The Cowboys chances

[little_aza]

What's the latest on Tariq??

To state the obvious: if he's back, the Cowboys are a big chance.

 

[CrazyTiger]

If in form they are the leagues best dark horse

Jesus Dave, you sound like you have had 22 E's in one night, and driven a bus
better than you ever have before.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

They're a real dark horse in the finals, which is why I'm f**king happy we're not playing them in week 1.

 

[Panther_Daz]

Just watched their game v Sharks online. They scored 6 tries in a canter. If T.Sims can join Bolton,Segeyaro and Taumalolo on that bench, WOW!

Tamou was unbelievable today, getting very close to Matt Scott as the best front rower in the comp IMO.

Linnett and Tate run great lines and both wingers finish well.

 

[EvolutionUber]

Scott also didn't play he'll add a bit.

 

[BDR]

You aren't supposed to post results of delayed games in the main forum.

 

[some11]

I caught it on a stream from the UK.

Yes, they get it live on the other side of the world!

 

[undertaker]

I caught it on a stream from the UK.

Yes, they get it live on the other side of the world!

Also NZ get it live as well

 

[Pierced Soul]

I think the cows can do a fair bit of damage if they all turn up. In bowen and Thurston they are unpredicatable in attack and their centres in tate and linnett are very dangerous. they've got 2 Australian props and a good backrow.

however playing brisbane may not be the best thing for them first up given the intensity these two teams play against each other at. I expect if they dont get stage fright they'll win, but it will be interesting to see how much mentally it takes out of them

 

[Charlie124]

When did cronulla get relocated to Queensland? Because the cowboys CANNOT WIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

 

[Frailty]

I'd question their defence... A poor Sharks team put 22 points on them...

 

[pennywisealfie]

Oh well they have 2 weeks to fix their d. We made Penriths D look like Manly 1996

 

[Panther_Daz]

Penrith couldn't defend in 2003 too remember? 527 points conceded in the regular season, almost 100 more than the Cowboys this year.

 

[butchmcdick]

When did cronulla get relocated to Queensland? Because the cowboys CANNOT WIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

Charlie since we began we only have a 30% record away from home

 

[Charlie124]

Charlie since we began we only have a 30% record away from home

I have always loved this ridiculous argument. We began in 1995 and were a rag-tag club made up of players three years past their prime and nobodies from nowhere, we were the whipping boys of the NRL for years and could barely win a f**king coin toss let alone a footy game.
So why the hell would win/loss stats dating back 18 years have anything to do with how they play now? Hell, you can go back to round 26 just a couple of years ago in 2010 and only find 5 or 6 players currently at the club.

You cant look to a clubs overall history as a guide to how the current players perform in certain areas. Recent history (the current season and possibly previous one) sure, but any further back then youre not even talking about the same players.

Just for the record, in 2012 our win/loss record is as follows.

HOME: Won 8, Lost 4
AWAY: Won 7, Lost 5

2011:

HOME: Won 9, Lost 3
AWAY: Won 5, Lost 7

So over the last 2 years our away record isnt bad at all, in fact Manly are only 2 away wins better than us over the course of those two years with W/L records of 7/5 for each year.

 

[beave]

I miss those early years............ 1995 was awesome............. Not only were we a reserve grade team transplanted up here, we were the stellar Gold Coast Seagulls reserve grade team (thanks for that Grant Bell).

They would have been better off just filling the team soley with lads from around NQ and giving it a shot instead of half locals and half have beens/never were's dregs from around the comp. 2 wins in a season was f**king soul destroying.


We did have a good jersey though........................

 

[bartman]

I think the Cowboys might just make it to the Grand Final... smash the Broncos, surprise elimination of Manly/Canterbury, sudden death win against Melbourne or Souths, and then a 50-50 chance against the other one of Manly/Canterbury in the Grand Final?

 

[Sleep]

To go all the way it would really come in handy if they had Tariq Sims on board. When's he due back? I thought he was meant to be back before the finals started.

 

[BDR]

He won't be back this year.

 

[woodyk2]

Cows are definately the ''dark horse'' pick.They have the cattle.