Round 4 Discussion

[Big Pete]

Manly Sea Eagles vs. Penrith Panthers
Lottoland, Thursday 1 April 2021
Kick Off 7:05pm (AEST)

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

PENRITH PANTHERS

1. Stephen Crichton 2. Charlie Staines 3. Paul Momirovski 4. Matt Burton 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. Billy Burns 20. J'maine Hopgood 21. Jaeman Salmon

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs. South South Rabbitohs
Stadium Australia, Friday 2 April 2021
Kick Off 3:05pm (AEST)

CANTEBURY BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

1. Nick Meaney 2. Corey Allan 3. Will Hopoate 4. Nick Cotric 5. Tuipulotu Katoa 6. Lachlan Lewis 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Dylan Napa 9. Sione Katoa 10. Jack Hetherington 11. Adam Elliott 12. Corey Waddell 13. Renouf Atoni

14. Jackson Topine 15. Dean Britt 16. Joe Stimson 17. Ofahiki Ogden

19. Jake Averillo 20. Chris Smith 21. Brandon Wakeham 22. Matt Doorey

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. Dean Hawkins 20. Troy Dargan 21. Steven Marsters

Melbourne Storm vs. Brisbane Broncos
AAMI Park, Friday 2 April 2021
Kick Off: 7:05pm (AEST)

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. Tyson Smoothy 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Chris Lewis 17. Darryn Schonig

18. Aaron Pene 19. Nicholas Hynes 20. Trent Loiero 21. Dean Ieremia

BRISBANE BRONCOS

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

14. John Asiata 15. Thomas Flegler 16. Tevita Pangai Junior 17. Ben Te'o

18. Tom Dearden 19. Rhys Kennedy 20. Richard Kennar 21. Ethan Bullemor

Cronulla Sharks vs. North Queensland Cowboys
Nestrata Jubilee Stadium, Saturday 3 April 2021
Kick Off: 4:15pm (AEST)

CRONULLA SHARKS

1. Will Kennedy 2. Mawene Hiroti 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. Teig Wilton 12. Wade Graham 13. Toby Rudolf

14. Braydon Trindall 15. Aiden Tolman 16. Jack Williams 17. Billy Magoulias

18. Franklin Pele 19. Nene Macdonald 20. Andrew Fifita 21. Jenson Taumoepeau

NORTH QLD COWBOYS

1. Valentine Holmes 2. Murray Taulagi 3. Justin O'Neill 4. Connelly Lemuelu 5. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 6. Scott Drinkwater 7. Ben Hampton 8. Francis Molo 9. Reece Robson 10. Jordan McLean 11. Shane Wright 12. Ben Condon 13. Josh Mcguire

14. Jake Granville 15. Coen Hess 16. Corey Jensen 17. Lachlan Burr

18. Peter Hola 19. Esan Marsters 20. Griffin Neame 21. Jake Clifford

Gold Coast Titans vs. Canberra Raiders
Nestrata Jubilee Stadium, Saturday 3 April 2021
Kick Off: 6:45pm (AEST)

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. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 11. Kevin Proctor 12. David Fifita 13. Tyrone Peachey

14. Moeaki Fotuaika 15. Sam Lisone 16. Jaimin Jolliffe 17. Erin Clark

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

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Sebastian Kris 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. Ryan Sutton

14. Tom Starling 15. Siliva Havili 16. Iosia Soliola 17. Ryan James

18. Sam Williams 19. Semi Valemi 20. Caleb Aekins 21. Emre Guler

Newcastle Knights vs. St George Illawarra Dragons
McDonald Jones Stadium, Sunday 4 April 2021
Kick Off: 4:05pm

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

1. Tex Hoy 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 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. Blake Green

18. Brodie Jones 19. Dominic Young 20. Simi Sasagi 21. Pasami Saulo

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

1. Matthew Dufty 2. Cody Ramsey 3. Brayden Wiliame 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Corey Norman 7. Adam Clune 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. Jackson Ford

18. Kaide Ellis 19. Jordan Pereira 20. Max Feagai 21. Eddie Blacker

Sydney Roosters vs. Warriors
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sunday 4 April 2021
Kick Off: 6:15pm

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Drew Hutchison 7. Sam Walker 8. Isaac Liu 9. Freddy Lussick 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Angus Crichton 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Victor Radley

14. Matt Ikuvalu 15. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 16. Nat Butcher 17. Fletcher Baker

18. Egan Butcher 19. Ben Marschke 20. Joseph Suaalii 21. Tukupa Hau Tapuha

NZ WARRIORS

1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. David Fusitu'a 3. Adam Pompey 4. Marcelo Montoya 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. Paul Turner 21. Kane Evans 22. Rocco Berry

Wests Tigers vs. Parramatta Eels
Stadium Australia, Monday 5 April 2021
Kick Off: 4:00pm

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

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

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. Ryan Matterson 13. Nathan Brown

14. Oregon Kaufusi 15. Isaiah Papali'i 16. Will Smith 17. Ray Stone

18. Jordan Rankin 19. Haze Dunster 20. Keegan Hipgrave 21. Bryce Cartwright

 

[Big Pete]

It's shaping up to be a fairly lopsided round of the competition and the competition front-runners of the Panthers, Rabbitohs, Storm and Eels should make short work of their opposition. It's just a matter of whether of them get through the game unscathed or actually blink and give away an unlikely loss.

For me there's two games I'm curious to check out and that's Gold Coast/Canberra and Sydney/Warriors. The former because it's the best match-up of the round and after getting two wins underneath their belt I'm curious to see how the Titans go against an established top team. It's a real shame they've been robbed of the home ground advantage heading into the game. Coming off the high of beating their Queensland teams, I was curious to see the Gold Coast fans get behind the team and how the boys would respond to that, but the makeshift plans could hurt their momentum somewhat.

As for Sydney I think it will be a good barometer for where they're at after their horror week against a Warriors team that's really embraced the methodical Melbourne Storm style which they got from Kearney. I'm excited to see how Sam Walker handles the big time, he's one of the best prospects to emerge since Cleary so I think he could really turn a negative into a positive for the Roosters. After last year's shock exit, it seemed like the Roosters were going to have to look towards the future regardless so this may be the head-start they needed.

 

[Foordy]

a couple of interesting selections.

Corey Allen losing the fullback role to Meaney
Averillo dropped
Dylan Walker still Manly's fullback

 

[Jedhead]

a couple of interesting selections.

Corey Allen losing the fullback role to Meaney
Averillo dropped
Dylan Walker still Manly's fullback

Not sure if you saw the report, but Allen is still icing his ankles after Isaako's wicked side step last Saturday night. Might be back round 6.

 

[Financeguy]

Agree with @Big Pete , the Titans vs. Raiders game has me the most interested this round. A shame that Tapine and Scott are out as would have liked to see both sides at full strength.

Some interest to be had on the Cowboys response to a bit of negative media attention this week and if the Roosters make a statement after being written off by many of the Ch 9 and Fox personalities (I find it hard to use the word experts in this case)

Some seemingly 1 sided matchups for the Easter Friday and Monday games which is a shame for neutral fans but I’m sure Manly and Doggie fans will be desperate for even just a close game whilst us lot on this forum and the Tigers will be hoping to build on some positives from last week.

 

[1910]

It's shaping up to be a fairly lopsided round of the competition and the competition front-runners of the Panthers, Rabbitohs, Storm and Eels should make short work of their opposition. It's just a matter of whether of them get through the game unscathed or actually blink and give away an unlikely loss.

For me there's two games I'm curious to check out and that's Gold Coast/Canberra and Sydney/Warriors. The former because it's the best match-up of the round and after getting two wins underneath their belt I'm curious to see how the Titans go against an established top team. It's a real shame they've been robbed of the home ground advantage heading into the game. Coming off the high of beating their Queensland teams, I was curious to see the Gold Coast fans get behind the team and how the boys would respond to that, but the makeshift plans could hurt their momentum somewhat.

As for Sydney I think it will be a good barometer for where they're at after their horror week against a Warriors team that's really embraced the methodical Melbourne Storm style which they got from Kearney. I'm excited to see how Sam Walker handles the big time, he's one of the best prospects to emerge since Cleary so I think he could really turn a negative into a positive for the Roosters. After last year's shock exit, it seemed like the Roosters were going to have to look towards the future regardless so this may be the head-start they needed.

Sam won't ever die of a stress related illness- so calm this week. I can see him doing a Mark Waugh- 100 on debut calmly gets back to the room and says they should have picked me three years ago.

When he fizzes his first pass 15 meters either side of his body to an unmarked man NZ will know what they're dealing with.

Best passing game on a kid I have ever seen.

 

[1910]

'Sam Walker... highly impressed with him'

As Sam Walker gets ready for an NRL debut with the Sydney Roosters, here is a look back at the talent and finesse he showed for the Ipswich Jets, Queensland Under 18 side and Australian Schoolboys in 2019. Video: Bill Scurfield/QRL

www.qrl.com.au

 

[broncos4life]

Says plenty about my personality but I am secretly hoping he sucks, I'm just so fucking sick of hearing about him.

 

[BroncosFever]

Says plenty about my personality but I am secretly hoping he sucks, I'm just so fucking sick of hearing about him.

It's hard to cop knowing the Broncos gave his father his opportunity in the NRL.

I think this game is huge for the Roosters, we know they have some great players all over the place but it means nothing if the halves can't get them into good field position and deliver good ball, as we all know as Bronco fans.

They are absolutely relying on this kid, it's not a case of development anymore. They need to him to perform, right now.

 

[holdzy]

Hopefully this game confirms Manly for the spoon.

 

[Harry Sack]

How glorious has it been listening to them get bagged?

 

[holdzy]

Have to say - love the Panther's pink jersey.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Kikau is going to turn DCE into a skid mark

 

[rnabokov]

Kikau is going to turn DCE into a skid mark

Yes, and that is how a half sets him up. No hospital passes there

 

[Wolfie]

I swear the refs are giving the Panthers a very skinny 10 meters.

 

[Midean]

Manly are terrible. Not Bulldogs terrible, more like Cowboys terrible.

 

[Galah]

Does cherry ever tackle with his shoulder?

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Lordy, Penrith are racing the clock at the moment