2024 Round 8 v Sharks: Game Day

[scooter]

We have completely destroyed our for and against in 2 weeks... least of our concerns at the moment though

[-PJ-]

In promising news..

They won’t score 50 so we’re a chance of lifting the trophy.

[Bloody_Burnham]

This is the performance of spoon contenders

Top 4 side vs bottom 4 side.

[Green Machine]

Anyone want an unopened 2024 ANZAC jersey, XL?

[lightning]

1st place vs. kids tonight.

Would have been good to see our pack do more. Sharks way too easy out their own end early on.

[The Nickman]

I just realized something interesting… when we played them a month ago, we got up 18-0 and then they came back to win.

This time around, they got up 18-0 and then **** killed us.

How ironic.

[The Greenhouse]

FULL TIME

Cronulla Sharks 40
Canberra Raiders 0

MATCH REPORT: Shark attack: Cronulla dominate Raiders in Canberra



The Cronulla Sharks have continued their sparkling start to the season with a commanding victory over the Raiders. Canberra had won five of their past six games on home turf, however they were no match for the visitors on Sunday afternoon. Sharks captain Cameron McInnes opened the scoring in the 12th minute and they didn't look back.

Halfback Nicho Hynes had a try, two try assists and six goals as he orchestrated a dominant team performance. The 40-0 victory was Cronulla's fourth on the trot and ensured they retained their position on top of the NRL table.

Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/04/28/sha ... -canberra/

[Seiffert82]

Definitely a few changes to be made next week.

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[Dr Greenthumb]

I thought Chevy had a decent game today.

[radicalraider]

Sucked in rocky

[-PJ-]

Definitely a few changes to be made next week.

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I call bulldust..

[Rickmando]

Definitely a few changes to be made next week.

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Here’s hoping the first change is Rick calling someone a Weak gutted dog in the presser and getting a week off himself

[Ultima]

At least we celebrated Stuart's 500th game in a fitting way...

[NoMan]

Didn’t expect it to be that bad. Biggest worry was the middle, for the teams supposed strength they were embarrassing today. Shades of the v’landys ball season tonight I thought.

[Green Taipan]

The whole team got run off the park from the first 5 minutes. Sharks have about 5 gears the Raiders don’t and I doubt personnel changes make a heap of difference to that. I just dont think they have it in them to play with that intensity.

The most important change is in the coaching department. Ricky is yesterday's man with no idea how to coach in the modern era!

[The Nickman]

The whole team got run off the park from the first 5 minutes. Sharks have about 5 gears the Raiders don’t and I doubt personnel changes make a heap of difference to that. I just dont think they have it in them to play with that intensity.

The most important change is in the coaching department. Ricky is yesterday's man with no idea how to coach in the modern era!

To be fair, he’s never been a good coach.

[Leebola]

The whole team got run off the park from the first 5 minutes. Sharks have about 5 gears the Raiders don’t and I doubt personnel changes make a heap of difference to that. I just dont think they have it in them to play with that intensity.

The most important change is in the coaching department. Ricky is yesterday's man with no idea how to coach in the modern era!

To be fair, he’s never been a good coach.

Genius player. Great Canberran. Rubbish coach.

[Old School Green]

Is anyone surprised? Fair dinkum look at the youth and injuries. Anyone who thinks Flegg/Cup players can slot in and we put on points against the ladder leaders and even win is delusional. This is what blooding youth en masse looks like, especially without the experience and leadership around them.

[-PJ-]

He cant even blame a short turn around, but he can next week..

[Botman]

We simply cannot run out next week with Levi and Starling in FG
they're simply not NRL level footballers. With the spine being so young and inexperienced we can no longer afford to carry these guys. Woolford is no great shakes but he's better than these guys. Get Puru into the #14, he only needs to give us 15-20 minutes of hooker play, and what ever he gives us could not possibly be worse than what we're getting from Levi and Starling.

[Northern Raider]

Definitely a few changes to be made next week.

Cook needs to be our 7. Unfortunately Weekes is not a halfback. A bit unfair as he's being asked to perform a role that doesn't suit his skill set.

Woolford back at dummy half. The other key change. We can't take that spine into another game.

As for the pack. Send them all out there next week and tell them to redeem themselves.

[The Nickman]

We simply cannot run out next week with Levi and Starling in FG
they're simply not NRL level footballers. With the spine being so young and inexperienced we can no longer afford to carry these guys. Woolford is no great shakes but he's better than these guys. Get Puru into the #14, he only needs to give us 15-20 minutes of hooker play, and what ever he gives us could not possibly be worse than what we're getting from Levi and Starling.

We so much need this and it so much won’t happen.

[Rickmando]

Is anyone surprised? Fair dinkum look at the youth and injuries. Anyone who thinks Flegg/Cup players can slot in and we put on points against the ladder leaders and even win is delusional. This is what blooding youth en masse looks like, especially without the experience and leadership around them.

You can blood youth while still instilling basic concepts like defensive effort, line speed, and basic attacking formation.

You also could not shoot yourself in the foot by holding some weird vendetta against the best hooker (by some margin too) that this club currently has on its books.

[-PJ-]

I thought Chevy had a decent game today.

Chev was sound..

[Leebola]

Is anyone surprised? Fair dinkum look at the youth and injuries. Anyone who thinks Flegg/Cup players can slot in and we put on points against the ladder leaders and even win is delusional. This is what blooding youth en masse looks like, especially without the experience and leadership around them.

You're right to a certain extent, but our starting front row are all internationals; Young has played Origin; Smithies has won a premiership with Wigan; and our centres have represented NZ. There's enough experience there that today's **** shouldn't have happened.

[Mickey_Raider]

Remember when DL dropped it cold with the line wide open with the chance to get back in the game at 12-6.

[-PJ-]

We simply cannot run out next week with Levi and Starling in FG
they're simply not NRL level footballers. With the spine being so young and inexperienced we can no longer afford to carry these guys. Woolford is no great shakes but he's better than these guys. Get Puru into the #14, he only needs to give us 15-20 minutes of hooker play, and what ever he gives us could not possibly be worse than what we're getting from Levi and Starling.

But we still need Starlo for the weekly media thing right ?

[Finchy]

Remember when DL dropped it cold with the line wide open with the chance to get back in the game at 12-6.

Nah it was the **** pass from Savage... apparently

[RedRaider]

40-NIL LOSS. It goes without saying that the defensive effort was poor. I made it 60 missed tackles. 10 sets of missed tackles. Back to the drawing board on defensive play. Simi lead the misses with 8 in his 80 minutes. DL missed 4 in 41 minutes game time. Needs more Woolford although the rest of the forwards were also poor. Strange, Weekes, Papa, Young and Ata all missed 5. Taps missed 4 as did Mooney.

Another milestone match and another poor performance from the Raiders.

https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiershi ... -v-sharks/

[-PJ-]

Remember when DL dropped it cold with the line wide open with the chance to get back in the game at 12-6.

I’ll never forget it.

Along with MAwfull v Tits in 2011.

These are embedded..

[Finchy]

Can we just stop wearing special jerseys and stop mentioning any milestones? Thanks

[NoMan]

Is anyone surprised? Fair dinkum look at the youth and injuries. Anyone who thinks Flegg/Cup players can slot in and we put on points against the ladder leaders and even win is delusional. This is what blooding youth en masse looks like, especially without the experience and leadership around them.

You're right to a certain extent, but our starting front row are all internationals; Young has played Origin; Smithies has won a premiership with Wigan; and our centres have represented NZ. There's enough experience there that today's **** shouldn't have happened.

Yeah, I suspect if the middles turned up it wouldn’t have been a win but it wouldn’t have been a flogging. The young blokes never even had a chance to lose that game.

[Northern Raider]

We simply cannot run out next week with Levi and Starling in FG
they're simply not NRL level footballers. With the spine being so young and inexperienced we can no longer afford to carry these guys. Woolford is no great shakes but he's better than these guys. Get Puru into the #14, he only needs to give us 15-20 minutes of hooker play, and what ever he gives us could not possibly be worse than what we're getting from Levi and Starling.

100% this needs to happen. Woolford is average but still our best dummy half. Starling at 14 has been a waste for several seasons now. can't remember the last time he provided any "spark" off the bench. Puru can give Woolford a short spell and provide some impact on the middle.

[Northern Raider]

Can we just stop wearing special jerseys and stop mentioning any milestones? Thanks

They never end well for us.

[Billy Walker]

We simply cannot run out next week with Levi and Starling in FG
they're simply not NRL level footballers. With the spine being so young and inexperienced we can no longer afford to carry these guys. Woolford is no great shakes but he's better than these guys. Get Puru into the #14, he only needs to give us 15-20 minutes of hooker play, and what ever he gives us could not possibly be worse than what we're getting from Levi and Starling.

100% this needs to happen. Woolford is average but still our best dummy half. Starling at 14 has been a waste for several seasons now. can't remember the last time he provided any "spark" off the bench. Puru can give Woolford a short spell and provide some impact on the middle.

$20 in my pocket says this isn’t happening