2020 R3 Sat - Sharks 16-28 Wests Tigers @ Bankwest

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NRL 2020 - Round 3
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Wests Tigers
Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta
Saturday 30 May 2020

1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Josh Dugan 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
Interchange: 14. Connor Tracey 15. Braden Hamlin-Uele 16. Toby Rudolf 17. Scott Sorensen 18. Billy Magoulias 19. Matt Moylan 20. Royce Hunt 21. Siosifa Talakai

1. Adam Doueihi 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Joseph Leilua 4. Moses Mbye 5. Robert Jennings 6. Benji Marshall 7. Luke Brooks 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Harry Grant 10. Thomas Mikaele 11. Luke Garner 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Alex Twal
Interchange: 14. Oliver Clark 15. Billy Walters 16. Chris Lawrence 17. Alex Seyfarth 18. Josh Reynolds 19. Matt Eisenhuth 20. Zane Musgrove 21. Michael Chee-Kam

Referees: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Kasey Badger, Jon Stone
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Lowe

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[I Bleed Maroon]

This has the potential to be a real belter to be honest. The Tigpies are just outside the 8 and will want to claw their way in as quickly as possible under this new season format, while by the same token the Sharks are winless and staring at oblivion far sooner than they anticipated.

I'm gonna go the Tiggers just because they are coming back into the season with a tad more momentum, but a high scoring ambush at home by the Sharkies is not farfetched.

 

[The unknown]

Basically a completely new spine for us, especially excited to see how Grant goes at #9. They rate him pretty highly, and also expecting BJ to bounce back from his shocker against Newcastle if he had any integrity

That Newcastle game was one of the most pathetic Tigers performances i've seen and theres been quite a few. Expecting a bounce back factor, surely

 

[Vic Mackey]

This has the potential to be a real belter to be honest. The Tigpies are just outside the 8 and will want to claw their way in as quickly as possible under this new season format, while by the same token the Sharks are winless and staring at oblivion far sooner than they anticipated.

I'm gonna go the Tiggers just because they are coming back into the season with a tad more momentum, but a high scoring ambush at home by the Sharkies is not farfetched.

Even though it’s a sharks home game it’s likely going to be at Campbelltown, and with no crowds Im not sure how much home grounds are going to help atm.

I think out of all teams these two will have benefited most from the break as both started the year fairly injury ravaged. Wests with only 1 of their full strength spine and then lost 2 forwards in the first half of round 2, whilst the Sharks had their third choice fullback and a few forwards missing.

The Sharks just went down to two 2019 top 4 sides and were unlucky to lose both. Tigers had two very loose and weird see sawing games that I took little from win or lose.

We've had a funny record against the Sharks, haven't beaten them since 2014 yet won 12 of the 13 prior to that. Like last year both these sides would see themselves as fighting for bottom of the top 8 spots and I expect it to be a close rusty game. Will wait to see the teams before I make a tip.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Even though it’s a sharks home game it’s likely going to be at Campbelltown, and with no crowds Im not sure how much home grounds are going to help atm.

My bad. This year is taking a lot of getting used to.

 

[GongPanther]

Tigers by 2.

 

[TheFrog]

Sharks have lost to 2 quality opponents and always start slow. They might have to wait another week to open their account. This grounds arrangement suits them since they were playing at Kogarah this year anyway.

 

[The unknown]

Sharks have lost to 2 quality opponents and always start slow. They might have to wait another week to open their account. This grounds arrangement suits them since they were playing at Kogarah this year anyway.

Sharpies probably should have beat souffs and pushed Melbourne all the way, definitely not an easy game for us by any means

 

[Valheru]

I think Tigers are the better team but the sharks have something the tigers don't, heart and determination and a willingess to roll the sleeves up.

I have a soft spot for the tigers but until they find some steel they will languish in 9th spot.

Sharks by 4.

 

[GongPanther]

Sharks still TAB faves after losing Xerri? I'll change my tip from Tigers by 2 to Tigers by 12.

 

[The unknown]

Looking forward to watch Shaun Johnson carve us up, only to play like mud for the rest of the year

 

[Rhino_NQ]

So what will dugan injure this time?

 

[Vic Mackey]

I’ve got a slight lean to the sharks. I like our starting 13 however a brand new spine will take some time to gel, it’s Brooks first game in 8 months and our bench lacks impact. Looking forward to Seyfarth debuting, big kid still growing who goes hard however the other 3 don’t bring much.

Dugan and BJ marking each other should make for some laughs though.

Will tip Sharks 18-14

 

[SBD82]

Tough game to tip.

I was already having trouble with it, but now with the Xerri saga I think the Sharks are unpredictable. Do they roll over because of the disruption? Or are they steeled for a win with a siege mentality?

 

[Frailty]

I'm inclined to tip the Tigers.

I do not have confidence in the outside backs in combination with the rocks or diamonds stuff from SJ and the rocks or footpath stuff from Townsend in the halves. I think the Tigers have a sneaky decent team that could surprise a fair few people.

 

[The unknown]

So what will dugan injure this time?

The tattoo on his right quadricep

 

[The unknown]

I'm inclined to tip the Tigers.

I do not have confidence in the outside backs in combination with the rocks or diamonds stuff from SJ and the rocks or footpath stuff from Townsend in the halves. I think the Tigers have a sneaky decent team that could surprise a fair few people.

I think if it’s a tight tussle you blokes win. We can just never win em

Fifita still has an agenda against us for the way we got rid of him so he’ll fire up aswell

 

[Mr Angry]

The one or two days a year I want to kidnap Benji.

Love him every other day.

Knows how to carve a shark.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

The Tigpies might even come out and put a score on now

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Sharps by 2