NRL ROUND 8 | Cowboys Vs Sharks

  • Cowboys have conceded 6 tries to Left Wingers, including 3 in the last two games
  • Cowboys have conceded 7 tries to Halves
  • Cowboys have only conceded less than 5 tries in two games this season
  • Cowboys Left side CTW have scored 12 tries in 7 games
  • Apart from their outside backs, Cowboys Five-Eighth and Right side 2RF are the only positions to score more than once so far
  • Sharks have been scored on by either side opposition winger in every single game
  • Sharks have only conceded a try to a Centre in one game so far (Jake Averillo x2)
  • Sharks have been scored on by a Left side 2RF or Lock for the last 4 straight games
  • Sharks FLB, Five-Eighth and Right side 2RF are the only positions to score in more than two games so far
  • Sharks Wingers have scored just 2 tries each in 6 games
  • Sharks starting 2RFs have scored 6 tries in the last 3 games
  • Sharks have not conceded less than 4 tries in a game since round 1

Analysis:

Unless Murray Taulagi and Jaxon Purdue have a particular weakness to lumbering, out of position bench forwards, then I gotta admit, I can’t really see Craig Fitzgibbon’s logic in his decision to put Sifa Talakai up against a couple of cunts who have gone nuts for 12 tries already this year. Who knows, maybe he just knows more than me, maybe he is washed, I don’t know, why don’t you ask him next time you’re having a durry in the VIP Lounge at Northies? No disrespect to Mawene Hiroti. My man goes fuckin hard, but that’s an awful lot to handle on your own if Talakai dares to take his time getting onside (and you fuckin KNOW he will).

Where the Cowboys do have a particular weakness however, is in the shape of little rodent-like cunts in a number 6 jersey. Somewhere Braydon Trindall’s little fuckin rat-weasel ears are burning. He will be your spirit guide. Wherever he runs, you must follow, he will lead you to the truth. 

I have no fuckin idea what’s doing with the Cowboy’s forward pack ay. Jeremiah Nanai is back this week and it remains to be seen whether he will slot in on the Left edge, or push Luki over there instead and take his usual position over on the right. If you really wanna have  a go on a Cowboys forward, Reuben Cotter has a chance to put the third try by lock forwards on the Sharks in three straight games. Just sayin. 

Otherwise, The Sharks left side CTW should have a far easier time of things, and at this point, if you’re not just having a roughie on any Cronulla 2RFs to score in any week, then have you even been watching footy cunt? This one is full of disgusting options actually, go nuts, scumbags, make me proud.  

Cowboys Try Scorers: Murray Taulagi/Braidon Burns, Jeremiah Nanai/Heilum Luki

Sharks Try Scorers: Sam Stonestreet/KL Iro, Braydon Trindall, Teig Wilton


Degen Bets: Braidon Burns/Sam Stonestreet/Teig Wilton FTS, Burns/Taulagi 3+, Jesse Colquhoun/Reuben Cotter, Nicho Hynes, Siosifa Talakai/Jaxon Purdue, Billy Burns/Briton Nikora


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