hamsy44
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Matty Rogers was the last good one we had
Auckland Nines Jersey / Tournament
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vicsharkfan
Jaws
It was number 3... That much I recall can't remember what number everyone was bar houlmo 8 he stood out like dog nuts
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
Dead set just had a mate who is a rabbits supporter tell me 'the Sharks never had a chance of winning'. If pushing them to 9 and a half minutes of extra time is no chance, then i agree.
Us and Rabbitohs were the only undefeated teams, it was only fair we met in the finals
Us and Rabbitohs were the only undefeated teams, it was only fair we met in the finals
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
Really? Last year he was pretty good under it, but more so on attack, defence MEH. I think he made a bad read against reddy. He could have out jumped him and caught that ball. But tried the mid air.
1990 sharkie
Bull Shark
One of the nines game Holmes had to run back and catch a bomb over his head while feki just watched and was in a better position. He just isn't confident under the high ball and neither am I every time I ball goes his way in the air
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
But see thats what i mean, if it was a high ball we kicked he'd be into it, but on defence he isnt. I dont get that. To be honest I thought Feki had a very quiet weekend. Loved his try vs the Roosters in the semi though
Wow. What an unbelievable run we went on.
Pencil Jack Bird in for a centre spot. He went really well, didn't look out of place and can finish.
Kyle Stanley was rubbish and I cringed everytime he was out there. His defence was terrible and he has no kicking game at all, which is what we really lacked I thought. Murphy didn't do alot of kicking, Nu & Gards had a few but it was left to Graham. If Lewis plays instead of him, there's no way we make it to the final.
Arona, Ayshford, Prior and Heighno went better than I thought aswell. Politoni looked dangerous too, I'm glad we have him for hooker depth.
Holmes went missing a little, but when it came time, he really stepped up. Not only the sideline conversion against Souths but in the Warriors game when Lolohea (?) was chasing a kick through and Holmes got back there and put his body on the line to stop the try. Feki was solid, Leutele was quiet & the Big fella Houma looks scary, I hope the staff are working on his fitness though, I doubt he can play big minutes.
Anyway, Bird was the standout, Stanley was disappointing. Looking forward to the season starting.
Pencil Jack Bird in for a centre spot. He went really well, didn't look out of place and can finish.
Kyle Stanley was rubbish and I cringed everytime he was out there. His defence was terrible and he has no kicking game at all, which is what we really lacked I thought. Murphy didn't do alot of kicking, Nu & Gards had a few but it was left to Graham. If Lewis plays instead of him, there's no way we make it to the final.
Arona, Ayshford, Prior and Heighno went better than I thought aswell. Politoni looked dangerous too, I'm glad we have him for hooker depth.
Holmes went missing a little, but when it came time, he really stepped up. Not only the sideline conversion against Souths but in the Warriors game when Lolohea (?) was chasing a kick through and Holmes got back there and put his body on the line to stop the try. Feki was solid, Leutele was quiet & the Big fella Houma looks scary, I hope the staff are working on his fitness though, I doubt he can play big minutes.
Anyway, Bird was the standout, Stanley was disappointing. Looking forward to the season starting.
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Your mate is kind of right. We never had a chance of winning in extra time because we never had the ball! Seeing our how our defence held out for so long though made me proud regardless of the result.
vicsharkfan
Jaws
I stormed out of the room in xtra time when I thought they scored down the right, flicked over few minutes later after a calming p1ss and the game was still going thought the gods were going to smile on us.... But no
Greg86
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My old man does this every week, he is a wests fan it's safe to say he doesn't see to many second halves.
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Auckland Nines: Winners and Losers
Despite the odd criticism that the NRL Nines isn’t an overly important tournament, there can be no doubting the entertainment on show over the past two days.
There were plenty of highlights and the final is something that will not be forgotten any time soon as the Bunnies did it the hard way over a desperate Sharks outfit.
Although South Sydney emerged victorious, it can be argued they were far from the only winners in the second edition of the Auckland 9s.
Winners
Rabbitohs: Obviously South Sydney were the big winners. Not only do they have a nice shiny trophy to add to their NRL Premiership trophy, but they also head home with a great whopping big cheque for their efforts.
The big win however comes in the form of the squad escaping relatively unscathed. Although Adam Reynolds limped off in the closing stages of the final and will go for scans, early reports indicate it’s not a serious injury.
South Sydney send a strong side over, and I have to admit I was surprised how much game time their genuine superstars saw. The likes of Reynolds, Burgess and Luke all saw big minutes, and the possible Reynolds injury aside, it was a risk that paid off big time.
Sharks: Falling just short in the most epic of finals, the Sharks emerge as big winners from the event also. Not only did they pocket a massive pay day but their young players saw plenty of game time and showed Coach Shane Flanagan that he has plenty to play with this season.
Nu Brown, Val Holmes, and Jack Bird all had sensational tournaments, while Beale, Leutele, Sauiluma and Feki all played extremely well also. The surprise packet of the tournament was without a doubt much maligned centre Blake Ayshford, who was named in the team of the tournament. Matt Prior, another who copped a fair amount of flack last season, also had a blinder.
Nu Brown suffered a serious knee injury and will miss up to five months, however having recruited the likes of Barba, Murphy and Stanley, the Sharks are far better equipped to cover his position.
Although it’s a different format, the Sharks showed a fight over the past two days that will excite fans greatly as they head into the season proper.
Panthers: This will be a strange one given they went out without posting a single victory, but the Panthers showed with the naming of their squad that they were there in Auckland through obligation only, and escaped without major injury concerns.
The squad is facing injury concerns with the likes of Mansour and Idris fighting the clock to play in round one, but the fact the likes of Soward and Peachey were not risked showed how little this meant to the Panthers.
They came, they cashed a cheque, saw a couple of extremely talented youngsters in competition and leave without any massive injury problems. It was the best case scenario. Sopoaga looks like a handy pick up.
Matt King: Not only did he score the tournament clinching try, but was amongst the better players across the event. Scored a few tries, made some brilliant defensive decisions and provided a draw card for fans. The perfect use of the retired player spots they have created.
Losers
Warriors: Played some brilliant footy, but fell to the Sharks in the quarters, silencing the majority of the sold out crowd. For the second year straight the Warriors entered the tournament as red hot favourites, but couldn’t convert.
Johnson and co. struggled a little on the Saturday but looked like a million dollars in thrashing the Tigers although were just outclassed by the Sharks in the quarters.
They didn’t disgrace themselves, but only a home town win would have done given the talent on show in that squad.
Titans: Despite naming one of the strongest sides in the competition, the Titans were battered in the opening day and out of contention extremely early. Their embarrassing loss to the Tigers saw them with only the most ridiculous of mathematical chances going into the second day.
Josh Hoffman looked good at times, and there haven’t been reports of any major injuries, so it’s not all bad, but the Titans would have been extremely confident of at least being live on Sunday.
Knights: The Knights named a side more than capable of winning the tournament, yet never really got going. They were the most disappointing side in terms of ability to results. For instance, Manly named a second string side and had three ultra-competitive games.
Although they did contest the quarter finals for the second straight season, apart from a freak try early on, they were never in the game against the Rabbits.
Despite naming the likes of Mullen, Mata’utia and Gagai, they went out without really stamping their authority on the tournament.
Jake Mamo was one of the finds out the tournament, although he may not see first grade action this season given the likes of Gagai, Uate, McManus, the three Mata’utia brothers and Leilua are head of him.
Nu Brown: Heartbreaking injury for one of the Sharks brightest young talents. Five months on the sideline is horrible for any player, but if there is a positive it’s that he’s young enough to fully heal and play plenty of footy in the years to come, if not the end of this season.
Random Thoughts , ALSO ZERO TACKLE
How good was that on the siren conversion from the sideline from Valentine Holmes? It’ll be lost in the result of the game, but wow!
Call me crazy but I really enjoyed the two-day tourney. Yes it’s a distant second to the NRL proper but it’s good fun.
Many less injuries this season, which is a great thing. The player rotations seemed to be very well managed. Injuries occur at any time, but it looks as though footy was lucky in the last few days.
Auckland Nines: Winners and Losers
Despite the odd criticism that the NRL Nines isn’t an overly important tournament, there can be no doubting the entertainment on show over the past two days.
There were plenty of highlights and the final is something that will not be forgotten any time soon as the Bunnies did it the hard way over a desperate Sharks outfit.
Although South Sydney emerged victorious, it can be argued they were far from the only winners in the second edition of the Auckland 9s.
Winners
Rabbitohs: Obviously South Sydney were the big winners. Not only do they have a nice shiny trophy to add to their NRL Premiership trophy, but they also head home with a great whopping big cheque for their efforts.
The big win however comes in the form of the squad escaping relatively unscathed. Although Adam Reynolds limped off in the closing stages of the final and will go for scans, early reports indicate it’s not a serious injury.
South Sydney send a strong side over, and I have to admit I was surprised how much game time their genuine superstars saw. The likes of Reynolds, Burgess and Luke all saw big minutes, and the possible Reynolds injury aside, it was a risk that paid off big time.
Sharks: Falling just short in the most epic of finals, the Sharks emerge as big winners from the event also. Not only did they pocket a massive pay day but their young players saw plenty of game time and showed Coach Shane Flanagan that he has plenty to play with this season.
Nu Brown, Val Holmes, and Jack Bird all had sensational tournaments, while Beale, Leutele, Sauiluma and Feki all played extremely well also. The surprise packet of the tournament was without a doubt much maligned centre Blake Ayshford, who was named in the team of the tournament. Matt Prior, another who copped a fair amount of flack last season, also had a blinder.
Nu Brown suffered a serious knee injury and will miss up to five months, however having recruited the likes of Barba, Murphy and Stanley, the Sharks are far better equipped to cover his position.
Although it’s a different format, the Sharks showed a fight over the past two days that will excite fans greatly as they head into the season proper.
Panthers: This will be a strange one given they went out without posting a single victory, but the Panthers showed with the naming of their squad that they were there in Auckland through obligation only, and escaped without major injury concerns.
The squad is facing injury concerns with the likes of Mansour and Idris fighting the clock to play in round one, but the fact the likes of Soward and Peachey were not risked showed how little this meant to the Panthers.
They came, they cashed a cheque, saw a couple of extremely talented youngsters in competition and leave without any massive injury problems. It was the best case scenario. Sopoaga looks like a handy pick up.
Matt King: Not only did he score the tournament clinching try, but was amongst the better players across the event. Scored a few tries, made some brilliant defensive decisions and provided a draw card for fans. The perfect use of the retired player spots they have created.
Losers
Warriors: Played some brilliant footy, but fell to the Sharks in the quarters, silencing the majority of the sold out crowd. For the second year straight the Warriors entered the tournament as red hot favourites, but couldn’t convert.
Johnson and co. struggled a little on the Saturday but looked like a million dollars in thrashing the Tigers although were just outclassed by the Sharks in the quarters.
They didn’t disgrace themselves, but only a home town win would have done given the talent on show in that squad.
Titans: Despite naming one of the strongest sides in the competition, the Titans were battered in the opening day and out of contention extremely early. Their embarrassing loss to the Tigers saw them with only the most ridiculous of mathematical chances going into the second day.
Josh Hoffman looked good at times, and there haven’t been reports of any major injuries, so it’s not all bad, but the Titans would have been extremely confident of at least being live on Sunday.
Knights: The Knights named a side more than capable of winning the tournament, yet never really got going. They were the most disappointing side in terms of ability to results. For instance, Manly named a second string side and had three ultra-competitive games.
Although they did contest the quarter finals for the second straight season, apart from a freak try early on, they were never in the game against the Rabbits.
Despite naming the likes of Mullen, Mata’utia and Gagai, they went out without really stamping their authority on the tournament.
Jake Mamo was one of the finds out the tournament, although he may not see first grade action this season given the likes of Gagai, Uate, McManus, the three Mata’utia brothers and Leilua are head of him.
Nu Brown: Heartbreaking injury for one of the Sharks brightest young talents. Five months on the sideline is horrible for any player, but if there is a positive it’s that he’s young enough to fully heal and play plenty of footy in the years to come, if not the end of this season.
Random Thoughts , ALSO ZERO TACKLE
How good was that on the siren conversion from the sideline from Valentine Holmes? It’ll be lost in the result of the game, but wow!
Call me crazy but I really enjoyed the two-day tourney. Yes it’s a distant second to the NRL proper but it’s good fun.
Many less injuries this season, which is a great thing. The player rotations seemed to be very well managed. Injuries occur at any time, but it looks as though footy was lucky in the last few days.
Gards
Jaws
yaay, someone isn't hating on us
Busted Bongos
Hammerhead
:Yes: I just had the same thought
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Out of interest what was the pay cheque for winner and runner up?
sharks2010
Dribbler
Winning team ($AUD370,000), runner-up ($AUD240,000), semi-finalists ($AUD165,000), quarter-finalists ($AUD130,000) and round robin losers ($AUD110,000).
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Cheers mate. Not a bad little pay day for us then. I wonder if clubs have to pay for their own travel costs or if they're covered by the NRL.
hamsy44
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The winners are divided among the players the club doesn't get anything - the club has to cover travelling costs for everyone.