Qualifying Final: Storm vs Eels

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Anyone have an update on Brandon Smith?
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Lucas wrote: Yeah a real shame.

If you don't want storm to win.
Agreed. I've never been one of those types where I'd much rather beat a full strength opposition over a weakened one.

This is Rugby League, one of the toughest sports in the world so injuries are an inevitably weekly occurrence. Hell knows we've had our fair share over (Bill missing the best part of 2 years comes to mind) So the last thing I think is it's a shame if it happens to other clubs. It's just the nature of the game and any other sport for that matter....
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He's a fun player to watch. Got nothing to do with beating them at full strength.
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Referees Ben Cummins and Chris Sutton
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Paul Crawley on NRL 360 tonite said that the current Storm team is the greatest he has seen in the last 50 years.

Premiership looks like a cakewalk for us
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Think those early 90's Brisbane and Canberra teams would have a better case. Our 2007 was better too.
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One thing we don't want to see is Suli and JAC coming in off their wing and letting Parra score in the corner.

Stay on you man for gods sake!!
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tigerr wrote:One thing we don't want to see is Suli and JAC coming in off their wing and letting Parra score in the corner.

Stay on you man for gods sake!!
This is our biggest concern as a group I'd say. JAC hasn't really been tested imo and Suli can fall asleep sometimes too.
Jennings is in vintage form lately so hopefully Munster and Scott do a job on him.
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yourhero wrote:Anyone have an update on Brandon Smith?

Been training was meant to play last week but didn't so not sure if he allowed to play finals or not
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sallymay wrote:
yourhero wrote:Anyone have an update on Brandon Smith?

Been training was meant to play last week but didn't so not sure if he allowed to play finals or not
Sally what do you mean by "not allowed"?
I'm guessing something to do with second tier player rules?
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I think she means he was named in Q Cup but didn't end up playing.
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bula wrote:
tigerr wrote:One thing we don't want to see is Suli and JAC coming in off their wing and letting Parra score in the corner.

Stay on you man for gods sake!!
This is our biggest concern as a group I'd say. JAC hasn't really been tested imo and Suli can fall asleep sometimes too.
Jennings is in vintage form lately so hopefully Munster and Scott do a job on him.
Yeah unfortunately our wingers got scorched in the first 20 minutes of that Round 18 Parra win. We need to concentrate in this area
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Is anyone in doubt for this game?
I find it interesting Tonumaipea named as a reserve given Hughes was listed also.
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bula wrote:
sallymay wrote:
yourhero wrote:Anyone have an update on Brandon Smith?

Been training was meant to play last week but didn't so not sure if he allowed to play finals or not
Sally what do you mean by "not allowed"?
I'm guessing something to do with second tier player rules?

Yep that's what I meant ...he never travelled up to QLd. so didn't play...
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I'm getting bad vibes about this game. Remember when Canterbury and the Warriors beat us at AAMI during finals games. Those ad lib type games showed us up
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