Round 9 Discussion

[Big Pete]

North Queensland Cowboys vs. Sydney Roosters
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Thursday 9 July 2020
Kick Off 7:50pm

NORTH QLD COWBOYS

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Connelly Lemuelu 4. Esan Marsters 5. Valentine Holmes 6. Scott Drinkwater 7. Jake Clifford 8. Josh McGuire 9. Reece Robson 10. Francis Molo 11. Shane Wright 12. Coen Hess 13. Jason Taumalolo

14. Ben Hampton 15. Tom Gilbert 16. Peter Hola 17. Gavin Cooper

18. Murray Taulagi 19. Reuben Cotter 20. Corey Jensen 21. Jake Granville

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. James Tedesco 2. Ryan Hall 3. Josh Morris 4. Joseph Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Luke Keary 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Angus Crichton 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Nat Butcher

14. Lachlan Lam 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Poasa Faamausili 17. Lindsay Collins

18. Daniel Fifita 19. Drew Hutchison 20. Freddy Lussick 21. Matt Ikuvalu

Gold Coast Titans vs. Warriors
Cbus Super Stadium, Friday 10 July 2020
Kick Off 6:00pm

GOLD COAST TITANS

1. Corey Thompson 2. Anthony Don 3. Beau Fermor 4. Bryce Cartwright 5. Treymain Spry 6. Ashley Taylor 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Erin Clark 10. Jaimin Jolliffe 11. Sam Stone 12. Keegan Hipgrave 13. Jai Arrow

14. Tanah Boyd 15. Sam Lisone 16. Tyrone Peachey 17. Jarrod Wallace

18. Jai Whitbread 19. Nathan Peats 20. Greg Lelesiuao 21. Tyrone Roberts

NZ WARRIORS

1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. David Fusitu'a 3. Patrick Herbert 4. Peta Hiku 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Blake Green 8. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 9. Wayde Egan 10. Adam Blair 11. Jack Murchie 12. Tohu Harris 13. Karl Lawton

14. Agnatius Paasi 15. Jack Hetherington 16. Isaiah Papali'i 17. Jazz Tevaga

18. Lachlan Burr 20. Gerard Beale 21. King Vuniyayawa 22. Adam Pompey

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Wests Tigers
Bankwest Stadium, Friday 10 July 2020
Kick Off 7:55pm

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

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

14. Liam Knight 15. Bayley Sironen 16. Patrick Mago 17. Hame Sele

18. Mark Nicholls 19. Steven Marsters 20. Troy Dargan 21. Corey Allan

WESTS TIGERS

1. Adam Doueihi 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Michael Chee-Kam 4. Moses Mbye 5. Tommy Talau 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Luke Brooks 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Harry Grant 10. Oliver Clark 11. Luke Garner 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Matt Eisenhuth

14. Elijah Taylor 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Sam McIntyre 17. Chris Lawrence

18. Benji Marshall 19. Reece Hoffman 20. Billy Walters 21. Russell Packer

Cronulla Sharks vs. Penrith Panthers
Netstrata Stadium, Saturday 11 July 2020
Kick Off 3:00pm

CRONULLA SHARKS

1. Josh Dugan 2. Sione Katoa 3. Bryson Goodwin 4. Jesse Ramien 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Shaun Johnson 7. Chad Townsend 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Aaron Woods 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Jack Williams

14. Toby Rudolf 15. Braden Hamlin-Uele 16. Siosifa Talakai 17. Royce Hunt

18. Scott Sorensen 19. Connor Tracey 20. Will Kennedy 21. Nene MacDonald

PENRITH PANTHERS

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Josh Mansour 3. Dean Whare 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brent Naden 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo

14. Tyrone May 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Moses Leota 17. Billy Burns

18. Mitch Kenny 19. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak 20. Spencer Leniu 21. Charlie Staines

Brisbane Broncos vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Suncorp Stadium, Saturday 11 July 2020
Kick Off 5:30pm

BRISBANE BRONCOS

1. Tesi Niu 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Herbie Farnworth 4. Darius Boyd 5. Xavier Coates 6. Anthony Milford 7. Brodie Croft 8. Tevita Pangai Junior 9. Issac Luke 10. Payne Haas 11. Alex Glenn 12. Corey Oates 13. Patrick Carrigan

14. Tom Dearden 15. Thomas Flegler 16. Rhys Kennedy 17. Ben Te'o

18. Cory Paix 19. Jamil Hopoate 20. Kotoni Staggs 21. Matthew Lodge

CANTEBURY BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2. Nick Meaney 3. Reimis Smith 4. Marcelo Montoya 5. Christian Crichton 6. Kieran Foran 7. Brandon Wakeham 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Dylan Napa 11. Josh Jackson 12. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 13. Luke Thompson

14. Kerrod Holland 15. Dean Britt 16. Renouf To'omaga 17. Sauaso Sue

19. Ofahiki Ogden 20. Jack Cogger 21. Sione Katoa 22. Lachlan Lewis

Canberra Raiders vs. Melbourne Storm
GIO Stadium, Saturday 11 July 2020
Kick Off 7:30pm

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Michael Oldfield 5. Bailey Simonsson 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. Kai O'Donnell 16. Ryan Sutton 17. Jordan Rapana

18. Tom Starling 19. Matt Frawley 20. Darby Medlyn 21. Curtis Scott

MELBOURNE STORM

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

14. Brandon Smith 15. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 16. Tom Eisenhuth 17. Nelson Asofa-Solomona

18. Darryn Schonig 19. Cameron Munster 20. Brenko Lee 21. Nicholas Hynes

Newcastle Knights vs. Parramatta Eels
McDonald Jones Stadium, Sunday 12 July 2020
Kick Off 4:05pm

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Tex Hoy 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. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Aidan Guerra 13. Herman Ese'ese

14. Starford To'a 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Pasami Saulo 17. Brodie Jones

18. Tautau Moga 19. Josh King 20. Phoenix Crossland 21. Connor Watson

PARRAMATTA EELS

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Michael Jennings 4. Waqa Blake 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Jai Field 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Ryan Matterson 13. Nathan Brown

14. David Gower 15. Stefano Utoikamanu 16. Marata Niukore 17. Brad Takairangi

18. Daniel Alvaro 19. George Jennings 20. Will Smith 21. Andrew Davey

St George Illawarra Dragons vs. Manly Sea Eagles
Netstrata Jubilee Oval, Sunday 12 July 2020
Kick Off 6:30pm

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

1. Matthew Dufty 2. Jordan Pereira 3. Euan Aitken 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Corey Norman 7. Adam Clune 8. Blake Lawrie 9. Ben Hunt 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Tariq Sims 13. Cameron McInnes

14. Trent Merrin 15. Josh Kerr 16. Tyrell Fuimaono 17. Jackson Ford

18. Tim Lafai 19. Tristan Sailor 20. Jason Saab 21. Korbin Sims

MANLY SEA EAGLES

1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Tevita Funa 6. Lachlan Croker 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Danny Levi 10. Martin Taupau 11. Joel Thompson 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Cade Cust 15. Jack Gosiewski 16. Sean Keppie 17. Morgan Boyle

18. Corey Waddell 19. Brendan Elliot 20. Abbas Miski 21. Haumole Olakau'atu

 

[holdzy]

Valentine on the wing. Interesting.

 

[The True King]

Two backrowers in the centres! Madness.

If Holbrook is so desperate to fix the titans edge defence you'd think he would start by not picking Cartwright.

 

[Big Pete]

Two backrowers in the centres! Madness.

If Holbrook is so desperate to fix the titans edge defence you'd think he would start by not picking Cartwright.

I think it's due to injuries. Correct me if I'm wrong but Kelly, Copley, Tonumaipea even Sami who came through as a centre are all injured. The only other option they have is Peachey and Holbrook seems to view his best position as a ball-playing lock forward.

Happy to see Spry on the wing. There are only so many free agents Holbrook can bring into the squad, at a certain point you've got to trust your development process and give the uncapped players an opportunity.

Valentine on the wing. Interesting.

It's the right move in this situation. Holmes could still find himself at fullback down the line, but it's clear he needs another off-season to get himself back into 2018 shape and they've got to find room for Tabuai-Fidow. I'm curious to see how Leumelu goes as well, outside of Feldt who missed the first two months of the 2019 season, it's a brand new looking backline for the Cows.

I'm surprised that Hess, Wright and Cooper survived, I would have thought one of them would have made way. I guess Dunn hasn't recovered from his groin injury.

 

[Wolfie]

I think it's due to injuries. Correct me if I'm wrong but Kelly, Copley, Tonumaipea even Sami who came through as a centre are all injured. The only other option they have is Peachey and Holbrook seems to view his best position as a ball-playing lock forward.

Happy to see Spry on the wing. There are only so many free agents Holbrook can bring into the squad, at a certain point you've got to trust your development process and give the uncapped players an opportunity.



It's the right move in this situation. Holmes could still find himself at fullback down the line, but it's clear he needs another off-season to get himself back into 2018 shape and they've got to find room for Tabuai-Fidow. I'm curious to see how Leumelu goes as well, outside of Feldt who missed the first two months of the 2019 season, it's a brand new looking backline for the Cows.

I'm surprised that Hess, Wright and Cooper survived, I would have thought one of them would have made way. I guess Dunn hasn't recovered from his groin injury.

Green seemed to be hinting in his presser if they had Opacic and O'neill fit Marsters could well have been dropped. Cooper looks shot to bits, and i think they only have Wright and Hess as their other fit back rowers. At least they have Gilbert back for them.

 

[Sproj]

I thought Opacic was dropped? Broncs should snap him back up in a heart beat. So sad that us fans are desperate for another cellar dweller’s fringey.

 

[Bongo]

I thought Opacic was dropped? Broncs should snap him back up in a heart beat. So sad that us fans are desperate for another cellar dweller’s fringey.

He was underrated here. Bennett let him go for an opportunity. Better than Boyd

 

[Wolfie]

I thought Opacic was dropped? Broncs should snap him back up in a heart beat. So sad that us fans are desperate for another cellar dweller’s fringey.

No, he picked up a knee injury in training yesterday. O'neill is under the concussion ruling.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Man, anyone else see that on Fox? They're really sticking the boot in tonight.

Walters
Renouf
Hancock
Lockyer

 

[Big Pete]

What did Hancock and Lockyer say?

 

[I bleed Maroon]

What did Hancock and Lockyer say?

Oh nah they weren't being interviewed, the panel were just looking back on their playing careers and reminiscing about when the Broncos were actually elite. They were showing footage of those 4 blokes linking up for set plays. Tallis was the only Bronco on the panel but he wasn't worth mentioning.

 

[Galah]

You know what would make the game better...actually enforcing the 10m rule.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

Look at these offloads from the Roosters. Can any of you remember the last good offload we flopped out the back?

 

[Wolfie]

Reece Robson looks the buy of the year imo.

 

[rnabokov]

Good to see the Roosters being beaten at their own game. Cows forwards running hard and getting the ball at the ad. line and moving up in defence.

 

[Big Pete]

Hint of a Staggs put down there. The video referee didn't scrutanise it but the grip didn't look secure.

 

[Galah]

They definitely just make up the 6 again call no doubt in my mind!

 

[Wolfie]

How good has moose been