Round 18 VS Dragons

[OldPanther]

I remember this conversation from last year, you’ve always gotta take the automatic second week option. Melbourne in Melbourne would be extremely tough, but playing in those games is actually good for the teams development.

This. First step is to start playing those games more often, second is learn how to win them.

 

[Dave's mate]

This. First step is to start playing those games more often, second is learn how to win them.

First step is actually making the finals. Going to be hard to keep this run going

 

[OldPanther]

First step is actually making the finals. Going to be hard to keep this run going

Sharks did something like 12 in a row in 2016. No reason we can't. I'm not so confident about next week though.

 

[martielang]

Silly play? How could he pull out of it?

Thats not f**king close to a sin bin. There's less than a second in it in slow motion.

Relax Mx lol

 

[martielang]

Winterstein should of got more minutes, terrific again. I think I would of rested Kikau the last 20. Surely no one can question his inclusion now.

Leota too was probably underused. Can only assume he’s trying to play RCG into form.

 

[betcats]

We turned down two easy penalty goals last night that would’ve put us up by 6 and then 12 which is a Clear change from what weve been doing all year, I like if. Even it didn’t work out for us both times last night I think it’s good play considering our forvand against.

 

[Dave's mate]

Winterstein should of got more minutes, terrific again. I think I would of rested Kikau the last 20. Still don’t understand how anyone can question his inclusion.

Leota too was probably underused. Can only assume he’s trying to play RCG into form.

He's actually going ok surprisingly. Never heard a Manly fan say a single good thing about him and they we ecstatic when he left

 

[betcats]

Winterstein should of got more minutes, terrific again. I think I would of rested Kikau the last 20. Surely no one can question his inclusion now.

Leota too was probably underused. Can only assume he’s trying to play RCG into form.

Yeah winterstein has been a find imo, he makes linebreaks for fun, is a great defender and doesn’t give away penalties or make many errors from memory.

 

[franklin2323]

I remember this conversation from last year, you’ve always gotta take the automatic second week option. Melbourne in Melbourne would be extremely tough, but playing in those games is actually good for the teams development.

Canberra have an easy draw. I can't see them not getting 4th

 

[betcats]

Isaiah Yeo’s defence was brilliant in the middle last night, his one on one tackling in particular. If we just had a prop capable of breaking the line consistently we’d have a perfect middle rotation with jfh, Yeo and Tamou all playing well. Just lacking explosiveness atm.

 

[BuddPanther]

Isaiah Yeo’s defence was brilliant in the middle last night, his one on one tackling in particular. If we just had a prop capable of breaking the line consistently we’d have a perfect middle rotation with jfh, Yeo and Tamou all playing well. Just lacking explosiveness atm.

Spencer Leniu. He’s our man...

 

[betcats]

Spencer Leniu. He’s our man...

He’s certainly the style of prop im talking about.

 

[mxlegend99]

We turned down two easy penalty goals last night that would’ve put us up by 6 and then 12 which is a Clear change from what weve been doing all year, I like if. Even it didn’t work out for us both times last night I think it’s good play considering our forvand against.

That's a sign of our confidence. Willing to back our attack. Getting better at creating space out wide. Amazing how much space there can be when a team gets some nice crisp long passes to the edges.

 

[TheFrog]

Sharks did something like 12 in a row in 2016. No reason we can't. I'm not so confident about next week though.

15 it was. Round 4 to round 20 inclusive (2 byes). 15 of their 17 wins in the season proper came consecutively, many by very close margins.

 

[TheFrog]

Canberra have an easy draw. I can't see them not getting 4th

They still do drop games here and there, but next week is critical to any top 4 chances we might have. They've got the Roosters coming up but so do we. My feeling is that if we can make the top 4 it will be at the expense of the Roosters, but we'd nearly have to win every game.

 

[franklin2323]

They still do drop games here and there, but next week is critical to any top 4 chances we might have. They've got the Roosters coming up but so do we. My feeling is that if we can make the top 4 it will be at the expense of the Roosters, but we'd nearly have to win every game.

For and against will be the killer. We need to get an extra win. Given the draws of Parra and Manly we can jump them. Not so sure about higher up. Depends on teams like Dragons upsetting teams

 

[franklin2323]

Isaiah Yeo’s defence was brilliant in the middle last night, his one on one tackling in particular. If we just had a prop capable of breaking the line consistently we’d have a perfect middle rotation with jfh, Yeo and Tamou all playing well. Just lacking explosiveness atm.

Luai can fill that void to an extent. Winterstein does the ugly work early then Luai plays the last 30 with his speed and footwork can cause trouble. Also though Martin still to comeback he is dangerous both sides of the ball

 

[betcats]

Luai can fill that void to an extent. Winterstein does the ugly work early then Luai plays the last 30 with his speed and footwork can cause trouble. Also though Martin still to comeback he is dangerous both sides of the ball

Yeah we actually looked more dangerous with all three halves on the field last night, Luai running the ball confidently adds something for sure.

 

[franklin2323]

Yeah we actually looked more dangerous with all three halves on the field last night, Luai running the ball confidently adds something for sure.

We needed more attack from somewhere. Your original point was why I said Leinu in for Leota but Martin in for Winterstein will give us 2 edge attecking threats anyway

 

[herbert henry1908]

I definitely prefer Martin on an edge, although that’s only from a limited sample.

Love Yeo but he doesn’t offer much in attack, so perhaps better suited to the middle work horse role.