The way I see it, we should be up for this one. Huge 2 points on the line, 2pm Sunday afternoon at the Gong - wearing our commemorative jersey and (hopefully) there's been a bit of a build up during the week about what the club means. Its an especially big game because we're heading down to Melbourne next week, it doesn't get much tougher than that and we're at risk of falling a few spots back on the ladder if we lose two in a row. We've named probably the best side we possibly could have - and I see an advantage for us on the interchange, our bench is better than theirs.
Sutton will give us nothing against penrith - no matter how big and vocal the crowd is on Sunday. We're going to have to deal with that and just get over it - first 20 minutes line speed will be crucial. Once their bench forwards come on and ours do too, line speed still crucial but it's a lot more comforting that our bench players are better. It's about weathering those periods when JFH and Leota are on and dominating field position. Hunt's kicking game has to be better to allow for this, a few early kicks maybe to make up for the fact that when he kicks on the 5th all he does is find opposition wingers/fullbacks on the full. If we pin them, discipline, discipline, discipline. Give Sutton no reason to blow his whistle, because he will given the slightest opportunity. Hunt also needs to just get out of the way and let the ball go left in this game which is the thing that worries me most. There's points out there if we let the ball go left, but Hunt just won't allow it. Absolute ball hog. If we go left, angled runs from Suli right at Cleary are the go, Sloan out the back of shape to expose Tago who has been hopeless this year defensively. I just pray Hunt doesn't dominate the possession down the right, it would illustrate just how clueless and selfish he is considering how blatantly obvious it is we need to go left
