NRL Round 27 Thread

[THE RED ROOSTER]

The last dance

This is a difficult round for tipsters, as Graham has mentioned in another post, teams are resting players if already through and other sides may make significant changes depending upon the results of earlier games affecting their chances of being in the top eight

Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm - Both sides due to play each other in the first round of the playoffs and both making heaps of changes. This is a real stab in the dark game but the Bronx are at home.

Manly Sea Eagles v West Tigers - Both sides at full strength bar injuries and suspensions with nothing hanging on the game. Maybe theManly  Seabirds will reprise one last time their victory routine...

Sydney Roosters v South Sydney - No love lost here, and vital for both clubs so both at full strength bar injuries and suspensions. Sam Walker plays for the Roosters. Not sure home advantage counts either way so much for Sydney sides.

Dolphins v Warriors - The Dolphins have faded but are in with a chance here against a Warriors side resting players in a game that could be a freewheeling points fest.

Penrith Panthers v North Queensland Cowboys - A top match up, the Penny Panthers licking their wounds from being schooled by the Eels in last weks stunner, Against a Cows theam that needs to win to be in. Panther Power for me

St George-Illawarra v Newcastle Knights - Upset alert, the Knights on a seven match roll are resting a few and have Ponga and possibly Hastings out. SGI hanging tough in defeat have Jack De Belin back. I would be more confident if playing at the 'gong as opposed to Kogarah, but perhaps Knights fans might feel a defeat here snapping the winning streak perversely is a monkey off their back come the playoffs.

Gold Coast Titans v Canterbury Bulldogs - Titans at full strength and If England won the "moral" Ashes at Cricket then the Dogs are the "moral" wooden spooners after the money spent and pre-season hype. Although the way reports coming out of Belmore have been this week probably "Woody", moving over from comfortable digs at Concord would immediately want away from the downcast dogs. Another freewheling points fest may be with two sides who are not into defence.

Cronulla Sharks v Canberra Raiders - A game that might be influenced by the outcome from Roosters-Wabbits. But the Sharkies faded in the last 20 against the Knights and should have Nicho Hynes back Craig Fitzgibbon will be looking for a performance herr regardless. The recknoing for Ricky's Raiders. Sharkies for me even if although if Ricky was reading he might well tall me to

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As ever good luck with your tips

 

[Farmduck]

1 hour ago, THE RED ROOSTER said:

St George-Illawarra v Newcastle Knights - Upset alert, the Knights on a seven match roll are resting a few and have Ponga and possibly Hastings out. SGI hanging tough in defeat have Jack De Belin back. I would be more confident if playing at the 'gong as opposed to Kogarah, but perhaps Knights fans might feel a defeat here snapping the winning streak perversely is a monkey off their back come the playoffs.

 

Those would be my sentiments. It's hard enough coming into a finals series where you've already over-achieved based on most people's expectations without having unbeaten runs hanging over you.

[Graham]

The matches in this round:

[Anita Bath]

last week of the season and only two ‘dead’ games (manly v wests, titans v bulldogs)…thats amazing. Also amazing that the schedule has those two at the two least favourable times for TV ratings, given that unlike AFL, dates and times are set at the start of the season.

[Farmduck]

Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm

7.50pm AEST at Suncorp Stadium

 

Broncos team: 1. Tristan Sailor 2. Corey Oates 3. Jesse Arthars 4. Delouise Hoeter 5. Jordan Pereira 6. Joshua Rogers 7. Jock Madden 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Tyson Smoothy 10. Corey Jensen 11. Brendan Piakura 12. Jordan Riki 13. Keenan Palasia

14. Blake Mozer 15. Cory Paix 16. Xavier Willison 17. Martin Taupau

18. Benjamin Te Kura 19. Israel Leota

 

Storm team: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 5. Reimis Smith 3. Justin Olam 4. Young Tonumaipea 18. Grant Anderson 6. Jayden Nikorima 7. Tyran Wishart 8. Tariq Sims 9. Bronson Garlick 10. Tepai Moeroa 11. Chris Lewis 19. Joe Chan 13. Josh King

14. Sualauvi Faalogo 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Aaron Pene 17. Jack Howarth

21. Cole Geyer 22. Tristan Powell

[Farmduck]

Too easy try for Flegler within 5 minutes

6 - 0

[Graham]

Yes, that was a stroll for him.

[Graham]

Another easy try for Broncos. Storm near to the line couldn’t score. Broncos near the line do score, again.

[Graham]

Latest

12-0 Brisbane 

[Farmduck]

I think Pereira needs a HIA judging by his running style. Try in the corner.

Rogers goal

Broncos 12 - 0

[Farmduck]

Their Moon looks like a copy of our Moon. Typical Qlders!

[Farmduck]

Now a Storm try to Granderson

[Graham]

Grant Anderson chased a kick through and got Storm on the board with a try.

[Graham]

12-4

Paps missed the conversion.

[Graham]

Another Storm try a couple of minutes later. It’s that man again… Anderson in at the left corner.

 

[Graham]

No it’s been ruled out.

Still 12-4

A let off for the Broncos.

[Farmduck]

Absurd that Corey Oates, with 9 SOOs as recently as last year, 200 NRL games and only 28, can't get any interest from NRL clubs.

[Graham]

Papenhuyzen’s kicking in this game has been average to poor.

Shocking drop out there, straight into touch. 
Cheap penalty to Broncos.

[Graham]

Anderson intercepts and runs in a long distance try, if this one is allowed.

[Graham]

12-10 Broncos after Papenhuyzen kicked the goal

[Graham]

What a superb try that was from Storm a long distance double act saw them bamboozle the Broncos defences who were turned inside out.

[Farmduck]

Fa'alogo debut try on debut while playing in his debut.

[Graham]

Fa’alogo scored it. What pace he had combined with Papenhuyzen in that blistering attack.

The game has been worth watching just for that try alone.

[Graham]

Just now, Farmduck said:

Fa'alogo debut try on debut while playing in his debut.

I think you’ll find he was playing his first NRL match for the first time.

[Graham]

14-12 Melbourne