NRL Round 15: Cronulla Sharks vs NQ Cowboys, Friday 18th June @ 6:00pm, Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

[Sir Chadley]

OK I haven't done that too well but click on the image to see the full team.

Tough game up there for us, I'm sure they'll be doing all they can not to have 48 points scored against them again.

I think we can win but we need to be on our game.

 

[CrazyMatt]

Beat me to it this week Chad. I was in the middle of doing my one LOL, I’m glad I refreshed the page so I didn’t have to finish it.

Only the one forced change this week with Graham out, Talakai comes into the starting lineup and Wilton onto the bench. Katoa is on the reserves list so don’t be surprised if he makes his return.

Tough to objectively call a winner on this one. With the exception of last week the Cowboys have played ok in recent games. We definitely can do them in up there but just about everything has to go right for us.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Beat me to it this week Chad.  I was in the middle of doing my one LOL, I’m glad I refreshed the page so I didn’t have to finish it.

Only the one forced change this week with Graham out, Talakai comes into the starting lineup and Wilton onto the bench. Katoa is on the reserves list so don’t be surprised if he makes his return.

Tough to objectively call a winner on this one. With the exception of last week the Cowboys have played ok in recent games. We definitely can do them in up there but just about everything has to go right for us.

I reckon you're over selling them a bit there mate. By no means am I sure we'll win but it's not as though we're playing a top 4 side.

 

[stormshark]

They are a massive sized team, all round. We have to be up tempo, defence on song and Completions 80% Plus. Tough Tough Game cmg up.

 

[apezza]

They are a massive sized team, all round. We have to be up tempo, defence on song and Completions 80% Plus. Tough Tough Game cmg up.

This was us for 40 mins last week. Just need to do it for 80.

 

[CrazyMatt]

I reckon you're over selling them a bit there mate. By no means am I sure we'll win but it's not as though we're playing a top 4 side.

Maybe I am a little bit but there’s no denying that they’ve done really well to drag themselves into the top 8 after such a diabolical start to the year. They’ve got a lot of close wins in that time so they’re there mentally at the moment. We might also see a big reaction from them after they were embarrassed last week.

 

[CrazyMatt]

This was us for 40 mins last week. Just need to do it for 80.

Very rare for us to do it for 80 minutes and its been that way for years. Last week absolutely did my head in, there is no excuse for dropping off from one half to the next as much as they did, it just shouldn’t happen and it does to us a lot, we were lucky we had Johnson to drag our carcass over the line. This week is a good week to make up for it though.

 

[apezza]

Very rare for us to do it for 80 minutes and its been that way for years. Last week absolutely did my head in, there is no excuse for dropping off from one half to the next as much as they did, it just shouldn’t happen and it does to us a lot, we were lucky we had Johnson to drag our carcass over the line. This week is a good week to make up for it though.

100%. Its not as if Penrith came out firing, we just stopped playing footy.

Even coming out of our end in the opening sets - compare the first half and second. We went back to one out forwards. Easy pickings for defence.

 

[CrazyMatt]

100%. Its not as if Penrith came out firing, we just stopped playing footy.

Even coming out of our end in the opening sets - compare the first half and second. We went back to one out forwards. Easy pickings for defence.

Absolutely. The start of the two halves were night and day in comparison. It should never be that drastic of a difference.

 

[Sharkyle]

Looking at their form we should win this one..

got flogged by manly last week, had a 1 point win vs warriors before the bye, a 16 point win against the knights (who are diabolical atm), lost to an undermanned roosters, 1 point win against Broncos (again who are diabolical) and a loss to the warriors.

 

[MMsharks]

we need to be switched on for this.


no errors
no silly penalties
need to be relentless for two halves of footy.

 

[apezza]

Looking at their form we should win this one.

we need to be switched on for this.

Two comments that worry me as a Sharks supporter.

 

[Super Impose]

Who is the skipper ?

 

[kiwishark]

Who is the skipper ?

SJ LOL!!!

 

[MMsharks]

SJ LOL!!!

just increasing his value in the shop window?

 

[Deleted member 3365]

So the bloke we have told he can leave is gonna captain us?

 

[Flanno]

So the bloke we have told he can leave is gonna captain us?

To think if it wasn’t SJ, it probably would be Woods to captain haha

 

[bort]

Since SJ and Woods aren’t gunna be here next year should have given it to Ronnie just to see how he goes

 

[HaroldBishop]

Since SJ and Woods aren’t gunna be here next year should have given it to Ronnie just to see how he goes

When's the last time a winger was captain? There's a good trivia question!

 

[snowman]

When's the last time a winger was captain? There's a good trivia question!

for us, luke covell