2018 R1 Fri - Cowboys 20-14 Sharks @ 1300SMILES

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NRL 2018 - Round 1
North Queensland Cowboys v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
1300SMILES Stadium, Townsville (TICKETS)
Friday 9 March 2018

Times AEST (QLD local)

Gates 4:20pm / TDRL 4:30pm / NRL 6:50pm

1. Ben Hampton 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Justin O'Neill 4. Javid Bowen 5. Antonio Winterstein 6. Michael Morgan 7. Johnathan Thurston 8. Matthew Scott 9. Jake Granville 10. Jordan McLean 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Ethan Lowe 13. Jason Taumalolo
Interchange: 14. Te Maire Martin 15. Coen Hess 16. Scott Bolton 17. John Asiata 18. Corey Jensen 19. Kyle Laybutt 20. Francis Molo 21. Enari Tuala

1. Valentine Holmes 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Josh Dugan 4. Ricky Leutele 5. Sione Katoa 6. Matt Moylan 7. Chad Townsend 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Matt Prior 11. Luke Lewis 12. Wade Graham 13. Paul Gallen
Interchange: 14. Jayson Bukuya 15. James Segeyaro 16. Ava Seumanufagai 17. Joseph Paulo 18. Kurt Capewell 19. Kurt Dillon 20. Aaron Gray 21. Trent Hodkinson

Referees: Gerard Sutton, Chris Butler
Sideline Officials: Michael Wise, Belinda Sleeman
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

Feeder club fixtures
Cowboys (times QLD local)
Saturday | Pride (NQL) v Wynnum (BRI) @ Barlow Park, ISC 6pm / Colts 4pm
Saturday | Mackay (NQL) v Townsville (NQL) @ Stadium Mackay, ISC 6pm / Colts 4pm

Sharks
Saturday | Wyong (SYD) v Newtown (CRO) @ Morry Breen Oval, ISP 4:30pm
Saturday | Cronulla v Roosters @ SC Group Stadium, Flegg 3:30pm​

 

[Vic Mackey]

Sharks by 7 in the upset of the round

 

[footy75]

nah cows at home

 

[MilkShark]

Only going to be one result here.

 

[beave]

Weather may be f**king horrendous for this game. Townsville has had about 60cm of rain over the laat 3 days. I still don’t know why the NRL schedule us at home for the first 3 weeks, I’ve only been banging on about for it 11 odd f**king years..... sigh.

 

[Timmah]

Weather may be f**king horrendous for this game. Townsville has had about 60cm of rain over the laat 3 days. I still don’t know why the NRL schedule us at home for the first 3 weeks, I’ve only been banging on about for it 11 odd f**king years..... sigh.

Unless the ground is unavailable, it won't happen. Can't backload the draw with home games for you guys just because it's a bit wet sometimes at the start of the season

 

[beave]

Unless the ground is unavailable, it won't happen. Can't backload the draw with home games for you guys just because it's a bit wet sometimes at the start of the season

A bit wet? How’s about a bit cycloney? Or a bit dangerous? I love reading shit like that from people whom may have visited up there for a game during the dry season. Until you have lived up there for a decent period of time, I don’t think you can really grasp or understand just how dangerous it can be during that part of the year.....

they currently give teams 3 home games at times in a row, don’t give me that bullshit that they can’t back end the draw.

 

[AJB1102]

Unless the ground is unavailable, it won't happen. Can't backload the draw with home games for you guys just because it's a bit wet sometimes at the start of the season

Why can't ya?

There is no integrity or sensible structure to the draw to jeopardise. We have sides playing each other twice before round 8 for f**ks sake. I think we can avoid Townsville's cyclonic weather for the opening 3-4 weeks of the season.

 

[umina panther]

Up up go my Sharkies, been a fan for years

 

[This Year?]

Cowboys, but the Sharks will make them earn it.

 

[Clifferd]

Why can't ya?

There is no integrity or sensible structure to the draw to jeopardise. We have sides playing each other twice before round 8 for f**ks sake. I think we can avoid Townsville's cyclonic weather for the opening 3-4 weeks of the season.

Tigers play Melbourne in round 2 and 5 lol. Literally 3 weeks apart

 

[Timmah]

A bit wet? How’s about a bit cycloney? Or a bit dangerous? I love reading shit like that from people whom may have visited up there for a game during the dry season. Until you have lived up there for a decent period of time, I don’t think you can really grasp or understand just how dangerous it can be during that part of the year.....

they currently give teams 3 home games at times in a row, don’t give me that bullshit that they can’t back end the draw.

Yes it *can be* dangerous - doesn't mean you just avoid the area for the entire month.

If you go back and look over all the games played in March since the Cowboys came in I doubt you'll find more than a handful affected by a serious weather event.

 

[FireFalcons1]

Cowboys by plenty

 

[Roosters rule]

Cowboys. Dugan gone with a hammy by 5th minute.

 

[AJB1102]

Tigers play Melbourne in round 2 and 5 lol. Literally 3 weeks apart

Yeah who wants to watch the same game 3 weeks apart?

I posted in the draw thread that Parra play 4 sides twice before round 10.

Sharks v Dragons derbies are all over and done with by round 7 lol

 

[The Moist Captain]

Cowboys. Dugan gone with a hammy by 5th minute.

Only to return 10 minutes later with apparent torn hammy issue no longer a concern.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Great memories

 

[Pig Hunter]

Long range forecast weather wise this game may be cancelled.

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/viewer/index.shtml

 

[Miller was a legend]

Great memories

Never ever forget the 7th tackle!

 

[Pig Hunter]

Never ever forget the 7th tackle!

That 7th tackle was the last time I saw him play the game