Match 2025 NRL Round 2 - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys. 5:30pm Saturday 15 March @ Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville

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I'm tossing up whether to "buy" this win or not. They're paying $3

I shouldn't need to?
 
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Ok, let’s liven up this place and have some score predictions for this game.

I’ll start.

Sharks 32-12. We’ll probably start slow but steadily wear them down eventually.
 

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If they want to be a top 4 team, premiership contenders, they need to start acting like it.
No mercy, no excuses just play top flight footy week in and week out. Storm, panthers have been doing it consistently for years.
They need to start proving themselves and dropping games like this would be a step in the wrong direction

Not confident by any means, but I’d like to think they will be professional and get the job done.
 
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Yeah agree. Nice of the NRL to give the other three Vegas teams home

Just looked at the cowgirls team.

Apart from Dearen, Robson and Cotter they are rubbish. If we dont flogged them then something is wrong.

Sharks by 2
Jason T, Nanai, Clifford not even in the 17,.be surprised if this is still the case on Saturday evening. Add Feldt and Val to the 3 above and it's a much different ( weaker on paper) team than we played last year.
 
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Jason T, Nanai, Clifford not even in the 17,.be surprised if this is still the case on Saturday evening. Add Feldt and Val to the 3 above and it's a much different ( weaker on paper) team than we played last year.
Appears Nanai has been dropped to send a message, can't see them swapping halves so Clifford probably wont get in but Jason T might be a late inclusion. Honestly last his age and output it's not a game changer anymore, a few years ago for sure.

If we play like we did against Panthers we should be fine, boy will want to put in a good game. Expecting a much better Cowboys team though, just feel they haven't covered their roster losses as well as they could have.
 
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Appears Nanai has been dropped to send a message, can't see them swapping halves so Clifford probably wont get in but Jason T might be a late inclusion. Honestly last his age and output it's not a game changer anymore, a few years ago for sure.

If we play like we did against Panthers we should be fine, boy will want to put in a good game. Expecting a much better Cowboys team though, just feel they haven't covered their roster losses as well as they could have.
Minus the dumb ****.
If we “mostly“ play like we did against Penrith but minimise (eliminate) the dumb errors (like kicking dead from restart, not finding touch, giving away a penalty when we had the ball) we will beat the Cows.
But if we don’t, they will roll us.

Let’s do it boys. Get our season underway.
 
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Ok, let’s liven up this place and have some score predictions for this game.

I’ll start.

Sharks 32-12. We’ll probably start slow but steadily wear them down eventually.

I like that... 6 tries to 2 including a consolation try in the last 5 for the home team.
 
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Appears Nanai has been dropped to send a message, can't see them swapping halves so Clifford probably wont get in but Jason T might be a late inclusion. Honestly last his age and output it's not a game changer anymore, a few years ago for sure.

If we play like we did against Panthers we should be fine, boy will want to put in a good game. Expecting a much better Cowboys team though, just feel they haven't covered their roster losses as well as they could have.
Apparently JT, and Nanai have had poor off seasons , too much in the comfort zone. I know the Castle Hill ( think Wanda sand hills)runs were dominated by the kids, so yeah Payten is probably sending a message.
Late afternoon monsoonal rains have returned like clockwork so the benches will play a big part and probably rules out JT from getting into the 17. If it's a dead track I can see Atko getting some minutes.
 
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