Round 20 | Cronulla 0-18 Newcastle @ Toyota | Saturday 23rd July | Kick-off 7.30pm

[RHCP]

True. I wasn't really thinking in terms of metreage though, more getting quick play the balls and working to our strengths. Snowden, Douglas, Smith, Gallen, all very big men. I was thinking our best bet though of getting on top would've been moving them around in the ruck with House/Eddy and our mobility off the bench with Taufua and Hilder.

Need a big one from the almighty Faas and AK47 (who I actually think is capable of doing so...who needs Bennett to transform players?).

How does Tetevano play?

 

[Serc]

Hmm well I have no idea how that will affect those parts of the forwards game.

As for Tetevano...from what I've seen (note this is him used as a second rower in NYC last year) he is a big strong wide runner, who makes lots of carries, with pretty good footwork and an offload. Is certainly useful in attack (which is probably why he's always been a 2nd rower) but is not a Taia style player, more of a power game. Nothing that I remember of note in defence, but from memory he gets through a lot of tackles and runs and was given 80 mins regularly last year.

 

[Serc]

Costigan and Tolar out

Ciraldo to start, Tetevano and Karawana to bench

Pretty sure that Tetevano will be playing in the prop rotation going by the bench list

(and as expected, Gallen is out, with Tautai to start and Johnny Mannah onto the bench for the Sharks)

 

[shane1970]

Ciraldo to start

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Double your bets everyone. Fair dinkum - Has Coach TOTALLY lost the plot - How the f**k this bloke, pretending to be a footballer - is even mentioned in the same breath as a Knight astounds me - let alone - constantly being named in the 17 - wasn't bad enough - now he's STARTING - Oh the shame

 

[meercat]

How fast did Mullen look there...he held the ball that time too

 

[Tom155]

wtf mullen terrible kick

 

[Tom155]

2 bs calls against us there

 

[Matt23]

...make that 3

 

[meercat]

aaaaand 4

 

[meercat]

Uate down

 

[CycloneSteve]

Uh-oh Uate in trouble

 

[CycloneSteve]

This could be one of those games where we are going to have to win despite some very ordinary refereeing calls.

 

[Matt23]

Mullen's kicking game is shithouse atm

 

[CycloneSteve]

When it is not Matt?

 

[Tom155]

F**k cmon gids, gotta catch that

 

[Matt23]

When it is not Matt?

...true

 

[CycloneSteve]

Finally a call goes our way.

 

[meercat]

Much better kick there

 

[Tom155]

great chase & tackle by gidley

 

[CycloneSteve]

If we can get our sh!t together here we can win this game. Our defense is solid at the moment we need to build some pressure in their half.