'12 | 2nd QF | Sat 5:45pm | Storm 24-6 Rabbitohs | AAMI

[Timmah]

1. Billy Slater 2. Sisa Waqa 3. Justin O'Neill 4. Dane Nielsen 5. Anthony Quinn 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cam Smith 10. Jason Ryles 11. Sika Manu 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Ryan Hinchcliffe

Interchange: 14. Rory Kostjasyn 15. Bryan Norrie 16. Jaiman Lowe 17. Kevin Proctor
Reserves: 18. Richie Fa'aoso 19. Siosaia Vave

1. Greg Inglis 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Matt King 4. Dylan Farrell 5. Andrew Everingham 6. John Sutton 7. Adam Reynolds
8. Sam Burgess 9. Nathan Peats 10. Roy Asotasi 11. Eddy Pettybourne 12. Dave Taylor 13. Michael Crocker

Interchange: 14. Jason Clark 15. Luke Burgess 16. Chris McQueen 17. Issac Luke
Reserves: 18. Ben Lowe 19. Dave Tyrrell 20. Justin Hunt

Referees
Shayne Hayne and Jason Robinson
Sideline Officials: Steve Carrall and Henry Perenara
Video Referees: Russell Smith and Bernard Sutton


Toyota Cup Finals Week One
Rabbitohs (6th) v Roosters (7th) at AAMI, Sat 3:15pm
VB NSW Cup Finals Week 1
Bears (SOU, 2nd) v Knights (NEW, 3rd) at WIN Jubilee Oval, Sun 3.00pm

 

[BranVan3000]

Feeling good about this

Still not sure about making the trip yet though

 

[timka4]

Have a feeling Souths will win this match. Melbourne at home will be tough to beat however.

Souths by 4

 

[BranVan3000]

I felt like we could have taken them early in the year but we lacked maturity and time to grow into Maguires game plans

Looking forward to the papers pitching the master versus apprentice battle here

I think Inglis will have his best game ever in the red and green? First time ever against his old squad as a fullback

 

[mongoose]

I can see Souths getting up here. The Storm have been showing plenty of effort in the last few weeks but their execution is a long way off what it was in the first half of the season.

Souths by 8

 

[woodyk2]

Going to go the Storm in a close one. The hype and excitement might get to souffs. Storm by 6.

 

[ceagle]

lol@50uff$ to be shown up by a much classier and experienced team. LOL@50uff$ still havent shown they can beat a decent team in the top 8.

Storm by 16

 

[kia ora storm]

Will be a close one...Souths will try and smash Storm in the middle of the park.

Watch for Cam Smith and Hinchcliffe to dart out of dummy half to tire the big Souths pack.

No Chambers, Ryles is a big negative for Storm.

Storm by 6...

 

[Galeforce]

couple of weeks ago , this was the final clash i most feared. However i now believe that Souths have done well to draw Storm for their first finals game. Souths by 7

 

[sydraider]

If The Bunnies play for 80 then they will get up.

 

[Sleep]

Close one but I can see Melbournes experience and big names getting it done in the crunch. Only by two points or so.

 

[Timmah]

Storm easily IMO. They'll lift a gear here and take it to Week 3.

 

[Valheru]

Storm by 60

 

[Rhino_NQ]

I'll go the storm in a close one. Plenty of finals footy experience in the storm squad and is always tough in melbourne.They have been off the last few weeks but still doing enough to win and have the right type of squad to lift a few gears when it's required.

Will also throw out a 40/20 to cronk prediction while he is kicking it away from Inglis to cut his metres down

 

[BranVan3000]

Will be a close one...Souths will try and smash Storm in the middle of the park.

Watch for Cam Smith and Hinchcliffe to dart out of dummy half to tire the big Souths pack.

No Chambers, Ryles is a big negative for Storm.

Storm by 6...

Melbourne generally don't do that great against big packs

 

[Vic Mackey]

Storm will have too much class and options for the rabbits. Won't be easy but they'll prevail
In the end by about 10

 

[azza29]

Will be an arm-wrestle, but if Storm can shut down GI early they should have the depth to win it. Storm by 2.

 

[AnfieldIron]

Having a look at the respective teams, and man, we have it all over the Storm in the forwards.

Lima & Smith would make our pack, that's it. I think Sammy Burgess and Dave Taylor will have a field day.

If they do that, Inglis will have all the time in the world to run rampant.

The master's reign is over, it's time for the apprentice.

Bunnies by 4.

 

[matrightyeh]

storm to win

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Come on Souths!! Get up!