PRE-GAME Round 8 - Rabbitohs vs Broncos

[Foordy]

NRL - Round 8
Thursday, 26th of April, 2018
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1. Alex Johnston 2. Richie Kennar 3. Greg Inglis (c) 4. Dane Gagai 5. Robert Jennings 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. George Burgess 11. John Sutton 12. Angus Crichton 13. Cameron Murray 14. Adam Doueihi 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Jason Clark 17. Tevita Tatola 19. Hymel Hunt 21. Kyle Turner	1. Darius Boyd (c) 2. Corey Oates 3. James Roberts 4. Tom Opacic 5. Jamayne Isaako 6. Anthony Milford 7. Jack Bird 8. Matthew Lodge 9. Josh McGuire 10. Sam Thaiday 11. Alex Glenn 12. Jaydn Su'a 13. Tevita Pangai jnr 14. Sam Tagataese 15. Joe Ofahengaue 16. Kodi Nikorima 17. Korbin Sims 18. Jonus Pearson 21. Payne Haas
Coach: Anthony Seibold	Coach: Wayne Bennett
Officials: Ben Cummins, Peter Gough Sideline Officials: Tim Roby, Phil Henderson Video Review Officials: Jared Maxwell, Luke Patten	Venue: ANZ Stadium Kickoff: 7:50pm Broadcast: Chanel 9; Foxleague

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[Painin the Haas]

Moose looked solid at hooker but can't do the full 80 so who helps out? Nikorima or Murphy. I think Turpin is out injured.

Is Tagatese a straight swap for lodge?

 

[Morkel]

Broncos by 34.

 

[Unbreakable]

Lodge & McCullough both undoubtedly missing this one.

Expecting:

1. Boyd (c)
2. Oates
3. Roberts
4. Opacic
5. Isaako
6. Bird
7. Milford
8. Ofahengaue
9. Murphy
10. Pangai Jr
11. Glenn
12. Sims
13. McGuire

14. Nikorima
15. Thaiday
16. Tagatese
17. Su'A

 

[Donny]

What scares me is Bennett will probably go with bird at 5/8. Nikorima offered more in one play then bird did the entire game.

Bird was a horrible signing. Overweight and he isn’t a 5/8. He seriously looks like he has put on 20kg after leaving the sharks. It’s a joke!

I honestly don’t care about the season anymore. This year is the first time I have ever no got excited about watching the boys on the weekends. I’m sick of one out running, no structure and nobody have a fucking clue what’s going on. I don’t know what they do at training all week but their time obviously isn’t spent working on combinations and set plays.

 

[Rhino1001]

I would go with this team for next week:

1. Boyd
2. Oates
3. Roberts
4. Opacic
5. Isaako
6. Bird
7. Milford
8. Mcguire
9. Murphy
10. Thaiday
11. Glenn
12. Su'a
13. Pangai Jr

14. Sims
15. Offa
16. Tagatese
17. Nikorima

Move Mcguire to Prop to replace Lodge. Pangai jr to lock and bring tagatese onto the bench. Su'a is most suited to playing the whole game and offers a lot more than Sims. Thaiday can start for the first 15 then bring on Offa. Have Mcguire and Murphy play the first 25/30 then sub for Sims and Niko. Tagatese can then come on to rest TPJ.

 

[winslow_wong]

Going by our inconsistent nature we should win this one for sure.

 

[ZTop]

Moose looked solid at hooker but can't do the full 80 so who helps out? Nikorima or Murphy. I think Turpin is out injured.

Is Tagatese a straight swap for lodge?

Can someone confirm the Turpin injury

 

[holdzy]

What scares me is Bennett will probably go with bird at 5/8. Nikorima offered more in one play then bird did the entire game.

Bird was a horrible signing. Overweight and he isn’t a 5/8. He seriously looks like he has put on 20kg after leaving the sharks. It’s a joke!

I honestly don’t care about the season anymore. This year is the first time I have ever no got excited about watching the boys on the weekends. I’m sick of one out running, no structure and nobody have a fucking clue what’s going on. I don’t know what they do at training all week but their time obviously isn’t spent working on combinations and set plays.

His defence tonight was horseshit - offered nothing with the ball.

 

[Alec]

I wonder how far off Dargan is. If he's to be our future (whether short term or long term), I'd like to bring him in fairly soon if he's not playing like ass in QLD Cup.

 

[Broncs_Fan]

Gillett and McCullough now gone for extended periods. Two of the more crucial players in our team. Argh.

 

[Unbreakable]

I wonder how far off Dargan is. If he's to be our future (whether short term or long term), I'd like to bring him in fairly soon if he's not playing like ass in QLD Cup.

By all accounts he's looked pretty sharp so far, if he has a blinder this weekend I reckon he's a big chance of forcing his way in to the side. Bennett may start getting some internal pressure on him to make some changes if we keep throwing up heap of shit performances like we have been.

 

[Morepudding]

What happened to Lodge? I left early because game was abysmal.

 

[PerthBrissy987]

By all accounts he's looked pretty sharp so far, if he has a blinder this weekend I reckon he's a big chance of forcing his way in to the side. Bennett may start getting some internal pressure on him to make some changes if we keep throwing up heap of shit performances like we have been.

I hope so

 

[Unbreakable]

What happened to Lodge? I left early because game was abysmal.

Spear tackle on a guy after he passed the ball, probably miss a month.

 

[Morepudding]

Spear tackle on a guy after he passed the ball, probably miss a month.

Great... Broncos are just so fucked. This is depressing. Every season i've become less excited. It seems the squad has just steadily gotten worse since 2009.

 

[Aldo]

Lodge was bloody good tonight. We're going to miss him.

 

[Super Freak]

What scares me is Bennett will probably go with bird at 5/8. Nikorima offered more in one play then bird did the entire game.

Bird was a horrible signing. Overweight and he isn’t a 5/8. He seriously looks like he has put on 20kg after leaving the sharks. It’s a joke!

I honestly don’t care about the season anymore. This year is the first time I have ever no got excited about watching the boys on the weekends. I’m sick of one out running, no structure and nobody have a fucking clue what’s going on. I don’t know what they do at training all week but their time obviously isn’t spent working on combinations and set plays.

Just a month in coming back from a shoulder reconstruction and you're already writing him off as a bad signing?

Bloody hell...