09 R3 :: Sat :: Cowboys 12 Storm 26 @ DFS

[Timmah]

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Gates open 6:00pm AEST​

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
1. Matt Bowen
2. John Williams 3. Ashley Graham 4. Ty Williams 5. Ben Farrar
6. Travis Burns 7. Johnathan Thurston (c)
8. Shane Tronc 9. Aaron Payne 10. Antonio Kaufusi
11. Carl Webb 12. Ben Harris
13. Luke O'Donnell​

Interchange: 14. Grant Rovelli 15. Scott Bolton 16. Matt Scott 17. Manase Manuokafoa
Reserves: 18. Clint Amos 19. Shannon Hegarty​

MELBOURNE STORM
1. Billy Slater
2. Steve Turner 3. Will Chambers 4. Willie Isa 5. Anthony Quinn
6. Greg Inglis 7. Cooper Cronk
8. Adam Blair 9. Cam Smith 10. Jeff Lima
11. Wairangi Koopu 12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dallas Johnson​

Interchange: 14. Scott Anderson 15. Ryan Hinchcliffe 16. Kevin Proctor 17. Aiden Tolman​

Referees
Shayne Hayne
Gerard Sutton
Sideline Officials: Paul Holland & Luke Potter
Video Referee: Sean Hampstead​

Toyota Cup
North Queensland v Melbourne
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Saturday 6:15pm AEST​

QLD Cup
Northern (NQL) v Easts
Barlow Park, Saturday 7:00pm​

Sunshine Coast (MAN) v Mackay (NQL)
Stockland Park, Saturday 7:00pm​

NSW Cup
Auckland (NZW) v Central Coast (MEL)
Bert Henham Park, Saturday 11:00am NZDT​

 

[kia ora storm]

This will be bloody close but Storm will have to improve their attacking options to get away with this win in this game.

If Inglis is still carrying injuries then Bellamy needs to rest him and hopefully Manu and White will be back.

 

[Shorty]

Well, I'll be happy if the scoreline isn't what it turned out to be last year.
I think the Cows can compete with the Storm when they're on song.
If Inglis is injured we'll have a mighty chance.

 

[Non Terminator]

Good game, jeez. Cowboys by 6, why the hell not?

 

[Charlie124]

Storm haven't been very impressive from what ive seen of them. I think the big win at home against the Tigers will have given our confidence a massive boost after the narrow loss to the donkeys, i can see us winning this game 1-12.

Injuries will be a factor though, not sure how bad Ash Graham's injury is.

 

[Timmah]

Flip a coin? :sarcasm:

 

[Noa]

Isa will probably be out so that a plus for our defence out wide, particualry if GI starts out there but I wont be disappointed if Joe Tomane gets a game.

Sika Manu is a chance to be back so that certainly starts to boost our packs fire-power.

 

[jpaciocco91]

cows by 2

 

[Evenflow]

I think the Cows are lucky to be getting the Storm who haven't quite hit their groove just yet so if they can't capitalize on that this week they never will. Though if the drizzle start getting their game back on track this week to what we know they can do then i think they can beat the Cows and beat them pretty easily.

I'm not reading too much into their win over the Tigers last week as while they were pretty good, the Tiges were much more ordinary so i'm not convinced about them just yet. In saying that being at home will be a big advantage for NQ and that may just get them over the line.

Again though if the Storm get some rythym back i can see them getting the chocolates because overall i think they're a much better and well balanced side. Talk about on the fence lol but that's how close i think the game will be and should be a cracker.

 

[Charlie124]

I think the Cows will take a LOT of confidence out of flogging the Tigers in front of our home crowd. Thats exactly the kind of game we needed to have early on in the season, i wouldnt have a lot of optimism about this week if we had struggled our way through the Tigers game and just got the win. If theres one thing the Cows are, its a "confidence" team, the boys looked like they were really having fun in that game, none moreso than Aaron Payne which is a fantastic sign for us.

I really really hope Ash Graham is fit to play this one, its probably our best lineup so far this season.

Cows by 16

 

[Mr Saab]

Puts on a "shorty" hat

"Storm by plenty"

 

[Shorty]

Only difference is I don't whinge like a b*tch that you've tipped the opposition.

 

[Mr Saab]

So you are not bitching now?

 

[Shorty]

Not really when your post was provocative toward me.
Go for gold son.

 

[renouf]

Storm should win comfortably

 

[renouf]

This will be bloody close but Storm will have to improve their attacking options to get away with this win in this game.

Indeed, Cronk will have to learn not to throw a forward pass on every play.. although considering hes been doing it for 3 seasons that might be difficult.

 

[Butters]

Storm by 22

 

[Miller was a legend]

Tough call but I will go Cows at home. Not by much though

 

[kia ora storm]

Slater - first try scorer.

Storm by 6.

 

[kia ora storm]

Smith at 5/8 an GI to centres...Bellamy has seen the light.