Round 11 - Rabbitohs vs Storm

[sallymay]

Wonders will never cease the Storm put out an injury report :
NAS needed to get through training to play this week
Welch knee season
Turpin broken ankle unlikely to play again this season
Leuluai due back next week in Qld Cup
Galo possibly next week, more likely week after

8 weeks later

[big jack]

Wouldn't ind seeing Kenny or Felise given a week off - freshen them up - bring in NAS and Smith

Problem is, we have no-one of equal calibre though.

Dropping Felise to the bench is message enough. To be honest, Felise offered more impact from the bench than he has starting this year.

If NAS is available, he should come in for Nicholls.

I am very much looking forward to Brandon getting a run but I just cannot advocate for a non-running forward taking up a bench spot. Especially with Jesse still out.

I agree there is no-one of equal calibre....im just thinking Felise could do with a rest. He's done more work thus season then the rest of his career combined.

And not having four running forwards on the bench? Im not too fussed. I can't see any other role for Brandon Smith right now then a Hinchcliffe type role, like I mentioned earlier. And lets be honest, Tui and Nicholls were bloody average last week, so it's not as of we'd be sacrificing a heap of metres!

So in a game where the Storm missed 31 tackles and completed just 19 sets in 80 minutes, you thought the two reserve forwards who played 19 minutes and 10 minutes respectively without dropping a ball or missing a tackle should be singled out as being "bloody average"? If NAS is fit he should come into the 17 but regardless of who is on the bench, I'd like to see Bellamy show a bit more faith in them - especially in a game where the starting 13 is serving up stats like that

[braddo7]

Yes, they were average. Its not overly hard to play mistake free footy when your involvement is minimal.
The point wasnt actually to single them out. It was in response to losing a running forward to play B Smith. All im saying is we wont lose much due to their minimal involvement.
Not saying they're bad footballers, just saying they wouldn't be greatly missed if they were not named.

[yourhero]

Tui and Slade drop out. Updated 19 man team.

1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Cheyse Blair
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Tim Glasby
9. Cameron Smith ©
10. Jordan McLean
11. Joe Stimson
12. Tohu Harris
13. Dale Finucane

14. Mark Nicholls
15. Felise Kaufusi
16. Kenny Bromwich
18. Young Tonumaipea

20. Brandon Smith
21. Nelson Asofa Solomona

[big jack]

The more I think about it the more I smell a smokescreen with NAS. He was originally out for a month but was only going to miss two games because of the Rep Round and next week's bye. It would be crazy to rush him back when missing this game would effectively give him an extra fortnight to recover. More likely he's only been kept in the 19 to allow both Tui and Slade to avoid the trip to WA and have a game this weekend. My tip is NAS was never a chance but Young will drop out to give Smith his debut. You read it here first

[yourhero]

Young will drop out to give Smith his debut. You read it here first

Agreed. I'm expecting this also.

[blazza18]

I'll be mad online if Bellamy plays Young over NAS or Smith.

[Bullucked]

Wonders will never cease the Storm put out an injury report :
NAS needed to get through training to play this week
Welch knee season
Turpin broken ankle unlikely to play again this season
Leuluai due back next week in Qld Cup
Galo possibly next week, more likely week after

8 weeks later

Like the Iraqi Minister for Information during the 2003 Gulf War (Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf), anyone remember him? If you don't here's a little reminder;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf
The first paragraph should be enough to jog the memory

[Insomniac]

Confirmed:

1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Cheyse Blair
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Tim Glasby
9. Cameron Smith ©
10. Jordan McLean
15. Felise Kaufusi
12. Tohu Harris
13. Dale Finucane

11. Joe Stimson
14. Mark Nicholls
16. Kenny Bromwich
21. Nelson Asofa-Solomona

[yourhero]

Jesse cannot come back quick enough.

[nacho]

the more I watch (and Munster just coughed it up) I think Munster at FB and billy at 5/8 is an option the team need to explore.

Munster does not look very threatening at 5/8 compared to fb. However, I am certain Billy would be just as effective at 5/8 as he is at fb

[LESStar58]

Jesus Christ on Friday! How lima lima lima duck hard is it for the boys to hold on to the pill! Fark me!

[big jack]

I do like Nicholls' defence in tight

[big jack]

And I like Stimson's energy

[LESStar58]

Munster's last tackle options are absolute gash.