09 :: PF2 Sat :: Storm 40 Broncos 10 @ Etihad

[Butters]

Melbourne 32-10

Cooper Cronk to get a double and completely dominate Lockyer in all aspects.

 

[Timmah]

Teams & refs listed. Cheers

 

[sallymay]

just letting all know Billy needs 2 trys to get to 100 for the storm i think he will proberly get it on sat or in the grannie against hayne

 

[Big Pete]

Shorty - I'd suggest he's sick of the media beat up. Fair enough, he's been riding on his past success through out most of this year but he's been a very worthy recipient if otherwise.

Should be a great game, lets show those Sydney folk how Rugby League is played.

 

[DeeJ]

Storm by 4. The Broncos are no finals novices, and they've done it before without a halfback (sorry Shane Perry, but it's the truth!), but the week off will have given plenty of time to prepare and the home ground advantage is too strong down there.

How was Shane Perry not a half back?

 

[Big Pete]

Shane Perry is essentially 06's version of Jeff Robson.

 

[Andrew McAwesome]

All the talk's been about the halves, but I think this game will be decided by the forwards. Brisbane by 14.

 

[Andrew McAwesome]

Am I the only one that sees a comparison with the 2008 Cronulla Sharks and this Melbourne team?

Think about it. They came into the finals on the back of some momentum after beating a few teams outside the 8, beat a mistake-riddled team in the first week and were gifted a week off after other results went their way. And now they play a team coming off their game of the season and missing a playmaker...hmm...and then they were kept to nil at home in the prelim.

(well, Andrew can hope anyway)

 

[sallymay]

no way ur dreaming
this game is gonna be like origin and storm will win
karmicheal will lose on his new home soil how ironic

 

[Andrew McAwesome]

...you know Etihad isn't on the gold coast, right?

 

[sallymay]

it doesnt have to be

 

[Andrew McAwesome]

Actually it does, to be his new 'home soi.....bah. Not worth it Andrew, just not worth it.

 

[MsStorm]

Actually it does, to be his new 'home soi.....bah. Not worth it Andrew, just not worth it.

Sallymay means afl soil.

Anyway GO STORM

 

[Noa]

Storm by 4. The Broncos are no finals novices, and they've done it before without a halfback (sorry Shane Perry, but it's the truth!), but the week off will have given plenty of time to prepare and the home ground advantage is too strong down there.

They also had in the side.

Shane Webcke
Petero Civoniceva
Shaun Berrigan
Brad Thorn

That more then offest the lack of a decent 7.

 

[Noa]

Am I the only one that sees a comparison with the 2008 Cronulla Sharks and this Melbourne team?

Yes.

Fancy mentioning Melbourne and Cronulla in the same sentence, :crazy:.

 

[Sleep]

It's funny the same people who were saying how awful Peter Wallace is earlier in the year are now completely writing the Broncos off when he's the only player they have out.

Brisbane are in great form and if they play like they did last week, they'll win. This match will be alot closer than people think.

 

[Karizma]

I'm loving the fact everyone is riding us off, less pressure for the boys

 

[Evenflow]

I'm loving the fact everyone is riding us off, less pressure for the boys

Keep telling yourself that :lol:

It's exactly like when people say a certain team has "nothing to lose" which you so often hear when a team is the underdog. Of course there's plenty to lose, a GF spot and a place in history, a chance they may never get again. If that's nothing to lose or something to feel pressure about then i don't know what is.

If you think the Bronco's or any other team left aren't feeling the pressure with what's at stake then you're away with the fairies.

 

[Karizma]

I said there was less pressure... But honestly if the majority of people have already written the broncos off, doesn't that give the players an extra edge to succeed?

 

[Lowdown]

Storm being compared to Cronulla? ROFL

Seriously...please.

If we get beat this weekend - then thats where any similarity starts and ends. The home favourites being beaten by a weakend interstate team in a prelim final.

However, I don't see lightning striking twice...however Rugby League's a funny game. Any team can beat the other on any given day. Also helps if the refs bugger it up too*.