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Time to dump that game against Penrith and move on to the next week. It's another big one to move on to in 24, another absolute cracker, another bumper clash. We go up against our old foe, the arch rivals, the Roosters. I think i speak for everyone when I say I love playing Easts. I always get super fired up and I really enjoy the build up during the week as both sides throw little barbs at eachother. It's always a game you circle on the calandar and really look forward to. And why wouldn't you look forward to it? It's the biggest rivalry in the game! 113 year of hate, of spite, of drama, of jealousy, of fiece battles; 113 years of the most intense rivalry. I say it everytime when I talk about the Roosters, hate is a very strong word, however, when talking about the Roosters, it is simply not strong enough.
So there's not only the rivalry that make this a bumper clash but there's also the fact that this is a top four clash. The Roosters have found their way to fourth and I'm sure they won't want to lose that spot to Manly. As much I despise these wankers, you do have to respect what they've done this year. A horrendous injury toll and yet, they're still up there competing for the top four. You look at their current team and on paper, there's no way they should be doing as well as they are. But the fact of the matter is they are and I'm sure they'll want to continue that on Friday night against us. So because of that, some might say we'll beat them easily but I don't think it'll be easy at all. As I said, they're top four for a reason so it's going to be a real challenge. They'll be extremely fired up and will probably fancy their chances. We need to really focus on containing their main weapons in Tedesco (not really sure if you can contain him, it's more about limiting his impact), Manu, Tupou, Walker and JWH. If we can do that, which has been proven easier said than done by many teams this year, then it'll go a long way to getting the result.
For us, it's all about getting back on the horse and rebounding this week. We all know what happened against the Panthers, we all know we were dudded by the ref but that's in the past now. The result was still officially a loss and we can't change it so it's all about the response and how we bounce back this week. As I said, we can't take the Roosters lightly or they'll pull our pants down. I'm sure we won't need much motication to get up for a game against the arch-rivals. I'm hoping the boys have taken a lot of confidence from the last game and we should be looking to push on. They should particularly confident in defence as that was a good showing last week. These next two games are about building on that and improving either further defensively. That'll be a big area of focus. The other area will be discipline I'm sure. Yes, a lot of the calls against us on the weekend were bullshit but there was a fair few that were legit. We need to fix that up. If we can get those two areas of our game right, the attack will flow. I feel like we need this big scalp heading into the Finals.
So a bumper of a week this one, nothing better than playing the arch-rivals in a big game to tune up for the Finals! Time to write another chapter in the Book of Fueds!!
So there's not only the rivalry that make this a bumper clash but there's also the fact that this is a top four clash. The Roosters have found their way to fourth and I'm sure they won't want to lose that spot to Manly. As much I despise these wankers, you do have to respect what they've done this year. A horrendous injury toll and yet, they're still up there competing for the top four. You look at their current team and on paper, there's no way they should be doing as well as they are. But the fact of the matter is they are and I'm sure they'll want to continue that on Friday night against us. So because of that, some might say we'll beat them easily but I don't think it'll be easy at all. As I said, they're top four for a reason so it's going to be a real challenge. They'll be extremely fired up and will probably fancy their chances. We need to really focus on containing their main weapons in Tedesco (not really sure if you can contain him, it's more about limiting his impact), Manu, Tupou, Walker and JWH. If we can do that, which has been proven easier said than done by many teams this year, then it'll go a long way to getting the result.
For us, it's all about getting back on the horse and rebounding this week. We all know what happened against the Panthers, we all know we were dudded by the ref but that's in the past now. The result was still officially a loss and we can't change it so it's all about the response and how we bounce back this week. As I said, we can't take the Roosters lightly or they'll pull our pants down. I'm sure we won't need much motication to get up for a game against the arch-rivals. I'm hoping the boys have taken a lot of confidence from the last game and we should be looking to push on. They should particularly confident in defence as that was a good showing last week. These next two games are about building on that and improving either further defensively. That'll be a big area of focus. The other area will be discipline I'm sure. Yes, a lot of the calls against us on the weekend were bullshit but there was a fair few that were legit. We need to fix that up. If we can get those two areas of our game right, the attack will flow. I feel like we need this big scalp heading into the Finals.
So a bumper of a week this one, nothing better than playing the arch-rivals in a big game to tune up for the Finals! Time to write another chapter in the Book of Fueds!!