Round 23 - Storm vs Eels

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bula
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Need more kicks to Suli he's been open a few times.
In saying that Croft is playing very well. Have to remember Parra are in the best form they've been all season
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Also Will Chambers deserves to be rubbed out for that thuggery, I don’t care if he is a storm player that crusher was putrid and he deserves a stint on the sidelines for it.
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Is Chambers in trouble for that crusher tackle??
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He wasn’t put on report but with the MRC and his prior loading he will cop a few weeks and deservedly so
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These kicks Munster is doing are so pointless.
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Well we won the game, was gutsy and tough but losing Cam, Brandon, NAS, Suli, ontop of Hughes and Hoffman in basically a week might just derail this season, I have faith in the depth and squad but that’s a lot of quality, hopefully none are major injuries and we get them back for the finals.
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I reckon that’s one of our best ever wins. No bench for 30 minutes, down to 12 on the field for 10 of those. Losing Cam Smith just before halftime. And only giving up 1 try, which wasn’t really a try (he dropped it and put it on the line). Really proud of that effort. Hopefully all the boys that picked up injuries aren’t too bad
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Effort was top notch. The attack before Smith went down wasn’t good but we got an important win. I have no idea why kind of team we run out with next week. Hopefully none of the injuries are long term (although) expecting Brandon to be done for the season.
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B Smith medial knee ligament. NAS high ankle sprain. Suli hamstring. C Smith back nerve issues. This is coming from channel nine.
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Those injuries are going to lima lima lima duck our season
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All those guys except for cam are pretty replaceable. Give Earl a run next week
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Bellamy said Smith has back spasms but should be ok, Vunivalu might miss a week or 2, Brandon and NAS will be out for a while.
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We never got a penalty in the second half. Joke
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So guessing next week, out will be Vunivalu, NAS & B. Smith, I’d like to see Olam, Kasiano & Vete come into the team for them. But knowing Bellamy we’ll probably get Blair in for Suli, Tui in for NAS & either Croft or Hughes on the bench. What’s the bet that’s our team?
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If all 4 are rubbed out I’d say this is the team we will see

1. Slater
2. Chambers
3. Blair
4. Scott
5. Addo-Carr
6. Munster
7. Croft
8. J.Bromwich
9. Grant
10. Welch
11. Kaufusi
12. Stimson
13. Finucane

14. K.Bromwich
15. Glasby
16. Hughes
17. Kasiano

I think Grant as the only specialist hooker left on our books and having got his debut earlier in the year he may get the nod vs the Titans, and I’d love to see Hughes come on late against a tiring team as I think he could do some damage, if Smith is fit to play our team is still pretty solid but guys like Welch, Stimson and Glasby really need to lift now that NAS and Brandon’s seasons look over.
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