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Right, time to dump that game against the Tigers and look towards our next clash as it's another important one. We face off against the Cowboys this week, back at home, back at Stadium Australia. It's another important game this week and it will be a good test for us I feel. Now, normally, I wouldn't say a side outside the eight is a good test but we go into this one without our Origin players as we all know. I'm confident the guys coming in can do a job but it certainly makes this game a bit more difficult and brings us down to their level a little. That's why this game is important. I feel it's be a big win if we could pull it off without five of our best and it'd mean we'd hold onto third spot.
I think North Queensland will actually see this as an opportunity to jag a big win. At full strength, I don't think they beat us but being without Origin players throws it wide open in my opinion. They'll go into this one with a bit of confidence and that can be dangerous. I expect the Cowboys to be pretty fired up too, they haven't been performing well lately and will be desperate to turn that around. So once again, we come up against a side where the bounce back factor is in play. We've seen what they can do when they get it right and turn it on. For a few weeks there, I thought they were looking pretty good and really firming for the top eight, they were playing some good Footy. That hasn't been the case for a few weeks now but all it takes is oe game to turn it around and they'll really want to do that so we must be wary. The key battle is in the forwards this week, they have a pretty strong pack lead by Taumalolo and if we can contain them there, it'll go a long way to getting the result.
For us, I don't want to see us go into this one with a complacent attitude, hopefully missing Trell, Gags, Cookie, Jai and Cam removes that factor. I want to see us come out switched on and ready to make a statement too. It's all about attitude this week in my opinion and we need to get that right. Missing so many players will only be a distraction if we allow it to be and we have to have a 'next man up' mentality. The guys that come in must do a job for us on Friday night and I'm confident they can. I'm actually really excited to see how we go with a completely different side. Of course, it's not going to be the perfect performance but we just need to win. I don't care how, just win. On another note, the second half let us down last week so we need to build on that again, especially with our defence and I'll be looking for an improvement there.
So this is a significant game and a bit of a test for us, I'm really not sure how to feel about it. Let's hope the boys can continue to stand up and get it done. Bring on Friday!!
I think North Queensland will actually see this as an opportunity to jag a big win. At full strength, I don't think they beat us but being without Origin players throws it wide open in my opinion. They'll go into this one with a bit of confidence and that can be dangerous. I expect the Cowboys to be pretty fired up too, they haven't been performing well lately and will be desperate to turn that around. So once again, we come up against a side where the bounce back factor is in play. We've seen what they can do when they get it right and turn it on. For a few weeks there, I thought they were looking pretty good and really firming for the top eight, they were playing some good Footy. That hasn't been the case for a few weeks now but all it takes is oe game to turn it around and they'll really want to do that so we must be wary. The key battle is in the forwards this week, they have a pretty strong pack lead by Taumalolo and if we can contain them there, it'll go a long way to getting the result.
For us, I don't want to see us go into this one with a complacent attitude, hopefully missing Trell, Gags, Cookie, Jai and Cam removes that factor. I want to see us come out switched on and ready to make a statement too. It's all about attitude this week in my opinion and we need to get that right. Missing so many players will only be a distraction if we allow it to be and we have to have a 'next man up' mentality. The guys that come in must do a job for us on Friday night and I'm confident they can. I'm actually really excited to see how we go with a completely different side. Of course, it's not going to be the perfect performance but we just need to win. I don't care how, just win. On another note, the second half let us down last week so we need to build on that again, especially with our defence and I'll be looking for an improvement there.
So this is a significant game and a bit of a test for us, I'm really not sure how to feel about it. Let's hope the boys can continue to stand up and get it done. Bring on Friday!!
