Oh man, I've woken up this morning and you just get that feeling. You all know the feeling. It's the first thing think of when you wake up, you instantly get that feeling in your stomach and you just know a big one is coming. That's right, rise and shine my fellow South Sydney faithful because game day is here!! Huge day, huge game for us in the context of our Season as we have probably our most pivotal clash of the year so far against the Broncos up there on the Sunshine Coast tonight. Can't wait for this one, honestly burning for it today.
We should all be under no allusions how tough this is going to be tonight. Brisbane are running second, and for good reason. They've been one of the best sides this year and one of the most consistent sides all year. They've looked like genuine heavyweights that are capable of winning this comp on their day and they've proven that time and time again in some huge games this year. I, like many probably, have been waiting for a late year collapse like last year but it's not happening, quite the opposite actually, they seem to be getting even better each game and I expect that to be no different tonight. Looking at their line up, they probably have the most explosive side in the comp on paper. That's the best way to describe it, explosive, especially in attack. So many world class threats who are some of the best players in the League in their position. Walsh, Farnworth, Cobbo, Staggs, Mam, Reynolds, Carrigan; it literally just does not end. They don't have many weaknesses at all. Going to be a huge challenge to overcome, but it's one I'm really pumped and excited for. The key to beating them is certainly our defence, especially through the middle. I want to see our boys really fight fire with fire and whack them. Bash them, bully them. If we can do that, we'll match them in the middle and this limits the involvements of Reynolds and Walsh who are their two key attacking players. Easier said than done of course, but that's what's ahead of us, that's what we've gotta do.
For us, there's no understating the enormity of this game. It's an absolute must win. Probably our biggest and most important game of the year so far because lose this one, and we'll find ourselves not only out of the eight, but staring down the barrel of missing the top four. Not a position we want to be in. Win however, and everything changes, especially because it'd be a big scalp to get Brisbane. Man, this game is crucial! it's certainly crunch time. There's no more excuses either, it's time for action and I want to see some results. Yea, the last eight weeks, for the most part, have been a shambles, but we can't change or control that now. What we can control, is our performance tonight. It's time to restart our Season and it's time to start righting the wrongs of that tough period. It's time to prove to everyone that we're still here, we're not going away and we are genuine heavyweights that you shouldn't sleep on. The way you do that tonight is by getting back to the team we were in the first 11 Rounds and the team we were in Round 18. Play that 'Rabbitohs Footy' that looked unstoppable. It all starts with attitude. The mental side of our game has to be right tonight, and I see no reason why it shouldn't be. There's absolutely no reason why the boys shouldn't be up for this as it's an absolute blockbuster and we need to win. Defence, as I mentioned earlier, will be one of the biggest factors so I want to see that return to resembling what we know we're capable of. Being almost full strength, with pretty much everyone back apart from Trell, will really help that.
Now is the time to stand up and begin our march to the Finals. I'm confident we can get back to being the side we were those first 11 Rounds and we'll hopefully show that tonight. The Broncos don't know what's coming for them. We can do this man! I know we can. Let's goooooo!!
Glory, Glory.
