melb v souffs

[Andrew Walker]

Except us! We get to laugh at one group of fans going home defeated. And it's another News Ltd stitch up so far with the Rorts getting all the penalties. Would still rather see a Sydney team get one over them but it's not looking good.

What an absurd thing to say That it is a stitch up Souths could not and still cannot keep up with the game

[Guest]

And the difference between too 8 and the rest is that players keep showing up. No matter what minute, what part of field their are always cover defenders and support players.

[Guest]

lol @ $ouff5

[redwhiteblue]

What an absurd thing to say That it is a stitch up Souths could not and still cannot keep up with the game

At that stage of the game when I made the post, Melbourne WERE getting all the penalties. Now you can say Souths cannot keep up as it's all over. I'm shocked at how inept they have proven to be. And I thought I saw you today as well...

[Salvatori Grubber]

Reynolds was way out of his depth, hey?

Missed a few crucial tackles and his last tackle options were poor.

[Woodsta]

Same here i love it! as Gus said they can beat and bully the lowly placed teams but when they play the better sides ie: Melbourne.....well we all saw that tonight?

[Guest]

Melb are still the benchmark Kebababury fans will be crapping there pants.

No they won't dogs are specials to win the comp as much as it pains me to say.

[Geohood]

Reynolds was way out of his depth, hey?

Missed a few crucial tackles and his last tackle options were poor.

Laughable when people suggest he is the halfback NSW needs..

[Guest]

I dont mind Melbourne. I actually admire them. How good is Slater. But sometimes admiring success turns to envy and that is my feeling towards one of the grubbiest, hippocritical, cheating teams in the NRL...................The Bullscum

[Guest]

Laughable when people suggest he is the halfback NSW needs..

Yeh i guess he is like Carney. Does good in the regular season but flops when under pressure.

[Guest]

The Melbourne Storm you just have to admire them.

3 players dont make the Storm, they are key players no doubt but that whole squad has to do it's job properly for the big 3 to dominate & they all consistantly do there job properly.

That comes down to the coach. Like him or hate him you have to give him credit, he has been able to keep that side up since 2006.
And even if you throw in he is a cheat to lose the calibre of players that the Storm have developed & loss since 2009 is just incredible.

1 Inglis developed
2 Folau developed
3 King basically developed
4 Chambers though he is now back/
5 Turner No name when they bought him
6 Finch gave him a life line
7
8 Lima
9
10 Toleman developed
11 J Smith developed
12 Crocker
13 Johnson developed

14 White unknown till Melbourne
15 Blair developed
16 Manu developed but gone at the end of this season. Penrith
17 Tomane

Neilson leaves at the end of this year & Hoffman has also been developed left & then come back
Champion Kaufausi Tagatese Anderson & Koopu have also left

What other club would not have folded but instead of folding Bellamy just keeps developing more. Duffie Waqa O'Neil Widdop Proctor Bromwich & turns Ryles Norrie Hichcliffe Lowrie & Kostjasyn into seasoned first graders straight away.

Some say he cant coach I think he can.

[Rooster_6]

7. James Maloney
9. Nathan Friend

Not a bad side at all..

[Guest]

7. James Maloney
9. Nathan Friend

Not a bad side at all..

There you go. It would go close to being a premiership winning team.

[Guest]

If I had to pick who I would like to see win the comp from the top 8 it would be

1. Cronulla, purely because they have never won a comp & I think Paul Gallen deserves it.

2. Storm, because they are such a well drilled club & deserve it because they never give up, especially there coach.

3. Manly, I would like to see the defending premiers defend there title & I love the way manly play.

4. Raiders, they have done remarkably well, they splattered along most of the year & then they start this winning streak, not unlike what the Roosters did in 2002. It would be great for Canberra & the surrounding country areas if the Raiders won the comp.

5. Cowboys, they have been building that team now for a couple of years & they have got a really talented footy team. They would be deserving winners.

6. Dogs, Hasler has done an incredible job with basically the same Bulldogs side that ran 10th I think in 2011. Deserved winners.

7. Souths, I dont dislike them I just rather the other 6 before them.

8. Broncos, the biggest legal rorters of the NRL who are from Rugby League heartland who have been the most successful 1 team 1 major city club since there inception have achieved enough, all the other 7 deserve it heaps more than them.