2018 Finals Week 1: Teams and Game Day

[Northern Raider]

BRain fart from Surgess

[greeneyed]

Stunning game.

Storm 29
Rabbitohs 28

FULL TIME

[Northern Raider]

What a game to kick off finals weekend

[Green eyed Mick]

****ing hate Melbourne.

[Northern Raider]

One thing for certain. I’ll be cheering for the Bunnies next week.

[greeneyed]

I’d rather the Storm than the Rabbitohs.

[greeneyed]

Munster was outstanding.

[Northern Raider]

Munster was outstanding.

He stepped up when it counted

[gerg]

Poor coaching from Siebold to have Britt and Hunt on the bench and not use them at all (from what I could tell). You can't do that in a finals match.

[Lui_Bon]

Absolutely awful refereeing, great game. I'm not sure how to reconcile this. There were key decisions which all seemed to favour the Rabbits, those being the not-forward pass, the drag over the sideline, and one that didn't get noticed, Inglis in front of the kicker on the try where he rolled over Slater. You can tell I was backing the Storm. I'm sure there were others from both sides I missed. But mostly, it was a sceramingly good game because the refs policed the seven with vigour...

So does letting defences get constantly offside increase fatigue in both teams and make the game open up more excitingly? Or does it just mean there are fewer highlights altogether but the ones that there are be crash hot?

And how could that be codified?

[Conor]

A couple of things maybe of note with respect to the Raiders: Vunivalu remonstrating with the touch judge instead of playing to the whistle. Some of our guys do it a lot, sure, but players at every club do it.

Also, Seibold only used 15 players. I don’t know who he left on the bench, so maybe they were better off without them. A fresh guy or two might have made a difference, but he’s been doing it a lot and they finished top 4. (We knocked them off though, so who knows how good they really are). Stuart using 16/17 is not some maverick move, it happens at other clubs all the time. Not saying he’s right to do it, but there are better reasons to criticise him. Anyway.

Good game last night.

- just checked and Hymel Hunt was one of the guys left on the bench, so they probably were right in that instance anyway.

[yeh raiders]

Thank **** they’re not doing the national anthem before every finals game.

[the bone]

Blocker roach is the worst commentator


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[Northern Raider]

I don't think he scored that but bunker couldn't overturn

[yeh raiders]

Fatty Vautin gold

[Northern Raider]

What a try by Warriors. That was great footy

[yeh raiders]

Dumb footy from Penrith.

Woeful offload from Kikau, then last set on last tackle Clearly plays the ball and Maloney is ready on the right - but the dummy half decides to **** it up and put a **** grubber in

[yeh raiders]

Sensational kick

[Northern Raider]

Warriors the champions of the brainfart

[Northern Raider]

Panthers really punishing Warriors poor option now.

[edwahu]

Warriors the champions of the brainfart

Let us win something.

[Northern Raider]

Warriors the champions of the brainfart

Let us win something.

We're a close 2nd

[Northern Raider]

RTS gone. Warriors are **** now

[edwahu]

The winner of this game will be toast anyway.

[Northern Raider]

Panthers in again. They'll put 50 on them tonight.

[the bone]

Kata must have money on the Panthers


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[greeneyed]

I wouldn’t have minded the Warriors winning the premiership, but looks like they’ll go out first week. I really dislike Penrith. Can’t see the Panthers beating the Sharks or Roosters though.

I guess I’ll be hoping for a Storm premiership from here.

Most hated:

Broncos
Roosters
Sharks
Rabbitohs
Panthers
Dragons

[yeh raiders]

Hoping for a storm premiership.... Hahahahha

[greeneyed]

Hoping for a storm premiership.... Hahahahha

Enter than any of the alternatives. I hate those Sydney and Brisbane teams.

[Rick]

Mannering has had an absolute stinker for his last game. Just terrible


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[Northern Raider]

How big a turnaround was the stupid offload by Blair in the 1st half? Warriors had all the momentum at that point. Been Panthers ever since.

[Northern Raider]

Warriors were about then only team I would have been happy to see win it. The remaining 7 teams are all tough to support.

[greeneyed]

It’s pretty likely going to be a win for evil over good.

[greeneyed]

Watching this game, I’m realising I hate the Sharks more than the Roosters!

[greeneyed]

Looks like the whistle isn’t in the pocket today!