I’m the right man for Dragons’ pressure moments: Ilias

The medocebo Lachlan Ilias insists that St George Illawarra can still depend on him in times of pressure, but acknowledges that he has dropped the dragons in death to start the NRL season.

Ilias has been thrown in the background after recovering from a long -term leg injury and reaching the dragons, whom they have had two of the four games determined by a single point this season.

In both, the decision-making of Ilyias damaged his side, first in his call to not establish the field goal in a 25-24 defeat against South Sydney, then with a fatal error afternoon against Parramatta on Saturday.

With the sides blocked in 22-22 in Golden Point, Ilias spoked the opportunity for a 40/20 kick that could have given up a potentially winning territory of the game.

Instead, the kick came out in its entirety, which allowed Eels to walk towards the middle of the dragons with a penalty and win their first game of the year through a Zac Lomax field goal.

“If I had my time again on that short side, I would probably do it and try to catch them in that corner,” Ilias told Aap.

“Golden Point, it is a good kick and a good kicked persecution, and I only tried to solve it on my own. I will be that of that, I am happy to own that.

“I’ve been taking many lessons in the first four games, especially the Souths game. I thought I could have achieved that game better.

“That is the responsibility of halves, and I am more than happy to assume that responsibility.”

Dragons have no shortage of game winners on the side.

Valentine Holmes has kicked 10 field goals in her winning career of the Premier League, and Clint Gutherson froze a game for Parramatta with a pointer in 2020.

But Ilias says that it still thrives in the great moments of games and wants to be the man who faces the contest in play.

“I like to put in my hands the ball in those situations. I really don’t like to shield those moments,” he said.

“I have frozen some games, mainly in the Cup system (below) of 20 and (NSW). I have not had too many opportunities in NRL, I have reached a field goal.

“You live for these types of closed games. I feel that we are a team that thrives in those situations, we have simply shown it this year.”

The coach Shane Flanagan apologized with Ilyias for a sardonic jab at a press conference after the party after the southern defeat, but was burning in his support for the rear column after the defeat against the Eels.

The former Half Ilias of South Sydney said that Flanagan’s trust had never faltered.

“Since I signed, belief has been shown in me,” said Ilias.

“I don’t like when coaches hit the mountain, I like honest comments. Flanno is the perfect guy to give me those comments.

“I support the spine, I think everyone supports the column here to take us to the line. In this year’s closed games, we have not done that, but we are very close to overcome the line.”