jjai said:
Mark from Brisbane said:
DSM5 said:
He wont play Mark. Why would Bellamy play him and risk further injury. Des wouldn't. It's not a must win game for the Storm.
It's a "mental must win"......so I disagree I think he'll play
Why they have the Minor premiership sewn up.. & mentally must win dnt matter to them they will be there in the last week...
Cronk won't play for the following reasons:
1. If they can beat us without him they will claim a huge psychological advantage.
2. If they lose without him they will claim that they weren't at full strength so no psychological edge to Manly.
3. They have no reason to risk him, we cannot win the Minor Premiership, to do so we would need to win both games by a combined 30+, whilst at the same time the scum would need to lose to us and then Easts by a combined 30+.
This is how I like to assess the two teams on paper. I know I'm biased and a couple of them could be debated, but we are clearly a better team on paper.
Brett Stewart < or = Grub Slater
Michael Robertson > Grub Quinn
Jamie Lyon > Beau Champion
Steve Matai > Dane Nielsen
David Williams > Matt Duffie
Kieran Foran > Rory Kostjasyn
Daly Cherry-Evans > Gareth Widdop
George Rose > Jesse Bromwich
Matt Ballin < or = Grub Smith
Brent Kite = Bryan Norrie
Anthony Watmough > Sika Manu
Joe Galuvao < or = Adam Blair
Glenn Stewart > Kevin Proctor
Darcy Lussick > Sisa Waqa
Jamie Buhrer > Ryan Hinchcliffe
Shane Rodney > Ryan Hinchcliffe
Tony Williams > Todd Lowrie
Tim Robinson = Jaiman Lowe