Round 14 Discussion

[Big Pete]

Sydney Roosters vs. Melbourne Storm
SCG, Thursday 13 August 2020
Kick Off 7:50pm

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. James Tedesco 2. Ryan Hall 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Luke Keary 7. Lachlan Lam 8. Lindsay Collins 9. Jake Friend 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Sitili Tupouniua 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Isaac Liu

14. Drew Hutchison 15. Poasa Faamausili 16. Nat Butcher 17. Daniel Fifita

18. Egan Butcher 19. Christian Tuipulotu 20. Max Bailey 21. Kyle Flanagan

MELBOURNE STORM

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Tom Eisenhuth 4. Justin Olam 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Ryley Jacks 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Brandon Smith 10. Christian Welch 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane

14. Nicholas Hynes 15. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 16. Albert Vete 17. Nelson Asofa-Solomona

18. Sandor Earl 19. Chris Lewis 20. Cooper Johns 21. Brenko Lee

Warriors vs. Penrith Panthers
Central Coast Stadium, Friday 14 August 2020
Kick Off 6:00pm

NZ WARRIORS

1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. Patrick Herbert 3. Adam Pompey 4. Peta Hiku 5. George Jennings 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Chanel Harris-Tavita 8. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 9. Karl Lawton 10. Lachlan Burr 11. Eliesa Katoa 12. Tohu Harris 13. Jazz Tevaga

14. Wayde Egan 15. Adam Blair 16. Daniel Alvaro 17. Isaiah Papali'i

18. Jack Murchie 20. Gerard Beale 21. Adam Keighran 22. Josh Curran

PENRITH PANTHERS

1. Caleb Aekins 2. Josh Mansour 3. Tyrone May 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brent Naden 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo

14. Daine Laurie 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Moses Leota 17. Zane Tetevano

18. Mitch Kenny 19. Dylan Edwards 20. Matt Burton 21. Billy Burns

Parramatta Eels vs. St George Illawarra Dragons
Bankwest Stadium, Friday 14 August 2020
Kick Off 7:55pm

PARRAMATTA EELS

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Michael Jennings 4. Waqa Blake 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Ryan Matterson 13. Nathan Brown

14. Ray Stone 15. Marata Niukore 16. Kane Evans 17. Oregon Kaufusi

18. Andrew Davey 19. Haze Dunster 20. Stefano Utoikamanu 21. Brad Takairangi

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

1. Matthew Dufty 2. Jordan Pereira 3. Euan Aitken 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Corey Norman 7. Adam Clune 8. Blake Lawrie 9. Ben Hunt 10. Josh Kerr 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Tyrell Fuimaono 13. Cameron McInnes

14. Tristan Sailor 15. Kaide Ellis 16. Korbin Sims 17. Jacob Host

18. Brayden Wiliame 19. Eddie Blacker 20. Jason Saab 21. Jayden Sullivan

Cronulla Sharks vs. Gold Coast Titans
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Saturday 15 August 2020
Kick Off 3:00pm

CRONULLA SHARKS

1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Josh Dugan 4. Jesse Ramien 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Braden Hamlin-Uele 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Aaron Woods 11. Siosifa Talakai 12. Wade Graham 13. Toby Rudolf

14. Connor Tracey 15. Scott Sorensen 16. Jack Williams 17. Royce Hunt

18. Teig Wilton 19. Briton Nikora 20. Braydon Trindall 21. Bryson Goodwin

GOLD COAST TITANS

1. Alexander Brimson 2. Anthony Don 3. Brian Kelly 4. Dale Copley 5. Phillip Sami 6. Ashley Taylor 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Nathan Peats 10. Jaimin Jolliffe 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Keegan Hipgrave 13. Jai Arrow

14. Tanah Boyd 15. Tyrone Peachey 16. Jarrod Wallace 17. Sam Lisone

18. Corey Thompson 19. Jai Whitbread 20. Young Tonumaipea 21. Beau Fermor

North Queensland Cowboys vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Saturday 15 August 2020
Kick Off 5:30pm

NORTH QLD COWBOYS

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Tom Opacic 4. Connelly Lemuelu 5. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 6. Ben Hampton 7. Michael Morgan 8. Josh Mcguire 9. Reece Robson 10. Jordan McLean 11. Mitchell Dunn 12. Coen Hess 13. Jason Taumalolo

14. Jake Granville 15. John Asiata 16. Emry Pere 17. Francis Molo

18. Shane Wright 19. Jake Clifford 20. Corey Jensen 22. Esan Marsters

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Campbell Graham 4. Dane Gagai 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Thomas Burgess 11. Jaydn Su'A 12. Bayley Sironen 13. Cameron Murray

14. Mark Nicholls 15. Liam Knight 16. Patrick Mago 17. Keaon Koloamatangi

18. Jack Johns 19. Corey Allan 20. Troy Dargan 21. Kurt Dillon

Canberra Raiders vs. Brisbane Broncos
GIO Stadium, Saturday 15 August 2020
Kick Off 7:30pm

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Jordan Rapana 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Curtis Scott 5. Nick Cotric 6. Jack Wighton 7. George Williams 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Siliva Havili 10. Dunamis Lui 11. John Bateman 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Hudson Young

14. Tom Starling 15. Joseph Tapine 16. Ryan Sutton 17. Corey Harawira-Naera

18. Sam Williams 19. Michael Oldfield 20. Kai O'Donnell 21. Matt Frawley

BRISBANE BRONCOS

1. Darius Boyd 2. Richard Kennar 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Xavier Coates 6. Brodie Croft 7. Tom Dearden 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Jake Turpin 10. Payne Haas 11. David Fifita 12. Ben Te'o 13. Patrick Carrigan

14. Cory Paix 15. Jordan Riki 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Matthew Lodge

18. Issac Luke 19. Ethan Bullemor 20. Rhys Kennedy 21. Jesse Arthars

Newcastle Knights vs. Manly Sea Eagles
McDonald Jones Stadium, Sunday August 16 2020
Kick Off 2:00pm

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Blake Green 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Kurt Mann 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Aidan Guerra 13. Mitchell Barnett

14. Phoenix Crossland 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Herman Ese'ese 17. Josh King

18. Tex Hoy 19. Brodie Jones 20. Chris Randall 21. Mason Lino

MANLY SEA EAGLES

1. Brendan Elliot 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Cade Cust 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Danny Levi 10. Martin Taupau 11. Joel Thompson 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Lachlan Croker 15. Corey Waddell 16. Sean Keppie 17. Haumole Olakau'atu

18. Morgan Boyle 19. Tevita Funa 20. Abbas Miski 21. Jack Gosiewski

Wests Tigers vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Bankwest Stadium, Sunday August 16 2020
Kick Off 4:05pm

WESTS TIGERS

1. Adam Doueihi 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Joseph Leilua 4. Moses Mbye 5. Tommy Talau 6. Luke Brooks 7. Benji Marshall 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Russell Packer 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Luke Garner 13. Matt Eisenhuth

14. Thomas Mikaele 15. Josh Reynolds 16. Sam McIntyre 17. Chris Lawrence

18. Asu Kepaoa 19. Shawn Blore 20. Alex Seyfarth 21. Elijah Taylor

CANTEBURY BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

1. Nick Meaney 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Tim Lafai 4. Kerrod Holland 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Kieran Foran 7. Jack Cogger 8. Ofahiki Ogden 9. Sione Katoa 10. Dylan Napa 11. Josh Jackson 12. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 13. Luke Thompson

14. Jeremy Marshall-King 15. Aiden Tolman 16. Sauaso Sue 17. Reimis Smith

19. Brandon Wakeham 20. Renouf To'omaga 21. Chris Smith 22. Matt Doorey

 

[Huge]

I wonder how many of our 102 guests at 3.30 am qld time are bots or are journos? Or are they all just night owl rugby league enthusiasts?

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[winslow_wong]

I wonder how many of our 102 guests at 3.30 am qld time are bots or are journos? Or are they all just night owl rugby league enthusiasts?

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Nice of you to be on night watch.

 

[Huge]

Nice of you to be on night watch.

Ha ha. No timetable in my life, at least when I am on my two weeks off in Perth. Shiftworker for over 40 years so day night all blends into one. Looking forward to retirement though. **** work.

 

[mrslong]

If Turps milf and Boyd missed those tackles the way friend, Keary & teddy missed Hughes this place would be blowing up.

 

[rnabokov]

Who needs Smith and Munster. What a well coached side.

 

[Kimlo]

Who needs Smith and Munster. What a well coached side.

So you agree the injury excuse for Seibold is a cop out? Shit coach.

 

[BroncsFan]

Anyone who is calling for Welch please stop... the guy is a total fucking plodder

 

[rnabokov]

So you agree the injury excuse for Seibold is a cop out? Shit coach.

Not quite. The Storm have been coached to play the way they do for years and years consistently, a formula that just works. We have no rhyme or reason as a team, and haven't for years and years. Given that, we rely on individual talent far too much, so injuries to key players seriously impact us more than they should. We are in no way organised like the Storm, and as I said, to get there takes years of hard work.

For mine, Seibold needs a lot more time to fail at that. His coaching is shit for other reasons, like our appalling defence.

 

[rnabokov]

What a shit season for injuries. Am I imagining it or is this season a lot worse than previous ones

 

[Wolfie]

Anyone who is calling for Welch please stop... the guy is a total fucking plodder

He has been excellent tonight.

 

[BroncsFan]

He has been excellent tonight.

Does look like a young Tolman

 

[Wolfie]

Does look like a young Tolman

Not really I dont think. Made plenty of meters and post contact meters. Hit hard in defense as well. Actually now I think about it, his work rate and no fuss style is similar to Tolman.

 

[Big Pete]

Christian would be a nice signing if you could get him on a similar deal that he's on in Melbourne. However, he's a smart guy so he's going to try and make as much money as he can before his body gives out on him. That's if he decides to leave Melbourne which I can't see unless they need to squeeze somebody out.

I feel stupid for tipping Sydney. The entire week I knew Melbourne would just rely on their forwards and would keep Sydney deep inside their own half. I could see their start coming a mile away, I just thought this would be that game where despite all common sense, Sydney would be shown an inch and they'd take a mile. That's not how it panned out, it actually ended up being a really difficult night for them and they were fortunate not to be on the end of an embarrassing loss. There were some really embarrassing moments and everything just seemed to favour Melbourne on the night.

 

[rnabokov]

Christian would be a nice signing if you could get him on a similar deal that he's on in Melbourne. However, he's a smart guy so he's going to try and make as much money as he can before his body gives out on him. That's if he decides to leave Melbourne which I can't see unless they need to squeeze somebody out.

I feel stupid for tipping Sydney. The entire week I knew Melbourne would just rely on their forwards and would keep Sydney deep inside their own half. I could see their start coming a mile away, I just thought this would be that game where despite all common sense, Sydney would be shown an inch and they'd take a mile. That's not how it panned out, it actually ended up being a really difficult night for them and they were fortunate not to be on the end of an embarrassing loss. There were some really embarrassing moments and everything just seemed to favour Melbourne on the night.

MAybe because they executed their game plan (sans Smith & Munster) to perfection. Played almost the perfect game of league, tactically. We are so far away from either it isn't funny.

I also thought Lam was a weakness for the Roosters. His kicking game?

 

[winslow_wong]

MAybe because they executed their game plan (sans Smith & Munster) to perfection. Played almost the perfect game of league, tactically. We are so far away from either it isn't funny.

I also thought Lam was a weakness for the Roosters. His kicking game?

How good would some tactics be at the broncos

 

[Galah]

MAybe because they executed their game plan (sans Smith & Munster) to perfection. Played almost the perfect game of league, tactically. We are so far away from either it isn't funny.

I also thought Lam was a weakness for the Roosters. His kicking game?

It’s so simple but you have to be fit enough and be committed to the little things to achieve it. It bothers me greatly because we are way to lazy to even come close to what is essentially the simplest of game plans.

 

[Jedhead]

MAybe because they executed their game plan (sans Smith & Munster) to perfection. Played almost the perfect game of league, tactically. We are so far away from either it isn't funny.

I also thought Lam was a weakness for the Roosters. His kicking game?

When reflecting on the Storm's game last night, apart from Bromwich, Hughes and Paps there were no other real outstanding performances. What was noticeable however, was that every player was 100% committed to everything they did. There were no flashes of brilliance just a team willing to put their bodies on the line for a full 80 minutes.

The other glaring point was their execution. They made little if any errors that actually cost them. This one telling stat ensured the Roosters got no easy meterage, no easy access to the ball and no easy way out of their own 20M zone. Added to this there was next to no 6 agains given away which suggests their discipline was the most outstanding aspect of their game last night. It's no coincidence that our discipline is almost the polar opposite to the Storm's.