Round 4 Discussion

[Big Pete]

Brisbane Broncos vs. Sydney Roosters
Suncorp Stadium, Thursday 4 June 2020
Kick Off 7:50pm

BRISBANE BRONCOS

1. Jamayne Isaako 2. Corey Oates 3. Jesse Arthars 4. Darius Boyd 5. Herbie Farnworth 6. Anthony Milford 7. Brodie Croft 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Jake Turpin 10. Payne Haas 11. Ethan Bullemor 12. Jamil Hopoate 13. Patrick Carrigan

14. Fanitesi Niu 15. Joe Ofahengaue 16. Rhys Kennedy 17. Matthew Lodge

18. Cory Paix 19. Xavier Coates 20. Tom Dearden 21. Pride Petterson-Robati

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Luke Keary 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Jared Warea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Angus Crichton 13. Victor Radley

14. Sam Verrills 15. Isaac Liu 16. Nat Butcher 17. Sitili Tupouniua

18. Siosiua Taukeiaho 19. Mitchell Aubusson 20. Ryan Hall 21. Lachlan Lam

Penrith Panthers vs. Warriors
Campbelltown Stadium, Friday 5 June 2020
Kick Off 6:00pm

PENRITH PANTHERS

1. Caleb Aekins 2. Josh Mansour 3. Dean Whare 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Matt Burton 7. Jarome Luai 8. James Tamou 9. Api Koroisau 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Kurt Capewell 13. Isaah Yeo

14. Mitch Kenny 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Moses Leota 17. Liam Martin

18. Brent Naden 19. Billy Burns 20. Jack Hetherington 21. Charlie Staines

NZ WARRIORS

1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. Patrick Herbert 3. Karl Lawton 4. Gerard Beale 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Blake Green 8. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 9. Wayde Egan 10. Adam Blair 11. Eliesa Katoa 12. Tohu Harris 13. Isaiah Papali'i

14. Jack Murchie 15. Poasa Faamausili 16. King Vuniyayawa 17. Josh Curran

18. Chanel Harris-Tavita 20. Hayze Perham 21. Adam Pompey 22. Leivaha Pulu
Melbourne Storm vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs
AAMI Park, Friday 5 June 2020
Kick Off 7:55pm

MELBOURNE STORM

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Justin Olam 4. Marion Seve 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Christian Welch 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenny Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane

14. Brandon Smith 15. Tino Fa'asuamalueai 16. Ryley Jacks 17. Max King

18. Brenko Lee 19. Albert Vete 20. Darryn Schonig 21. Chris Lewis

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Dane Gagai 3. Campbell Graham 4. Braidon Burns 5. Alex Johnston 6. Troy Dargan 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Thomas Burgess 11. Jaydn Su’A 12. Cameron Murray 13. Liam Knight

14. Mark Nicholls 15. Ethan Lowe 16. Bayley Sironen 17. Patrick Mago

18. Bryson Goodwin 19. Tom Amone 20. James Roberts 21. Keaon Koloamatangi

Parramatta Eels vs. Manly Sea Eagles
Bankwest Stadium, Saturday 6 June 2020
Kick Off 5:30pm

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. Marata Niukore

14. Brad Takairangi 15. Ray Stone 16. Kane Evans 17. Peni Terepo

18. Oregon Kaufusi 19. George Jennings 20. Will Smith 21. David Gower

MANLY SEA EAGLES

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Dylan Walker 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 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. Taniela Paseka

18. Morgan Boyle 19. Jack Gosiewski 20. Tevita Funa 21. Brendan Elliot

North Queensland Cowboys vs. Cronulla Sharks
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Saturday 6 June 2020
Kick Off 7:30pm

NORTH QLD COWBOYS

1. Valentine Holmes 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Justin O'Neil 4. Esan Marsters 5. Ben Hampton 6. Scott Drinkwater 7. Jake Clifford 8. Francis Molo 9. Jake Granville 10. Jordan McLean 11. Mitchell Dunn 12. Coen Hess 13. Josh McGuire

14. Reece Robson 15. John Asiata 16. Tom Gilbert 17. Gavin Cooper

18. Corey Jensen 19. Shane Wright 20. Tom Opacic 21. Reuben Cotter

CRONULLA SHARKS

1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Josh Dugan 4. Jesse Ramien 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Aaron Woods 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Jack Williams

14. Connor Tracey 15. Braden Hamlin-Uele 16. Siosifa Talakai 17. Scott Sorensen

18. Billy Magoulias 19. Braydon Trindall 20. Royce Hunt 21. Teig Wilton

Canberra Raiders vs. Newcastle Knights
Campbelltown Stadium, Sunday 7 June 2020
Kick Off 4:05pm

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Curtis Scott 5. Nick Cotric 6. Jack Wighton 7. George Williams 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Dunamis Lui 11. Joe Tapine 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Corey Horsburgh

14. Siliva Havili 15. Emre Guler 16. Sia Soliola 17. Jordan Rapana

18. Tom Starling 19. Matt Frawley 20. Kai O'Donnell 21. Michael Oldfield

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Edrick Lee 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bradman Best 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Kurt Mann 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Aidan Guerra 12. Sione Mata'utia 13. Herman Ese'ese

14. Tex Hoy 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Tim Glasby 17. Brodie Jones

18. Gehamat Shibasaki 19. Chris Randall 20. Mason Lino 21. Pasami Saulo

Gold Coast Titans vs. Wests Tigers
Suncorp Stadium, Sunday 7 June 2020
Kick Off 6:30pm

GOLD COAST TITANS

1. Tyrone Roberts 2. Phillip Sami 3. Dale Copley 4. Tyrone Peachey 5. Brian Kelly 6. Ash Taylor 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Erin Clark 10. Sam Lisone 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Keegan Hipgrave 13. Jai Arrow

14. Tanah Boyd 15. Jaimin Jolliffe 16. Bryce Cartwright 17. Young Tonumaipea

18. Jarrod Wallace 19. Jai Whitbread 20. Anthony Don 21. Jonus Pearson

WESTS TIGERS

1. Adam Doueihi 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Joseph Leilua 4. Moses Mbye 5. Robert Jennings 6. Benji Marshall 7. Luke Brooks 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Harry Grant 10. Thomas Mikaele 11. Luke Garner 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Alex Twal

14. Oliver Clark 15. Billy Walters 16. Chris Lawrence 17. Alex Seyfarth

18. Josh Reynolds 19. Matt Eisenhuth 20. Corey Thompson 21. Michael Chee-Kam

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs. St George Illawarra Dragons
Bankwest Stadium, Monday 8 June 2020
Kick Off 4:05pm

CANTEBURY BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2. Nick Meaney 3. Reimis Smith 4. Will Hopoate 5. Christian Crichton 6. Kieran Foran 7. Lachlan Lewis 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Dylan Napa 11. Josh Jackson 12. Dean Britt 13. Adam Elliott

14. Jake Averillo 15. Renouf To'omaga 16. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 17. Sauaso Sue

19. Ofahiki Ogden 20. Kerrod Holland 21. Sione Katoa 22. Brandon Wakeham

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

1. Corey Norman 2. Jordan Pereira 3. Brayden Williame 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Ben Hunt 7. Adam Clune 8. Josh Kerr 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Tariq Sims 13. James Graham

14.Trent Merrin 15. Blake Lawrie 16. Isaac Luke 17. Euan Aitken

18. Tyrell Fuimaono 19. Matthew Dufty 20. Jacob Host 21. Jackson Ford

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Lol Norman to fullback and Hunt to five-eight. McGregor is desperate as ****.

 

[Bongo]

Hunt appeared playing injured. He would be a good 9 for another team

 

[Big Pete]

It goes to show how little Mary rates Dufty. Hunt suffered a knock early in that second half which could have easily been used as an excuse to make a change, but they go with Dufty who was a key ingredient behind their 2018 surge.

He was the one back who possessed that bit of danger for them, somebody who could convert half-breaks into points. He wasn't Tom Trbojevic or James Tedesco, but in their squad he was a real strike weapon you could base your attacking plays around.

The Dragons didn't play towards him on Saturday. When they weren't just playing for a kick, they were largely just playing towards Frizell who tried his heart out, but was well and truly covered by the Warriors. We rarely saw any inside passes or short kicks behind the line with Dufty chasing. Usually when Dufty saw any ball, it was on a spread with the defence on the front foot, a waste of his speed and acceleration.

Regardless, at least a change was made. I was worried Mary was just going to shift a few players around on the bench and call it a day. This line-up should suit what they were going for against the Warriors with three playmakers around to give them some better end of sets options. I feel like Norman is wasted at fullback and should just be a roaming five eighth regardless since that structure worked so well for the Dragons with Hunt-Widdop prior but I guess this is Mary's way to inject fresh blood into the 17.

They're going to have to work for it against the Bulldogs. Foran is a big inclusion and if he can hit the ground running, he should provide them with the direction they've been sorely lacking in their opening two games.

 

[Sproj]

I tell you what, when Frizell goes to Newcastle next year, they are going to be heavyweights. If Bradman Best becomes available, I’d take him as a centre.

 

[1910]

I tell you what, when Frizell goes to Newcastle next year, they are going to be heavyweights. If Bradman Best becomes available, I’d take him as a centre.

Best's dad is from Ipswich and his grandma still lives there. Bradman is up here all the time. Fun fact- Best played for Queensland under 17 in 1991; Queensland won 34-14 and who should get two tries but Anthony Seibold.

They're still good mates.

 

[Big Pete]

Will be keen to see how the Warriors respond in the second half. So far it's been another lop-sided game with Penrith largely scoring off the back of mistakes more than their own hard work.

As I type this Luai crosses over for Penrith.

I just wonder how much longer this media spin is going to persist?

 

[Cult]

Just watching Keary, Luai, Brown and the rest of the halves creating things out of nothing is just making me upset. Milford has fallen so far down the halves ranks.

We should have signed George Williams 4 years ago.

 

[Broncos Maestro]

Will be keen to see how the Warriors respond in the second half. So far it's been another lop-sided game with Penrith largely scoring off the back of mistakes more than their own hard work.

As I type this Luai crosses over for Penrith.

I just wonder how much longer this media spin is going to persist?

At least the Warriors are keeping them to 16; that’s only half of where we were at halftime.

 

[Sproj]

Imagine only being 16 down at half time, those were the days.

 

[Big Pete]

62% possession to Penrith after 65 minutes, 26-0.

Another boring one sided game.

I wonder if Souths/Storm will buck the trend?

 

[Dexter]

This 6 again rule has turned the game into a hybrid touch football.
The 6 again calls are so inconsistent and offside is barely being watched.
Lopsided scoreline are not entertaining me at all but you know, who cares as long as the Sydney sides do well.

 

[Galah]

I fucking hate the one ref everyone is offside and then when the ref wants to favour someone he’ll finally call a team on it or just throw out the 6 again! V’landys is a fuckhead

 

[Kimlo]

62% possession to Penrith after 65 minutes, 26-0.

Another boring one sided game.

I wonder if Souths/Storm will buck the trend?

I really don't like the new rule. It's blow out after blow out, and that's not really fun viewing. Nothing beats a close low scoring contest with some back and forth. I don't think anyone enjoys one team rolling over the other as soon as they get any momentum.

 

[Dexter]

Guys we all need to be pro active with this. I have emailed the NRL and voiced my opinion
Be respectful but make it clear how you feel about this.
They have the option of bailing on this after this season being what it is.
If no one complains nothing will change.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

We're so fucked. Bottom 4 might not be out of the question to be honest. We are just not adapting to this rule change whatsoever and Seibold doesn't seem to have a clue how to train around it.

 

[Midean]

Mate, amongst all your posts since last night and today, I think you need a Valium and lay down. I love the passion, but **** me, a heart attack ain’t worth it.

Pass one of those valiums this way.
Been alternating between raging and despair since last nights game.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Would happily help. I’ve got a shitload as I don’t use them much these days. I must admit, I had one last night after the game and one today, but that was more muscle spasm related after work the other night, but it actually does explain my laid back attitude today to last night’s thrashing, now that I think about it...

Is that you Darius