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Time to move onto the next game as we enter the fifth week of the competition, jeez that's gone quick! We've got another game at home as we take on the mob from Melbourne. That's right, we take on the Storm this Friday night in what is sure to be another blockbuster. We all know our record against the Storm is diabolical. It's the worst of any team against any other team in the comp and for whatever reason over the years, we just haven't been able to get the job done against them. That was a bit different last time we met in 2022 as we came through for a rare win. Can we make it two in a row this weekend? Now that would be something extremely rare.
This is a game where we can probably not be so stressed about our injuries because the Storm are in the same boat, if not, worse. They've been absolutely smashed by injuries and although they got some troops back last week, they're still under-strength. However, that does not mean we take them lightly, this is the Melbourne Storm we're talking about here. They're always gonna turn up and are always going to be in the contest. They'll be looking to build on their win last week, so we need to be ready for an ambush. Their biggest threat is clearly Munster, he's just returned from injury and will be ready to go. The other is Harry Grant. Thankfully, Hughes is suspended but we're still going to have our hands full with the other two. Shut them down, which is a lot easier said than done, and it'll go a long way to winning. if we can get on top through the middle, which I think is a lot more possible this week given their injuries, that will really help us be able to do that.
For us, it's also about building on last week. We may have got a great result in the end, but the 80 minutes was certainly not the kind of performance we want. The boys are better than that and we need to show that this weekend. Priority number one should be the errors, we really need to cut them down massively. It's been our biggest problem all year so far and we can't continue to do it, or Melbourne will make us pay. I want to be completing at above 80% on Friday night, that needs to be the focus. Secondly, keep that defence humming along. If we can do both these things, our attack should flow. Significantly, we'll get Sele back for this one which gives us a huge boost! Hopefully he can get through the game. His addition is huge though because of the impact he brings, and it allows us to put Keaon, one of our biggest weapons, back to the edge. So yea, Hame in is huge. I just want to see a really focused and consistent performance this week.
Going to be a cracker of a week hopefully, the buildup will be interesting. We have an opportunity to go out and further our way up in this comp to start the year, gotta go out and take it. Let's get into it!!
This is a game where we can probably not be so stressed about our injuries because the Storm are in the same boat, if not, worse. They've been absolutely smashed by injuries and although they got some troops back last week, they're still under-strength. However, that does not mean we take them lightly, this is the Melbourne Storm we're talking about here. They're always gonna turn up and are always going to be in the contest. They'll be looking to build on their win last week, so we need to be ready for an ambush. Their biggest threat is clearly Munster, he's just returned from injury and will be ready to go. The other is Harry Grant. Thankfully, Hughes is suspended but we're still going to have our hands full with the other two. Shut them down, which is a lot easier said than done, and it'll go a long way to winning. if we can get on top through the middle, which I think is a lot more possible this week given their injuries, that will really help us be able to do that.
For us, it's also about building on last week. We may have got a great result in the end, but the 80 minutes was certainly not the kind of performance we want. The boys are better than that and we need to show that this weekend. Priority number one should be the errors, we really need to cut them down massively. It's been our biggest problem all year so far and we can't continue to do it, or Melbourne will make us pay. I want to be completing at above 80% on Friday night, that needs to be the focus. Secondly, keep that defence humming along. If we can do both these things, our attack should flow. Significantly, we'll get Sele back for this one which gives us a huge boost! Hopefully he can get through the game. His addition is huge though because of the impact he brings, and it allows us to put Keaon, one of our biggest weapons, back to the edge. So yea, Hame in is huge. I just want to see a really focused and consistent performance this week.
Going to be a cracker of a week hopefully, the buildup will be interesting. We have an opportunity to go out and further our way up in this comp to start the year, gotta go out and take it. Let's get into it!!
