Finals Week 2 vs Warriors - 4:05pm Sunday 20th of September - Eden Park

[WAH MAN]

Will halasima play with a hammy injury? Will it be right in time? Knights by 18

He apparently overcome his ankle issue but strained his hammy in warm up last week.

He's on the extended bench which is either a hope he's alright and can include him or a big fat useless bluff.

 

[WAH MAN]

Pompey suspended would be bad for us IMO. He would get carved up by our edges I reckon. I really hope he plays as hes their weakest link atm.

Ummm. He got a fine and is named. Be gentle please

 

[WAH MAN]

Warriors have played six, lost five at Eden Park. But haven’t played there since 2014, so it’ll be a bit of an unknown for both sides.

Crowd is a long, long way from the action at that ground though. I really don’t rate it as a venue.

I've sat in the nose bleeds there and it's fine. Get your mob over and enjoy.

 

[Billy]

Warriors deserve to start favourites.
The home advantage alone should make them favourites, let alone they have been better than us all year.

Having said that, their recent form and injuries and our plucky attitude means we are in with a chance at causing an upset for the second week in a row.

 

[KPGreatness]

I thought last time we played we were easily the better team, we were crushing them with ease before SAF went off than with 12 we still pushed them hard, if we can play like that again we will win

 

[Owey]

I trust Holbrook explicitly to iron out issues in our team, latest evidence being our right side defence (Gags) doing a brilliant job on Souths last week. As Harv pointed out after our match a couple of weeks ago, we need to get a lot of numbers around their catchers when they put those kicks up in to no man's land for their edges to catch. Take those points away from them and we are every chance.

 

[Celticman98]

True, true!! He goes alright doesn't he?

Sure does, seen a article yesterday from his successes with the clubs he's been at and I can definitely say he's the best recruiter in the game.

 

[Grug]

Shame we are the Sunday game. For once we aren’t the ones waiting on last minute fitness tests.

 

[JOJO82]

I trust Holbrook explicitly to iron out issues in our team, latest evidence being our right side defence (Gags) doing a brilliant job on Souths last week. As Harv pointed out after our match a couple of weeks ago, we need to get a lot of numbers around their catchers when they put those kicks up in to no man's land for their edges to catch. Take those points away from them and we are every chance.

Not only get our players around their catchers but also to position ourselves to be able to intercept the bat back..... Crossy executed that positioning to perfection late in the souths game.

 

[Timmy]

So Toby Winter also named in NSW Cup, match played on Saturday at 3:15pm. Does he play the match and then directly jump on a plane to NZ?

 

[CornChippy]

So Toby Winter also named in NSW Cup, match played on Saturday at 3:15pm. Does he play the match and then directly jump on a plane to NZ?

Or is Lucas taking his spot on the bench?

 

[mullenmagic]

McCarthy is the one named in the extended squad but missing from reserve grade

 

[bremsstrahlung]

McCarthy is the one named in the extended squad but missing from reserve grade

I was about to ask in there what happened to McCarthy and why Nonu replaced him. Thankyou for joining the dots I could not.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

I trust Holbrook explicitly to iron out issues in our team, latest evidence being our right side defence (Gags) doing a brilliant job on Souths last week. As Harv pointed out after our match a couple of weeks ago, we need to get a lot of numbers around their catchers when they put those kicks up in to no man's land for their edges to catch. Take those points away from them and we are every chance.

Big question is how we stop them putting on an Oscar-worthy penalty-pulling performance with their cynical dives if we do manage to keep them away from a clean contest on the ball.