Match 2024 NRL Round 2 - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 6pm Friday 15 March @ PointsBet Stadium

[Vichyssoise]

Too close for comfort for 60 minutes. We dodged a few bullets in the first half but defense was good. That's the main positive because the attack still needs a lot of work.
Still a win's a win, and it was overall a good early season performance. Lots of positive signs.
And just how ****ing good was the impact off the bench of our twin towers?

Up Up and all that.

 

[Western Sharkie]

We seem to have lost those long sweeping plays from 25-30 (or more) meters out.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

2 games, 3 tries conceded. Will take that.

The attack will gel more with time, nicho and trindell havent played that many games together as yet

 

[Six Again]

I don't know Western
off the field - he is such a lovely guy. he is genuinely a nice bloke.
he is never the type to throw a late swinging arm. like never.

...correct me if I'm wrong.

Consider yourself Corrected !

 

[HaroldBishop]

2 games, 3 tries conceded. Will take that.

The attack will gel more with time, nicho and trindell havent played that many games together as yet

I'm a bit more worried about the attack. It was clunky at times last year as well. Hopefully it clicks in the next few weeks.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

I'm a bit more worried about the attack. It was clunky at times last year as well. Hopefully it clicks in the next few weeks.

Nicho and trindall havent even played 10 games together i think i read? Give that time.

 

[Blue_Eyes84]

I know it's only two games into the season. We look like a tougher, resilient footy team.

 

[sharkstragic]

We got the rub of the green last night , well
And truly. dDifferent game if some of those decisions go against us. Happy for the win but we have a fair bit to clean up

 

[vicsharkfan]

We got the rub of the green last night , well
And truly. dDifferent game if some of those decisions go against us. Happy for the win but we have a fair bit to clean up

Yeah I wonder if old mate didn’t get knocked out 5 seconds in so already a man down, kikau stays down longer straight after contact (not enough for a cat1 cause he wants to stay on the field) the ref sends Britt, with it being early rounds of the season then the whole line in the sand etc etc.

 

[Western Sharkie]

Yeah I wonder if old mate didn’t get knocked out 5 seconds in so already a man down, kikau stays down longer straight after contact (not enough for a cat1 cause he wants to stay on the field) the ref sends Britt, with it being early rounds of the season then the whole line in the sand etc etc.

…..….….. only for the NRL to then relax its stance and focus on something totally different (like pulling hair or something stupid)

 

[Gal The Goat]

On calls going our way.. what was the decision around Ronnie’s try? I watched it with no commentary.

Talakai intentionally kicked it but was a drop kick or he’s just kicked it they reckon?

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

On calls going our way.. what was the decision around Ronnie’s try? I watched it with no commentary.

Talakai intentionally kicked it but was a drop kick or he’s just kicked it they reckon?

Was definitely an intentional kick. Drop kick in that situation is irrelevant. Whether it touched his foot or not is another story.

Everyone carrying on about the mutual infringement call, really there was no other way that could be ruled.

 

[Proud Shark]

Yeah I thought we got lucky a few times. The mutual infringement was the right call, but lucky as tricky never stops him there. Two 'catch' attempts from Ramien that were 10 times worse than Wills last week that was penalised. I think we scored off the second which could have easily been a baulking or tackled in the air pen. The Talakai kick looked borderline simultaneous, but it was probably a 50/50 too.

Dogs played with heart, and crossed the stripe 3 times. They won't be such easy beats this year.

 

[vicsharkfan]

NRL Press Conference: Sharks v Bulldogs - Round 2, 2024

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches chat to the media after their Telstra Premiership Round 2 clash.

www.nrl.com

20.0 on the clock. Ciraldo having a Sticky-like whinge about the refs

Sharks presser at 30.20

Ha ha I thought ciraldo was funny.
“Be good to get a 80/20 call”
We did get lucky on the kikau high shot that hit across chest. But calls are calls if they didn’t burn theirs on the taffe one I guess they could have challenged it. Power to the dogs if they bring that tenacity and game plan of trying to put teams on tilt, they will get wins. I want us to feel uncomfortable and have to find ways to win especially in the early rounds, running out and winning 26-0 IMHO does nothing in terms of making us a better team in bigger games.

 

[Gal The Goat]

Was definitely an intentional kick. Drop kick in that situation is irrelevant. Whether it touched his foot or not is another story.

Everyone carrying on about the mutual infringement call, really there was no other way that could be ruled.

Yeah so bunker ruling he kicked it with his foot. I’ll have to watch it all again closely to see how close he got. Probably got lucky with that one then

 

[Blue_Eyes84]

We got the rub of the green last night , well
And truly. dDifferent game if some of those decisions go against us. Happy for the win but we have a fair bit to clean up

There is still a lot of work to do.

 

[Western Sharkie]

Ha ha I thought ciraldo was funny.
“Be good to get a 80/20 call”
We did get lucky on the kikau high shot that hit across chest. But calls are calls if they didn’t burn theirs on the taffe one I guess they could have challenged it. Power to the dogs if they bring that tenacity and game plan of trying to put teams on tilt, they will get wins. I want us to feel uncomfortable and have to find ways to win especially in the early rounds, running out and winning 26-0 IMHO does nothing in terms of making us a better team in bigger games.

Does he mean 40/20?



Ciraldo is just planting the seed in the refs minds for next week.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

Yeah I thought we got lucky a few times. The mutual infringement was the right call, but lucky as tricky never stops him there. Two 'catch' attempts from Ramien that were 10 times worse than Wills last week that was penalised. I think we scored off the second which could have easily been a baulking or tackled in the air pen. The Talakai kick looked borderline simultaneous, but it was probably a 50/50 too.

Dogs played with heart, and crossed the stripe 3 times. They won't be such easy beats this year.

If sifa drop kicked it, its still legal. The nrl has gone over this plenty. It was always a kick. Not a dropped ball disguised by trying to kick it.
I dont think he actually got boot to ball though

 

[Sparkles]

Our attack was clunky as ****, looked awful actually. Hopefully that improves quickly.

It's more important that Trindall is playing....
JK!!

It sure was. Some more promising signs near the end with Will on the sweep, but we shouldn't kid ourselves about cour point scoring. Last week we had a barge over try from Ronnie and this week a lucky accident with Sifa and Ronnie, bot of which were pretty critical.

 

[Sparkles]

Nicho and trindall havent even played 10 games together i think i read? Give that time.

Have had a full offseason together though. If anything, I think it's Nicho. He's moving into a traditional Chad halfback style role. Had he run the ball in the last two games?