Round 10 Discussion

[Big Pete]

North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos
1300SMILES Stadium, Friday May 15 2015
Kick Off 7:35pm

1. Lachlan Coote 2. Matthew Wright 3. Justin O'Neill 4. Kane Linnett 5. Antonio Winterstein 6. Michael Morgan 7. Johnathan Thurston 8. Matthew Scott 9. Jake Granville 10. James Tamou 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Ethan Lowe 13. John Asiata
Interchange: 14. Ray Thompson 15. Ben Spina 16. Ben Hannant 17. Sam Hoare 18. Rory Kostjasyn

1. Darius Boyd 2. Jordan Kahu 3. Jack Reed 4. Justin Hodges 5. Lachlan Maranta 6. Anthony Milford 7. Ben Hunt 8. Sam Thaiday 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Adam Blair 11. Alex Glenn 12. Matt Gillett 13. Corey Parker
Interchange: 14. Jarrod Wallace 15. Francis Molo 16. Corey Oates 17. Kodi Nikorima

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs Sydney Roosters
ANZ Stadium, Friday May 15 2015
Kick Off 7:35pm

1. Sam Perrett 2. Curtis Rona 3. Josh Morris 4. Chase Stanley 5. Corey Thompson 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Lichaa 10. James Graham 11. Josh Jackson 12. Tony Williams 13. Greg Eastwood
Interchange: 14. Sam Kasiano 15. Tim Browne 16. Frank Pritchard 17. Moses Mbye 19. David Klemmer 21. Antonio Kaufusi 22. Lloyd Perrett

1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Michael Jennings 4. Mitchell Aubusson 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6. James Maloney 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Sam Moa 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Aidan Guerra 13. Isaac Liu
Interchange: 14. Jackson Hastings 15. Siosiua Taukeiaho 16. Kane Evans 17. Dylan Napa

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Parramatta Eels vs Warriors
Pirtek Stadium, Saturday May 16 2015
Kick Off 3pm

1. Reece Robinson 2. Semi Radradra 3. William Hopoate 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Ryan Morgan 6. Corey Norman 7. Luke Kelly 8. Danny Wicks 9. Nathan Peats 10. Tim Mannah 11. Manu Ma'u 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. Anthony Watmough
Interchange: 14. Isaac De Gois 15. Pauli Pauli 16. Richie Fa'aoso 17. Peni Terepo

1. Tuimoala Lolohea 2. Jonathan Wright 3. Dominique Peyroux 4. Solomone Kata 5. Manu Vatuvei 6. Chad Townsend 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Jacob Lillyman 9. Thomas Leuluai 10. Ben Matulino 11. Bodene Thompson 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Simon Mannering
Interchange: 14. Nathan Friend 15. Sione Lousi 16. Sam Lisone 17. Albert Vete 18. Raymond Faitala-Mariner

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Gold Coast Titans vs Cronulla Sharks
Cbus Super Stadium, Saturday May 16 2015
Kick Off 5:30pm

1. Josh Hoffman 2. Anthony Don 3. James Roberts 4. William Zillman 5. David Mead 6. Aidan Sezer 7. Kane Elgey 8. Luke Douglas 9. Kierran Moseley 10. Nate Myles 11. Ryan James 12. Dave Taylor 13. Lachlan Burr
Interchange: 14. Matt White 15. Eddy Pettybourne 16. Mark Ioane 17. Daniel Mortimer

1. Ben Barba 2. Valentine Holmes 3. Gerard Beale 4. Blake Ayshford 5. Michael Gordon 6. Jack Bird 7. Jeff Robson 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Michael Ennis 10. Matt Prior 11. Jayson Bukuya 12. Wade Graham 13. Luke Lewis
Interchange: 14. Sami Sauiluma 15. Tinirau Arona 16. David Fifita 17. Sam Tagataese

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Melbourne Storm vs South Sydney Rabbitohs
AAMI Park, Saturday May 16 2015
Kick Off 7:30pm

1. Billy Slater 2. Mahe Fonua 3. Will Chambers 4. Kurt Mann 5. Marika Koroibete 6. Blake Green 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Tim Glasby 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Tohu Harris 13. Dale Finucane
Interchange: 14. Ryan Hinchcliffe 15. Kenneath Bromwich 16. Dayne Weston 17. Christian Welch 18. Felise Kaufusi 19. Tom Learoyd-Lahrs

1. Greg Inglis 2. Alex Johnston 3. Dylan Walker 4. Bryson Goodwin 5. Aaron Gray 6. John Sutton 7. Luke Keary 8. George Burgess 9. Cameron McInnes 10. David Tyrrell 11. Chris Grevsmuhl 12. Chris McQueen 13. Ben Lowe
Interchange: 14. Issac Luke 15. Nathan Brown 16. Thomas Burgess 17. Tim Grant 18. Joel Reddy

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St George Illawarra Dragons vs Canberra Raiders
WIN Stadium, Sunday May 17 2015
Kick Off 2:00pm

1. Josh Dugan 2. Peter Mata'utia 3. Euan Aitken 4. Dylan Farrell 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Benji Marshall 8. Leeson Ah Mau 9. Mitch Rein 10. Mike Cooper 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Joel Thompson 13. Trent Merrin
Interchange: 14. Ben Creagh 15. Will Matthews 16. Heath L'Estrange 17. Jack de Belin

1. Jack Wighton 2. Edrick Lee 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Sisa Waqa 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Mitchell Cornish 8. Paul Vaughan 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Frank Paul Nuuausala 11. Josh Papalii 12. Iosia Soliola 13. Shaun Fensom
Interchange: 14. Kurt Baptiste 15. Jarrad Kennedy 16. Mark Nicholls 17. Shannon Boyd 18. David Shillington

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Newcastle Knights vs Wests Tigers
Hunters Stadium, Sunday May 17 2015
Kick Off 4:00pm

1. Dane Gagai 2. James McManus 3. Sione Mata'utia 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Akuila Uate 6. Kurt Gidley 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. Kade Snowden 9. Tyler Randell 10. David Fa'alogo 11. Beau Scott 12. Tariq Sims 13. Jeremy Smith
Interchange: 14. Adam Clydsdale 15. Chris Houston 16. Korbin Sims 17. Jack Stockwell 18. Joseph Tapine

1. James Tedesco 2. Kevin Naiqama 3. Delouise Hoeter 4. Chris Lawrence 5. Pat Richards 6. Mitchell Moses 7. Luke Brooks 8. Aaron Woods 9. Robbie Farah 10. Keith Galloway 11. Curtis Sironen 12. Kyle Lovett 13. Martin Taupau
Interchange: 14. Dene Halatau 15. Ava Seumanufagai 16. Matthew Lodge 17. Sauaso Sue

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Manly Sea Eagles vs Penrith Panthers
Brookvale Oval, Monday May 18 2015
Kick Off 7:00pm

1. Brett Stewart 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Jamie Lyon 4. Steve Matai 5. Peta Hiku 6. Tom Symonds 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Jake Trbojevic 9. Matt Ballin 10. Luke Burgess 11. Blake Leary 12. Justin Horo 13. Dunamis Lui
Interchange: 14. Feleti Mateo 15. Willie Mason 16. Josh Starling 17. Ligi Sao 18. James Hasson 20. Tony Satini

1. Matt Moylan 2. George Jennings 3. Waqa Blake 4. Dallin Watene Zelezniak 5. David Simmons 6. Apisai Koroisau 7. Jamie Soward 8. Nigel Plum 9. James Segeyaro 10. Sam McKendry 11. Lewis Brown 12. Isaah Yeo 13. Elijah Taylor
Interchange: 14. Bryce Cartwright 15. Jeremy Latimore 16. Sika Manu 17. Regan Campbell-Gillard 18. William Smith

 

[Big Pete]

Shaping up to be a quality weekend of footy.

Cowboys will be looking to avenge their Round 3 loss when they host the Broncos. This should be an absolute beauty but I've got the feeling that it's their turn and with McGuire out Brisbane will simply struggle in the ruck. Plenty of pressure on Adam Blair and if the Broncos are to get home, he's going to have to step up like he did in the second half against the Cowboys (sans the Globetrotters esque play).

Bulldogs v Roosters is a cute little audition for the Origin halves combination. However, the Roosters should get up which will continue the Dogs woes (1 from 5) heading into the Origin season where they'll recover in typical Des fashion. And that's where the Dogs will be better than last year when they got absolutely bowled over during Origin and went from leading the competition to barely holding onto 7th. They'll struggle going in, but I expect them to pick up wins ala 2013 before really firming into the finals when they've got the likes of Morris, Lafai, Graham etc back.

Speaking of the Origin period, I also expect to see the Eels and Warriors to benefit during that period. Out of either side, Warriors clearly have the most upside and if they're going to be there in September, they need to start winning games like this.

Similar story on the Gold Coast except the Sharks should be really stretched come Origin with Gallen, Fifita, Lewis and even Bird in the frame. They need to get back on the horse if they're to challenge but I just get the feeling that they're destined to be that team that finishes 9th or 10th after losing too many games that could have gone either way. How many games have followed that theme? 3? The Wighton tackle, the Roberts intercept and the Hoffman charge down...it's a tough pill to swallow and I don't know if they'll ever truly find themselves this season. Another tough one to call, I'll hold back until I get a clearer picture but leaning towards the Titans tapping into the bounce back factor for this.

Storm v Rabbitohs could be another contender for game of the year. Backing the home team there as they basically nail down their finals spot heading into the Origin period as Souths struggle backing up from Monday.

Raiders are on a roll at the moment but it'll be interesting to see if it'll translate into anything more than a false dawn which is far too common in the capital. Get the feeling that it will continue here as the Monday game for the Dragons felt like one of those 'end of the road' losses for them but will be interested to see how they handle the loss of Williams who's been really underrated for them.

Kind of get the feeling that Wests v Newcastle is simply a contest between 11th vs 12th. Both teams are really struggling for cohesion and it's difficult imagining either challenging come September. Tough one to pick, the Knights are due but the Tigers have more upside and I'm leaning towards them unless Stone takes a gamble.

Monday Night is shaping up to be a beauty with the resurgent Sea Eagles taking on the Panthers. I haven't uncapped my white out yet, my red line is still well and truly through Manly's name as a finalist in September but they're going to fight for awhile and at home, should be too strong for Penrith who they lost to back in Round 7. That was a back and forth game that really could have ended either way but in the end, the Sea Eagles simply lacked combinations and strike to challenge the Panthers. With Stewart back and both wings available I think they can go 3/3 and DCE will nail down that utility spot for Queensland, if he hasn't done so already.

 

[Ari Gold]

I didn't think it were possible, but in Peyroux and Jono Wright, the Warriors have an even more toothless attacking combination than what we do in Reed and Maranta.

And just like we have Copley in reserves, so too are Fusitua and Fisiiahi.

 

[Big Pete]

Round 10 Tips

Roosters
Cowboys
Eels
Titans
Storm
Raiders
Tigers
Panthers

 

[Harry Sack]

Haven't been this excited for a round of footy since round 1. I don't think there's a game I'm not looking forward too, except maybe the Titans V Sharks.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Warriors fan holding up a sign at Parra today:
"Urine trouble now Parra"
Give that man a prize.

 

[Ari Gold]

How good was that from SJ!!!

 

[Broncoman]

This game is just so sloppy both teams are struggling to complete sets and Parramatta just can't produce anything down the Warriors end. Shaun Johnson is playing fantastic though he is the difference between the two teams atm.

The Warrior still have plenty of work to do in the second half as they are playing without Hoffman and T-L and Parramatta are a far better team when they are playing at home.

 

[Kimlo]

How good was that from SJ!!!

But it's only a few highlights per game, so he must be over rated.

 

[Broncoman]

Warriors win 17-13 with a try by Bodene Thompson in extra time

 

[Super Freak]

Shaun Johnson finally turning up, is he?

One of the most overrated players in the game.

 

[Super Freak]

Cokeheads up 12-0.

 

[CaptainHook]

Shaun Johnson finally turning up, is he?

One of the most overrated players in the game.

He's inconsistent - not overrated. It's symptomatic of the entire Warriors team. Why work hard when you can pull off an arsey win?

 

[Ari Gold]

So glad to see the Titans lose. Serves you right for taking 3 penalty goals.

 

[Kaz]

So glad to see the Titans lose. Serves you right for taking 3 penalty goals.

The Broncos have done that this year. But we ended up winning.

 

[Ari Gold]

The Broncos have done that this year. But we ended up winning.

But I don't give a **** about the Titans, so I'm glad to see it backfire.

I hate teams blindly taking the 2. Acceptable at certain stages, but not everytime. It's boring and happens for too often.

 

[Super Freak]

Tim Grant on report... For what?

That wasn't even a penalty.

 

[Super Freak]

That was a nice try by Johnston..