Friend's Hamstring Injury makes it tough

[rooster_booster]

Heath L'Estrange is the worst player in the NRL, get rid of him.

[chook 56]

Are you sure?

[rooster_booster]

Are you sure?

Hes worse than Bwaiff. Bwaiff is no longer an NRL player though.

[Guest]

I think we might see hastings on the bench if jake plays, stranger is just not up to it now but will be good with wyong next season?

If Hastings plays, hope Robbo tips him that less in more.

[Guest]

What's the word on Friendy?

[Guest]

Hes worse than Bwaiff. Bwaiff is no longer an NRL player though.

You forget about the work he did off the ball.

[stephenj]

dureau got the jets home a couple of weeks back from a sideline conversion!

[fletch]

wouldn't surprise to see Robbo name Friend tonight, to try and keep the Titans guessing as to how he will replace him for Monday night.

[The Axe]

wouldn't surprise to see Robbo name Friend tonight, to try and keep the Titans guessing as to how he will replace him for Monday night.

fletch, any news re Maubs and Friend's recovery?

[fletch]

fletch, any news re Maubs and Friend's recovery?

Maubs 50/50 for this weekend, haven't heard about what Friend's scans showed, but it looked worse than a minor hammy strain.

[rwbfl]

Losing Friendy is arguably our biggest loss this season. At a time where we need to win the next two games so we can relieve a bit of pressure in the last 3 rounds, his absence leaves a huge, almost irreplaceable, hole in the team. You'd think if he wasn't right for the titans game, he'd be a long odds for the Tigers considering the short turn around.

These games become real danger matches now, especially the Titans game as we all seem to have trouble against them.

[Tommy Smith]

The Storm, Warriors and Cowboys are right up our arse for a spot in the top 4.

The Dogs are still there too I guess.

We will need to win 3, maybe 4 to finish in the top 4. With one of those wins against the Storm preferably.

That won't be easy.

[rwbfl]

If we play to our potential then we should be winnings at least 4, perhaps all of these matches. However consistency has been our problem all years, and adding this to our injuries and not playing to our best, the next 5 matches could be an uphill battle.

[fletch]

I'm more worried about getting the two wins we need just to qualify for the finals, on current form we would be outsiders in our last 3 games against the Warriors/Storm/Vermin.

our for and against advantage has been whittled away by some of the challengers as well.

we want Manly to keep winning now its highly unlikely we can catch them, if they can knock off the Bunnies/Panthers/Cowboys it would certainly help in our quest for a top 4 spot.

Storm are a big threat to our top 4 hopes, they play Knights/Sharks/Busted Panthers/Broncos and US, they could easily win all 5 given their current form.

[rwbfl]

I don't think top 4 is a real necessity to win the comp this year, considering that there are no real standouts. If anything, an extra game may be what we need to finally click into gear. The only worry is having to go to NZ at some stage throughout the finals, as that would be a very hard to match, especially if they beat us in round 24.

I just feel that the next two matches are must wins, and the following 3 matches will take care of themselves. If anything our best performances will be on showcase for then, especially the Souths match as I assume this will be the farewell for Mini?