Round 3 Discussion

[Big Pete]

Penrith Panthers vs. Melbourne Storm
BlueBet Stadium, Thursday 25 March 2021
Kick Off: 7:05pm (AEST)

PENRITH PANTHERS

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Charlie Staines 3. Paul Momirovski 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Kurt Capewell 13. Isaah Yeo

14. Tyrone May 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Matthew Eisenhuth 17. Liam Martin

18. Scott Sorensen 19. Matt Burton 20. J'maine Hopgood 21. Jaeman Salmon

MELBOURNE STORM

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. George Jennings 3. Reimis Smith 4. Justin Olam 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Brandon Smith 10. Christian Welch 11. Tom Eisenhuth 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Nelson Asofa-Solomona

14. Aaron Pene 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Chris Lewis 17. Nicholas Hynes

18. Cooper Johns 19. Darryn Schonig 20. Tyson Smoothy 21. Dean Ieremia

St George Illawarra Dragons vs. Manly Sea Eagles
WIN Stadium, Friday 26 March 2021
Kick Off: 5:00pm (AEST)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

1. Matthew Dufty 2. Cody Ramsey 3. Jack Bird 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Corey Norman 7. Ben Hunt 8. Blake Lawrie 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Josh Kerr 12. Tariq Sims 13. Tyrell Fuimaono

14. Poasa Faamausili 15. Trent Merrin 16. Daniel Alvaro 17. Brayden Wiliame

18. Adam Clune 19. Kaide Ellis 20. Jackson Ford 21. Jordan Pereira

MANLY SEA EAGLES

1. Dylan Walker 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Jack Gosiewski 12. Josh Schuster 13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Cade Cust 15. Morgan Boyle 16. Sean Keppie 17. Josh Aloiai

18. Tevita Funa 19. Morgan Harper 20. Toafofoa Sipley 21. Christian Tuipulotu

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Sydney Roosters
Stadium Australia, Friday 26 March 2021
Kick Off: 7:05pm (AEST)

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

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

14. Benji Marshall 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Patrick Mago 17. Jai Arrow

18. Jacob Host 19. Tautau Moga 20. Troy Dargan 21. Steven Marsters

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Lachlan Lam 7. Luke Keary 8. Lindsay Collins 9. Freddy Lussick 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Angus Crichton 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Isaac Liu

14. Victor Radley 15. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 16. Nat Butcher 17. Daniel Suluka-fifita

18. Drew Hutchison 19. Matt Ikuvalu 20. Sam Walker 21. Fletcher Baker

Canberra Raiders vs. Warriors
GIO Stadium, Saturday 27 March 2021
Kick Off: 2:00pm (AEST)

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Curtis Scott 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. George Williams 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Dunamis Lui 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Joseph Tapine

14. Siliva Havili 15. Ryan Sutton 16. Iosia Soliola 17. Ryan James

18. Sam Williams 19. Tom Starling 20. Caleb Aekins 21. Sebastian Kris

NZ WARRIORS

1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. David Fusitu'a 3. Adam Pompey 4. Peta Hiku 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Sean O’Sullivan 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Wayde Egan 10. Bunty Afoa 11. Eliesa Katoa 12. Bayley Sironen 13. Tohu Harris

14. Jazz Tevaga 15. Ben Murdoch-Masila 16. Leeson Ah Mau 17. Jack Murchie

18. Tom Ale 20. Marcelo Montoya 21. Paul Turner 22. Kane Evans

Brisbane Broncos vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Suncorp Stadium, Saturday 27 March 2021
Kick Off: 4:30pm (AEST)

BRISBANE BRONCOS

1. Jamayne Isaako 2. Xavier Coates 3. Herbie Farnworth 4. Tesi Niu 5. David Mead 6. Anthony Milford 7. Brodie Croft 8. Tevita Pangai Junior 9. Jake Turpin 10. Thomas Flegler 11. Alex Glenn 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan

14. John Asiata 15. Rhys Kennedy 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Ben Te'o

18. Tom Dearden 19. Richard Kennar 20. Cory Paix 21. Corey Oates

CANTEBURY BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

1. Corey Allan 2. Nick Meaney 3. Will Hopoate 4. Nick Cotric 5. Tuipulotu Katoa 6. Jake Averillo 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Ofahiki Ogden 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Jack Hetherington 11. Adam Elliott 12. Corey Waddell 13. Josh Jackson

14. Sione Katoa 15. Renouf Atoni 16. Joe Stimson 17. Dylan Napa

19. Dean Britt 20. Chris Smith 21. Lachlan Lewis 22. Ava Seumanufagai

Parramatta Eels vs. Cronulla Sharks
Bankwest Stadium, Saturday 27 March 2021
Kick Off: 6:30pm (AEST)

PARRAMATTA EELS

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Tom Opacic 4. Marata Niukore 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Isaiah Papali'i 13. Nathan Brown

14. Oregon Kaufusi 15. Keegan Hipgrave 16. Will Smith 17. Ray Stone

18. Jordan Rankin 19. Haze Dunster 20. David Hollis 21. Joey Lussick

CRONULLA SHARKS

1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Josh Dugan 4. Connor Tracey 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Chad Townsend 8. Braden Hamlin-Uele 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Aaron Woods 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Toby Rudolf

14. Teig Wilton 15. Aiden Tolman 16. Jack Williams 17. Billy Magoulias

18. Mawene Hiroti 19. Nene Macdonald 20. Andrew Fifita 21. Braydon Trindall

Newcastle Knights vs. Wests Tigers
McDonald Jones Stadium, Sunday 28 March 2021
Kick Off: 3:05pm (AEST)

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

1. Tex Hoy 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Kurt Mann 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Connor Watson

14. Sauaso Sue 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Josh King 17. Brodie Jones

18. Gehamat Shibasaki 19. Pasami Saulo 20. Dominic Young 21. Simi Sasagi

WESTS TIGERS

1. Daine Laurie 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Tommy Talau 4. James Roberts 5. Asu Kepaoa 6. Adam Doueihi 7. Luke Brooks 8. Zane Musgrove 9. Jacob Liddle 10. James Tamou 11. Luke Garner 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Alex Twal

14. Joe Ofahengaue 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Stefano Utoikamanu 17. Moses Mbye

18. Michael Chee-Kam 19. Joseph Leilua 20. Russell Packer 21. Alex Seyfarth

North Queensland Cowboys vs. Gold Coast Titans
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Sunday 28 March 2021
Kick Off: 5:15pm (AEST)

NORTH QLD COWBOYS

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Murray Taulagi 3. Esan Marsters 4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 5. Valentine Holmes 6. Michael Morgan 7. Jake Clifford 8. Francis Molo 9. Reece Robson 10. Jordan McLean 11. Mitchell Dunn 12. Coen Hess 13. Reuben Cotter

14. Jake Granville 15. Josh Mcguire 16. Corey Jensen 17. Lachlan Burr

18. Justin O'Neill 19. Shane Wright 20. Peter Hola 21. Ben Hampton

GOLD COAST TITANS

1. Alexander Brimson 2. Anthony Don 3. Phillip Sami 4. Patrick Herbert 5. Corey Thompson 6. Tanah Boyd 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Mitch Rein 10. Moeaki Fotuaika 11. Kevin Proctor 12. David Fifita 13. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

14. Tyrone Peachey 15. Sam Lisone 16. Jaimin Jolliffe 17. Erin Clark

18. Beau Fermor 19. Herman Ese'ese 20. Sam McIntyre 21. Sam Stone

 

[Big Pete]

Changes

Ins
Tom Eisenhuth (Storm): Second Row
Aaron Pene (Storm): Bench
Nicho Hynes (Storm): Bench
Josh Schuster (Sea Eagles): Second Row
Morgan Boyle (Sea Eagles): Bench
Josh Mansour (Rabbitohs): Wing
Angus Crichton (Roosters): Second Row
Victory Radley (Roosters): Bench
Jarrod Croker (Raiders): Centre
Sean O'Sullivan (Warriors): Halfback
Bunty Afoa (Warriors): Prop
Jack Murchie (Warriors): Bench
Tui Katoa (Bulldogs): Wing
Corey Waddell (Bulldogs): Second Row
Joe Stimson (Bulldogs): Bench
Jeremy Marshall-King (Bulldogs): Hooker
Isaiah Papali'i (Eels): Second Row
Ray Stone (Eels): Bench
Connor Tracey (Sharks): Centre
Teig Wilton (Sharks): Bench
Kurt Mann (Knights): Five Eighth
James Roberts (Tigers): Centre
Zane Musgrove (Tigers): Prop
Murray Taulagi (Cowboys): Wing
Tanah Boyd (Titans): Five Eighth

Outs:
Felise Kaufusi (Storm): Suspended (2 Weeks)
Tyson Smoothy (Storm): Dropped
Andrew Davey (Sea Eagles): Ruptured ACL (Season Ending)
Jaxson Paulo (Rabbitohs): Concussion (1-3 Weeks)
Fletcher Baker (Roosters): Dropped
Drew Hutchinson (Roosters): Dropped
Sebastian Kris (Raiders): Dropped
Chanel Harris-Tavita (Warriors): Stress Fracture Foot (12 Weeks)
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (Warriors): Suspended (3 Weeks)
Raymond Faitala-Mariner (Bulldogs): Foot (20 Weeks)
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Bulldogs): Suspended (2 Weeks)
Ryan Matterson (Eels): Concussion (1-2 Weeks)
Mawene Hiroti (Sharks): Dropped
Phoenix Crossland (Knights): Suspended (1 Week)
Joey Leilua (Tigers): Dropped
Michael Chee-Kam (Tigers): Dropped
Kyle Feldt (Cowboys): Suspended (2 Weeks)
Ash Taylor (Titans): Broken Hand (3 Weeks)

Injury Clouds
Nathan Cleary (Concussion)
Cade Cust (Concussion)
Adam Reynolds (Concussion)

 

[Jedhead]

Can someone get David Middleton on the blower and find out how long it’s been since the Broncos were able to field the same team two weeks in a row. That’s got to be some kind of progress, no matter how minor.

 

[Foordy]

hmmm ... Ofahengaue dropped to the bench, interesting

 

[Jedhead]

hmmm ... Ofahengaue dropped to the bench, interesting

Has Madge seen what we’ve been seeing for the past two seasons I wonder.

 

[Sproj]

He still hasn't won since 2019 right?

 

[Foordy]

He still hasn't won since 2019 right?

correct. his last win was August 16th 2019 vs Penrith

 

[PNG Broncos fan88]

Interesting selections of note;
Storm, Jennings is the weak link in that backline...am surprised Bellamy has not blown a fuse and replaced him already. Lumelume or Hynes would be an upgrade imo.
Panthers, will be an unnecessary risk for Cleary to play after the short turn around. If Burton gets the late nod, they won't skip a beat - he is that good.
Sea Eagles, young pivot Josh Schuster at 2RF...why Des? This team is totally clue less without Tom Trbojevic.
Roosters, Lam is getting the job done but if he does not stand out in this match Sam Walker will be taking over in the 7 shortly.
Raiders, pity Sebastian Kris has to make way for the returning captain. Great showing in the opening 2 matches.
Warriors, Kane Evans still playing in Q cup, must a be form/fitness thing atm. Good luck to SOS on the debut and hope the injury free run continues.
Bulldogs, RFM is a big out and so is DWZ. Don't get the hype about Averillo, Lewis is a better defensive half than him.
Broncos, only issue is lock...sooner Asiata starts there the better.
Sharks, the coach must love Connor Tracey. The half/hooker is starting at centre now.
Tigers, if a player deserved being dropped it would have been Asu Kepaoa. The lose a whole lot of aggression with Leilua in the stands.
Titans, Tanah Boyd finally gets a shot at his preferred position.

 

[BroncosAlways]

I like the selection of Schuster in the Backrow ( not just for SVRL sake) as it will help his development if used the correct way and not as a battering ram.
He's played in the position at a pinch at times through juniors and is a big body, loves the physical side of the game for a 6.
He should also provide another point of attack on field with DCE and Foran both struggling to create through the first two rounds.


It's only a matter of time until he becomes their long term 6, and playing alongside Foran he'll learn the trade up close.

 

[Galah]

I like the selection of Schuster in the Backrow ( not just for SVRL sake) as it will help his development if used the correct way and not as a battering ram.
He's played in the position at a pinch at times through juniors and is a big body, loves the physical side of the game for a 6.
He should also provide another point of attack on field with DCE and Foran both struggling to create through the first two rounds.


It's only a matter of time until he becomes their long term 6, and playing alongside Foran he'll learn the trade up close.

That’s a big 6 he’s like 106kg or something isn’t he?

 

[BroncosAlways]

That’s a big 6 he’s like 106kg or something isn’t he?

Correct. I wouldn't be surprised if he was to transition into a Wade Graham type mould down the line.

 

[Huge]

Ash Taylor's absence will hurt the Tits.

 

[Big Pete]

Both Nathan Cleary (Concussion - 1 Week) and Ryan Papenhuyzen (Neck - 1 Week) have been ruled of tomorrow night's clash.

Matt Burton will replace Nathan Cleary.

There's no word on who will replace Papenhuyzen. In all likelihood Nicho Hynes will shift to fullback with Tyson Smoothy to come onto the bench.

 

[Sproj]

Both Nathan Cleary (Concussion - 1 Week) and Ryan Papenhuyzen (Neck - 1 Week) have been ruled of tomorrow night's clash.

Matt Burton will replace Nathan Cleary.

There's no word on who will replace Papenhuyzen. In all likelihood Nicho Hynes will shift to fullback with Tyson Smoothy to come onto the bench.

We should watch Hynes intently, see if he is worth an offer.

 

[Waynesaurus]

We should watch Hynes intently, see if he is worth an offer.

But he'll need to get a haircut , we are a respectable club, no hippy hair-do's around here.

 

[Browny]

But he'll need to get a haircut , we are a respectable club, no hippy hair-do's around here.

Not gonna Turpins shit do?

 

[Big Pete]

It's a shame that both teams will be understrength tonight. It's a big game but the end result could be misleading either way with both teams struggling for combinations.

Still, it's an opportunity to watch Matt Burton in a big game environment. He's as good a prospect as any but I'm wary of the media hype machine surrounding him. Physically he appears more than ready to handle the big time, it's just a matter of whether he has the vision and skill-set to create points. Cleary will likely have him play very patiently tonight, test out Hynes and G. Jennings, take the line on and follow Luai's advice - I'm very keen to see how he performs.

Looking forward to the battle between To'o and Addo-Carr. I can see Melbourne sending a lot of traffic down that side and they'll really test Momirovski & To'o out. To'o is one of the most important players the Panthers have, so even if Addo-Carr puts one on him, I can see him causing the Storm defenders some real hassels especially if the kicking game isn't on point. For Melbourne, I think you have to forget about Edwards who makes his living off of his positioning and clean-up work and just purely work over Staines and To'o time and time again. If you take care of To'o tackle one, you could effectively 'win' the set then and there.

 

[Sproj]

Burton is a gun, he's going to be elite.

Hynes has been impressive thus far.