NRL Finals 2018 - Grand Final qualifier - Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla Sutherland RLFC, Fri 21st September, 2018 @ AAMI Park 7:40pm

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Danny Weidler reporting that Gal is out of tomorrow’s game.

Also, I just saw the video of that report and Weidler himself said that no one from the club is confirming it. So he's just guessing like normal and hoping he's right.

Hate these ****s. Always have to be first to break the story and don't care if they're wrong.

Gal may yet be out but no one knows yet except Gal and the coach.
 

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=12128712

League: How Cronulla Sharks plan to shut down Cameron Smith and the Melbourne Storm

From the article "The Sharks' tendency to park both markers side by side illegally rather than behind each other might assist in this area as a deterrent to any plays out of dummy half."

Is this something anyone actually thinks we do? We'd be pinged in an instant if our markers were side by side
 

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Also, I just saw the video of that report and Weidler himself said that no one from the club is confirming it. So he's just guessing like normal and hoping he's right.

Hate these ****s. Always have to be first to break the story and don't care if they're wrong.

Gal may yet be out but no one knows yet except Gal and the coach.

Sharks website/facebook page has just confirmed it in an article

https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2018/09/20/gallen-ruled-out-of-prelim-final/

After training with the team at Southern Cross Group Stadium earlier this morning then travelling with the team to Melbourne, it has been decided that Sharks Captain Paul Gallen will miss his teams Preliminary Final against the Storm with a shoulder injury.
 

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Sharks website/facebook page has just confirmed it in an article

https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2018/09/20/gallen-ruled-out-of-prelim-final/

After training with the team at Southern Cross Group Stadium earlier this morning then travelling with the team to Melbourne, it has been decided that Sharks Captain Paul Gallen will miss his teams Preliminary Final against the Storm with a shoulder injury.

Bloody hell, if I knew the team was already down here, i'dve offered to the club to shout Gall a visit to the Chinese Doc I go to, for treatment, he'd prob get him on the Park in 2 visits! :good:
 
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/article.cfm?c_id=79&objectid=12128712

League: How Cronulla Sharks plan to shut down Cameron Smith and the Melbourne Storm

From the article "The Sharks' tendency to park both markers side by side illegally rather than behind each other might assist in this area as a deterrent to any plays out of dummy half."

Is this something anyone actually thinks we do? We'd be pinged in an instant if our markers were side by side

Leaked by the storm so the refs keep a watchful eye on our markers!

Look sir, they aren’t square! Aka C Smith 3rd field ref.
 

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We really are up against it. A completely fresh and full strength Melbourne in Melbourne after they have had a week off. No Gal, Graham, possibly Dugan for us. If we win this game, that will be an absolutely monumental effort.
 

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I need us to win lol I’m desperate to relive grand final day! Would sell my left nut to be there and have us win again
 

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Canberra 2016. No gal no wade.

We got this

Its crazy, but i do think it is winnable. They have all the pressure and expectation. We need everyone to perform. We really need big games from the forwards. Particularly Fifita, woods, prior and Lewis. These guys need to lead from the front and be prepared for the hard runs. I have every bit of confidence in capewell, he has been outstanding. Sorenson and Paulo/Ava are capable of doing a job for low minutes.

I expect a lot of running and work from our outside backs. I expect Dugan to play. I expect Dugan, Ramien, Holmes, Luetele and Feki to bring the ball back hard and get down and dirty.

No holding back, We need to take it to them to win this. Line speed, ball movement and hard running.
 

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Every match review the Storm as watched would have been with Gal in it, and we've trained without Gal all week. We have an upper hand
 

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That 2016 Raiders team was in pretty **** hot form leading into that semi. How many had they won in a row?
 
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