Test and NSW State of Origin front-rower has been impressive for the Roosters this year, but when it comes to the big games at the business end of the season, no one knows better than Bennett the type of players required to win a grand final.
Ryles isn't one of them and that's why Bennett didn't want a bar of him.
The Dragons finally silenced their premiership critics yesterday and confirmed why the bookies installed them as hot premiership favourites months ago.
They might lack the razzle-dazzle and spectacular attacking qualities of other premiership contenders, but under Bennett there is no more disciplined or well-drilled team.
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