CrankyShark
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I tuned in very late in the end of the game. Obviously Peachey is leaving but how did he go?
Finals week 3, 2013 NSW CUP: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v North Sydney Bears @ Leichhardt Oval, Sunday 29th, September, 3:00 pm
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djhabib
Jaws
solid didnt carve up like the week before but had some good touches
Thanks man. Yeah I really like what I've seen of him. Bench Hooker after a an off season with firsts is a no brainer.
snowman
Total gronk
Why bench hooker? He will be a starting lock instead.
Took some notes yesterday so will post at lunch
Took some notes yesterday so will post at lunch
snowman
Total gronk
on the game, i was nervous as when Luke Keary got dropped, but if souths are banking their future on him, wow, they wont make the grand final. he was ordinary.
ben lowe tried taking out chad all game and taufua soon sorted him out, he was epic yesterday as well, he tried to kill someone in every tackle.
gards chipped in the backline as a ball player, and scored a nice try. positional play was good for kicks, but was ordinary on their try.
stapo and mills killed it defensively, especially when they were marked up on curtis johnson. he is the roid rager that got done for roids. something bears fans couldnt comprehend yesterday.
chad sucked. like really badly. kis kicking game was bad, his running game was average. he scored a nice try but that was after the storm centre completely bitched the norths defense.
penani was best half on ground easilly. his long kicking game found plenty of meters and his short kicking game was very good as well.
peaches was quiet, but everytime he touched the ball he had 4 people jump him. his offloads saw us get plenty of meters.
liccha was very good out of dummy half. he engages the markers and makes those extra meters the props get credited with. terrific ruck defender as well.
matt wright played in the backrow and looked good. strong runs and chipped in with a couple of kicks.
politoni hurt himself scoring our second but he started strong.
sopoaga didnt have the impact in his runs as he normally did, but the heat looked like it really got to him.
i would love to sign junior morrs from the storm.
david fifita played his best game so far. he is a unit, and could be a handy bench prop. made an andrew like line break running over the top of josh starling, which is a big effort.
has a very quick PTB as well. didnt look lazy, but looked unfit at times if that makes sense. he still made the tackles but he was slow back to the defensive line.
finally, a credit to Tony Herman and the coaching staff, even if it is reserve grade, this is what they play for.
it really was summed up by Penani at the end of the game, tears in his eyes when he said " I cant believe it, this is my first ever grand final"
ben lowe tried taking out chad all game and taufua soon sorted him out, he was epic yesterday as well, he tried to kill someone in every tackle.
gards chipped in the backline as a ball player, and scored a nice try. positional play was good for kicks, but was ordinary on their try.
stapo and mills killed it defensively, especially when they were marked up on curtis johnson. he is the roid rager that got done for roids. something bears fans couldnt comprehend yesterday.
chad sucked. like really badly. kis kicking game was bad, his running game was average. he scored a nice try but that was after the storm centre completely bitched the norths defense.
penani was best half on ground easilly. his long kicking game found plenty of meters and his short kicking game was very good as well.
peaches was quiet, but everytime he touched the ball he had 4 people jump him. his offloads saw us get plenty of meters.
liccha was very good out of dummy half. he engages the markers and makes those extra meters the props get credited with. terrific ruck defender as well.
matt wright played in the backrow and looked good. strong runs and chipped in with a couple of kicks.
politoni hurt himself scoring our second but he started strong.
sopoaga didnt have the impact in his runs as he normally did, but the heat looked like it really got to him.
i would love to sign junior morrs from the storm.
david fifita played his best game so far. he is a unit, and could be a handy bench prop. made an andrew like line break running over the top of josh starling, which is a big effort.
has a very quick PTB as well. didnt look lazy, but looked unfit at times if that makes sense. he still made the tackles but he was slow back to the defensive line.
finally, a credit to Tony Herman and the coaching staff, even if it is reserve grade, this is what they play for.
it really was summed up by Penani at the end of the game, tears in his eyes when he said " I cant believe it, this is my first ever grand final"
sharks2010
Dribbler
Good summary snowy
Also thought the storms centre and winger pairing were good but were out classed by mills and our go to guy
Also chads goal kicking wasnt the best, nailed a few good ones but missed a couple of easy ones on his good side he should of nailed
Highlight of the day was dj giving it to that bears supporter at the end, she was a rat
Also thought the storms centre and winger pairing were good but were out classed by mills and our go to guy
Also chads goal kicking wasnt the best, nailed a few good ones but missed a couple of easy ones on his good side he should of nailed
Highlight of the day was dj giving it to that bears supporter at the end, she was a rat
GymeaGorilla 72
Bronze Whaler
Congrats to the boys, really looking forward to GF day now and even more of a excuse to crack the beers early when it kicks of at 1.50 could be trouble though by the time to main games starts
slide rule
Jaws
Thanks for the report Snowman.
It's reassuring to see them post such a big score when it sounds like a few of them were playing below what they are capable of.
It's reassuring to see them post such a big score when it sounds like a few of them were playing below what they are capable of.
snowman
Total gronk
how good was my call on using her as a condom!
no worries mate... i would have loved to put in a report about Mills, but he was epic yesterday, really really good performance.
i know its only nswcup and what ever, but him and stapo really looked a class above.
as did gards penani and liccha
good news about penani sounds like he has been playing good footy the last couple of months. looks like he could be our backup half next year probs needs to bulk up a bit though.
Lichea needs to be on the bench round 1 next year, i can see him getting a few offers from other clubs this off season
Lichea needs to be on the bench round 1 next year, i can see him getting a few offers from other clubs this off season
It's pretty funny looking back 2 years and players like mills, stapo, Townsend, Tafua, peachy and Gards would have been and sometimes we're walk up starts to our first grade squad.
Now they are playing in NSW cup and struggled to make first grade this year and are in a GF. Such an up and down two years for some of those guys.
Now they are playing in NSW cup and struggled to make first grade this year and are in a GF. Such an up and down two years for some of those guys.
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The excitement over lichaa just keeps growing... Can't wait to see him where he belongs, in the top grade.
snowman
Total gronk
yeh thats true SB.
the best thing was we got to go on the ground after the game and have photos with the players. i got some pics of the guys in front of the sharkies tifo which was awesome.
but you could hear the interviews, and one radio station asked gards why he didnt leave with the bulldogs sniffing around, and he said he would rather re-sign and force his way into first grade, than take the same money and play reserve grade at another club.
i really get the feeling that an injury free off season would see gardz in our team next year
the best thing was we got to go on the ground after the game and have photos with the players. i got some pics of the guys in front of the sharkies tifo which was awesome.
but you could hear the interviews, and one radio station asked gards why he didnt leave with the bulldogs sniffing around, and he said he would rather re-sign and force his way into first grade, than take the same money and play reserve grade at another club.
i really get the feeling that an injury free off season would see gardz in our team next year
stevie013
Bull Shark
at the expense of who?
Good to hear Snow, and thanks for the run down. Gordon IS going to be injured every now and again and Gards is a great player to have on deck. Hopefully he can keep improving his handling and his D and then be the logical successor when Gordon retires or even force him wide.
slide rule
Jaws
Michael Gordon usually seems to miss quite a bit of football through injury and he'll soon be on the wrong side of 30.
If Gardner stays fit he'd probably get at least a few starts next year simply due to Gordon having time off. The following season Gordon will be 31. Doesn't mean he wont retain his spot, but his time is going to be over pretty soon unfortunately. So much could happen between now and then though.
Gardner also seems to miss quite a bit of football due to injury too. Hopefully the football gods will be nice enough to at least spare us from having them both injured at the same time.
dylan the villian
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How old is Gards now?
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Good summary.
My thoughts in addition
Chad showed why he hasn't taken the next step. He just lacks attention to detail to small things well. Kicked out on the full, missed a conversion from in front and miss hit 3 bombs all in the first 20 minutes. Penani sat back early and let Chad play the dominant role but we improved as Penani came into the game more.
Mills and Stapo owned the right edge. They were excellent.
Our Front Rowers - Tafua, Robinson, Fifita and Vave were all outstanding and gave it to the Norths pack all day. Lichaa looked good in attack and made his tackles well. As Snow said, he engages markers and can create opportunities.
Peach was reasonably quiet. They tried to watch him closely but he was still dangerous on occasion. Junior Moors was dominant on the left side and the Storm centre and winger worked hard.
slide rule
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dylan the villian
Jaws
Didn't norths only have 2 players on the bench after 20-30mins? I only got to listen on the radio, but if that were the case so we should have smashed them when they were worn out. GF will be a much tighter affair.