2023 NRL Round 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 4:05pm Sunday 18 June @ PointsBet Stadium

[Sparkles]

50 point loss. No changes to the team. Seems smart.

How different was the Storm team that beat us from the one that received a very public pantsing from the Cowboys?

 

[Mr Ryan]

I reckon we lose this one, Mahoney MOM

Probably won’t win another game this year

 

[Bender]

That dogs team will beat us.

 

[Tightywhitey]

You’re all doomers. They’ll bounce back

 

[bort]

How different was the Storm team that beat us from the one that received a very public pantsing from the Cowboys?

Wondered the same
Olam out for Seve due to injury
Garlick, Pene, Anderson out for Sims, Wishart, Eisenhuth

Would have to rewatch Storm Cows (which I won't) to judge how Garlick, Pene and Anderson contributed to them being flogged. Not sure Sims, Wishart, Eisenhuth contributed too much to putting us away.

 

[Gumby]

Oh dear

 

[Sir Chadley]

Look, I’m just as devastated and disappointed as you all are with the results of our past two games. There’s absolutely no excuse for our poor performances. Every player, coach, coaching staff, trainers and officials should all be accountable.

And we as fans have every right to be pissed off, we have been promised so much by the club and coach but we now find ourselves very much disillusioned and downhearted and it’s almost impossible to imagine us turning this around even against the Dogs.

But this is my club and I’ve been following them for 50 years. I’m proud of the club, the colours, the area and I’m not about to take a backward step and back out or stop supporting them or stop attending games.

When I’m sitting in my seat at Shark Park at 4.05pm this Sunday, all memory of those lacklustre performances against the Storm and the Broncos will be erased temporarily from my memory. A new wave of emotion will wash over me as the boys run out and begin a new adventure on home soil.

No matter how you feel about our performances, and team selections, please don’t give up on our club now.

Get out to the game or switch on your TVs and cheer the boys home.

 

[Western Sharkie]

Can someone do a welfare check on ben (aka Dan) please!

 

[Deleted member 3365]

You’re all doomers. They’ll bounce back

Typical, beat the **** side and just lose to the good sides.

Rinse and repeat. Forever mediocre.

 

[Vichyssoise]

The players get a chance to redeem themselves after stern words from the coach. Fair enough. They deserve that chance.
And if they lose or perform poorly, well, he'll drop... his pen.

Should put 30+ on that rabble of a Dogs team if they respect the ball, tackle like NRL players, and actually give a ****.
Probably won't happen.

 

[Deleted member 3365]

The players get a chance to redeem themselves after stern words from the coach. Fair enough. They deserve that chance.
And if they lose or perform poorly, well, he'll drop... his pen.

Should put 30+ on that rabble of a Dogs team if they respect the ball, tackle like NRL players, and actually give a ****.
Probably won't happen.

Redeem themselves against a bottom 8 team? Ppft not much there. B

 

[Vichyssoise]

Redeem themselves against a bottom 8 team? Ppft not much there. B

Small steps, mate. Small steps.

They're in the Top 15. Doesn't it count for something?

Damn, that post has more edits than should have been necessary

 

[Sharkie556]

Bulldog aren't a top 8 team so we should win

 

[Western Sharkie]

Bulldog aren't a top 8 team so we should win

 

[Capital_Shark]

And we as fans have every right to be pissed off, we have been promised so much by the club and coach but we now find ourselves very much disillusioned and downhearted

Club doesn't owe **** to wrist-slitting sooks who bail out whenever it's not all rainbows & lollipops. **** those emotional midgets.

You got experience, ticker & common sense - not to mention Fitz's ear - so I'm obviously not including your good self in the above.

 

[Thresher]

Club doesn't owe **** to wrist-slitting sooks who bail out whenever it's not all rainbows & lollipops. **** those emotional midgets.

You got experience, ticker & common sense - not to mention Fitz's ear - so I'm obviously not including your good self in the above.

I hate rainbows and lollipops but try and deprive me of my beer and vindaloo and they've got another thing coming

 

[sharks2010]

I'd like to know what changes people would make

 

[Capital_Shark]

I'd like to know what changes people would make

Thresh wants Beer & Vindaloo in for Rainbows & Lollipops.

Fair call I reckon

 

[ben]

Can someone do a welfare check on ben (aka Dan) please!

Hahaha, in reality the only change I would make is swap Cam in for Finucane. And I would change that **** they sniff before running out to something more effective.

 

[Patrick]

The bounceback will almost certainly happen. My problem with that is that beating the dogs does nothing to prove we're a decent team. Last two games were perfect opportunities to test ourselves against decent opposition. Now we've got dogs, dragons, tigers in the upcoming weeks, we'll probably beat all 3, but there's still the issue of not matching it with the best that we need to fix.

As for team changes, i think 15 weeks of Moylan/talakai/wilton leaking points should surely be reason enough to shake things up. Especially when we have a first grade halfback in Trindall playing reserves, and a first grade centre in Tracey doing the same. It's not a drastic change, but it could make a lot of difference.