Round 2: Roosters vs Storm

[Super Cronk]

Roosters


1.ANTHONY MINICHIELLO
2.AMOS ROBERTS
3.RYAN CROSS
4.IOSIA SOLIOLA
5.SAM PERRETT
6.BRAITH ANASTA
7.JAMIE SOWARD
8.DAVID SHILLINGTON
9.BRETT FINCH
10.CRAIG FITZGIBBON
11.ANTHONY TUPOU
12.CHRIS FLANNERY
13.ASHLEY HARRISON


INTERCHANGE:
14. CRAIG WING
15. NIGEL PLUM
16. SHANE SHACKLETON
17 LOPINI PAEA


Storm


1. Billy Slater
2. Matt Geyer
3. Matt King
4. Greg Inglis
5. Jake Webster
6. Scott Hill
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Garret Crossman
9. Cameron Smith
10. Antonio Kaufusi
11. David Kidwell
12. Michael Crocker
13. Dallas Johnson

Subs:
14. Brett White
15. Ryan Hoffman
16. Ian Donnelly
17. Steve Turner
18. Jamie Feeney
(one to be omitted)

[DeeGan]

Craig Wing needs to start - end of story IMO.

This is my game of the round.

[mb63]

Looking forward to this game.Crocker against his old side.Not long ago Wing was in Aust side but now he's on the bench for Roosters,can't work that one out.Storm will see this as another away win up for grabs as the following week they face a daunting task up in North Qld & the following week Tigers away.Storm by 4.

[Super Cronk]

The roosters have a strong team thats for sure. And definately a game that the storm will need to be at their best at to win. Hopefully crocker lits agianst his old team mates, well hopefully the entire front row lifts.

[DeeGan]

Well after a good day punting yesterday and on Friday night with the Doggies, I am having a bet or three this afternoon in what I think is the game of the round.

I have put:

$20 on the Roosters 1-12 @ $3.20 for $64 return

$10 on Amos Roberts to be first try scorer @ $11 for $110 return

$10 on Ryan Cross to be the first try scorer @ $12 for $120 return

$10 on first scoring play to be a goal @ $9 for $90 return

DISCLAIMER: The Gold Coast Titans, this forum and myself do not encourage gambling

With the Panthers, I found it hard to not tip the Storm (bit of a soft spot for the boys down south) though I like the look of the Roosters who as I said earlier, should be even better for the run last week.

[DeeGan]

Matt King out of the game (hip injury) - Webster to the centres with Turner to the wing.

[Queenslander]

SPOLIERS from now on

14th Minute

Roosters 0 - Storm 4

Tries: Inglis

[Steelers]

Whats the crowd like? Apparently it is really really low, something like 4000.

[DeeGan]

2006 Origin centre Greg Inglis costs me $30 with the first try - it dulls the pain

10-0 to Melbourne who are all over the Roosters.

[Queenslander]

22nd Minute

Roosters 0 - Storm 10

Tries: Inglis, Turner

[Coaster]

Storm unlucky not to be ahead by 30.

Halftime Storm infront 16-0

[DeeGan]

Ryan Hoffman scores, Smith converts - Melb 16 - Syd 0

With weight of possession Melbourne have had, 16-0 is a good result though could of been alot more - TBH, I thought Slater scored early in the game though Archer didn't go to the video ref.

The Roosters have made just about double the tackles and errors of the Storm - they started like this last week vs Souths though came out of halftime a different team. They need to do that here.

Jamie Soward is having a nightmarish first half and Minichello has made some uncharacteristic errors.

Melbourne will be without Crocker for the rest of the game.

[DeeGan]

Game over here - abysmal 7 from 22 sets of 6 completed for Sydney, get ready for Ricky Stuart on Monday boys.

Should bit the bullet on the Storm

A very good win, Cooper Cronk very impressive for Melbourne.

Melb 22 Syd 0

[Titans#1]

Phew.. another win on my tips... not looking too bad this week lol

[Queenslander]

60th Minute

Roosters 6 - Storm 22