Round 21 Discussion

[Big Pete]

Wests Tigers v Melbourne Storm
Leichhardt Oval, Friday 31 July 2015
Kickoff 7:45pm

1. James Tedesco 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Kevin Naiqama 4. Tim Simona 5. Pat Richards 6. Mitchell Moses 7. Luke Brooks 8. Aaron Woods 9. Robbie Farah 10. Keith Galloway 11. Curtis Sironen 12. Dene Halatau 13. Sauaso Sue
Interchange: 14. Kyle Lovett 15. Jack Buchanan 16. Ava Seumanufagai 17. Brenden Santi 18. Manaia Cherrington

1. Cameron Munster 2. Marika Koroibete 3. Will Chambers 4. Tohu Harris 5. Matt Duffie 6. Blake Green 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Tim Glasby 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Ryan Hinchcliffe
Interchange: 14. Dale Finucane 15. Mahe Fonua 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Christian Welch
Match Hashtag: #NRLwstmel

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Sydney Roosters v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Allianz Stadium, Friday 31 July 2015
Kickoff 7:45pm

1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Michael Jennings 4. Blake Ferguson 5. Brendan Elliott 6. James Maloney 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Dylan Napa 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Aidan Guerra
Interchange: 14. Sam Moa 15. Isaac Liu 16. Kane Evans 17. Siosiua Taukeiaho 18. Jackson Hastings 19. Matt McIlwrick 20. Suaia Matagi

1. Brett Morris 2. Curtis Rona 3. Josh Morris 4. Timoteo Lafai 5. Sam Perrett 6. Moses Mbye 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. David Klemmer 9. Michael Lichaa 10. James Graham 11. Josh Jackson 12. Frank Pritchard 13. Greg Eastwood
Interchange: 14. Sam Kasiano 15. Shaun Lane 16. Lloyd Perrett 17. Tim Browne 19. Corey Thompson 22. Danny Fualalo
Match Hashtag: #NRLsydcby

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New Zealand Warriors v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Mt Smart Stadium, Saturday 1 August 2015
Kickoff 3:00pm

1. Sam Tomkins 2. Ken Maumalo 3. Konrad Hurrell 4. Solomone Kata 5. Manu Vatuvei 6. Chad Townsend 7. Tuimoala Lolohea 8. Jacob Lillyman 9. Nathan Friend 10. Albert Vete 11. Ben Matulino 12. Simon Mannering 13. Sebastine Ikahihifo
Interchange: 14. Siliva Havili 15. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 16. Charlie Gubb 17. Sam Lisone 18. Sione Lousi 21. Jonathan Wright

1. Michael Gordon 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Gerard Beale 4. Ricky Leutele 5. Valentine Holmes 6. Jack Bird 7. Jeff Robson 8. Chris Heighington 9. Michael Ennis 10. Sam Tagataese 11. Anthony Tupou 12. Wade Graham 13. Paul Gallen
Interchange: 14. Ben Barba 15. Matt Prior 16. Tinirau Arona 17. Jayson Bukuya 21. Junior Roqica
Match Hashtag: #NRLwarcro

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North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders
1300SMILES Stadium, Saturday 1 August 2015
Kickoff 5:30pm

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. Jason Taumalolo
Interchange: 14. Rory Kostjasyn 15. John Asiata 16. Scott Bolton 17. Ben Hannant

1. Jack Wighton 2. Edrick Lee 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Josh McCrone 8. Paul Vaughan 9. Josh Hodgson 10. David Shillington 11. Josh Papalii 12. Iosia Soliola 13. Shaun Fensom
Interchange: 14. Kurt Baptiste 15. Jarrad Kennedy 16. Frank Paul Nuuausala 17. Shannon Boyd
Match Hashtag: #NRLnqlcan

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Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Brisbane Broncos
Central Coast Stadium, Saturday 1 August 2015
Kickoff 7:30pm

1. Brett Stewart 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Jamie Lyon 4. Steve Matai 5. Peta Hiku 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Jake Trbojevic 9. Matt Ballin 10. Willie Mason 11. Feleti Mateo 12. Justin Horo 13. Blake Leary
Interchange: 14. Jesse Sene-Lefao 15. Michael Chee-Kam 16. James Hasson 17. Josh Starling 20. Jayden Hodges

1. Darius Boyd 2. Lachlan Maranta 3. Jack Reed 4. Justin Hodges 5. Jordan Kahu 6. Anthony Milford 7. Ben Hunt 8. Sam Thaiday 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Jarrod Wallace 11. Alex Glenn 12. Matt Gillett 13. Corey Parker
Interchange: 14. Jo Ofanhengaue 15. Mitchell Dodds 16. Corey Oates 17. Kodi Nikorima 18. Dale Copley
Match Hashtag: #NRLManBri

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St. George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights
Jubilee Oval, Sunday 2 August 2015
Kickoff 2:00pm

1. Josh Dugan 2. Justin Hunt 3. Euan Aitken 4. Peter Mata'utia 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Benji Marshall 8. Leeson Ah Mau 9. Mitch Rein 10. Ben Creagh 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Joel Thompson 13. Mike Cooper
Interchange: 14. Jack de Belin 15. Jake Marketo 16. Craig Garvey 17. Will Matthews 18. Mark Ioane

1. Kurt Gidley 2. Jake Mamo 3. Sione Mata'utia 4. Dane Gagai 5. Chanel Mata'utia 6. Carlos Tuimavave 7. Tyrone Roberts 8. Kade Snowden 9. Adam Clydsdale 10. Korbin Sims 11. Beau Scott 12. Tariq Sims 13. Jeremy Smith
Interchange: 14. Tyler Randell 15. David Fa'alogo 16. Chris Houston 17. Clint Newton
Match Hashtag: #NRLsginew

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South Sydney Rabbitohs v Penrith Panthers
ANZ Stadium, Sunday 2 August 2015
Kickoff 4:00pm

1. Greg Inglis 2. Alex Johnston 3. Dylan Walker 4. Bryson Goodwin 5. Joel Reddy 6. Luke Keary 7. Adam Reynolds 8. George Burgess 9. Issac Luke 10. Tim Grant 11. Glenn Stewart 12. John Sutton 13. Chris McQueen
Interchange: 14. Kyle Turner 15. Chris Grevsmuhl 16. David Tyrrell 17. Thomas Burgess

1. William Smith 2. Robert Jennings 3. Waqa Blake 4. Isaah Yeo 5. Josh Mansour 6. Isaac John 7. Jamie Soward 8. Nigel Plum 9. James Segeyaro 10. Regan Campbell-Gillard 11. Lewis Brown 12. Sika Manu 13. Elijah Taylor
Interchange: 14. Apisai Koroisau 15. Jeremy Latimore 16. Tyrone Peachey 17. Bryce Cartwright
Match Hashtag: #NRLsoupen

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Gold Coast Titans v Parramatta Eels
Cbus Super Stadium, Monday 3 August 2015
Kickoff 7:00pm

1. Josh Hoffman 2. David Mead 3. James Roberts 4. Nene Macdonald 5. Kevin Gordon 6. Aidan Sezer 7. Kane Elgey 8. Luke Douglas 9. Beau Falloon 10. Nate Myles 11. Ryan James 12. Lachlan Burr 13. Greg Bird
Interchange: 14. Agnatius Paasi 15. Eddy Pettybourne 16. Matt White 17. Daniel Mortimer 18. Dave Taylor 19. David Hala

1. Reece Robinson 2. Semi Radradra 3. William Hopoate 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Ryan Morgan 6. Joseph Paulo 7. Luke Kelly 8. Junior Paulo 9. Nathan Peats 10. Tim Mannah 11. Manu Ma'u 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. David Gower
Interchange: 14. Pauli Pauli 15. Darcy Lussick 16. Daniel Alvaro 17. Isaac De Gois 18. Cody Nelson
Match Hashtag: #NRLgldpar

 

[Big Pete]

Sydney vs Canterbury-Bankstown - Almost feeling like do or die for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs if they're serious about winning the premiership. I thought they were awful against Cronulla on Sunday, 29 handling errors tells the story, and they've got to improve if they're going to stand any chance against the Roosters.

On the back of a six gaming winning streak, the Roosters have announced themselves as contenders for the premiership. Despite winning their past 3 games by 20 (vs Panthers), 24 (vs Warriors) & 25 (vs Tigers) I believe they still have plenty of room for improvement and cannot afford to get cocky against a Bulldogs side that has plenty of quality.

They should prove too strong but they're going to have to keep the Bulldogs at bay early as the Dogs are the type of team that likes to build their wins on quick starts. If they do, look for the likes of Warea-Hargreaves, Cordner & Friend to lead the way with some Ferguson, Jennings & Tuivasa-Sheck touches in the background.

Tipping: Roosters by 10. I expect a better effort from Canterbury but after Sunday's effort I cannot back them on anything more than 'bounce back' factor.

Wests Tigers vs Melbourne Storm - Tigers will be hoping their strong home ground record against Melbourne (7-3) continues as they look to snap a 5 game losing streak against an in-form Melbourne Storm outfit who recently recovered from a losing streak of their own. Aiding the Tigers is the return of Robbie Farah who was last sighted in Round 16 in the Tigers loss against Penrith and underrated prop forward Ava Seumanufagai, who missed last week's clash against Sydney, after sustaining a knee injury against the Broncos.

If the Tigers are successful, look for Robbie Farah to bring his A-game against his State of Origin rival Cameron Smith. If Farah can get the likes of Woods, Sue, Galloway over the advantage line with help from players like Nofoaluma & Naiqama - it may invite livewire fullback, James Tedesco and the green but talented halves pairing of Moses & Brooks into the game.

However, nobody can underestimate the Storm, especially on the back of their two impressive wins in Rounds 19 & 20 respectively. Without Slater, many people wrote them off and even questioned whether they would be in the race come September. However, the resurgance of Cooper Cronk and emergence of young talent such as Asofa-Solomona & K. Bromwich has put that notion to bed. Based on everything we've seen, it's safe to assume that Melbourne should win and should win well.

Prediction: Melbourne by 18. I'm expecting win #11 to be relatively comfortable for the Storm who should have too much patience and nous for their out of sorts but exciting counterparts. Look for Melbourne to pepper the Tigers right hand defence all evening with players playing on the back of Jesse Bromwich's offloads.

 

[broncos4life]

What time do the official team sheets go in and where do you find them?

 

[Alec]

I reckon Moses might end up a Cornish level blunder.

 

[Big Pete]

Twitter is my go to place.

Failing that, checking out the club websites 45 minutes to an hour before kick-off is a good start.

 

[broncos4life]

Thanks

 

[Kimlo]

Enjoyed the read, Pete, awesome work!

 

[rnabokov]

The Roosters are going to be very very hard to beat. Their speed and ball movement execution and structures are 1st class and RTS is a real weapon.

 

[Super Freak]

I've been trying to watch the game on my phone, but the broadcast isn't scheduled to start yet..

They really need to sort out their app..

 

[Super Freak]

**** it.

I'm going to watch the Tigers game instead.

And I have to say, bit of a surprise when I tuned in...

 

[Super Freak]

I've changed my mind about signing Koroibete...

 

[Tera]

Tedesco is something special.

 

[Alec]

Loving it, **** the Woosters.

 

[Alec]

Mmmbop Bye is quality.

 

[Alec]

That was a great match between the Dogs and the Roosters. Roosters started on fire, went to sleep allowing the Dogs to get in front, woke up and finished really strongly to win. Gotta say, their pack is absolutely terrifying. They could absolutely steamroll us.

From a bias free perspective, I think it'll be a Roosters/Cowboys grand final.

 

[broncos4life]

Bulldogs caught the dumb big time at the end, terrible stuff

 

[Super Freak]

JWH showed that there will still be a place for big props when the interchange rule comes in..

He was a machine out there. Really got Bulldogs on the back foot with his runs.

 

[broncos4life]

JWH showed that there will still be a place for big props when the interchange rule comes in..

He was a machine out there. Really got Bulldogs on the back foot with his runs.

Big, fit props. The twenty minute specials will have to get fit or go to the ESL