Round 1: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Melbourne Storm

[DIEHARD]

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Melbourne Storm
7:30pm Local Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 - Toyota Park

[TITAN PETE]

Storm: Billy Slater, Luke MacDougall, Dane Nielsen, Greg Inglis, Anthony Quinn, Brett Finch, Cam Smith (c), Aiden Tolman, Ryan Hinchcliffe, Jeff Lima, Adam Blair, Ryan Hoffman, Todd Lowrie. Interchange From: Rory Kostjasyn, Kevin Proctor, Hep Cahill, Jesse Bromwich, Ryan Tandy, Bryan Norrie

[Supergoose]

Real potential mismatch here but stranger things have happened - the WCC hangover may strike Melbourne but is there enough strike power in the Sharks to trouble them? The Cronulla bench will need to spark them and Gallen will have to get the others involved if Cronulla are a chance to win. I don't know anything about Isaac Gordon but the Sharks backline looks pedestrian and if Inglis is on song, they won't be able to stop him (not that many can).

[Blazertaser]

Same time last year, sharks beat melbourne and manly straight off the bat, yet turning into an abismal season.
So really, the season doesnt really kick in till around round 10

[Ryan]

Same time last year, sharks beat melbourne and manly straight off the bat, yet turning into an abismal season.
So really, the season doesnt really kick in till around round 10

????? - Sharks were f'd last year - they only won 1 of their first 11 Rnds, lost both games to Manly, and Melbourne flogged them 30-10 in Rnd20.

In 2008 they just scraped in to beat Melbourne & Manly in the first rounds, but that was with Greg bird, and they've only retained about 6 players since those matches. While Melbourne have turned over alot of good players, they still have their core positions filled by big names.

Strangely enough, UniTab has only given Cronulla a 6.5 headstart....

[quinn loves titans]

????? - Sharks were f'd last year - they only won 1 of their first 11 Rnds, lost both games to Manly, and Melbourne flogged them 30-10 in Rnd20.

In 2008 they just scraped in to beat Melbourne & Manly in the first rounds, but that was with Greg bird, and they've only retained about 6 players since those matches. While Melbourne have turned over alot of good players, they still have their core positions filled by big names.

Strangely enough, UniTab has only given Cronulla a 6.5 headstart....

hopefully cronulla will win and i can actually seeing it happen smith is a fail at 7 and i hope the roosters beat the rabbit so dave taylor can shut his mouth

[Ryan]

hopefully cronulla will win and i can actually seeing it happen smith is a fail at 7 and i hope the roosters beat the rabbit so dave taylor can shut his mouth

Fail? Smith got man of the match in #7 when the Storm won the WCC.

[DIEHARD]

I tipped the Storm. But I think the Sharks will come out hard, but not hard enough.

Bound to be some exciting incidents at Shark Park.

[Blazertaser]

????? - Sharks were f'd last year - they only won 1 of their first 11 Rnds, lost both games to Manly, and Melbourne flogged them 30-10 in Rnd20.

In 2008 they just scraped in to beat Melbourne & Manly in the first rounds, but that was with Greg bird, and they've only retained about 6 players since those matches. While Melbourne have turned over alot of good players, they still have their core positions filled by big names.

Strangely enough, UniTab has only given Cronulla a 6.5 headstart....

My mistake boys
Was recalling the 2008 first two matches
Still gives a possible glimpse of what the sharks can do

[DIEHARD]

Well this is the game I am watching.

Terrible news to hear that Scott Porter for the Sharks lost his sister in the last 24 hours. A very moving minute of silence.

[DIEHARD]

Storm jerseys look good, except for those disgusting and blinding lime green ME BANK sponsorship.

[Blazertaser]

Well this is the game I am watching.

Terrible news to hear that Scott Porter for the Sharks lost his sister in the last 24 hours. A very moving minute of silence.

I love there minute silences, it shows the nrl sirit and how they love to show how committed they are to the players by standing in honour of them/their personal life.

Unlike the indigenous game, where people started yelling stuff out towards the end of the silence. I found it to be very disrespectful, at least the cronulla crowd showed everyone how to do it.

Come on the sharkies!!!!!!!

Blazer

[Blazertaser]

The amount of penalties in this game so far is ridiculous
These two teams need to pick up their act a bit

Blazer

[Blazertaser]

2-0 cronulla
Covell Converted penalty
Come on boys

Blazer

[DIEHARD]

I love there minute silences, it shows the nrl sirit and how they love to show how committed they are to the players by standing in honour of them/their personal life.

Unlike the indigenous game, where people started yelling stuff out towards the end of the silence. I found it to be very disrespectful, at least the cronulla crowd showed everyone how to do it.

Come on the sharkies!!!!!!!

Blazer

I agree, it was fantastic. I was very disappointed when a few IDIOTS ruined the All Stars moment of silence, which was, up till that point superb.