Round 5 in the nrl looks a bit of a yawn this week except for the storm v manly,in the nrl comp ive got 19/32 in 3047th place out of about 50,000+
storm v manly...going for the storm here with billy slater starting the season in great form they looked good beating the broncos...
storm by...7
eels v titans...parra look hopeless with smith at half as i said 3 weeks ago,mateo & finch provide more options by running to the line,smith has a poor passing game,however the titans are 2/13 away(1 was the tigers)so parra to get home,but their 2nd half attack worries me,parra by 8
dragons v cowboys...i am attempting to maintain my 100% record here with the dragons
,i go the cowboys to give it to the dragons now the cowboys have got their act together(hi jj) that shelia ryles is playing again so the cowboys pack will get over saints ...cowboys by 12
hey jj how bad did it hurt you seeing lord teds son diving over to put the game into extra time for cronulla...ouch
,his nephew played in our team yonks ago & he would come to our games,his try in the grand final with a chip n chase 1977...classic,get rid of ryles & you will do ok...
panthers v roosters...penrith like the cowboys finally put it together over my team last week,however i like the roosters & it will be a good guide to later on to how they go without willie mason,look for mitchell pearce to give the penrith wingers lots of 5th tackle cross kicks...chookies by 10
warriors v bulldogs...hard game to pick but going for the bulldogs,last game here the dogs got home 40-20...dogs by 4,el masri could be the difference here...
raiders v tigers... my team here are 2/2 & need to knock over the raiders who at home usually score 24-30,tim sheens has finaly moved morris out of halfback to 5/8 with farah into the no.7,he will most likely not play with dean collis coming off the bench to the centres & tim moltzen moving back to the scrumbase with morris.or there is a chance that matt head could come into the no.7 out of reserve grade...tigers by 10
knights v broncos...going for the knights with the homeground advantage & the broncos look vunerable without lockyer even with wallace playing well,i think the knights can have too much enthusiasm for the broncos
newcastle by 7
souths v cronulla...souths with jeremy smith at halfback would be lucky to beat their own U20's,i said at the start of the year that souths problem is their halves,it surprises me that jason taylor a good no.7 himself cant get it right.
I would give nathan merritt a crack at it as he has more speed & better passing game than smith,just shows you the game is won on the park with tough forwards & a smart halves pairing,all the armarni suits & the rest of the bull crowe went on with mean zip on the paddock,in fact i think the halfback jeremy smith still has his on when he plays...sharks by 14
i tip..storm,parra,cowboys,roosters,bulldogs,tigers,knights,sharks
go the tigers...tb