Round 20 Discussion

[Big Pete]

Newcastle Knights v Sydney Roosters
Hunter Stadium, Friday 25 July 2014
Kickoff 7:40pm

Referees: Gavin Badger, Grant Atkins; Sideline Officials: Adam Reid, Chris Sutton; Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Luke Patten;

1. Darius Boyd 2. James McManus 3. Dane Gagai 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Akuila Uate 6. Jarrod Mullen 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. Kade Snowden 9. Adam Clydsdale 10. Willie Mason 11. Beau Scott 12. Robbie Rochow 13. Jeremy Smith
14. Travis Waddell 15. Korbin Sims 17. Adam Cuthbertson 18. David Fa'alogo

1. Anthony Minichiello 2. Nene Macdonald 3. Mitchell Aubusson 4. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 6. James Maloney 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Sam Moa 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Sonny Bill Williams 13. Aidan Guerra
14. Frank Paul Nuuausala 15. Isaac Liu 16. Dylan Napa 17. Remi Casty
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLnewsyd

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Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm
Suncorp Stadium, Friday 25 July 2014
Kickoff 7:40pm

Referees: Jared Maxwell, Gavin Reynolds; Sideline Officials: Jason Walsh, Russell Turner; Video Referees: Steve Clark, Ben Galea;

1. Josh Hoffman 2. Lachlan Maranta 3. Dale Copley 4. Justin Hodges 5. Jordan Kahu 6. Ben Barba 7. Ben Hunt 8. Josh McGuire 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Corey Parker 11. Alex Glenn 12. Matt Gillett 13. Sam Thaiday
14. Jake Granville 15. Ben Hannant 16. Martin Kennedy 17. Todd Lowrie 18. Jarrod Wallace 19. Jack Reed 20. Corey Oates 21. Daniel Vidot

1. Billy Slater 2. Sisa Waqa 3. Will Chambers 4. Mahe Fonua 5. Marika Koroibete 6. Ben Roberts 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Bryan Norrie 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Ryan Hinchcliffe
14. Tim Glasby 15. Tohu Harris 16. Kenneath Bromwich 17. Jordan McLean 18. Dayne Weston 19. Young Tonumaipea
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLbrimel

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Penrith Panthers v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Carrington Park, Saturday 26 July 2014
Kickoff 3:00pm

Referees: Adam Devcich, Henry Perenara; Sideline Officials: Dan Eastwood, Phil Henderson; Video Referees: Steve Chiddy, Paul Mellor;

1. Matt Moylan 2. Dallin Watene Zelezniak 3. Dean Whare 4. Jamal Idris 5. Kevin Naiqama 6. Jamie Soward 7. Peter Wallace 8. Nigel Plum 9. James Segeyaro 10. Brent Kite 11. Bryce Cartwright 12. Isaah Yeo 13. Elijah Taylor
14. Lewis Brown 15. Jeremy Latimore 16. Adam Docker 17. Sam McKendry 23. Sika Manu

1. Michael Gordon 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Jonathan Wright 4. Ricky Leutele 5. Jacob Gagan 6. Fa'amanu Brown 7. Jeff Robson 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Michael Lichaa 10. Bryce Gibbs 11. Luke Lewis 12. Wade Graham 13. Anthony Tupou
14. Pat Politoni 15. Chris Heighington 16. Tinirau Arona 17. Sam Tagataese 18. Tim Robinson 19. Matt Prior
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLpencro

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Gold Coast Titans v Parramatta Eels
Cbus Super Stadium, Saturday 26 July 2014
Kickoff 5:30pm

Referees: Shayne Hayne, Adam Gee; Sideline Officials: Jeff Younis, Clayton Sharpe; Video Referees: Steve Clark, Ben Galea;

1. Kevin Gordon 2. Anthony Don 3. James Roberts 4. Dave Taylor 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa 6. Brad Takairangi 7. Daniel Mortimer 8. Luke Douglas 9. Beau Falloon 10. Nate Myles 11. Mark Minichiello 12. Paul Carter 13. Greg Bird
14. Matt White 15. Mark Ioane 16. Tom Kingston 17. Maurice Blair 18. Cody Nelson

1. Jarryd Hayne 2. Semi Radradra 3. Ryan Morgan 4. Willie Tonga 5. Vai Toutai 6. Corey Norman 7. Chris Sandow 8. Junior Paulo 9. Isaac De Gois 10. Fuifui Moimoi 11. Ken Edwards 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. David Gower
14. Joseph Paulo 15. Peni Terepo 16. Pauli Pauli 17. Ben Smith
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLgldpar

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Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys
ANZ Stadium, Saturday 26 July 2014
Kickoff 7:30pm

Referees: Gerard Sutton, Alan Shortall; Sideline Officials: Steve Carrall, Dave Ryan; Video Referees: Chris Ward, Luke Phillips;

1. Mitch Brown 2. Corey Thompson 3. Josh Morris 4. Timoteo Lafai 5. Drury Low 6. Moses Mbye 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Sam Kasiano 9. Michael Ennis 10. James Graham 11. Josh Jackson 12. Tony Williams 13. Greg Eastwood
14. Reni Maitua 15. Dale Finucane 16. Pat O'Hanlon 17. Lloyd Perrett 19. Damien Cook

1. Michael Morgan 2. Matthew Wright 3. Tautau Moga 4. Kane Linnett 5. Antonio Winterstein 6. Robert Lui 7. Johnathan Thurston 8. Ashton Sims 9. Rory Kostjasyn 10. James Tamou 11. Tariq Sims 12. Jason Taumalolo 13. Glenn Hall
14. Ray Thompson 15. Scott Bolton 16. John Asiata 17. Sam Hoare
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLcbynql

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New Zealand Warriors v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Mt Smart Stadium, Sunday 27 July 2014
Kickoff 2:00pm

Referees: Ben Cummins, Chris James; Sideline Officials: Brett Suttor, Nick Beashel; Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Steve Folkes;

1. Sam Tomkins 2. Ngani Laumape 3. Konrad Hurrell 4. Dane Nielsen 5. Manu Vatuvei 6. Chad Townsend 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Jacob Lillyman 9. Nathan Friend 10. Suaia Matagi 11. Ben Henry 12. Simon Mannering 13. Sebastine Ikahihifo
14. Feleti Mateo 15. Ben Matulino 16. Jayson Bukuya 17. Thomas Leuluai 20. Sam Rapira

1. Brett Stewart 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Jamie Lyon 4. Steve Matai 5. Peta Hiku 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Josh Starling 9. Matt Ballin 10. Brenton Lawrence 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Jamie Buhrer 13. Tom Symonds
14. Jesse Sene-Lefao 15. Dunamis Lui 16. James Hasson 17. Jason King
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLwarman

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Wests Tigers v St. George Illawarra Dragons
ANZ Stadium, Sunday 27 July 2014
Kickoff 3:00pm

Referees: Matt Cecchin, Dave Munro; Sideline Officials: Ricky MacFarlane, Michael Wise; Video Referees: Gavin Badger, Luke Patten;

1. Mitchell Moses 2. Keith Lulia 3. Tim Simona 4. Chris Lawrence 5. Pat Richards 6. Blake Austin 7. Luke Brooks 8. Aaron Woods 9. Robbie Farah 10. Keith Galloway 11. Curtis Sironen 12. Bodene Thompson 13. Adam Blair
14. Ava Seumanufagai 15. Martin Taupau 16. Dene Halatau 17. James Gavet 18. Sauaso Sue

1. Adam Quinlan 2. Brett Morris 3. Josh Dugan 4. Gerard Beale 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Benji Marshall 8. Ben Creagh 9. Mitch Rein 10. Michael Cooper 11. Leeson Ah Mau 12. Joel Thompson 13. Jack de Belin
14. Bronson Harrison 15. Shane Pumipi 16. Will Matthews 17. Jack Stockwell 19. Nathan Green 24. Charly Runciman
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLwstsgi

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Canberra Raiders v South Sydney Rabbitohs
GIO Stadium, Monday 28 July 2014
Kickoff 7:00pm

Referees: Ashley Klein, Chris Butler; Sideline Officials: Paul Holland, Gavin Reynolds; Video Referees: Steve Chiddy, Luke Phillips;

1. Anthony Milford 2. Reece Robinson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Jarrad Kennedy 5. Sami Sauiluma 6. Terry Campese 7. Josh McCrone 8. David Shillington 9. Glen Buttriss 10. Brett White 11. Josh Papalii 12. Joel Edwards 13. Shaun Fensom
14. Kurt Baptiste 15. Paul Vaughan 16. Dane Tilse 17. Shannon Boyd 18. Matthew Allwood

1. Greg Inglis 2. Alex Johnston 3. Kirisome Auva'a 4. Dylan Walker 5. Bryson Goodwin 6. John Sutton 7. Adam Reynolds 8. George Burgess 9. Issac Luke 10. David Tyrrell 11. Kyle Turner 12. Ben Te'o 13. Sam Burgess
14. Luke Keary 15. Ben Lowe 16. Jason Clark 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Joe Picker 19. Joel Reddy
Official Match Hashtag: #NRLcansou

 

[Rally Towel]

My tips at this stage (pending any late mail) :

Roosters
Broncos (against my better judgement)
Panthers
Eels
Dogs
Warriors
Tigers
Souths

Not tipping us with much confidence given our history against Melbourne. However, I'm a point off the pace in my work tipping comp. Got to find a point of difference somewhere.







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[Big Pete]

Sione Matai'utia and Chanel Matai'utia set to debut for the Knights in place of Boyd and Akuila.

Excited for them, Sione was awesome last week in the NYC game on Fox.

 

[Big Pete]

Let's take a look see at the weekend ahead.

Friday night and it's Wayne's World kicking off with his current club Newcastle taking on the Sydney Roosters. Newcastle will be without Darius Boyd, Kurt Gidley, Akuila Uate and could be missing Jake Mamo.

On the plus side, they welcome in Sione Matai'utia, who? Only one of the best talents in the entire NYC and the best back in the competition rivalled only by Watene-Zelezniak who spends most of his time at Windsor. Never the less, keep an eye on this kid. I doubt he'll be able to replicate what Boyd offers the Knights but the kid is choc filled with talent and has dominated every age group he's ever come up against, I wouldn't be surprised if he turns some heads tonight.

I also don't mind his brother Chanel Matai'utia who will play ahead of Uate. What he lacks in athleticism he makes up in footy smarts and he may turn out to be a safer option here than Akuila who has been very rocks and diamonds this year.

It's still going to be a tough night at the office for Knights and it's tough envisioning them being able to handle the ferocity of the Roosters pack which really are nicely balanced. Players like Guerra, SBW and Cordner run great lines and know how to hit holes while JWH, Moa and Napa can cart the ball forward mercilessly. If they're on song, they should have too much for the Knights up-front but they'll have to be on because I think the Roosters are deceptively weak.

I'm going Roosters here, by about 16 to turn the pressure valve up on Wayne.

Next up we have Benny's future club the Broncos hosting the Storm in a pivotal match that will have major ramifications on both teams chances of making the finals.

Brisbane come off a gutsy victory against the Warriors through some trademark 2014 play from star half Ben Hunt and a few changes to their side like Ben Barba to five eighth, Josh Hoffman to fullback but the key for mine was Dale Copley at centre. Melbourne will have to keep an eye on him and try to make life as difficult as possible to make him earn any of his opportunities tonight.

Melbourne on the other hand for the first time in a long time get to keep their spine together, they're looking fit, healthy and keen to rip in at their second home. Compare the teams on paper and you'd think these three would be the key since they ask so many questions of the defence and move the ball so well between each other but if Brisbane can gain the upper hand in the ruck, they maybe able to exploit the weaknesses which have been apparant all season for the Storm, particularly down that left hand fringe of theirs with Roberts, Fonua and Koroibete.

Brisbane have played in plenty of blockbusters this season and I don't expect anything different here, I suspect given the emotion of Hook's departure they may give Hook that first elusive win over the Storm in a tight one. I also predict that 39 ***** will be said in the Game Day thread.

 

[Financeguy]

Only one of the best talents in the entire NYC and the best back in the competition rivalled only by Watene-Zelezniak who spends most of his time at Windsor.

Just an FYI, Windsor is no longer the NSW Cup side for the Panthers :takdir:

 

[Big Pete]

Ahhh right you are.

I'll keep it in there, I like to sound like one of those old school supporters who still refers to a team like Sydney to Easts.

 

[Rally Towel]

I also predict that 39 ***** will be said in the Game Day thread.

Quality write up BP, but I think you're being a little conservative here...

My parents are in town so unlikely to catch much of the action unfortunately.

 

[Super Freak]

12 minutes left, Cronulla lead 18-16 over Panthers. Bit of a shock.

 

[Ari Gold]

I'm keen to know if we got our 39 *****?

 

[Morkel]

I'm keen to know if we got our 39 *****?

Someone posted 39 ***** at the start IIRC.

 

[Ari Gold]

Someone posted 39 ***** at the start IIRC.

Sadly that's about 39 ***** more than what was given on the field last night.

 

[Big Pete]

Brrrrr, don't even talk about that game Ari.

What was the go with Penrith/Cronulla? Would have thought that Penrith would take that game for sure - Blackjacks were counting on it too.

 

[Super Freak]

I've always felt the worst time to play potential wooden spooners is at this time of the year.

Panthers are cruising, 2nd on the ladder, Sharks are desperate to get off the bottom of the table. I thought they had much more to play for and wanted the win more.

In case no one has checked, Sharks won 18-16.

 

[Browny]

Shane Hayne hears pocket ref say he lost, blows penalty. He's a tool

 

[broncos4life]

Ryan Morgan sucks

 

[Broncoman]

0/4 tipping so far

Tipping is simply impossible

 

[Super Freak]

Cowboys lead 10-6 after 30 minutes. Come on Bulldogs!

 

[Super Freak]

Half Time

Bulldogs 6-12 Cowboys

Bulldogs have been crap lately.