Round 5 - Tigers vs Storm

[yourhero]

Saturday 7th April
3:00 PM
Mt Smart Stadium

OK, double header this week in Auckland with us vs Tigers as the curtain raiser.

I would normally be confident of a bounce back after our poor showing against the Tigers earlier in the year and after a horror showing last week but I don't have that confidence this week.

Too many errors. Too many penalties. Impotent attack.

The Tigers on the other hand continue to deliver with exceptional respect for the footy and some staunch defence. I hope we improve dramatically... We simply have to, if we want to be in this game.

[yourhero]

Squad of 21 to be announced at 4:00pm this afternoon.

[Cameron]

We are miles off the mark atm.

We lack confidence and skill execution or link play. it honestly looks like we have done no pre-season training together.

The Tigers will use the same blueprint and if we get behind we will panic.

[yourhero]

and if we get behind we will panic.

To be fair, that is nothing new. Even with Cronk in the side, when we have trailed in games in the past, we have rarely looked likely when chasing points. Often plays like the one on Friday night where Slater kicked on Tackle 1 to a retreating defence who covered it oh so easily...

[Cameron]

Yes, it was like watching a car wreck.

The kicking game was abysmal.

[yourhero]

Chambers out for two weeks. Will be interesting to see the line-up.

Please Craig - Do not name Tonumaipea at centre.

[yourhero]

Also, obviously nobody at the NRL or MRC gave two sh*ts about the Gallen elbow to Chambers head that sparked the incident

[blazza18]

I'm not sure if Bellamy values defence if he plays Young next to Suli the next two weeks.

Top work by the NRL scheduling us to play the same team twice in a month (done so with a few other teams too).

[Storm Spirit]

I'm not sure if Bellamy values defence if he plays Young next to Suli the next two weeks.

Top work by the NRL scheduling us to play the same team twice in a month (done so with a few other teams too).

This double up playing the same team within a matter of weeks is utter crap.

We have the same against numerous teams in the next 12 weeks...

[Danger D]

Need to contain their off-loads and second phase play.

[blazza18]

Bellamy really has gone with Young as of right now and goddamn hold on to your butts.

[Deadpool]

Am i the only one who doesn’t mind Young coming in. He’s in pretty good form, 3 tries on the weekend and that third one was an absolute beauty. Olam and Jacks have both been named aswell so we still could go a number of different ways.

[blazza18]

Young is fine and will do a job. It's more he's going to play next to Suli who has absolutely no idea what he's doing on the field at the best of times and is currently playing his worst football of his young career. What's he going to be like without the best centre in the game next to him?

Our left edge should get a massive workover if Cleary knows what he's doing.

[yourhero]

1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Young Tonumaipea
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Brodie Croft
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith ©
10. Nelson Asofa Solomona
11. Joe Stimson
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Kenny Bromwich

14. Brandon Smith
15. Tim Glasby
16. Christian Welch
17. Sam Kasiano

18. Justin Olam
19. Pat Kaufusi
20. Ryley Jacks
21. Felise Kaufusi

[Cameron]

Welcome back Youngie