Roosters vs Storm Pre-game Discussion

[fletch]

Apparently SST hasn't trained since the souths final but will definitely play

Is that the calf injury again?

This is a good outline of what Friend has been dealing with.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/23/...es-for-return/

[fletch]

Here is the update on SST its a groin injury, so many soft tissue injuries over the back half of the season.

https://twitter.com/SimonBrunsdon/st...73705576415232

[roosterchook]

Apart from JWH being out and Friend not being match fit Latrell hasn’t been in good form either but of concern is our second half. We seem to run out of gas after the first half and can’t score and even lose our second half. It’s happened a lot. Only a full 80 minutes against the storm gives us any chance. 40 minutes will not win it. I also think Friends return has been left too late and would go with Verrills who has been in top form.

[Darkone]

If we can nullify the size/power of their forward pack we will win this game, two major concerns are the loss of JWH and our penchant to put in the odd shocker in prelim finals.

Exactly.....

this IS the Grand final, the winner will easily take out the Premiership

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Collins can go on report for smashing him as he won’t be needed for gf.

He could well be.

80 minutes of sudden death footy can always take a toll.

[Maxy Walker]

What happened to Cronk’s eye? That’s quite a shiner

[zac]

No guarantees this Sat, but we're looking good. We should be able to hold them with our D and our attack is the best in the comp by far.

[rented tracksuit]

Exactly.....

this IS the Grand final, the winner will easily take out the Premiership

Agreed.

[QWERTY]

What happened to Cronk’s eye? That’s quite a shiner

Angus Critchon knock

[Tommy Smith]

Just on the middle 3rd battle, the experts keep on harping on about the absence of JWH and the form of Nelson Muntz; but what about a comparison of benches?

With Welch out I feel as though Bellyache has conceded that he basically only has two props of note. Kamikamica goes alright but he hardly strikes fear into you. And Max King has been filling a bench spot and not much more.

In contrast we'll have Butcher and Crichton playing big minutes in the middle third I suspect. Both are guns and have been in great form. We may even start with Tetevano too which means we'll have Liu on the bench as well.

Which ever way Robbo goes we clearly have a lot more bench artillery than Melbourne. And over the course of the 80 minutes I think our greater depth in quality and pack mentality - with everyone fresh and aiming up to replace Jared - will more than match the Storm.

And from there our backs will torch them. I just think Teddy is close to the best big game player I've seen and I predict that he'll do to the Storm what he did to Qld.

[Maxy Walker]

I’m completely over all this talk of JWH. It’s been so overdone already and it’s only Monday.

Obviously we’d rather have him there but our real strength this year is the backline. Keary, Tedesco, Latrell, Manu etc, one of the best club back lines of all time. They’re not going to just stop playing because JWH isn’t there.

Robbo has the wood on Bellamy these days too. I think we will crush them, bring it on.

[chopstiks]

This is a new one. Ennis has written us off, reckons other sides are hungrier. Haha.
god I hope the green slime shit the bed!

[QWERTY]

Apart from JWH being out and Friend not being match fit Latrell hasn’t been in good form either but of concern is our second half. We seem to run out of gas after the first half and can’t score and even lose our second half. It’s happened a lot. Only a full 80 minutes against the storm gives us any chance. 40 minutes will not win it. I also think Friends return has been left too late and would go with Verrills who has been in top form.

We have slacked off when we have a handy lead i.e. Rabbidohs, but even then last saturday storm arguably slacked off against the eels as well. We now have a full side bar Jared, and with the prize being the grand final and a chance to salute Cronk off with a premiership I think we won't run out of gas...hopefully

[QWERTY]

Also, if they bench Chambers again, that is a waste of an interchange spot, which could play into our favour when fatigue sets in at the back end of the game

[Salvatori Grubber]

He could well be.

80 minutes of sudden death footy can always take a toll.

I was thinking based on his proportions that he’s a replacement for Jared only, and that if any other Middle was out it’d be Sitili or The Farmer who’d come in.