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"Some big match-ups next round." Cheers Izz from last week's thread, that's saved me looking for an intro to this week.
This round might be a bit of an anti-climax after all the drama from the last. There's nothing like a bit of biff and some bins and a send-off to get people excited again!
Massive game on Friday night, Cows v Storm. Both teams really keen to win it for different reasons. The Cows, it's obvious, their season's been a nightmare. The Storm would be very worried about their form this year, there's no real flow to their play from week-to-week.
Almost half-way through the season and if the Storm lose, and the Broncos beat the Eels (highly likely), the Chooks beat the Titans (likely) and the Tigers beat the Bulldogs (likely) then Melbourne drop out of the eight!
All those teams are playing at home, but Melbourne are away, so that just adds to the intrigue.
Match of the round is still Panthers v Dragons on Saturday night. Sure, if the Dragons lose they'll still be top of the ladder (as they've been all season, and they're not losing by 27 this weekend!) but it'll be a real show of force by Penrith if they win. The downside to Penrith's form is that they'll probably lose both their halves to Origin, which is ominously just around the corner.
Souths can go to 2nd if they win on Saturday, very few picked that earlier in the season. A 'champion team' rather than a 'team of champions' that's for sure.
This round might be a bit of an anti-climax after all the drama from the last. There's nothing like a bit of biff and some bins and a send-off to get people excited again!
Massive game on Friday night, Cows v Storm. Both teams really keen to win it for different reasons. The Cows, it's obvious, their season's been a nightmare. The Storm would be very worried about their form this year, there's no real flow to their play from week-to-week.
Almost half-way through the season and if the Storm lose, and the Broncos beat the Eels (highly likely), the Chooks beat the Titans (likely) and the Tigers beat the Bulldogs (likely) then Melbourne drop out of the eight!
All those teams are playing at home, but Melbourne are away, so that just adds to the intrigue.
Match of the round is still Panthers v Dragons on Saturday night. Sure, if the Dragons lose they'll still be top of the ladder (as they've been all season, and they're not losing by 27 this weekend!) but it'll be a real show of force by Penrith if they win. The downside to Penrith's form is that they'll probably lose both their halves to Origin, which is ominously just around the corner.
Souths can go to 2nd if they win on Saturday, very few picked that earlier in the season. A 'champion team' rather than a 'team of champions' that's for sure.
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