2017 World Club Series

[Valheru]

If you don't understand what he was getting at you shouldn't be typing on this forum idiot.

He was saying the dynamic of the team is very different this year from last year.

As it is with most teams in the WCC

You seem quite salty over the loss but the fact is you can't point to offseason player movements as a reason for failing miserably in the WCC. Valentine Holmes is a valid 'out', the other two are not.

 

[adamkungl]

On a side note, Josh Starling is bagging Joe Burgess on twitter, and getting carved up.

How a plod like Starling can bag another professional footy player is beyond me, he's 1 dud game from reserve grade at any given moment. At least Burgess has achieved something.

 

[TheDalek079]

Considering Fitler and mini were in there 50's last year, your point is invalid.

no they weren't.

 

[MilkShark]

no they weren't.

Heard of sarcasm?

 

[MilkShark]

As it is with most teams in the WCC

You seem quite salty over the loss but the fact is you can't point to offseason player movements as a reason for failing miserably in the WCC. Valentine Holmes is a valid 'out', the other two are not.

True, if we didn't have Barba or Ennis last year we still would have won the comp.

 

[rabbitohs95]

I think a lot of people also forget Wigan had a number of players out too. Starting hooker Mike McIlorum and Sam Tomkins, not to mention they too lost a number of players at the end of the year, Josh Charnley, Dan Sarginson, Matt Smith, the list goes on.

Wigan knew they had to play rough and they roped in the Sharks to their level, ironically thats what the Sharks had done to NRL teams in the past to grind out close wins.

Very happy with how the Warriors won and I'm happy Warrington got a win on the board too. Next year's series will be interesting to see.

 

[wittyfan]

Outrageous that it took the NRL's official twitter account 4 hours to tweet about the WCC result.

 

[Valheru]

True, if we didn't have Barba or Ennis last year we still would have won the comp.

So you would have won the comp without them but they are the reason you lost the WCC?

Makes sense.

 

[MilkShark]

So you would have won the comp without them but they are the reason you lost the WCC?

Makes sense.

In case you can't figure it, out i'm saying you're a moron that expects us to perform at the same level without these players.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/rugby-league/sharks-get-grubby!609064

"Sharks get grubby"

Well what the f**k do you know lol

 

[ed-grimley]

Roberts is well on his way to becoming the most despised player in the NRL.

 

[wittyfan]

Totally poor form by Starling to tweet that about a Burgess brother!!!

 

[AJB1102]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/rugby-league/sharks-get-grubby!609064

"Sharks get grubby"

Well what the f**k do you know lol

I know who Jason Smith is. What the f**k do you know?

Now from the idiot to the game..

Maloney was the only one who really looked likely to open anything up in attack for the Sharks. The only real threat without Ennis or Barba as Chad was a crab offloading to flatfooted 2nd rowers mostly. While Beale was solid (probably our best) he offered nothing in attack like Barba would have. Hopefully Val can add another point of attack and Chad steps up because as is it'll be a tough grind for Cronulla in 2017 going to back to relying on our forwards to do it. That only got us so far in 2015/16 and now those forwards are mostly on their last legs.

 

[Basil Brush]

Sharks look screwed without Ennis and Barba.

Chad Townsend??? Seriously???

 

[Valheru]

In case you can't figure it, out i'm saying you're a moron that expects us to perform at the same level without these players.

That was the exact performance I expected actually, an abject failure!

 

[some11]

On a side note, Josh Starling is bagging Joe Burgess on twitter, and getting carved up.

How a plod like Starling can bag another professional footy player is beyond me, he's 1 dud game from reserve grade at any given moment. At least Burgess has achieved something.

Even my mate wound him up on instagram, complete insecure loser which probably explains why he'll be on the club merry-go-round his whole career.

 

[myrrh ken]

Sharks look screwed without Ennis and Barba.

Chad Townsend??? Seriously???

Chad absolutely killed for the first three quarters of last year - upstaging Maloney. Then went quiet - got hooked in one game..

Anyway, he's still got a premiership ring.

 

[isaiah]

Wigan hit with the shoulder, didn't worry about the wrestle. It really effected jack bird's running game

 

[shaggs]

Wigan hit with the shoulder, didn't worry about the wrestle. It really effected jack bird's running game

The nrl is obsessed with the wrestle.

Simply hit and stick.
The sharks were much better when they hit hard and fast last year. The games we tried to wrestle we got penalised and ended up on the back foot.

The way we defended against Wigan reminded me of the 2014-15.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Roosters managed to win their WCC game in 2016 with a new starting fullback, five eight and halfback, plus were missing 2 of their best forwards due to long term injury. The "we were missing Bara and Ennis" excuse doesn't look that good