Cronk OUT...

Just passing it along if y'all didn't know already. Finch in to halfback...

Storm line into -12.5 from -13.5

amazing the line hasn't moved more 

Mark Minichello out for the Tits. Taylor to start and Ben Ridge comes onto the bench

Even though Finch has been named as his replacement, Cam Smith is probably going to be playing a lot of first receiver today

  True True

Gower, Uate and Buderus all there for Newcastle...

Melbourne have won five straight and 11 of their past 13 against Newcastle at all venues, and have won nine straight against the Knights in Victoria. That includes four from four at AAMI Park.

The Knights have lost three straight and five of their past six, and have lost seven of their past eight away games.

Newcastle are morals

f*ck my life

The knights have to turn up to play sooner or later

They brought in a good young player named Gower, they're specials...

bedsy won't be there.

1. Darius Boyd
2. James McManus
3. Dane Gagai
4. Joey Leilua
21. Akuila Uate
6. Jarrod Mullen
7. Tyrone Roberts
8. Kade Snowden
9. Travis Waddell
10. Willie Mason
11. Robbie Rochow
19. Beau Scott
13. Jeremy Smith
Interchange
12. Chris Houston
17. Korbin Sims
20. Craig Gower
22. Adam Cuthbertson

It's not the turning up bit they struggle with, it's doing it for 80 minutes. Fragile c*nts they are.

Canberra (away), Souffs (away), Cronulla (home), Dragons (home) from the top of my head are all games that they started strong, lead handily, and sh!t the bed to lose.

 

That said, I like them today

Raymond just told Belcher he has a multi involving the Titans 

Go Melbourne Storm!

Knights are the Utah Jazz of the NRL...Good at home, trash on the road.

With Cronk out, does the star player out theory that happens all the time in the NBA apply in the NRL?

In the NBA, when a star player is out, the team all of a sudden plays like they are unbeatable....Which raises the question...why don't role / back up players play like that all the time...why do they play like that when their star player is out and every cent of money goes on the opposition?

Damn it...Newcastle scored. Damn penalty.

Newcastle is dominating play thus far.

Rostos how come you stopped posting here this season?

Hey mate, just been busy mate and a bit of laziness for posting...Was at the game on Friday night and thus couldn't post. Also been out a bit....You been getting on the champions league? Seriously, does a day go by when it doesn't rain in England?