Storm v NZ Warriors @ OP (Round 24) thread

[KimmorleyKiller]

Getting hoffman to rest? pffft good luck

[lotti]

Hoffman is such a work horse.

[Lucas]

maybe we should rest crossman.

Why on Earth would we do that? He has only just come back from a lengthy injury. He needs as much time of the field as possible. I do hope that we give Lima a run though, maybe instead of Kaufusi/White.

[philstorm]

Don't really see the need to rest Kaufusi or White for this game Lucas. If anything, i'd think Bellamy would rest 3 or even 4 players for the Canberra match (Hoffman, Smith, Inglis and ...?)

[Super Cronk]

Crossman or White deserve a rest i reckon...they have been ripping in ALL year...and if we have someone like Lima who can replace them then i see no issue with it.

Inglis....well he has been injured for awhile this year...so we dont want him to be too under done (altho inglis gives it 200% every game!).

[Earl]

There's no need to go stupid resting players.

Its not as if they've played week in week out for 5 years.

They're professional athletes, they should be fit enough. If we were currently 9th we wouldn't be resting players.

[lotti]

just checked which are the live games today and it's not our one, you would think the top team would warrent the live game but no it's the bloody Cowboys.

[jellyhead]

just checked which are the live games today and it's not our one, you would think the top team would warrent the live game but no it's the bloody Cowboys.

Well it does make sense lotti when you think about it.  1 vs 12 as opposed to 7 vs 11 where the team in 7th position needs to keep winning to stay in the 8.

[riders of the storm]

Game has just started.

Late changes: White out, Crossman in. Jeff Lima is to make his debut off the bench. Jamie Feeney, Adam Blair and Jeremy Smith make up the rest of the bench.

[riders of the storm]

11th minute: Geyer goes in, but the kick goes wide.

Storm 4-0

14th minute: Mannering scores.

4 all.

[riders of the storm]

Turner goes in, the Storm wingers have a try each.

Storm 8-6.

[riders of the storm]

Another missed conversion. Storm 8-6.

[riders of the storm]

Warriors score off a cut out pass from Price as Vatuvei goes into the corner. Hohaia misses from the sideline.

Warriors 10 Storm 8.

[riders of the storm]

Going upstairs for a possible try to the Warriors...

No try is awarded, Webb was believed to have knocked on the kick.

[riders of the storm]

Matt King goes over for the Storm. Storm 12-10. Smith gets his first kick over for the night, 14-10 to Melbourne.