Haumole Olakau’atu
You saw what he did to ‘em a few weeks ago yeah? No team in the league has been destroyed so thoroughly by right edge runners more than the Melbourne Storm. Pack it up, we’re done here.
STB
Manly have given up at least 10 more tries to right wingers than any other position on the field. The Sea Eagles have only actually given up the first try in a game 6 times this year, but 5 times so far the first opposition try has been a right winger. Time will tell whether or not Tuimalatu-Brown is capable of a similar output to Will Warbrick, but he has at least scored the first try for Melbourne once in his last couple of appearances on the Storm’s right wing
Blake Wilson/Tolu Koula
Melbourne’s defence against left side CTW players has been nothing short of fucking diabolical this season. Left wingers and centres have dragged their nuts across the Storm a total of 26 fucking times so far this season, including 8 times in their last 6 matches. Fuck, there’s only actually been three games this year where either position didn’t score on the Storm. Careful on Tolu Koula though Punters, because Sportsbet are offering me bonus odds on him crossing the chalk, and they don’t do that because they are good cunts.
Oryn Keeley
Manly have been touched up for about 7 tries in this second half of the season by opposition edge runners. All of the lefties seem to line up pretty nicely with Olakau’atu being out for Manly, but righties can drop one on Burbo at any time. Conversely, Melbourne’s right edge runner has scored a try every second game for the last 6 rounds, and Keely didn’t eat last week.