NRL Round 9: Cronulla Sharks vs Penrith Panthers, Friday 7th May 6pm @ Bluebet Stadium, Penrith.

[CrazyMatt]

Vasquez was dev list last year also. He played after the date for dev players.

Dev players are eligible this season from round 16.

Yep ok. I thought he was regular top 30 for some reason.

 

[HAMMERHEAD2008]

Woods is such a flop, so cringe watching him play.

 

[BurgoShark]

Tripe Header this week btw.

Flegg 2:15pm
Jets 3:34pm
Sharks 6:00pm

 

[BurgoShark]

Yep ok. I thought he was regular top 30 for some reason.

I think he may have been promoted/upgraded just before the deadline last year to fill a vacant spot, but didn't play. I have details in the signings thread. Let me check.

Edit - checked and his first appearance in the 21 man squad was late July soon after Bukuya retired. This was also after the dev player deadline, so it's 50/50 as to whether he played as a dev player or was upgraded to fill the vacant spot. Remember that it is mandatory for teams to fill vacant spots in the top 30 prior to the deadline (August) so someone had to have been upgraded, even if it wasn't him.

 

[my team]

I think he may have been promoted/upgraded just before the deadline last year to fill a vacant spot, but didn't play. I have details in the signings thread. Let me check.

Edit - checked and his first appearance in the 21 man squad was late July soon after Bukuya retired. This was also after the dev player deadline, so it's 50/50 as to whether he played as a dev player or was upgraded to fill the vacant spot. Remember that it is mandatory for teams to fill vacant spots in the top 30 prior to the deadline (August) so someone had to have been upgraded, even if it wasn't him.

Last year was different, all players within the bubble could play once the season started back

 

[MMsharks]

after this week, the -88 in the F/A thread might be a thang!!!


hopping to switch off Friday

 

[Gumby]

Would of given Fifita a run this week over woods

 

[Paul C]

Penrith normally rup us to shreds via the centres. Ramien and Chambers are better defenders than we usually leg up.

 

[Sparkles]

Remember the other week we had Storm beat by 2 but the absolute cheats wanted to play another 40 minutes

So typical... Melbourne running two sets of halves

 

[vicsharkfan]

Hoping the panthers only go nuts for 40 minutes much like the storm..

 

[my team]

Would of given Fifita a run this week over woods

Fifita still suspended, Jets had a bye last week so it didn't count

 

[Thresher]

Hoping the panthers only go nuts for 40 minutes much like the storm..

Without Talakai I can't even think of a player that we can use to intimidate. Chambers is good at making the opposition angry, that's about it.

 

[BurgoShark]

Last year was different, all players within the bubble could play once the season started back

This is incorrect.

 

[egg]

Without Talakai I can't even think of a player that we can use to intimidate. Chambers is good at making the opposition angry, that's about it.

Intimidate ,
We've got Woodsy , Billy M , Tolman , Williams and Braily .
Penrith should be CRAPPING themselves .
Every other pack does

 

[BurgoShark]

Without Talakai I can't even think of a player that we can use to intimidate. Chambers is good at making the opposition angry, that's about it.

Nikora makes me angry. Does that count?

 

[Sharkmate]

I think the Panthers unbeaten reserve side would beat us.

 

[bort]

Fifita still suspended, Jets had a bye last week so it didn't count

Gumby would have given him a run anyway

Intimidate ,
We've got Woodsy , Billy M , Tolman , Williams and Braily .
Penrith should be CRAPPING themselves .
Every other pack does

Don’t think anyone is going out of their way to run at Williams, he’s put some half decent hits in, even if he did get fined for one.
Run around him when fatigued perhaps a different story

 

[Gumby]

Gumby would have given him a run anyway



Don’t think anyone is going out of their way to run at Williams, he’s put some half decent hits in, even if he did get fined for one.
Run around him when fatigued perhaps a different story

100%

 

[Gibs]

I just want us to finish the game with the same 17 players we start with.

 

[apezza]

I just want us to finish the game with the same 17 players we start with.

Would be nice. Probably more chance of winning.