'14 // R26 // Sat // Cowboys 30-16 Sea Eagles // 1300SMILES

[Timmah]

1. Michael Morgan 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Tautau Moga 4. Kane Linnett 5. Antonio Winterstein
6. Robert Lui 7. Johnathan Thurston
8. Matthew Scott 9. Rory Kostjasyn 10. Ashton Sims 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Tariq Sims 13. Jason Taumalolo

14. Ray Thompson 15. Scott Bolton 16. Glenn Hall 17. James Tamou

1. Brett Stewart 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Jamie Lyon 4. Steve Matai 5. Peta Hiku
6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Josh Starling 9. Matt Ballin 10. Brenton Lawrence 11. Anthony Watmough 12. Justin Horo 13. Tom Symonds

14. Jesse Sene-Lefao 15. Dunamis Lui 16. James Hasson 17. Jason King

Referees: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Badger
Sideline Officials: Steve Carrall, Michael Wise
Video Referees: Bernard Sutton, Luke Patten


QRL Intrust Super Cup Finals Week 1
Northern Pride (NQL) finished 1st and will play the winner of Wynnum v Easts in Week 2

VB NSW Cup Finals Week 1
Sea Eagles (MAN) finished outside the top 8 and did not qualify

Holden Cup Under 20's Round 26
SAT 5:15PM | Cowboys v Sea Eagles @ 1300SMILES Stadium​

 

[footy75]

Cows playing for top 4 spot, Manly for Minor Premiership. Before tonight I would of said Cowboys but boy they were average. Big game hard to pick.

 

[Charlie124]

I'm not reading too much into how poorly we played tonight. Our heads were already in this game.
Still gonna be a cracker though

 

[effnic]

Cows will aim up against us. Noticed alot of teams this year just play well enough to get the win. Should be a good game. Both have to play better than this weekend.

 

[Nice Beaver]

Tonights game means dick in the general scheme of things.

So many times this year teams play bog average. Kudos to the Sharks tonight (as Penrith yesterday).

The big games the big teams aim up. Would expect no more than 4 points in it either way on Saturday.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

It is still mathematically possible (but highly improbable) that the Cowboys will miss the 8.

A 50+ win to the Sea Eagles and monstrous wins to the Warriors and Broncos will see them gone.

It will be interesting to see if either team put in shockers like Round 25. Strangely enough, both matches were decided by one point (cue Twilight Zone theme).

 

[Canard]

It is still mathematically possible (but highly improbable) that the Cowboys will miss the 8.

A 50+ win to the Sea Eagles and monstrous wins to the Warriors and Broncos will see them gone.

It will be interesting to see if either team put in shockers like Round 25. Strangely enough, both matches were decided by one point (cue Twilight Zone theme).

Storm winning by 73+ points home? or that the Warriors win by 110 points? Mathematically possibly is the correct wording but just seems not wrong.

 

[MrAnonymous]

Manly by 44.

 

[TheFrog]

One of these teams got 2 premiership points they did not deserve last game, the other got 1. Lesser of two evils for me. Cows will snap out of their torpor but Manly's is much deeper and this aint Brookvale.

 

[GongPanther]

Did the Cows play the Sharks last night with this game on their mind?

After looking at the teams on paper,you would have to logically point out that reasoning would be factual.

Going on this alone makes me think that the Cows will be primed and raring to go in this one.

A comfortable win to the Cows after Manly will step off the gas after an hour of game time.

 

[Nice Beaver]

One of these teams got 2 premiership points they did not deserve last game, the other got 1. Lesser of two evils for me. Cows will snap out of their torpor but Manly's is much deeper and this aint Brookvale.

Now now toadie don't be a butthurt sore loser :lol:

 

[Rhyno]

Manly by 10

 

[to_ddeath]

Manly only just here. Surely the shield for coming 1st is enough to play for in itself.


T.

 

[kia ora storm]

Cows by 2...

 

[Patorick]

Ballin out.

Big loss.

 

[Nice Beaver]

Ballin out.

Big loss.

Suspected broken bone which looks season ending. Beauty!!

I guess (as much as I respect the bloke) he's not exactly a match winner. Solid as buggery and always does his job, but if Hodges can tackle his ring off and give good service then we aren't going to lose much. Well, except valuable experience.......

Starting to look a bridge too far the 2014 premiership.....

 

[Sea_Eagles_Rock]

3 season ending injuries in one week. G Stewart, Ballin and Buhrer. It is starting to feel too difficult now. Who is our backup of a backup to the backup hooker if we lose Hodges now? Can Toovey do it?

 

[Nice Beaver]

3 season ending injuries in one week. G Stewart, Ballin and Buhrer. It is starting to feel too difficult now. Who is our backup of a backup to the backup hooker if we lose Hodges now? Can Toovey do it?

Haha who knows!

I will say as a glass half full look at things (excepting Ballin of course) - at least we are getting a bit more size in the forward pack!

 

[Dutchy]

If we lose Hodges, Jack LittleJohn or that Iosefa merkin.

 

[Charlie124]

3 season ending injuries in one week. G Stewart, Ballin and Buhrer. It is starting to feel too difficult now. Who is our backup of a backup to the backup hooker if we lose Hodges now? Can Toovey do it?

Drawing a long bow there mate, that's like the cowboys saying they're missing Lachlan Coote and Cameron King this week.