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Right, after a bye for the entire competition over Rep Round, the NRL is back this week so it's time to get back into it and look towards the Tigers this Sunday arvo. Hopefully our boys have had a good rest over the bye week, have sorted out some little niggles, and are refreshed and ready to go. On another note, the guys that played Origin have a full week to recover so hopefully they rest up during the week and are good to go for this one.
Every game is important but more so this week when you consider the Draw for Round 16. All our fellow contenders play each other this week so we have a chance to either move up the ladder, or open an even bigger gap to fifth. That's why the win is so important in this one. We're coming up against the Tigers who we all know are a bit of a bogey side for us, they always lift for this one. I know we bet them in Round 6 but it was by the skin of our teeth and they certainly put us off our game with agro and niggle that night which lead to Latrell's suspension. We'll need to be warey of that this time.
I find it hard to get a read on the Tigers this year. I believe they're a decent side that is capable of pushing for the top eight when they want to be, but some weeks they come out and play like wooden spooners. So it really depends what Wests side turns up on Sunday. They'll be in all sorts after their huge loss to the Storm in Round 15 and will be desperate to turn it around so we need to be wary of the bounce-back factor, especially at their home ground. I still think they have a decent forward pack lead by Tamou and Leilua so containing that is the key this week.
For us, we need to build on that Round 15 game against Brisbane. I know we've had the week off but hopefully we can come into this one with momentum still raging from that game. I want to see our defence continue to improve against a bit of a tougher side and hopefully our attack continues to flow. It took us a little while to work ourselves into that last game so I'd like to see us start fast and come out fired up. Completion rate continues to be an issue so that is a big work on this week. In terms of team selections, we're going to be missing Tatola which is a loss so hopefully whoever comes in for him will step up. Other than that, i hope all our Origin guys are good to go.
And just one final thing. We're back into strict biosecurity protocols with tight restrictions as well as potentially playing in front of no crowd. However, the boys can't let that effect them. We did it last year and we can do it again, business as usual. Bring on Sunday!!
Every game is important but more so this week when you consider the Draw for Round 16. All our fellow contenders play each other this week so we have a chance to either move up the ladder, or open an even bigger gap to fifth. That's why the win is so important in this one. We're coming up against the Tigers who we all know are a bit of a bogey side for us, they always lift for this one. I know we bet them in Round 6 but it was by the skin of our teeth and they certainly put us off our game with agro and niggle that night which lead to Latrell's suspension. We'll need to be warey of that this time.
I find it hard to get a read on the Tigers this year. I believe they're a decent side that is capable of pushing for the top eight when they want to be, but some weeks they come out and play like wooden spooners. So it really depends what Wests side turns up on Sunday. They'll be in all sorts after their huge loss to the Storm in Round 15 and will be desperate to turn it around so we need to be wary of the bounce-back factor, especially at their home ground. I still think they have a decent forward pack lead by Tamou and Leilua so containing that is the key this week.
For us, we need to build on that Round 15 game against Brisbane. I know we've had the week off but hopefully we can come into this one with momentum still raging from that game. I want to see our defence continue to improve against a bit of a tougher side and hopefully our attack continues to flow. It took us a little while to work ourselves into that last game so I'd like to see us start fast and come out fired up. Completion rate continues to be an issue so that is a big work on this week. In terms of team selections, we're going to be missing Tatola which is a loss so hopefully whoever comes in for him will step up. Other than that, i hope all our Origin guys are good to go.
And just one final thing. We're back into strict biosecurity protocols with tight restrictions as well as potentially playing in front of no crowd. However, the boys can't let that effect them. We did it last year and we can do it again, business as usual. Bring on Sunday!!
