Importance of this game

[citizen_cub]

if we can contain there right side attack, and get an equal share of the ball we WILL win

 

[NJLM78]

We shouldn't be favourites in this game given its a Cowboys home game. That should give us some advantage. Should be a good game. A massive crowd will be waiting at the SFS on the following Friday if they return with the two points on Saturday.
Its a big ask on a team to play in Canberra on a Sunday and be in Townsville ready to play on the following Saturday Night.

 

[citizen_cub]

We shouldn't be favourites in this game given its a Cowboys home game. That should give us some advantage. Should be a good game. A massive crowd will be waiting at the SFS on the following Friday if they return with the two points on Saturday.
Its a big ask on a team to play in Canberra on a Sunday and be in Townsville ready to play on the following Saturday Night.

yeah, when the betting odds go up on Wednesday morning, i'm expecting no favouritsm.

the good thing fellas, our record for non-favouritsm this season is 100%!

 

[TheDen]

We will come out all guns blazing and just hold on as the Cowboys make a late charge. Tigers by 7

 

[TIGER]

Don't worry about left or right hand side defence, it's the ruck which is the most important, control that and Payne Thurston and Tonga don't get opportunities up the middle or out wide. We've lost the ruck in most of our games this year, it's a big problem imo.

 

[Tigerpete]

I don't think it's crucial to win this game but gee it would be nice. 4-1 obviously reads far better than 3-2\. Like a lot of you, if we bring something close to our best attack we'll be a good shot. However that will depend on how we defend. Obviously we can't keep letting teams put points on back to back.

R1 - Manly 20 unanswered
R2 - Roosters 38 unanswered
R3 - Parra 12 unanswered
R4 - Canberra 16 unanswered

Thats a real bothering stat because it adds up over a season. You can't afford to clock off for periods of a game and expect to win more than you lose. A Cowboys team with Thurston, Tonga and Payne may not be so forgiving, I'd like to see our defence do the talking this weekend.

 

[Snake]

What I want to see is the Melbourne attitude love them or hate them.. every game they turn up to win no second best….the lapses we had against the Raiders was a worry and lucky to get out of it .The cowboys are not a bad side but all in all if our attitude is right we should get the money .It will be interesting to see if we do have the right stuff and our attitude has changed.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

I want us to defend like we did against the Storm last year at Leichhardt.

 

[westTAHger]

I want us to defend like we did against the Storm last year at Leichhardt.

that would be excellent.
shut thurston down, give Tonga no room, and cause their hooker Aaron great payne. :laughing: