2016 Wk 1 Qual Final - Raiders 14-16 Sharks @ GIO Stadium

[Pete Cash]

ah yes I remember when my team won 15 in a row and couldn't imagine them losing.
next minute ... 1 from 6.

Every win just takes you closer to the next loss

 

[MilkShark]

Every win just takes you closer to the next loss

I hear that's the same for every year you don't win a premiership.

 

[Pete Cash]

Even then you have to lose one eventually lol. The lucky premier just has an off season before their next loss.

 

[MilkShark]

Even then you have to lose one eventually lol. The lucky premier just has an off season before their next loss.

That would be the Sharks luck, they finally make another grand final and lose it.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Every win just takes you closer to the next loss

That's deep man

 

[Pete Cash]

Thanks mate.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Every win just takes you closer to the next loss

But every loss takes you closer to the next win.

 

[Medium Rare]

I thank the gods that Bird and Holmes play on our left side defence.

Surely the Sharkies have been running plays through Maloney, Barba and Graham to isolate Williams and get the easy 4 points.

 

[carcharias]

I thank the gods that Bird and Holmes play on our left side defence.

Surely the Sharkies have been running plays through Maloney, Barba and Graham to isolate Williams and get the easy 4 points.

You'd think he will be very busy

 

[Timbo]

He's going to need a lot of help, and the men either side of him have let him down in recent weeks.

 

[GAZF]

But every loss takes you closer to the next win.

Stock standard Nathan Brown fulltime speech this year.

 

[MilkShark]

Stock standard Nathan Brown fulltime speech this year.

And ''its a 4 year plan''

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Raiders by a try. Should be a great match.

 

[Paullyboy]

Sam Williams is the biggest concern for us. I'd like to think our attack can counteract any soft tries we let in.

 

[GongPanther]

On Sterlo,there were the experts who were trying very hard to convince the public that Cronulla has an actual fight in this game.

That game last week against the Storm would had shattered the confidence of the less experienced Sharks players.

I really feel they are going out in straight sets.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Easy win for the Sharks here,just have to get Ennis to niggle Joey Leilua and he will have a brain snap and put a figure four leg lock on someone and get sent off.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

On Sterlo,there were the experts who were trying very hard to convince the public that Cronulla has an actual fight in this game.

I think he tipped the Sharks too. His reasoning is that semi finals are all about defence and we've had to score 20 or more to win all of our games this season. A bit of an old school view.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Easy win for the Sharks here,just have to get Ennis to niggle Joey Leilua and he will have a brain snap and put a figure four leg lock on someone and get sent off.

A lot of teams have tried doing that this season. The Bulldogs particularly gave him a hard time but he's managed to keep that in check this season.

 

[GongPanther]

I think he tipped the Sharks too. His reasoning is that semi finals are all about defence and we've had to score 20 or more to win all of our games this season. A bit of an old school view.

But honestly Walt,IMO,I really can't see the Sharks getting near the Raiders after that demoralising loss.

This game is a given.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I'm certainly not writing off the sharks. They were pretty good against the storm, the storm were just about perfect.

And the Raiders are one of two teams in the 8 that can put in an absolute shocker (The flogs Panthers being the other). Rapana, Wighton and Joey are all capable of mega brain explosions.

I think Sterlo and braith were on the money in that the sharks forwards need to take it to our mob.
They beat us 40-16 at home this year and although we have improved (and dropped fenderp) we're in no way certainties here.