Jason Maher
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Simple question: are Souths serious contenders this year, or are they building their fans up for an almighty let down in September?
Souths have had a very easy draw over the last few months, and I've been thinking up until this week their form has been a bit of a chimera (after all, they lost in the two games they came up against decent opposition - Canterbury and Brisbane, who were still in form at that time). The Titans are the first decent team they've toppled in ages, in my opinion. And they did it well - the Tits had all the possession and field position for most of the match, but needed a dropped bomb to crack Souths' defence. That defence has been a big question mark over Souths, even this year, so it must be pleasing for their fans to see that. It's what you need to win finals matches. They certainly have the attacking arsenal to get the job done, especially once Inglis returns.
So my answer to my own question is yes, Souths are the real deal - probably. I still have nagging doubts, but they will be assuaged if they can topple Manly and Cronulla over the next fortnight.
And please - no lol@souffs in this thread. There's already a dedicated thread for such purposes.
Souths have had a very easy draw over the last few months, and I've been thinking up until this week their form has been a bit of a chimera (after all, they lost in the two games they came up against decent opposition - Canterbury and Brisbane, who were still in form at that time). The Titans are the first decent team they've toppled in ages, in my opinion. And they did it well - the Tits had all the possession and field position for most of the match, but needed a dropped bomb to crack Souths' defence. That defence has been a big question mark over Souths, even this year, so it must be pleasing for their fans to see that. It's what you need to win finals matches. They certainly have the attacking arsenal to get the job done, especially once Inglis returns.
So my answer to my own question is yes, Souths are the real deal - probably. I still have nagging doubts, but they will be assuaged if they can topple Manly and Cronulla over the next fortnight.
And please - no lol@souffs in this thread. There's already a dedicated thread for such purposes.