2018 R3 Thu - Storm 30-14 Cowboys @ AAMI

[Canard]

Dominant display at home from the premiers.

 

[TheVelourFog]

Throwing eggs

few years late with that one

 

[Someguy]

Shouldn’t that be a penalty for passing off the ground?

The basic rules of rugby league have escaped you

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

The Cows defence is like wet paper

 

[Hutty1986]

Croft to celebrate the win with a couple of soy lattes

 

[Someguy]

Why isn’t smith kicking ?

Just to upset SuperCoach players

 

[johns_reds]

Oh well at least this was closer game than the GF last year

 

[butchmcdick]

LoLo showing the boys the lols that can be had by vandalising the property of his supporters.

You’re right

He should of done a home invasion after beating his missus or do some blow then get choked out by a bouncer

 

[Sphagnum]

Cowboys definitely have a lot of improvement in them. Storm aren't gonna dominate like they have with cronk gone. Some very unmelbourne like stuff happening out there tonight

(Haven't seen any of these teams other games)

 

[some11]

People might not think Coote and Linnett are great players, but evidently the Cowboys are missing them and it's Morgo's first game back.

 

[wibble]

What do the past two weeks tell us about the Storm and the Cowboys' prospects this season?

Last year, Storm, with Cronk, were so much better than the rest it was ridiculous.

Cowboys were good in patches (like most the finals), but with a reduced roster, were not really that good. Which says a lot about the other teams that they beat on the way. None of the top 10 or so outside the Storm, were very good or very consistent (they all had some ripper games and some shockers).

The bottom few teams were quite poor.

This year, the Storm and Cowboys are expected to do well based on their key players. But the Cowboys need to be much better than last year (and should be, with Thurston back) to really threaten, and so far look inconsistent like last year.

The Storm, without Cronk, are still dangerous, their defense is still great, but they look to be just good, rather than great, overall.

Also, the bottom of the pack from last year have for the most part improved.
Combined with the early penalties, drop ball, and usual upsets of the first few rounds, and no team really looks dominant.

Both the Cowboys and Storm seem too good on paper to miss the 8, but it seems very tough in the early stages of the season to confidently pick anyone to be really good or really bad.

Which is a good thing, I suppose?

 

[Shorty]

People might not think Coote and Linnett are great players, but evidently the Cowboys are missing them and it's Morgo's first game back.

Yeah but we had ample opportunity to win this game.
We kept making errors and awful in defense.
Not sure what’s going on.

 

[butchmcdick]

Yeah but we had ample opportunity to win this game.
We kept making errors and awful in defense.
Not sure what’s going on.

Come back dickfingers

All is forgiven

 

[This Year?]

Storm too good in the end. The Cowboys lost the plot in the 2nd half and the Storm just soaked up everything the Cowboys threw at them.

 

[Clifferd]

Joey Johns mad as hell lol

I actually agree with him though

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

So glad Joey is there to tell me what I want in my rugby league.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Joey Johns mad as hell lol

I actually agree with him though

I don't.

If players are breaking the rules then they get penalised. It's up to them to adjust what they're doing.

 

[Pommy]

Blame the referees for doing their jobs and just let the players off for being too dense to stop dicking around after 10 penalties.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

What's going on with Thurston?

Looks like he's just going through the motions out on the field. His passing was bog average tonight and he sometimes looks disinterested in defence.

 

[Shorty]

Last year, Storm, with Cronk, were so much better than the rest it was ridiculous.

Cowboys were good in patches (like most the finals), but with a reduced roster, were not really that good. Which says a lot about the other teams that they beat on the way. None of the top 10 or so outside the Storm, were very good or very consistent (they all had some ripper games and some shockers).

The bottom few teams were quite poor.

This year, the Storm and Cowboys are expected to do well based on their key players. But the Cowboys need to be much better than last year (and should be, with Thurston back) to really threaten, and so far look inconsistent like last year.

The Storm, without Cronk, are still dangerous, their defense is still great, but they look to be just good, rather than great, overall.

Also, the bottom of the pack from last year have for the most part improved.
Combined with the early penalties, drop ball, and usual upsets of the first few rounds, and no team really looks dominant.

Both the Cowboys and Storm seem too good on paper to miss the 8, but it seems very tough in the early stages of the season to confidently pick anyone to be really good or really bad.

Which is a good thing, I suppose?

We always start like this but it’s frustrating because all these early season wins are important.
Storm aren’t missing the 8 but they may miss too 4.