Round 16 Discussion

[Big Pete]

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canberra Raiders
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, Friday 28 June 2013
NRL kickoff 7:45pm
Live TV: Channel 9 / GEM Australia wide

Referees: Ben Cummins and Chris James; Sideline Officials: Paul Holland and Jason Walsh; Video Referees: Bernard Sutton and Luke Patten;

1. Greg Inglis 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Bryson Goodwin 4. Dylan Walker 5. Andrew Everingham 6. John Sutton 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Dave Tyrrell 9. Issac Luke 10. Roy Asostasi 11. Chris McQueen 12. Ben Te’o 13. Sam Burgess
Interchange: 14. Nathan Peats 15. Ben Lowe 16. Jeff Lima 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Dylan Farrell 19. Justin Hunt 20. Luke Keary 22. Josh Starling.

1. Reece Robinson 2. Sandor Earl 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Jack Wighton 5. Sami Sauiluma 6. Terry Campese (c) 7. Josh McCrone 8. David Shillington 9. Glen Buttriss 10. Dane Tilse 11. Josh Papalii 12. Joel Thompson 13. Shaun Fensom
Interchange: 14. Anthony Milford 15. Joel Edwards 16. Sam Mataora 17. Paul Vaughan 18. Jarrad Kennedy

Official Match Hashtag: #NRLsoucan

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Wests Tigers v Melbourne Storm
Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield, Saturday 29 June 2013
NRL kickoff 5:30pm
Live TV: FOX Sports 1
Referees: Jared Maxwell and Grant Atkins; Sideline Officials: Luke Potter and Dave Ryan; Video Referees: Luke Phillips and Matt Rodwell;

1. James Tedesco 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Blake Ayshford 4. Chris Lawrence 5. Tim Simona 6. Benji Marshall 7. Curtis Sironen 8. Aaron Woods 9. Robbie Farah 10. Adam Blair 11. Liam Fulton 12. Joel Reddy 13. Suaso Sue
Interchange: 14. Ava Seumanufagai 15. Jack Buchanan 16. Shaun Spence 17. Bodene Thompson 19. Ben Murdoch-Masila

1. Billy Slater 2. Sisa Waqa 3. Will Chambers 4. Maurice Blair 5. Justin O'Neill 6. Brett Finch 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Bryan Norrie 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Ryan Hinchcliffe
Interchange: 14. Jason Ryles 15. Mitch Garbutt 16. Tohu Harris 17. Slade Griffin 18. Ben Hampton 19. Siosaia Vave 20. Junior Moors
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLwstmel

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Penrith Panthers v St. George Illawarra Dragons
Centrebet Stadium Penrith, Saturday 29 June 2013
NRL kickoff 7:30pm
Live TV: FOX Sports 1
Referees: Gavin Badger and Phil Haines; Sideline Officials: Ricky MacFarlane and Adam Reid; Video Referees: Paul Mellor and Justin Morgan;

1. Matt Moylan 2. James Roberts 3. Brad Tighe 4.Dean Whare 5.David Simmons 6.Isaac John 7. Luke Walsh 8.Nigel Plum 9. Kevin Kingston (C) 10. Tim Grant 11. Matt Robinson 12. Lewis Brown 13. Adam Docker
Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro 15. Mose Masoe 16. Cameron Ciraldo 17. Clint Newton

1. Josh Dugan 2. Brett Morris 3. Nathan Green 4. Matt Prior 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Chase Stanley 7. Nathan Fien 8. Dan Hunt 9. Mitch Rein 10. Jack Stockwell 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Ben Creagh (c) 13. Trent Merrin
Interchange: 14. Cameron King 15. Leeson Ah Mau 16. Jack de Belin 17. Michael Weyman

Official Match Hashtag: #NRLpensgi

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Newcastle Knights v Gold Coast Titans
Hunter Stadium, New Lambton, Sunday 30 June 2013
NRL kickoff 2:00pm
Live TV: FOX Sports 1
Referees: Shayne Hayne and Jason Robinson; Sideline Officials: Brett Suttor and Michael Wise; Video Referees: Ashley Klein and Luke Patten;

1. Darius Boyd 2. James McManus 3. Dane Gagai 4. Joey Leilua 5. Aku Uate 6. Jarrod Mullen (c) 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. Kade Snowden 9. Danny Buderus 10. Willie Mason 11. Robbie Rochow 12. Beau Scott 13. Jeremy Smith
Interchange: 14. Craig Gower 15. Chris Houston 16. Zane Tetevano 17. Neville Costigan

1. William Zillman 2. Kevin Gordon 3. David Mead 4. Jamal Idris 5. Anthony Don 6. Aidan Sezer 7. Albert Kelly 8. Luke Bailey 9. Matt Srama 10. Luke Douglas 11. David Taylor 12. Mark Minichiello 13. Ashley Harrison
Interchange: 14. Mark Ioane 15. Ryan James 16. Ben Ridge 17. Sam Irwin 18. Luke O'Dwyer 19. Nate Myles 20. Greg Bird
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLnewgld

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New Zealand Warriors v Brisbane Broncos
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, Sunday 30 June 2013
NRL kickoff 2:00pm AEST (4:00pm NZ time)
Delayed TV: 4:00pm AEST Channel 9 & GEM Australia wide
Referees: Gerard Sutton and Henry Perenara; Sideline Officials: Daniel Eastwood and Shane Rehm; Video Referees: Steve Chiddy and Reece Williams;

1. Glen Fisiiahi 2. Ngani Laumape 3. Dane Nielsen 4. Konrad Hurrell 5. Manu Vatuvei 6. Thomas Leuluai 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Sam Rapira 9. Nathan Friend 10. Ben Matulino 11. Feleti Mateo 12. Simon Mannering (c) 13. Elijah Taylor
Interchange: 14. Russell Packer 15. Jacob Lillyman 16. Todd Lowrie 17. Dominique Peyroux 18. Kevin Locke 20. Suaia Matagi

1. Corey Norman 2. Josh Hoffman 3. Jack Reed 4. Justin Hodges 5. Lachlan Maranta 6. Scott Prince 7. Peter Wallace 8. Ben Hannant 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Sam Thaiday 11. Alex Glenn 12. Matt Gillett 13. Corey Parker
Interchange: 14. Ben Hunt 15. Josh McGuire 16. David Hala 17. Mitchell Dodds 18. Jarrod Wallace 19. Dunamis Lui.
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLwarbri

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North Queensland Cowboys v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1300SMILES Stadium, Kirwan (Townsville), Sunday 30 June 2013
NRL kickoff 6:30pm
Live TV: FOX Sports 1
Referees: Adam Devcich and Alan Shortall; Sideline Officials: Russell Turner and Peter Gough; Video Referees: Steve Clark and Neil Wharton;

1. Clint Greenshields 2. Ashley Graham 3. Brent Tate 4. Kane Linnett 5. Antonio Winterstein 6. Johnathan Thurston (c) 7. Robert Lui 8. Matthew Scott (c) 9. Ray Thompson 10. James Tamou 11. Tariq Sims 12. Glenn Hall 13. Dallas Johnson
Interchange: 14. Rory Kostjasyn 15. Gavin Cooper 16. Ashton Sims 17. Scott Bolton 18. Ricky Thorby 19. Jason Taumalolo 20. Ethan Lowe

1. Michael Gordon 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Ben Pomeroy 4. Jonathan Wright 5. Beau Ryan 6. Todd Carney 7. Jeff Robson 8. Andrew Fifita 9. John Morris 10. Sam Tagataese 11. Luke Lewis 12. Wade Graham 13. Paul Gallen (c)
Interchange: 14. Chris Heighington 15. Jayson Bukuya 16. Isaac De Gois 17. Anthony Tupou 18. Ben Ross 19. Bryce Gibbs

Official Match Hashtag: #NRLnqlcro

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Sydney Roosters v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Allianz Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney), Monday 1 July 2013
NRL kickoff 7:00pm
Live TV: FOX Sports 1
Referees: Matt Cecchin and Gavin Morris; Sideline Officials: Steve Carrall and Nick Beashel; Video Referees: Jared Maxwell and Justin Morgan;

1. Anthony Minichiello 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Michael Jennings 4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 6. James Maloney 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Wearea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Luke O'Donnell 11. Mitchell Aubusson 12. Sonny Bill Williams 13. Boyd Cordner
Interchange: 14. Daniel Mortimer 15. Frank Paul Nuuausala 16. Aidan Guerra 17. Sam Moa 18. Isaac Liu

1. Peta Hiku 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Jamie Lyon (c) 4. Steve Matai 5. David Williams 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Brenton Lawrence 9. Matt Ballin 10. Brent Kite 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Justin Horo 13. Glenn Stewart
Interchange: 14. Jamie Buhrer 15. Tom Symonds 16. James Hasson 17. George Rose
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLsydman

BYES: Parramatta & Canterbury Bankstown

 

[Broncoman]

Ins and outs you know the drill

 

[Big Pete]

Ins and outs you know the drill

Where's your manners Bman? :001_tt2: Since you've been such a good sport I'll oblige.

INS AND OUTS ROUND 16
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Souths - IN: Greg Inglis, Nathan Merritt, Chris McQueen, Ben Te'o; OUT: Justin Hunt, Dylan Farrell, Luke Keary, Josh Starling
Raiders - IN: Josh Papalii, Sam Mataora; OUT: Brett White, Jarrad Kennedy

Wests - IN: James Tedesco, Aaron Woods, Robbie Farah; OUT: Sean Meaney, Masada Iosefa, Ben Murdoch-Masila
Storm - IN: Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk, Cam Smith*, Ryan Hoffman; OUT: Ben Hampton, Gareth Widdop, Siosaia Vave, Junior Moors
*indicates a likely late change

Penrith - IN: James Roberts, Brad Tighe, Tim Grant; OUT: Travis Robinson, Josh Mansour, Sika Manu
Dragons - UNCHANGED*
*indicates a likely late change following Trent Merrin's decision to plead guilty to a one match ban

Newcastle - IN: Danny Buderus, Zane Tetevano, Neville Costigan; OUT: Travis Waddell, Korbin Sims, Adam Cuthbertson
Gold Coast* - IN: David Mead, Sam Irwin; OUT: Brad Takairangi, Luke O'Dwyer
*indicates a likely late change as reports have revealed that Taylor may miss the game due to a sternum injury

Warriors - UNCHANGED
Broncos - UNCHANGED

Cowboys - IN: James Tamou, Gavin Cooper; OUT: Jason Taumalolo, Ricky Thorby
Cronulla* - IN: Michael Gordon; OUT: Nathan Stapleton
*Gallen is likely to miss the game due to a foot injury suffered in Game II

Roosters - IN: Michael Jennings, James Maloney*, Mitchell Pearce, Jared Warea-Hargreaves; OUT: Martin Kennedy, Nafe Seluini, Dylan Napa, Isaac Liu
Manly - UNCHANGED
*Maloney has reportedly suffered a facial injury and will likely miss the game.

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[Broncoman]

Rabbitohs
Storm
Panthers
Knights
Broncos
Cowboys
Roosters

 

[Big Pete]

Raiders are a tipsters nightmare but given their horrible record at ANZ I'm willing to back the Bunnies to get the comfortable victory.

I'm really weary about Storm/Tigers. On one hand, Tigers 2013 are a terrible side but on the other the Tigers have the wood on Melbourne in this fixture and with Smith out it may give them the edge. I'm tipping Melbourne based on bonce back but would not be surprised to see Farah make it his personal mission to take it in a tight one.

I'm shaping left and going right and backing the Dragons to exact some revenge against the Panthers.

I was impressed by the Knights performance against Melbourne in Melbourne and while they were beaten on the back of a masterclass from Smith I expect the return of Buderus to yield positive results.

Hate to say it, but Warriors in New Zealand are a daunting task at the best of times but backing up from an Origin? It's going to take a hell of an effort from the Broncos and I just don't think they have that in them this year.

Isn't it strange to see a North Queensland game on a Sunday? I can sense a mini Cowboys resurgence after last week and given they're playing at home, I believe they'll get up in a tight one. Hopefully JT kicks plenty of goals!

A rematch from one of the games of the season and you better believe I'm looking forward to it. I get the feeling that the return of Brett Stewart will be timely and that they'll catch the Roosters in a time of uncertainty as they've lost their five eigth and are coming off one of their best wins of the season.

 

[Porthoz]

Raiders
Tigers
Panthers
Tits
Broncos
Cows
Scum

 

[Big Pete]

And like that it's 10-2.

I like that run around play you see with the dummy halves, I'd like to see us steal that at some point.

 

[Alec]

I dunno what to make of the Raiders. On paper, they've got one of the better teams in the comp. I guess they are missing both Edrick and Ferguson though...

I think it's about time they got rid of Robinson and put Milford at fullback. I reckon that could be his position, and they'd have the most ridiculous backline in the comp at full fitness.

 

[Ivan Henjak Guy]

Comp is too one sided.

 

[Big Pete]

Rabbitohs are a class side and it was fantastic to see their crowd get into the spirit. The scary aspect about their performance was how they were able to treat it like a stroll in the park despite all the players missing/backing up from Wednesday.

Raiders were too disjointed tonight. Some players were up for it, most weren't and it appears Blake's misbehavior has taken the wind out of their sails. They've definitely got a lot of talent but the problem is they lack the leadership and guidance when things go against them and they just can't guts out the tough periods. I really didn't think much of McCrone, Campese or Buttriss tonight and Milford isn't ready to save the Raiders from themselves.

Canberra may find themselves in the finals, but they're not going all the way this year and I don't think they will until they make some big decisions. I really believe they need to move on some of their senior players. Particularly Shillo, TLL and possibly Campese if he doesn't show anything in 2014.

 

[Ivan Henjak Guy]

The funny thing is, those moving on players will end at the broncos.

 

[Huge]

I can't help it but I still like Campese. I know I shouldn't but he reminds me of Lockyer at times. Wish I could say I'm on drugs but that particular pleasure is denied me these days ! I always thought he'd make a great five eighth for us. Obviously I'm wrong but, all the same. The Raiders may not make the finals, in fact I'm sure they won't.

I remember the 1989 series when Souths were tear away leaders and collapsed in the finals so history may repeat. Having written that though they didn't have the class of Inglis nor a team of Poms in the side. I hope they fall to pieces all the same !

 

[Porthoz]

CP go home, you're drunk! :001_tt2:

 

[Broncoman]

Adam Reynolds and Michael McGuire would have to be the best things that have happened to Souths since their golden days. All the old-school and "coming close is close enough" attitude went right out the window the moment when Madge came in and Reynolds was the final piece of the puzzle.

 

[Porthoz]

Adam Reynolds and Michael McGuire would have to be the best things that have happened to Souths since their golden days. All the old-school and "coming close is close enough" attitude went right out the window the moment when Madge came in and Reynolds was the final piece of the puzzle.

Madge definitely, but replace Reynolds with Inglis.
Adam is a breath of fresh air compared to Sandow, but he is just a very well coached solid halfback.

 

[Big Pete]

Try of the season contender to Blake Ayshford.

Length of the field effort which started from the Tigers in-goal and went through about 4 sets of hands.

 

[Kimlo]

Tigers destroyed the Storm 22-4. Cam Smith was missing but hardly an excuse when you still have Slater and Cronk to steer the team.

Farah controlled the game very well and Marshall has been getting back to his best.

 

[Alec]

Smith being out is a pretty huge blow, it's like the Broncs when we were without Lockyer. Neither Cronk or especially Slater are good enough organisers on their own.