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• Thooper Dooper Maltese Sparrow August 24, 2017 at 5:47pm

  Great blog Bup and agree 100%.

  Trick plays is a very good call. I loved when Moses was one side of the ruck on the 5th and jumped to the other side when he got the ball and ended up securing a try. Stuff like that is what smashes the heavily coached teams.

  Gower in the side mixes things up a bit too with his late offloads ala Corey Parker.
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  The Offside Eel August 24, 2017 at 5:54pm

  I agree i remember reading a article with Alex Ferguson saying when it comes to tge end of the season thats when a manager earns his keep the ability to lift the players and get them to keep focused once your at the backend of the season the team knows their structures and know how to win on the field its now up to the coaches to make them able to win upstairs as well.
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  Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown August 24, 2017 at 5:57pm

  Good call Bup, we need to hit top gear starting tonight.
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  Frank The Tank August 24, 2017 at 5:58pm

  Agreed with everything until that last sentence.
  A fully fit Melbourne will win the comp - of this I'm certain.
  • Thooper Dooper Maltese Sparrow > Frank The Tank August 24, 2017 at 6:01pm

    I thought that last year Frank, then Todd decided it was a better fairytale if the Sharks won it.
  • 2agd8rk0gah1u > Frank The Tank August 24, 2017 at 6:13pm

    A fully filled large brown paper bag and the NRL will choose which club they want to win the Competition, Frank of this im certain.
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    Bup > Frank The Tank August 24, 2017 at 6:15pm

    I don't think the Storm have enough variation in the forwards. Asafa- Solomona is the only one with a decent offload. The Roosters , Sharks and the Eels have that variation and it makes it harder to game manage against those type of packs. The big Storm forwards are vulnerable when forced to move laterally a lot and cover their inside shoulders. They tire and get worked over. With an even share of the ball the Roosters would have easily accounted for them the other week and teams that play tough but fast will worry them a lot in Semi final conditions which generally played at faster tempos and are encouraged to be officiated in just such a way.
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  The French Fullback #1 August 24, 2017 at 6:20pm

  Let's see what happens tonight. This is a finals game for us. If we can't go to another level and match Brisbane, we're making up the numbers. We matched them before, but this is the chance to prove it wasn't a fluke, that we can be consistent, that we have the intensity to match the top sides. Not usually critical of BA, but he has to get them up for this one in front of a vocal crowd in which many of the team haven't played before. Anything other than an 80 minute performance isn't acceptable (if we do but lose, so be it, we have players coming back, but it must be competitive).
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    ParraTime > The French Fullback #1 August 24, 2017 at 6:23pm

    I love how you say if we lose we are just making the numbers. We might be outplayed and lose, if so, we still have a chance as anyone else in the top 8. Stop getting way to carried away.
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    Bup August 24, 2017 at 6:33pm

    So does Tim Mannah but their hardly quality parts of their game.