Round 8 v Rabbitohs

[Scooter]

Paul Gallen's votes on Channel Nine
3 Cameron Munster
2 Harry Grant
1 Eliesa Katoa

[Scooter]

NAS off with a hamstring injury.

Not reported anywhere today.

Did you mean Xav....bc he definitely left the field with a hamstring injury ?

Emma Lawrence reported NAS leaving field with hamstring tightness on Channel Nine post game show last night.

[Storm Spirit]

NAS off with a hamstring injury.

Not reported anywhere today.

Did you mean Xav....bc he definitely left the field with a hamstring injury ?

Emma Lawrence reported NAS leaving field with hamstring tightness on Channel Nine post game show last night.

ah ok....I was at the game so didn't pick that up at the time.

Damn...hope it's nothing too serious.

[Mattpoet]

Generally a very good performance.
Munster was key.
Right edge defence is still hideous. Meaney and Hughes leaving Warbrick way too exposed - I thought a couple of Will's plays were excellent.

I know it made no difference in terms of the game, but the Milne sin-bin should have been a send off. One of the grubbiest acts I've seen. Should be referred direct to the judiciary and get 8-12 weeks; will probably get 3 reduced to 2 on an early plea.

2-3 weeks, you were spot on TC

[TC]

Generally a very good performance.
Munster was key.
Right edge defence is still hideous. Meaney and Hughes leaving Warbrick way too exposed - I thought a couple of Will's plays were excellent.

I know it made no difference in terms of the game, but the Milne sin-bin should have been a send off. One of the grubbiest acts I've seen. Should be referred direct to the judiciary and get 8-12 weeks; will probably get 3 reduced to 2 on an early plea.

2-3 weeks, you were spot on TC

The judiciary are so far off tilt it's ridiculous.
Hughes gets a week for bumping a ref who moved into the path of his defence, Milne is going to get 2 for a deliberate attempt to cause serious (and potentially career ending) damage to one of the game's super stars.

[Scooter]

Judiciary are on another planet.

[Papenhuyzen23]

Bellamy said in his presser he doesn’t believe X’s hamstring is too bad, if they needed him they could have put him back out there but didn’t want to risk him, thinks he is a chance vs the Titans with the long turnaround.

He hadn’t spoken to the physio about NAS yet but said he saw him walking after the game without a limp so that was a good sign, doesn’t believe it is too serious either.

[Mattpoet]

Totally understandable that we would be conservative with any potential injuries when we were so far ahead too. It's a cliche but it really is a long season.

[sallymay]

I mean Nelson ran up the sideline after the game from the tunnel to where I sit to find someone …it was a jog but he people with hamstring issues aren’t normally able to run so hopefully that’s a good sign

[Bullucked]

It was interesting that Bellamy said again this week that Nelson had needed to work on some of his defensive aspects and mentioning his stint back in the NSW cup.
He also mentioned Munster's first up contact in defence too, something I was very impressed with last night.

[Papenhuyzen23]

After 8 rounds here are some stat leaders for the club:


Tries scored

Papenhuyzen - 6
Coates - 6
(Both tied for 3rd in the NRL)


Tackle Breaks

Papenhuyzen - 30 (13th in the NRL)


Try Assists

Hughes - 6
Munster - 6
(Both tied for 4th in the NRL)


Offloads

Welch - 13 (tied for 2nd in the NRL)


Line Breaks

Papenhuyzen - 8 (Tied for 2nd in the NRL)


Line break assists

Hughes - 6
Papenhuyzen - 6
(Both tied for 4th in the NRL)


Tackles

Grant - 316 (3rd in the NRL)


Missed Tackles

Grant - 27 (5th in the NRL)
Meaney - 25 (7th in the NRL)


All runs

Papenhuyzen - 122 (17th in the NRL)


Dummy half runs

Grant - 54 (1st in the NRL)


Errors

Warbrick - 11 (7th in the NRL)


Penalties conceded

Loiero - 8 (2nd in the NRL)


Ineffective tackles

Grant - 17
Katoa - 17
(Both tied for 2nd in the NRL)


Ruck infringements

Loiero - 3 (Tied for 4th in the NRL)


Decoy runs

King - 52 (tied for 8th in the NRL)