
Behind enemy lines: Round 9
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has named his mandatory 24-man squad ahead of the Round 9 clash against St George Illawarra Dragons at AAMI Park on Sunday, May 8.

I was hoping Bellamy would rest one or two.![]()
Behind enemy lines: Round 9
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has named his mandatory 24-man squad ahead of the Round 9 clash against St George Illawarra Dragons at AAMI Park on Sunday, May 8.www.dragons.com.au
How do we know they weren’t working on his issues but by round 3 he hadn’t been where they were hoping he’d be?I have said this in previous posts, if sloan had these defensive issues why werent they picked up in the last few games last year, pre-season, trial matches etc, not round 3 of the current comp. So here we are playing the storm, no one expects us to win by any stretch of the imagination, so for me this is a perfect time to throw the young fella's in and see how they go against one of the top sides in the NRL, if you want them to learn or show us something this is it. I would much rather have them exposed to this environment and learn something and maybe show us some performance than change nothing and get walloped anyway. I certainly wouldnt bag them out even if we get done by 70, I would say there you go boys thats the standard we need to achieve to be competitive, we either reach it or we sink.
…..,,I was hoping six or seven blacksafakeI was hoping Bellamy would rest one or two.
Understand what your point is, my thoughts are that you dont put a young fella into the NRL if you know he has defensive issues, how many games did he play in the NRL last year, surely he would have had them then as well, anyway I hope he gets back into the NRL ASAP because we sure do need him.H
How do we know they weren’t working on his issues but by round 3 he hadn’t been where they were hoping he’d be?
Now that you’ve spelt it out like that - it’s almost line ball - I reckon it will go into golden point .It's Bellamy v Griffin
It's Papenhuyzen v Mbye
It's Munster v Amone
It's Hughes v Hunt
It's Grant v McCullough
It's ..........need I say more.
Oh and yes, we win.
I think they rested a few last year and still beat us ......…..,,I was hoping six or seven blacksafake
A voice for the men in front of him. He needs to bark ordersRava and Lomax have not seen clean ball since Sloan dropped - I think if the attitude is right (which by all reports it is) you play him otherwise what the exit strategy w Mbye? Sure he's good in D but he does not provide enough overall upside to the team to leave Sloan out IMO. We are not a top 4 side so just scratching wins to finish somewhere between say 7 and 10th - whats the point? It's been 5 weeks - what does Sloan learn against weaker opposition in KOE?
It starts in Juniors everywhere. They are mimicking the NRL in tackle technique.A Part of me JD wonders what standard of coaching is in the Illawarra & St George districts. They don't appear to value defence until they get to seniors. By value i mean do very good defensive players make the rep teams or because they don't show out get ignored ?
If Tyrell Sloan is not a better long term option than Mbye then I'm a bad judge sure the kid will make mistakes but it takes time to get these kids up to the topWhat changes to the current team would you like to see mate?
Agree we are not going to win any comp this year so let the young blokes adjust to top grade ..... For me Sully should be playing at 9 if Hunt is staying at 7 ......If Tyrell Sloan is not a better long term option than Mbye then I'm a bad judge sure the kid will make mistakes but it takes time to get these kids up to the top
That's the spirit FT. Our guys versus their guys - just no comparison. Ahem! - we win hands down.Now that you’ve spelt it out like that - it’s almost line ball - I reckon it will go into golden point .