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

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mmmm 4 bench forwards again, anyone else think a back up / getting game time into a "utility", might be useful/worthwhile against this opposition?
 

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Gee wiz. Man for Man, who out of the Bulldogs team would be a walk up start into the Sharks team this week.

If I had to squeeze them in:
Kikau (Over Teig)
Crichton (over Ramien)
Maybe Burton as a 14 (over Kaufusi)

Apart from that we are all over them.

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Gee wiz. Man for Man, who out of the Bulldogs team would be a walk up start into the Sharks team this week.

If I had to squeeze them in:
Kikau (Over Teig)
Crichton (over Ramien)
Maybe Burton as a 14 (over Kaufusi)

Apart from that we are all over them.
That Tracey would make a great backup/utility back!
 

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Gee wiz. Man for Man, who out of the Bulldogs team would be a walk up start into the Sharks team this week.

If I had to squeeze them in:
Kikau (Over Teig)
Crichton (over Ramien)
Maybe Burton as a 14 (over Kaufusi)

Apart from that we are all over them.
I was thinking the same but could only think maybe Crichton over our No 4 Talakai
 

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mmmm 4 bench forwards again, anyone else think a back up / getting game time into a "utility", might be useful/worthwhile against this opposition?
We don't really have any utilities who would either add something to the team or are first grade ready. Blayke is a comfortable 80 minute ironman and McInnes can fill in if necessary so that rules Berrell out, Dykes hasn't played a NSW Cup game in well over 15 months and looked out of it in the trials and Puru/Atkinson desperately need to be getting game time for the Jets so we can actually have some serviceable depth.

I also just think 4 forwards is the best way to beat this Doggies outfit their forward pack is way smaller than ours and I personally think Hunt/Hazelton off the bench with Brailey toying with the markers and having them run lines will be too much for them. If someone like Sam Healey was in our top 30 I'd be all for him getting a stint at hooker if we have a comfortable lead but I'm pretty sure he's on a TNT.
 

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Some of the early cockiness in this thread is…… concerning. Its like some people forget we’re Cronulla.

We might well towel them up but you never know with this lot.

could be stung this Friday.
need to be cautious...work hard, don't rest easy and just get the job done this coming Friday.
 
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