Round 23 - Storm vs Eels

[yourhero]

Season in the balance. Playing a team in contention for the spoon, albeit after their best win of the season. Our forwards well beaten in consecutive weeks.

What do we expect?

[storminghome]

Our season to end unfortunately

[yourhero]

Eels form line heading into this game - 3 Wins/2 Losses (54+ Points Differential). Sitting bottom of the ladder but have hit some decent form.

(Round / Result / Opponent / Margin)

R22 - Win (Home) - Dragons - 36 Points
R21 - Win (Home) - Titans - 16 Points
R20 - Loss (Away) - Rabbitohs - 6 Points
R19 - Win (Home) - Bulldogs - 6 Points
R18 - Loss (Away) - Knights - 2 Points

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Storm form line heading into this game - 3 Wins/2 Loss (28+ Points Differential). Facing the prospect of three losses in a row. The last time that this happened was Rounds 14-18 2015 where we lost four in a row.

(Round / Result / Opponent / Margin)

R22 - Loss (Home) - Sharps - 3 Points
R21 - Loss (Away) - Rabbitohs - 10 Points
R20 - Win (Home) - Raiders - 34 Points
R19 - Win (Away) - Warriors - 6 Points
R18 - Win (Away) - Mongly - 1 Point

[Danger D]

Storm don't lose three in a row. Won't happen. Will put my mother-in-law's house on it.

[glennb]

2012 we lost five in a row

[yourhero]

Also in Round 23 - C’mon Broncos and Raiders! (Playing Souffs and Roosters).

[NevilleB]

We need Brandon in the side

[coupy73]

Our season to end unfortunately

Sorry thought we were sitting third on the ladder and just been beaten by 2 other top 6 teams!!
dont think our season is to end on Friday!!
Some people have been spoiled being Storm supporters, there are 13 other clubs that would probably swap places with is now

[blazza18]

Season definitely isn't over but you'd need to have on very purple coloured glasses to think we're anything but a slight mess right now.

[NevilleB]

The last thing we need is Cheyse in the 14 jumper. Please don't let this team run out like that with Pete, croft , brandon on the reserve list

[yourhero]

A part of me gets desperate and wants to believe some elaborate conspiracy... like Bellamy intentionally took steps to ensure we weren’t at our absolute best. To put some fire in the bellies, etc.

But it is just a fantasy. We have seen this kind of Storm before, particularly large patches between 2013-2015.

[yourhero]

1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Jahrome Hughes
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith
10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Joe Stimson
13. Dale Finucane

14. Cheyse Blair
15. Tim Glasby
16. Christian Welch
17. Kenneath Bromwich

18. Brandon Smith
19. Tui Kamikamica
20. Albert Vete
21. Brodie Croft

[Deadpool]

Swap Blair out for Smith and replace one of the others for Vete on the bench and I’ll be happy

[blazza18]

It wont happen but the team could use a wake up call. Drop NAS and Kenny. Start Glasby or Welch and bring in Smith and Vete onto the bench. If you don't like dropping NAS then move him to the bench and sit Welch. Either way the teams needs an energy boost and I think Smith and Vete could be it.

[Deadpool]

I would bench NAS instead of dropping him. I’d be tempted to start Vete in his place