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2021 NRL Finals Wk 1: Teams and Game Day

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2021 NRL Finals Wk 1: Teams and Game Day

Friday, September 10

Melbourne Storm v Manly Sea Eagles, 7:50pm at Sunshine Coast Stadium

Storm: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. George Jennings 3. Reimis Smith 4. Justin Olam 5. Isaac Lumelume 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Brandon Smith 10. Christian Welch 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane 14. Harry Grant 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Nicholas Hynes 18. Aaron Pene 19. Tom Eisenhuth 20. Chris Lewis 21. Marion Seve

Sea Eagles: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Morgan Harper 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Josh Aloiai 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Josh Schuster 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Dylan Walker 15. Karl Lawton 16. Sean Keppie 17. Taniela Paseka 18. Toafofoa Sipley 19. Moses Suli 20. Curtis Sironen 21. Tevita Funa

Saturday, September 11

Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast, 5:40pm at North Queensland Stadium

Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Josh Morris 4. Adam Keighran 5. Matt Ikuvalu 6. Drew Hutchison 7. Lachlan Lam 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Sam Verrills 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Angus Crichton 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Victor Radley 14. Sam Walker 15. Isaac Liu 16. Egan Butcher 17. Fletcher Baker 18. Dale Copley 19. Ben Thomas 20. Ben Marschke 21. Naufahu Whyte

Titans: 1. Jayden Campbell 2. Phillip Sami 3. Brian Kelly 4. Patrick Herbert 5. Corey Thompson 6. Tyrone Peachey 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Mitch Rein 10. Moeaki Fotuaika 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Beau Fermor 13. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 14. Erin Clark 15. Sam Lisone 16. David Fifita 17. Jaimin Jolliffe 18. Sam McIntyre 19. Toby Sexton 20. Greg Marzhew 21. Anthony Don

Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 7:50pm at North Queensland Stadium

Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Stephen Crichton 3. Paul Momirovski 4. Matt Burton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Kurt Capewell 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Mitch Kenny 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Tevita Pangai Junior 17. Liam Martin 18. Matthew Eisenhuth 19. Izack Tago 20. Charlie Staines 21. Brent Naden

Rabbitohs: 1. Blake Taaffe 2. Alex Johnston 3. Dane Gagai 4. Campbell Graham 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Mark Nicholls 9. Damien Cook 10. Tevita Tatola 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Cameron Murray 14. Benji Marshall 15. Jacob Host 16. Thomas Burgess 17. Jai Arrow 18. Jed Cartwright 19. Braidon Burns 20. Lachlan Ilias 21. Patrick Mago

Sunday, September 12

Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights, 4.05pm at Browne Park, Rockhampton

Eels: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Haze Dunster 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Waqa Blake 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Ray Stone 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Marata Niukore 13. Nathan Brown 14. Will Smith 15. Bryce Cartwright 16. Isaiah Papali'i 17. Makahesi Makatoa 18. Ryan Matterson 19. Oregon Kaufusi 20. Tom Opacic 21. Jakob Arthur

Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Enari Tuala 3. Kurt Mann 4. Bradman Best 5. Hymel Hunt 6. Jake Clifford 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Connor Watson 14. Sauaso Sue 15. David Klemmer 16. Josh King 17. Brodie Jones 18. Phoenix Crossland 19. Jirah Momoisea 20. Simi Sasagi 21. Jack Johns
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Wouldn’t be shocked if the Titans get the busted roosters. Storm, Panthers and Eels in the others for me.
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The eels v knights game is going to be the worse out of all of them


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It really is just a final 4 this year with 4 other teams making numbers. Would have been a great year to live up to potential
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Billy Walker wrote: September 6, 2021, 8:19 am It really is just a final 4 this year with 4 other teams making numbers. Would have been a great year to live up to potential
Can't see any way with our roster that we could compete with the Storm and Panthers, even if GWilly hadn't done his heel turn.
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Roger Kenworthy wrote: September 6, 2021, 9:08 am
Billy Walker wrote: September 6, 2021, 8:19 am It really is just a final 4 this year with 4 other teams making numbers. Would have been a great year to live up to potential
Can't see any way with our roster that we could compete with the Storm and Panthers, even if GWilly hadn't done his heel turn.
I agree - we are a long way off the pace with no quick fix in sight, yet our strategy seems to be to stick with ageing players that haven’t got us there in the past.

The point I was making is that this year more than most the final series seems to be down to 4 rather than 6 or 8, but yeah we wouldn’t be troubling any of those teams with our rabble.
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Roger Kenworthy wrote: September 6, 2021, 9:08 am
Billy Walker wrote: September 6, 2021, 8:19 am It really is just a final 4 this year with 4 other teams making numbers. Would have been a great year to live up to potential
Can't see any way with our roster that we could compete with the Storm and Panthers, even if GWilly hadn't done his heel turn.
The storm and panthers are not only more talented, they are adapting to the new style of footy so much better than anyone else that in my mind it is a true 2 horse race.

We could have our 2019 GF playing at it's peak and we wouldnt hang with those dudes playing the way we play
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Im kinda relieved we didn't make it.
Some hard decisions to be made.

Hopefully we get there next year bigger and better.
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Who are we going for? I’m happy for Panthers or Storm I guess. Both have great systems set the pace all year and deserve any success that comes their way?
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But Billy, one of those teams won’t win a premiership this year. As I understand it that makes them complete failures?
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gangrenous wrote: September 10, 2021, 6:38 pm But Billy, one of those teams won’t win a premiership this year. As I understand it that makes them complete failures?
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Watch how often the Storm players don’t use their feet to play the ball properly.
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We’re old, slow, and clueless compared to what’s on display tonight.
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Melbourne v manly reminiscent to last years prelim storm v raiders…..
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Good example there of an infringement and the disadvantaged side received absolutely 0 benefit. Got to fix that.

P.S. I just turned on, what the hell happened?!
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Manly won't get close with such a slow ruck.
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gergreg wrote:Manly won't get close with such a slow ruck.
Storm getting away with murder in the ruck. This has been cracked down on most of the season. Not tonight however.
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sprintman wrote: September 10, 2021, 8:09 pm We’re old, slow, and clueless compared to what’s on display tonight.
We signed the wrong Fijian winger.

Dylan Walker is better than all our halves

Storm have good coaching and was a nice move for Welch's try
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Papenhuyzen showing savage has to be our number 1
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Storm have perfected:

- slowing down momentum in tackle 1 and 2 - ref gives a restart every now and then but isn’t consistent
- playing the ball off the mark to catch the markers out
- decoy runners slowing in the line, causing a gap and then running through so they don’t get pinged

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papabear wrote: September 10, 2021, 8:39 pm Papenhuyzen showing savage has to be our number 1
I was thinking the same and imagining Savage going through the gap when I saw the replay
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The Storm have done their homework on Manly. Their players work the plays so well and there is support for the break or half break. Manly don't seem able to break the Storm line. Even Turbo looks contained to this point in the game. Storm leading 30-12 at present.
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gangrenous wrote: September 10, 2021, 6:38 pm But Billy, one of those teams won’t win a premiership this year. As I understand it that makes them complete failures?
I suspect that that is exactly how the losing team will see the situation and that is what will drive them to future success. Successful teams have that mentality - teams that make up the numbers enjoy obscure records and odd measures and wired success markers. They also have a fan base comfortable with mediocrity. I’d rather we aim to be the former rather than the latter…
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gangrenous wrote: September 10, 2021, 6:38 pm But Billy, one of those teams won’t win a premiership this year. As I understand it that makes them complete failures?
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I was MUCH higher on Manly than almost anyone i knew, i had them a top 6 team this year
But even i never thought they could really compete with the Storm on most weeks, they'd need a lot to go in their favour to knock off Melbourne or Penrith imo

It's a two horse race. And yes, the one who doesnt win is a total and complete failure
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Botman wrote: September 10, 2021, 9:21 pm I was MUCH higher on Manly than almost anyone i knew, i had them a top 6 team this year
But even i never thought they could really compete with the Storm on most weeks, they'd need a lot to go in their favour to knock off Melbourne or Penrith imo

It's a two horse race. And yes, the one who doesnt win is a total and complete failure
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BJ wrote: September 10, 2021, 8:20 pm
gergreg wrote:Manly won't get close with such a slow ruck.
Storm getting away with murder in the ruck. This has been cracked down on most of the season. Not tonight however.
They always take the grubbiness up a few levels this time of year. Hard to watch - I lasted 20 minutes.
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After watching the storm click into gear... im happy we arent in the finals.

Can watch all the games stress free.

Fingers crossed for next year we can dish something up to compete with these top sides
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Enjoyed watching that even with the score line.
Every time Manly tried to build or maintain pressure that right side collapsed. Harper with an all time stinker.

Some absolutely beautiful play from the Melbourne spine.
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reptar wrote:Storm have perfected:

- slowing down momentum in tackle 1 and 2 - ref gives a restart every now and then but isn’t consistent
- playing the ball off the mark to catch the markers out
- decoy runners slowing in the line, causing a gap and then running through so they don’t get pinged

They’re too good.
They perfected these spoiling tactics, or variations of it over a decade ago but for some reason get away with it year after year. Just on the decoy runners, it really needs to be looked at closer, Olam did it so often tonight. Destroying the game more than V'landysball.
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Of course they get away with it. They play to the rules and loopholes the NRL permits.

I’m doesn’t matter how many rule changes the NRL make, Bellamy will always be at the forefront of working out where there are inadequacies in the rules that give his team the greatest edge.

I wish there was someone at the Raiders even trying to do this.
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gangrenous wrote:Of course they get away with it. They play to the rules and loopholes the NRL permits.

I’m doesn’t matter how many rule changes the NRL make, Bellamy will always be at the forefront of working out where there are inadequacies in the rules that give his team the greatest edge.

I wish there was someone at the Raiders even trying to do this.
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gangrenous wrote:Of course they get away with it. They play to the rules and loopholes the NRL permits.

I’m doesn’t matter how many rule changes the NRL make, Bellamy will always be at the forefront of working out where there are inadequacies in the rules that give his team the greatest edge.

I wish there was someone at the Raiders even trying to do this.
I absolutely loathe what he and Robbo have done (and continue to do) to the game. That said I'd take either at the Raiders in a heartbeat - but it would be very interesting to see if they were allowed to get away with these tactics at our club. Melbourne is an important market for them and Nick has his tentacles everywhere.

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Storm have gone away from the Wrestle since the 6 again rule came in. They have no mastered the art of the Tangle. Get any part of the body except the arms caught up with the ball player while giving the impression you're trying to break free. Even make it look like the tackled player contributing and gain a "milking" call.
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I’d love us to be half as good as Storm.
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