When i saw the Manly line, i couldnt believe it, but it looks like they have injury concerns. If they are all fit except Matai obviously, i gonna go hard at manly. The tigs played in that heat and humidity and apparently it was a very very heavy surface at Leichardt, very soft underneath, combine that with the heat and humidity, and only 5 day turnaround, there legs will be weary. I know Manly went to NZ, they faced a far tougher test...I really like Manly.
As i said on Sat night, i wouldnt be surprised if the Cows win against the Broncs......I really wouldnt. It would be physically impossible to play worse than what they did, looks like it got out of there system....I will take the points here.......Its the old trick, team looks like shit, Broncs thinking it will be an easy game and kaboom.
Dogs game, well, alot comes down to if Frank the tank will play, if he does and Cooper is out, this evens it up, Cooper was almost there best player last week.....
Raiders / Titans, i have no idea.....That is a hard one, maybe over under is the best hit there....
Knights should beat the sharks.......
Panthers / Roosters if nice and dry is going to be a tasty overs game......especially with Braith and SKD back..
Whats with the Sunday night game? Under for that game.....
Eels / Warriors, if Hayne is back, i will take the over.....
Melbourne NRL coach Craig Bellamy says Canberra coach David Furner must think the Storm are a "bunch of hillbillies" if he believes the players are taught to tackle around the head of opponents.
Ahead of training on Wednesday Bellamy addressed media before taking questions, teeing off on Canberra and other critics of their tackling style.
His verbal lashing came after the Raiders accused Storm players of employing a new tackle dubbed the "chin strap" during Melbourne's 24-19 round one win.
Furner sent the the NRL footage of six tackles by Storm players as evidence.
Bellamy conceded one of those tackles, by Todd Lowrie, should have been penalised but said there was no head-high wrestling technique.
"I'm not quite sure whether David Furner thinks we're a bunch of hillbillies down here," Bellamy said.
"... If he thinks we actually teach our players to attack the head and necks of other players when that part of the game is so highly under scrutiny these days by the referee, by the match review committee.
"I know we're not that smart but we ain't that dumb either."
Bellamy said he believes his players are an easy target for individuals and opposition clubs who are under pressure.
The Storm have previously been accused of devising other suspect tackling techniques including the "chicken wing", the "grapple" and the "crusher".
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