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Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:32 pm
by steaming stormer
Lucas wrote:You realise plenty will turn up tonight and buy tickets. Not everyone prebooks.
Definitely some, but finals walk ups are not generally big. Also... the person I know was high in Consumer business, has a solid understanding of crowd behaviour at Storm games. I'd like to see 17 still, but it would appear the internal thoughts now are closer to 15.
I really hope it's wrong, don't get me wrong, and we'll just have to make sure it gets loud!
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:08 pm
by storminghome
Well done to the NRL for stuffing up our crowd numbers tonite. Give yourself an uppercut
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:48 pm
by blazza18
There wasn't too much the NRL could do with the scheduling for this week because of short turnarounds and a venue already being booked for Saturday. They screwed themselves months ago by having Brisbane play on a Sunday and not having foresight in predicting Souths being good.
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:06 pm
by mystormboys
I am hearing a crowd of 20,000
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:42 pm
by storminghome
We haven’t had the bounce of the ball or that extra bit of luck over the past month. If it turns for us then I can see us going through unbeaten to another Premiership.
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:43 pm
by RobbieRoss
yourhero wrote:Such a critical game, obviously. Your entire season virtually comes down to this. You work hard all year to put yourself in a position to win a top 2 spot. You don't want to squander that opportinity.
Win, get a week off and then enjoy a Home Prelim. Saloon passage to the GF.
Lose, you have to play an elimination Semi and then play away in a Prelim. Tough road to a GF win.
Side point - It's a great finals system (infinitely better than the McIntyre System) and rightly rewards those that finish higher in the home/away season. But of course if you don't capitalise on the advantage you have earned, it was all for nothing...
I agree on all counts. Crucial crucial game. I am experiencing an unhealthy level of pre-game jitters. The assuredness of last year has gone. This one feels like a coin-toss.
I love this finals system . The AFL and NRL both had McIntyre, and both discarded it. Am I right that one year we finished top , got beaten by the 8th team ( Warriors? ) then had to play week 2 away ? Two bites of the cherry at home is much better for top 2.
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:48 pm
by Ice
I'm not doubting your source for a second SS and sure it was around the mark numbers wise that he said but I still think we'll get the 17k-18k+ numbers.
Anyway as long as we win I couldn't care if it was two and a dog!
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:55 pm
by yourhero
Kas and Brandon in. Great selections IMO
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:56 pm
by yourhero
Final line-up;
1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Cheyse Blair
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
19. Brodie Croft
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith ©
10. Tim Glasby
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Joe Stimson
13. Dale Finucane
14. Brandon Smith
15. Christian Welch
17. Kenny Bromwich
20. Sam Kasiano
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:56 pm
by Daeman
Hoff out, didn't see that coming.
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:09 pm
by Deadpool
I'm liking the look of the team. Besides Chambers and NAS, our strongest possible lineup
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:14 pm
by blazza18
Good on Bellamy for making the tough call of not naming a bad player.
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:15 pm
by yourhero
Also glad that Brodie got the nod. We need a halfback.
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:16 pm
by yourhero
How good is the Storm team promo on Fox Sports! They’ve been running it for a week or so no. Love it.
Re: QUALIFYING FINAL - Storm vs Rabbitohs
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:32 pm
by blazza18
This is probably the lowest my expectations have been on the team since 2014.