Match 2024 NRL Round 4 - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Canberra Raiders, 6:15pm Sunday 31 March @ PointsBet Stadium

[Blue_Eyes84]

This is a loss.

 

[Sir Chadley]

This is a loss.

There’s the spirit! Let’s announce defeat before it actually happens.

Yes this game will be tough considering who may be out but no need to be defeatist 7 days out.

 

[Blue_Eyes84]

There’s the spirit! Let’s announce defeat before it actually happens.

Yes this game will be tough considering who may be out but no need to be defeatist 7 days out.

We’ll see.

 

[Gards]

who’s injured and in doubt for this week?

 

[Western Sharkie]

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Lace up Gards

 

[HaroldBishop]

Zero confidence

 

[HaroldBishop]

There’s the spirit! Let’s announce defeat before it actually happens.

Yes this game will be tough considering who may be out but no need to be defeatist 7 days out.

Hard not to be if you watched the game mate.

 

[Sir Chadley]

Hard not to be if you watched the game mate.

Yeah mate, I didn’t watch it and won’t go near it. Just trying to get people’s chins off the ground.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Yeah mate, I didn’t watch it and won’t go near it. Just trying to get people’s chins off the ground.

I'm sure we'll be better this week, we literally can't be worse.

 

[Jaz]

Fitz mentioned being able to "move people around" in the presser. Maybe we'll see Talakai at second row and Iro at centre? Hard to disagree with when looking at our injuries.

 

[Proud Shark]

Fitz mentioned being able to "move people around" in the presser. Maybe we'll see Talakai at second row and Iro at centre? Hard to disagree with when looking at our injuries.

If we're looking at Tuks, Bradbury, Burns and still being down a forward, I think you may be right.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Fitz mentioned being able to "move people around" in the presser. Maybe we'll see Talakai at second row and Iro at centre? Hard to disagree with when looking at our injuries.

I really don't want Sifa moved but yeah, we may not have much of a choice this week really.

Shame we don't have the bye a week earlier.

 

[Wizard]

Lace up Gards

That’s like throwing salt on the wound

 

[MrDravid]

Who can we give Iro to in exchange for a decent forward

Iro for Hopgood?

 

[SF]

Surprising the bookies still have us as favourites ($1.50 compared to $2.60 for the Raiders).

I guess they're factoring in the home ground advantage, and the bounce-back factor, plus Raiders did lose to the Warriors. But seeing Raiders have beat us 9 out of the last 10 games, it seems a bit over confident.

I'm keen to see Talakai have another shot in the back row, and Iro in the centres, but not sure I want that to start up against Timoko...

 

[HaroldBishop]

Surprising the bookies still have us as favourites ($1.50 compared to $2.60 for the Raiders).

I guess they're factoring in the home ground advantage, and the bounce-back factor, plus Raiders did lose to the Warriors. But seeing Raiders have beat us 9 out of the last 10 games, it seems a bit over confident.

I'm keen to see Talakai have another shot in the back row, and Iro in the centres, but not sure I want that to start up against Timoko...

Yeah a bit lopsided for mine. Yo know Ricky will have them playing tough footy.

 

[Western Sharkie]

Team Tips: The Sharks could be missing several players this week after a trio of injuries suffered in Round 3. Toby Rudolf looks set for an extended sideline stint due to a syndesmosis injury, while Dale Finucane failed a HIA and will be stood down for 11 days due to the NRL’s concussion protocols. Royce Hunt is also set to be sidelined for a period after suffering a calf injury whilst warming up to take the field against the Tigers. In a timely boost, Braden Hamlin-Uele is set to return to the forward pack and is a strong chance of slotting into the starting front row. However, Craig Fitzgibbon still needs two more forwards to join the bench. Tukupa-Ke Hau Tapuha, after making his NRL debut in Round 2, looks set to return to the side while former Knights prop Max Bradbury started for the Newtown Jets in NSW Cup and is currently on a development contract.

 

[stormshark]

Personally, i don''t think Bradbury looks ready

 

[sharkfan]

There’s the spirit! Let’s announce defeat before it actually happens.

Yes this game will be tough considering who may be out but no need to be defeatist 7 days out.

Well I mean, we all thought we should have won last week, maybe they just need the right motivation to prove us wrong?

 

[Tiger Shark]

Personally, i don''t think Bradbury looks ready

I dont think he is either. I think we're more likely to move Burns to the starting spot and Williams goes back to the middle, bring in Tuks and Uele if he's ready.

What's with us and having injury prone props. Our two best in Rudolf and Uele just can't string games together. And once again looks like we'll go a significant chunk of the year with out our main middles fit.