2025 FW2 SF Sat - Canberra 12-32 Cronulla @ GIO

[Tiger Shark]

Sharks are no chance. Raiders by 22.

You were close, won by 20

oh wait, you said Raiders

haha straight sets

choke

 

[Miller was a legend]

anyway, commiserations Raiders fans.
great season from the team. Last week took a lot out of the side.

Those great young players will learn so much from these games.

Good luck next season

 

[Cutoutpass]

If you want it to be, I guess?

Tonight showed that they can dominate the middle but without the ability to score points, it doesn't translate to wins. The halves next year aren't as good as this year and there's very little extra coming in to the squad.

They deserved the minor premiership this year but they definitely overperformed, which is great, but hard to replicate or back up, especially with Sticky going full dementia and now having that to recover from. They will still have an excellent middle plus Hudson Young and some capable backs, but they will also have some glaring issues to resolve.

Not everything is a knock, me lad.

We didn’t dominate the middle tonight.

 

[Fangs]

i don’t know mate, I think the way to beat the storm the last few years has been to kick down the front door. Storm have game breakers but they have a pretty plod middle rotation and missing the only spine player who seems to not play frantic in tense situations.

Sharks are a bad match for them, they’re confident and will have nothing to lose. I still tip storm but an upset wouldn’t surprise me at all.

AFB is better than any other forward on the ground next week.

 

[Apey]

Storm vs Sharks will be interesting. I havent been convinced by Storm all year and Sharkies should have them covered in the forwards easily. But its easy to forget about the team who has had the week off.

 

[Cutoutpass]

anyway, commiserations Raiders fans.
great season from the team. Last week took a lot out of the side.

Those great young players will learn so much from these games.

Good luck next season

On behalf of all of the Milk fans, thanks mate.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

It happened in 2020 when souths and raiders made it.

Interestingly the first two years of the top 8, 1995 and 1996 two of the top 4 were knocked out in week 2.

The preliminary finals were
1995
Manly (1st) Vs Newcastle (5th)
Canberra (2nd) Vs Canterbury (6th)

1996
Manly (1st) Vs Cronulla (5th)
Norths (3rd) Vs St George (6th)

 

[Bazal]

We didn’t dominate the middle tonight.

I don't talk footy with trolls

Did you know your other personality was sexually assaulting small primates? Pretty gross

 

[Vic Mackey]

Storm will start favourites. When was the last time Cronulla won down there?

Sharks defence was good tonight. I think their outside backs and their backrowers running great lines are going to hurt the Storm. The points are there if they want to run out that way rather than the middle.

Will be a great contest.

last year when their forwards ran roughshot over the storm

 

[Cutoutpass]

I don't talk footy with trolls

Did you know your other personality was sexually assaulting small primates? Pretty gross

Like you said, we deserved the minor premiership. Onwards and upwards in 2026.

 

[Fangs]

last year when their forwards ran roughshot over the storm

There you go.

They've got recent form there. Man for man they are a better team than the Storm absolutely.

Its just the Storm/Bellamy thing at this point now. A week off and with their finals record they are imposing. I just think the talent isn't quite there this time.

 

[Surely]

I'm glad we won but commiserations to Raiders fans you've got a young team and were without your gun 5/8 , you'll be there again next year.

 

[Cutoutpass]

I'm glad we won but commiserations to Raiders fans you've got a young team and were without your gun 5/8 , you'll be there again next year.

Thank you.

 

[Diesel]

Sharks @$2.76 against Melbourne. Get on it quick everyone.

Sharks +7.5 is tempting

Hughes is back

 

[Fangs]

Sharks +7.5 is tempting

Hughes is back

Now at $2.87 the Sharks.

 

[Diesel]

will be interesting, Fogarty's long kicking game got us on the front foot a lot but man he doesn't offer much in the opposition 20... I don't know what his try assist stats are like but he must be in the bottom few for halfbacks. I can't see us finishing 1st or 2nd again... maybe top 4 if we are lucky with injuries again

Interesting to see how Manly go next year

 

[Hospital Pass]

I saw this coming from a mile away - nobody believed me

 

[Cutoutpass]

I saw this coming from a mile away - nobody believed me

to the victor goes the spoils

 

[Vladonald Trumputin]

Who do you support Vladimir?

Under 8s Bomaderry Swamp Rats.

 

[Bazal]

Interesting to see how Manly go next year

DCE was cooked this year but I'm not sure Cleary or Moses would make a big difference over there with the bloke in the coaches box tbh.