PRELIMINARY FINAL - Storm vs Raiders

[yourhero]

Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders
Saturday 24 September, 7:40pm
AAMI Park

1. Cameron Munster
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. William Chambers
4. Cheyse Blair
5. Marika Koroibete
6. Blake Green
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Jordan McLean
11. Kevin Proctor
12. Tohu Harris
13. Dale Finucane

14. Kenny Bromwich
15. Tim Glasby
16. Christian Welch
17. Ben Hampton
20. Matt White
21. Felise Kaufusi

[Mattpoet]

Please Bellamy. Do not play White.

[yourhero]

Do we as a club even remember how good we were playing with four big guys on the bench?

14. Kenny Bromwich
15. Tim Glasby
16. Christian Welch
21. Felise Kaufusi

That is what I hope for...

[coupy73]

Do we as a club even remember how good we were playing with four big guys on the bench?

14. Kenny Bromwich
15. Tim Glasby
16. Christian Welch
21. Felise Kaufusi

That is what I hope for...

That the way I would go. Felise and Glasby could fill in for second row and Kenny can fill the utility spot playing anywhere in the pack and also fill in at centre at a push if a back is injured.
Welch with his offload after collision would run the Raiders forwards around a bit
Nothing against Hampton but I don't think he offers much with his 10 minutes off the bench at the end.

Nervous but excited about this one

[blazza18]

We didn't play NAS or Kaufusi in round 23. Even with NAS out I doubt Bellamy goes with a smaller bench again.

[bula]

I'm probably the only one that likes Hampton on the bench. I think defensively he is good around the ruck and could be useful chasing markers and cutting their time.
I don't like the mistake in his game but for me he always looks dangerous with the ball.
Probably could be used more with kicks in goal as a grubber target.

[yourhero]

The "wrestle" talk is in absolute overdrive. I f*cking hate this amatuer, agenda-driven game sometimes.

[sallymay]

All week I've felt bluh about this game I've felt nothing...I woke up this morning and was talking to people at work now I'm bloody nervous ...everytime i think about it I got nervous and pretty much wanna throw up...2 days to go

[Storm Spirit]

the wrestle talk is utter lima lima lima duck shite and Stuart will come undone from it all imho.

Bellamy is too shrewd an operator to buy into it and there comes a point where Storm just focus on the game and let the phlegm boys crap on.

Our boys will just be sitting back watching ......and waiting to smash those arrogant arseholes for being so egotistical.

2 finals in a gazillion years....farking spare me puuhhlease...

[RobbieRoss]

All week I've felt bluh about this game I've felt nothing...I woke up this morning and was talking to people at work now I'm bloody nervous ...everytime i think about it I got nervous and pretty much wanna throw up...2 days to go

I am with you , Sallymay. I am very nervous now, and not in a happy way !

I am hoping for a really tough, close game tonight that goes to extra time and then well into golden point, to tire out both of those teams.

As for tomorrow, I see there is a forecast of late rain. Will that suit us ie slow down some of the Canberra razzle dazzle and make it more of a slog ?

[Kettles]

Bullfrog Gus reckons Canberra are absolute 'specials' against Storm tomorrow.
I hope Bellamy uses this as ammunition and fires us up to rights the wrongs of the game against them last time.

[bula]

I don't feel good about this game. The Sharks looked unstoppable with their offloading and if we can't lock the ball up we may be in for a dissapointing night.

[Scooter]

Gus also reckons that Storm and Raiders may as well not play tonight because Sharks have already won it.

I am excited and a little nervous. I can't wait. In the Storm we trust.

[blazza18]

Gus has done a complete 180 on us this year. It's really bizarre.

[yourhero]

So nervous about this game...