NRL Round 22 Thread

[Graham]

Fantastic solo try from Harry Grant. He ran from dummy half and flummoxed the Parra defence.

[Graham]

4-4 with kick to come near posts.

[Graham]

Grant shrugged off three despairing tackles to score there.

Meaney kicked the goal

6-4 Storm

[Rugbyleaguesupporter]

Channel 9 coverage on Sky this morning 

[Graham]

9 minutes ago, Rugbyleaguesupporter said:

Channel 9 coverage on Sky this morning 

Hard luck! 

[Graham]

Katoa barged his way through the defenders from close range.

Storm's 4th try of the first half.

 

[Graham]

Hughes had a good first half.

[Graham]

Half Time

Storm 24 - 10 Eels

Score Summary

H. Grant 12, H. Grant 23, J. Hughes 28, E. Katoa 38	Tries	S. Russell 5, J. Hopgood 33
N. Meaney 13, N. Meaney 25, N. Meaney 29, N. Meaney 39	Conversions	M. Moses 34

[Spotty Herbert]

Just now, Graham said:

Hughes had a good first half.

He had to. I traded him out of my Supercoach team this week. For me he is more important to the Storm system than Munster.

[Graham]

Harry Grant already has 108 supercoach points and it's only half time.

[Graham]

2 minutes ago, Spotty Herbert said:

He had to. I traded him out of my Supercoach team this week. For me he is more important to the Storm system than Munster.

Typical isn't it? Hughes is on 95 SC points at half time... ouch! 

 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Graham

[Graham]

Storm carried on after the break as they had been in the first half, composed and creative. Hughes, Grant and to some extent Munster were a creative force that overwhelmed the Eels and prevented them from mounting any real comeback.

FT

MELBOURNE STORM 46 - 16 PARRAMATTA EELS

[Graham]

Score Summary

H. Grant 12H. Grant 23J. Hughes 28E. Katoa 38J. King 48M. Seve 60C. Munster 68W. Warbrick 77	Tries	S. Russell 5J. Hopgood 33L. Moretti 64
N. Meaney 13N. Meaney 25N. Meaney 29N. Meaney 39N. Meaney 49N. Meaney 61N. Meaney 69	Conversions	M. Moses 34M. Moses 65

[Graham]

9 goals in that game… our tipping comp poll.

[Graham]

Mentioned in dispatches for Eels was Hopgood who had an outstanding game in a losing team. I thought Ryan Matterson more than pulled his weight too.

[Graham]

I won’t mention how many Supercoach points Jarome Hughes scored as I don’t  want to upset Spotty Herbert.

[Spotty Herbert]

34 minutes ago, Graham said:

I won’t mention how many Supercoach points Jarome Hughes scored as I don’t  want to upset Spotty Herbert.

Feel free to upset me as much as you like. Hughes is the most underrated half in the NRL for my money. I had to go out and missed the 2nd half, but I now worry whether the Eels can make the 8 after a result like that.

[Irish Saint]

1 hour ago, Spotty Herbert said:

Feel free to upset me as much as you like. Hughes is the most underrated half in the NRL for my money. I had to go out and missed the 2nd half, but I now worry whether the Eels can make the 8 after a result like that.

I mentioned a few weeks ago with their run in, injuries and suspensions that  sadly the Eels wont make the play-offs, still have to go to Panthers and Broncos so i would say 6 more points at the most take them to 30 don't think that will be enough.

[Graham]

1 hour ago, Spotty Herbert said:

Feel free to upset me as much as you like. Hughes is the most underrated half in the NRL for my money. I had to go out and missed the 2nd half, but I now worry whether the Eels can make the 8 after a result like that.

J. Hughes

7. Halfback

158

[Graham]

Saturday's R22 matches:

UK kick off times

AEST: 3:00pm         5:30pm           7:35pm

[Graham]

SATURDAY'S BIG GAME

All our forum tipsters have gone with league leaders Penrith Panthers to win the match against Cronulla Sharks.

Panthers were big winners against Canterbury Bulldogs last week as they made it four successive wins.

They are hunting the minor Premiership which spells trouble for this week's opponents Cronulla Sharks who arrive with back-to-back losses to their name.

Cronulla were poor against Manly Sea Eagles last week and despite a brilliant late comeback, they ultimately failed to overturn a 0-30 deficit.

They will need to go up a few gears to match the Panthers.

The reigning premiers rarely lose at home so it's hard to see anything other than a home win for Penrith in this game. 

Is there anyone who can see an upset in this one?

To Watch:

 

Panthers vs Sharks

BlueBet Stadium

Fox

7:35pm

Worldwide: WatchNRL 10:35am

 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Graham

[Graham]

Remaining R22 matches live on Sky (UK) this weekend:

 

SUN 30TH JULY

Canterbury Bulldogs v Dolphins

05:00

NRL - Regular Season, Sky Sports Main Event HD (05:00), Sky Sports Action HD (05:00)

Gold Coast Titans v North Queensland Cowboys

07:05

NRL - Regular Season, Sky Sports Mix (07:00)

Edited July 28, 2023 by Graham

[THE RED ROOSTER]

Dominant performance by Melbourne yesterday, but big upset win for the Knights - Congrats to the poster (not me) who tipped the win in the Capital.

Edited July 29, 2023 by THE RED ROOSTER

[Graham]

Just got up and about to see that Knights look to have beaten Raiders in Canberra. Looks like it was a convincing win with that final score.

[Graham]

Dragons v Sea Eagles 

FT

DRAGONS 18 - 24 SEA EAGLES 

Score Summary

F. Molo 7B. Burns 58T. Sloan 70	Tries	T. Koula 22H. Olakau'atu 30R. Garrick 42J. Saab 52
Z. Lomax 8Z. Lomax 59	Conversions	R. Garrick 23R. Garrick 32R. Garrick 43
Z. Lomax 19	Penalty Goals	R. Garrick 80
J. De Belin 64	Sin Bin