Jared

[Cockadoodledoo]

Surprised not much has been mentioned about the big man. Whilst I no longer think he is our best front rower, he is still our pack leader and when he is on his game, we rarely ever lose. He is the one forward in our pack who can really dominate an opposition and needs to lead by example this week if we are to go on and win. He was well below his best last week but the good thing is he isn't likely to play so poorly twice in a row. I hope he really fires up because imho he is one of our biggest keys to victory and will drag the other 3 front rowers behind him.

Interesting other stat is that we are undefeated this season when Napa has been out. Of course he plays this week, it is a no brainer but he has to be on notice. I expect him to really rip and tear this week as well.

[Tommy Smith]

I think we've won 12 in a row with JWH playing?

He was indeed below his best vs Souffs after being dominant vs Cronulla; but he usually has Jesse Bromwich in his back pocket so more of the same would be great this week.

[4 the all in brawl]

Yeah it's quite an incredible stat being 12 wins in a row when he plays.

Also agree he is not our best front rower now as that title goes to Fergo.

But he is indeed our alpha forward and when he starts to dominate then our pack usually tramples roughshod over the opposing pack....

Would love to see Dylan deliver one of those games like he had against the Warriors in NZ this year or the Souffs game in 16. If he does then we will win.....

With wet weather and a cool day forecast, it could be a day out for the forwards and if our big boys turn up, we could end up with premiership #14.

[Tommy Smith]

If it is indeed wet then Cronk becomes a savage loss. He'd kick us to a comp in those conditions.

[Andrew Walker]

I think he is our best front rower it is really noticable when he isnt there

[stephenj]

if thats the cae 4 in then keary will do the job instead

[Kelby]

Hopefully JWH can smash big Nelson out of the game!
Twist that ankle!

[RoosterChick]

if thats the cae 4 in then keary will do the job instead

Totally agree. Keary has been overshadowed a bit this year by Cronk. Not that he hasn’t played well, he has. If Jarrod and the rest of the pack do their job, Keary will do his and we will get the win.

[melon....]

If it is indeed wet then Cronk becomes a savage loss. He'd kick us to a comp in those conditions.

Don't write off keary I think hes got it in him to win the Churchill

But in my opinion. Last week was our GF. Happy to be proven wrong. But the script for the 2 grubs fairy tale ending is written

[The Brain]

I agree with Meloneous Monk.
JWH is our best thoughthe wa a bit off last week.
You know the old saying when the going gets tough the tough get going he will lift his game

[ism22]

Surprised not much has been mentioned about the big man. Whilst I no longer think he is our best front rower, he is still our pack leader and when he is on his game, we rarely ever lose. He is the one forward in our pack who can really dominate an opposition and needs to lead by example this week if we are to go on and win. He was well below his best last week but the good thing is he isn't likely to play so poorly twice in a row. I hope he really fires up because imho he is one of our biggest keys to victory and will drag the other 3 front rowers behind him.

Interesting other stat is that we are undefeated this season when Napa has been out. Of course he plays this week, it is a no brainer but he has to be on notice. I expect him to really rip and tear this week as well.

Agreed, he stepped up BIG time!!! IMO a lot of what happened in that game involved players not wanting to let down their mates, particularly those who were suspended.

Toops was the other standout. They peppered him with LOTS of difficult bombs and he caught them all on the full without spilling his lollies.

My only lingering concern is whether having too many stars on the field can cramp/confuse players. For example when we saw Teddy and Toops collide a few weeks back I question whether it was because there were too many chefs in the kitchen. Probably not a valid concern given our form this season but I wonder if some of these guys play better without each other because they have a desire to do everything on their own.

[<ME>]

The 80min performance against whoever that was early in the year was key reminder how good he can be and is. It’s interesting how he is used by Robbo but it’s blessing have in back pocket how many minutes he can play if needed. I think he has something special this weekend.

Napa on the other hand owes a big performance.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

JWH is probably the best prop in the game imho.

I was thinking is there any player I would be more concerned about missing the GF than Cooper?

I came up with two - JWH and Teddy.

[Thirteen]

Our best prop and most valuable by a mile. And I think Tets, Naps and SST are great.

If JWH wasn't playing on Sunday I would not expect to win.

[Tommy Smith]

Yeah he's absolutely our best prop.

We've won 12 in a row with him and lost 3 in a row without him.

It's a no brainer.