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Back into it!! Yup, back into the work and back into the exciting grind as the bye week is now over and we look towards our clash with the Titans Saturday afternoon on the Gold Coast. Hope the boys have rested up and refreshed over the past week but no doubt they'll be ready to rip in again. They'll need to rip in as well because this is a very important game for us and our Season. We need to show that Round 12 was a turning point for us and really go on with it from here, that starts on Saturday.
The Titans are really struggling at the moment, there's no doubt about that. They have guys not performing and some injury woes to some of their biggest stars. However, I still don't see this as an easy, clear-cut win for us. I have no doubt the Titans will see this as their Grand Final and will come out super fired up and desperate which can be dangerous. We need to watch the likes of Brimson, their powerful outside backs like Thompson, Kelly and Isaako, as well as a decent pack lead by Fotuaika and Fa'asuamaleaui (if he backs up). So despite how they're going and who they're missing, there's still some real firepower and strike there no doubt. What's more, they're at home.
In saying that, I feel like this is a game we should really be winning if we want to be top eight, top six or top four. I mean no disrespect to the Titans when I say that. The thing is, how many times have we said that this year and lost? Need to make sure that doesn't happen again, It's time to really go on a run now, get through this Origin period and accelerate towards September (hopefully). As I said earlier, we really need to show that Round 12 was the turning point and we're a different team now. I hope we can prove that correct in the coming weeks. The Blueprint for this game is simple, complete your sets and keep that defence tight. Keep it simple and do that, then I'm confident a result will follow. However, if we fail to do those simple things like we have in the past, then it will really open the door for the Titans. On another note, we may be missing a few guys as I don't expect Cookie and Cam to back up from Origin but hopefully Latrell is back as that will be huge!
Excited to be back into it and excited for the week ahead. We have a decent record in trips to the Gold Coast so let's hope that continues! Bring on Saturday!!
The Titans are really struggling at the moment, there's no doubt about that. They have guys not performing and some injury woes to some of their biggest stars. However, I still don't see this as an easy, clear-cut win for us. I have no doubt the Titans will see this as their Grand Final and will come out super fired up and desperate which can be dangerous. We need to watch the likes of Brimson, their powerful outside backs like Thompson, Kelly and Isaako, as well as a decent pack lead by Fotuaika and Fa'asuamaleaui (if he backs up). So despite how they're going and who they're missing, there's still some real firepower and strike there no doubt. What's more, they're at home.
In saying that, I feel like this is a game we should really be winning if we want to be top eight, top six or top four. I mean no disrespect to the Titans when I say that. The thing is, how many times have we said that this year and lost? Need to make sure that doesn't happen again, It's time to really go on a run now, get through this Origin period and accelerate towards September (hopefully). As I said earlier, we really need to show that Round 12 was the turning point and we're a different team now. I hope we can prove that correct in the coming weeks. The Blueprint for this game is simple, complete your sets and keep that defence tight. Keep it simple and do that, then I'm confident a result will follow. However, if we fail to do those simple things like we have in the past, then it will really open the door for the Titans. On another note, we may be missing a few guys as I don't expect Cookie and Cam to back up from Origin but hopefully Latrell is back as that will be huge!
Excited to be back into it and excited for the week ahead. We have a decent record in trips to the Gold Coast so let's hope that continues! Bring on Saturday!!
