Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Storm

[Monaco's Fan Club]

Surely they can play Watson in the centres and give hutch a breather

[fletch]

Hutch being expected to play 80 mins will cost us.

He will get badly exposed in the 2nd half.

[Lydon]

Hope Tupou’s injury isn’t too serious

[Nigel Gaffey]

EVERY TEAM in the NRL wish they had the big dog JWH!
He has the storm's biggest threat pooing his pants!! How good are we going !? Lodge and JWH are the best front rowers by a mile based on current form.

[roostermcgregor]

Gee is a f*cking turd.
Nelson playing like a grub, and JWH binned for a face massage.
Gift 6 points to the Storm.
Are these referees for real?

And how about the hands all over the ball in the ruck.
Has Gee forgot there is a 6 again rule, and sin bin?

[BraveTheWorld]

To be honest, that was an immensely absorbing first 40.
Most of the time, the Storm middles look scared of us.
If w stop offering them piggybacks, we'll win this. However, if we give them too many shots at our line, they'll make us pay with this centre pairing.

[roosterchook]

Storm played at the ball but no new set. Storm lying all over us but no 6 agains. Ref is giving them the game. They disrupted our composure by fighting, that’s how they win. If we kept our mind on the job instead of being conned into the rough stuff we would be leading by 30. JWH is more trouble than what he’s worth. He should retire. Only half time and he’s cost us a sin bin and a converted try. I’m sick of his antics. He’s a professional footballer and should act like one.

[mightyrooster]

ffs of course we get a big injury

Happens every time we play this mob!

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Great half of physical intense footy by the boys. Playing some footy on the back of it too. Vic and JWH standing up to the fakers brilliantly. NAS showed up to be a gutless diver as usual. Easy outs with penalties in that first quarter of the game, and no return penalties for us was challenging.

Toups out is a big loss. Two big mmobile centres could catch us later in the game, thanks Robbo.

Fair go please Mr Gee...its your big moment.

[Thirteen]

Hope Tupou’s injury isn’t too serious

We really don’t have a replacement. Will be a huge loss not to have Toops carries from our own end.

[zac]

toops is a loss but 6 up means we're favourites

[Monaco's Fan Club]

We need to win to give Toups a full week to recover

We do not have a winger to replace him in a must win game

[Team Evil]

Collins was walking back in defence after 5 minutes, really needs match fitness.

[elo]

theyre getting a free go in the ruck over half a second slower play the balls

4 to 3.5

It's a disgrace, the dragging and niggling after momentum has already ended in the tackle borders on making the game unwatchable.

We are way way too powerful on the flanks for these guys but we've rarely been allowed to play, it's sad how protected a species Melbourne are.

[Thirteen]

Nelson is such a cat. What a disgrace for a man of his size to lay down. He’s an absolute embarrassment. Shameful.