NRL Round 2 Discussion

[robbieando]

After a successful Round 1 in the books we turn our sights towards Round 2 and what a round of matches we have in store.

It all kicks off on Thursday Night at 8.05pm with the Roosters coming off an impressive first up win against the Bulldogs who will be smarting over their loss. Look out for the Thursday Night Match Discussion Thread once again and join in the conversation.

Friday two quality matches starting with the 6.00pm game between the Warriors and the Storm getting the night started. Both are coming off wins of differing quality but with the Warriors historically having the wood over the Storm in Auckland this should be an entertaining game.

The 8.05pm game is the Queensland Derby at Suncorp Stadium between the Broncos and the Cowboys. The Broncos are backing up off an impressive first up win, while the Cowboys are coming off JT's crossbar challenge golden point win.

Super Saturday starts at 3pm in Newcastle who showed they are an improved outfit this year up against the Titans who only showed up in the second half once the game was gone.

5.30pm see two of Round 1's disappointing teams meet with Manly who were on the defensive the entire game yesterday meeting the GI-less Rabbitohs.

7.30pm sees unlucky losers the Raiders open up their home campaign against the Sharks in a repeat of last years finals meeting between the two club.

Sunday 4pm sees the Wests Tigers off a strong Round 1 win play the disappointing Panthers in a Western Sydney derby at Campbelltown.

To finish off the Round we head to Wollongong to see surprise packets the Dragons take on the Eels in a Sunday 6.30pm game

Look forward to everyone's thoughts and selections for the Round ahead

Will bring team lists and other relevant info as it comes to hand.

 

[Aucklander]

Looks like a great round. Warriors v Storm always good and the Broncos v Cowboys should be a ripper too. Could well be home town bonanza of a weekend.

 

[Klim]

Roosters
Storm
Cowboys
Titans
Rabbitohs
Raiders
Tigers
Dragons

 

[robbieando]

Looks like a great round. Warriors v Storm always good and the Broncos v Cowboys should be a ripper too. Could well be home town bonanza of a weekend.

Yep Friday Night looks like a cracker on paper, but the Sunday games also look good as well

 

[Gigantic]

Hopefully I tip this week better than I did last

Roosters
Storm
Cowboys
Titans
Rabbitohs
Sharks
Tigers
Eels

 

[Colonial]

Dogs will turn it around against the Roosters,
Storm will take apart the bipolar Warriors,
Cowboys will win a tight one against the Broncos,
Knights to beat Titans in a close one,
Manly to beat a disappointing Souths,
Raiders will beat the Shakey Sharks
Tigers will belt the Panthers,
Dragons will beat the Eels in close one.



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[szhengd]

Dogs ( Roosters were flattered by how poor the titans were in the first half)
Storm
Broncos
Titans ( if they show up)
Manly
Raiders
Tiges
Parra

 

[Aucklander]

Round 2 teams thanks to http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/nrl-team-lists-round-two/.

HURSDAY, March 9
Roosters v Bulldogs
Allianz Stadium, 8:05pm

Roosters: 1. Michael Gordon 2. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 3. Blake Ferguson 4. Latrell Mitchell 5. Daniel Tupou 6. Luke Keary 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Dylan Napa 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Aidan Guerra
Interchange: 14. Isaac Liu 15. Kane Evans 16. Ryan Matterson 17. Connor Watson

Reserves: 18. Chris Smith 19. Joseph Manu 20. Dale Copley 21. Zane Tetevano

Bulldogs: 1 Will Hopoate 2 Brett Morris 3 Josh Morris 4 Brenko Lee 5 Kerrod Holland 6 Josh Reynolds 7 Moses Mbye 8 Aiden Tolman 9 Michael Lichaa 10 James Graham 11 Josh Jackson 12 Greg Eastwood 13 David Klemmer

Interchange: 14 Sam Kasiano 15 Danny Fualalo 16 Adam Elliott 17 Raymond Faitala-Mariner

Reserves: 19 Brad Abbey 20 Matt Frawley 21 Francis Tualau 23 Craig Garvey

FRIDAY, March 10
Warriors v Storm
Mt Smart Stadium, 6:005pm

Warriors: 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c) 2 Tuimoala Lolohea 3 David Fusitua 4 Solomone Kata5 Ken Maumalo 6 Mafoa’aeata Hingano 7 Shaun Johnson 8 Albert Vete 9 Issac Luke 10 Charlie Gubb 11 Bunty Afoa 12 Row Ryan Hoffman 13 Simon Mannering

Interchange: 14 Erin Clark 15 Jacob Lillyman 16 Samuel Lisone 17 Bodene Thompson

Reserves: 18 Isaiah Papali’i 20 James Gavet 21 Manu Vatuvei 22 Mason Lino

Storm: 1 Cameron Munster 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. William Chambers 4. Cheyse Blair 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Ryley Jacks 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Tim Glasby 9. Cameron Smith 10. Jordan McLean 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane

Interchange: 14. Christian Welch 15. Joe Stimson 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Young Tonumaipea

Reserves: 18. Brodie Croft 19. Vincent Leuluai 20. Mark Nicholls 21. Curtis Scott

Broncos v Cowboys
Suncorp Stadium, 8:05pm

Broncos: 1 Darius Boyd 2 Corey Oates 3 James Roberts 4 Tautau Moga 5 Jordan Kahu 6 Anthony Milford 7 Ben Hunt 8 Korbin Sims 9 Andrew McCullough 10 Adam Blair 11 Sam Thaiday 12 Matt Gillett 13 Josh McGuire

Interchange: 14 Alex Glenn 15 Tevita Pangai 16 Herman Ese’ese 17 Jai Arrow

Reserve: 18. Benji Marshall 19. Joe Ofahengaue 20. Kodi Nikorima 21. George Fai

Cowboys: 1. Lachlan Coote 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Justin O’Neill 4. Kane Linnett 5. Antonio Winterstein 6. Michael Morgan 7. Johnathan Thurston 8. Matthew Scott 9. Jake Granville 10. Scott Bolton 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Ethan Lowe 13. Jason Taumalolo

Interchange: 14. Ben Hampton 15. John Asiata 16. Coen Hess 17. Patrick Kaufusi

Reserves: 18. Shaun Fensom 19. Gideon Gela-Mosby 20. Javid Bowen 21. Kalyn Ponga

SATURDAY, March 11
Knights v Titans
McDonald Jones Stadium, 4:00pm

Knights: 1 Brendan Elliott 2. Ken Sio 3. Dane Gagai 4. Peter Mata’utia 5. Nathan Ross 6. Brock Lamb 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Danny Levi 10. Josh Starling 11. Sione Mata’utia 12. Jamie Buhrer 13. Mitchell Barnett

Interchange: 14. Luke Yates 15. Jack Stockwell 16. Sam Stone 17. Jacob Saifiti

Reserves: 18. Tyler Randell 19. Chanel Mata’utia 20. Josh King 21. Anthony Tupou

Titans: 1 Jarryd Hayne 2. Anthony Don 3. Dan Sarginson 4. Konrad Hurrell 5. William Zillman 6. Kane Elgey 7. Ashley Taylor 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Tyrone Roberts 10. Ryan James 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Chris McQueen 13. Leivaha Pulu

Interchange: 14. Karl Lawton 15. Nathaniel Peteru 16. Agnatius Paasi 17. Joe Greenwood

Reserves: 18. Paterika Vaivai 19. Max King 20. Eddy Pettybourne 21. Tyrone Roberts-Davis

Sea Eagles v Rabbitohs
Lottoland, 5:30pm

Sea Eagles: 1 Tom Trbojevic 2 Jorge Taufua 3 Dylan Walker 4 Brian Kelly 5 Akuila Uate 6 Blake Green 7 Daly Cherry-Evans (C) 8 Brenton Lawrence 9 Api Koroisau 10 Nate Myles 11 Frank Winterstein 12 Curtis Sironen 13 Jake Trbojevic

Interchange: 14 Cameron Cullen 15 Lewis Brown 16 Jarrad Kennedy 17 Shuan Lane

Reserves: 18 Jonathan Wright 19 Jackson Hastings 20 Matthew Wright 21 Bill Bainbridge

Rabbitohs: 1 Alex Johnston 2. Braidon Burns 3. Hymel Hunt 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Bryson Goodwin 6. Cody Walker 7. Luke Kelly 8. Zane Musgrove 9. Robbie Farah 10. David Tyrrell 11. John Sutton 12. Kyle Turner 13. Sam Burgess

Interchange: 14. Damien Cook 15. Jason Clark 16. Angus Crighton 17. Robbie Rochow

Reserves: 18. Robert Jennings 19. Anthony Cherrington 20. George Burgess 21. Adam Reynolds

Raiders v Sharks
GIO Stadium, 7:30pm

Raiders: 1. Jack Wighton 2. Nick Cotric 3. Elliot Whitehead 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Junior Paulo 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Shannon Boyd 11. Josh Papalii 12. Iosia Soliola 13. Luke Bateman

Interchange: 14. Adam Clydsdale 15. Dunamis Lui 16. Jeff Lima 17. Joseph Tapine

Reserves: 18. Scott Sorenson 19. Zac Santo 20. Lachlan Croker 21. Makahesi Makatoa

Sharks: 1 Gerard Beale 2 Sosaia Feki 3 Jack Bird 4 Ricky Leutele 5 Edrick Lee 6 James Maloney 7 Chad Townsend 8 Andrew Fifita 9 Jayden Brailey 10 Matt Prior 11 Luke Lewis 12 Wade Graham 13 Paul Gallen

Interchange: 14 Jayson Bukuya 15 Chris Heighington 16 Sam Tagataese 17 Fa’amanu Brown

Reserves: 18 Tony Williams 19 Kurt Capewell 20 Joseph Paulo 21 Jeremy Latimore

SUNDAY, March 12
Tigers v Panthers
Campbelltown Stadium, 4:00pm

Tigers: 1 James Tedesco 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Kevin Naiqama 4. Michael Chee-Kam 5. Moses Suli 6. Mitchell Moses 7. Luke Brooks 8. Aaron Woods 9. Matt McIlwrick 10. Ava Seumanufagai 11. Sauaso Sue 12. Chris Lawrence 13. Elijah Taylor

Interchange: 14. Tim Grant 15. Josh Aloiai 16. Jamal Idris 17. Jack Littlejohn

Reserves: 18. Joel Edwards 19. Justin Hunt 20. Jordan Rankin 21. Wesley Lolo

Panthers: 1 Matt Moylan 2. Dean Whare 3. Waqa Blake 4. Tyrone Peachey 5. Dylan Edwards 6. Te Maire Martin 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Peter Wallace 10. Regan Campbell-Gillard 11. Bryce Cartwright 12. Isaah Yeo 13. Trent Merrin

Interchange: 14. James Fisher-Harris 15. Leilani Latu 16. Tim Browne 17. Moses Leota

Reserves: 18. Sitaleki Akauola 19. Dallin Watene-Edwards 20. Mitch Rein 21. Viliame Kikau

Dragons v Eels
WIN Stadium, 6:30pm

Dragons: 1 Josh Dugan 2. Nene Macdonald 3. Euan Aitken 4. Tim Lafai 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Josh McCrone 8. Russell Packer 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Joel Thompson 13. Jack de Belin

Interchange 14. Tariq Sims 15. Leeson Ah Mau 16. Jacob Host 17. Jai Field

Reserves: 18. Kurt Mann 19. Taane Milne 20. Luciano Leilua 21. Hame Sele

Eels: 1 Bevan French 2. Semi Radradra 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Josh Hoffman 6. Clint Gutherson 7. Corey Norman 8. Suaia Matagi 9. Kaysa Pritchard 10. Tim Mannah 11. Manu Ma’u 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. Beau Scott

Interchange: 14. Nathan Brown 15. Daniel Alvaro 16. Rory O’Brien 17. Frank Pritchard

Reserves: 18. David Gower 19. Cameron King 20. George Jennings 21. Marata Niukore

 

[robbieando]

Link for tonights Match Discussion Thread

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...scussion-thread-roosters-vs-bulldogs.1159509/

 

[PhatBoy]

That was about as disappointing as a win gets.

We have some serious mental issues. Got me buggered how we can make some of the mistakes we did last night. Mitchell stripping the ball in a three man tackle that gifted them a penalty was a particular highlight.

 

[robbieando]

Shocking conditions in Auckland for the Warriors vs Storm match.

Downpour for the second week in a row for the Storm.

 

[robbieando]

Great start for the Storm TRY to Kenneth Bromwick from a Cooper Cronk kick

Smith converts to move to 1999 points all time equal with JT

 

[robbieando]

Unlucky that was struck off

 

[Aucklander]

What a try

 

[robbieando]

Crazy try to the Warriors ties it up

 

[Aucklander]

Unbelievable play in atrocious conditions.

 

[robbieando]

Shaun Johnstone becomes the Warriors all times leading point scorer with a try

 

[Jatz]

That pitch is absolutely flooded haha.

Ball security will be what decides this match.

 

[robbieando]

Bang!!!

 

[robbieando]

Unlucky slip there pure and simple for that try

 

[Aucklander]

Very unlucky

 

[robbieando]

That's 2001 points for Cameron Smith

 

[robbieando]

Good kick for the 40/20

 

[Aucklander]

Quick on the whistle

 

[robbieando]

Should of taken the two