NRC Final - Brisbane City v Perth Spirit - Saturday November 1

[MrTimms]

Damn. Kerevi is out.

Huge advantage to the Spirit.

edit: Beaten by @MrTimms by seconds!

Gotta be quick

 

[D-Box]

2014 Buildcorp NRC – Grand Final
Brisbane City v Perth Spirit
Ballymore Oval, Brisbane
Saturday, 1 November 2014
Kick-off: 6.30pm (local)/4.30pm (AWST)

1. Pek Cowan (West Scarborough)
2. Robbie Abel (Cottesloe)
3. Oliver Hoskins (Cottesloe)
4. Sam Wykes (c) (Wests Scarborough)
5. Brent Murphy (Perth Bayswater)
6. Brynard Stander (Nedlands)
7. Kane Koteka (Wests Scarborough)
8. Alex Rovira (Associates)
9. Ian Prior (Nedlands)
10. Zack Holmes (Associates)
11. Marcel Brache (Perth Bayswater)
12. Ammon Matuauto (Associates)
13. Solomoni Rasolea (Cottesloe)
14. Luke Morahan (Kalamunda)
15. Dane Haylett-Petty (Cottesloe)

Reserves
16. Harry Scoble (UWA)
17. Joe Savage (Palmyra)
18. Chris Heiberg (Perth Bayswater)
19. Kieran Stringer (Cottesloe)
20. Richard Hardwick (UWA)
21. Justin Turner (Associates)
22. Davis Tavita (Nedlands)
23. Christian Joubert (UWA)

- See more at: http://www.rugbywa.com.au/article/spirit-retains-squad-grand-final-showdown#sthash.BbTkIKNG.dpuf

 

[FilthRugby]

I'm really pleased for Jack Mullins. I honestly hope he plays well.

 

[TheBigDog]

Kerevi out is a huge blow but I'm still confident Brisbane will take the cake. Kuridrani has been playing his way into a Red jersey the last few games and will hopefully provide the go-forward in the backline by getting himself more involved.

 

[Bowside]

Greene dropped for Dalgeish or is he injured?

 

[Moono75]

This game marks the monumental shift of rugby power across this wide brown land to the West Coast with the Spirit winning the NRC and culminating in the Force taking out the 2015 Super Rugby title!

Rejoice Australia....Rejoice!

 

[fatprop]

Kerevi out tips the scales to the Force to me

 

[TheBigDog]

I still think Perth may have played their final against the Rising. Also its their third week in a row on the road which must be a bit draining on the non-professional members of the squad.

Question in regards to that actually - what does happen in this situation in the NRC when non-contracted players are required to be away from their 'normal' jobs for extended periods? Surely in the Spirit players case they wouldn't have been flying to and from Perth for the last few weeks.

 

[Scoey]

This game marks the monumental shift of rugby power across this wide brown land to the West Coast with the Spirit winning the NRC and culminating in the Force taking out the 2015 Super Rugby title!

Rejoice Australia..Rejoice!

Get some money on that then Moono!

Odds for 2015 S15 Champion (Aus teams with overall position in brackets)
Waratahs $4.75 (2nd)
Reds $13 (6th)
Brumbies $14 (7th)
Force $81 (12th)
Rebels $101 (13th)

Good value there for the Force!

On the NRC, I think Kerevi out is a big blow. Our midfield combo in Mullins and White now look a bit undersized! Still backing the City though. Hope its a cracker of a game!

 

[qwerty51]

I'm calling it now, Firsby to kill it on Saturday. Underrated player and can be lethal on attack

I'll call it now, he goes off injured within 20 mins.

 

[Moono75]

Get some money on that then Moono!

Odds for 2015 S15 Champion (Aus teams with overall position in brackets)
Waratahs $4.75 (2nd)
Reds $13 (6th)
Brumbies $14 (7th)
Force $81 (12th)
Rebels $101 (13th)

Good value there for the Force!

On the NRC, I think Kerevi out is a big blow. Our midfield combo in Mullins and White now look a bit undersized! Still backing the City though. Hope its a cracker of a game!

Might have to look at putting a pineapple on the Force at $81. Will have to check out odds for making the finals also.

Hope this is an open high scoring game. Weather looks good for Saturday. Junior to have a big game.

 

[qwerty51]

Spirit look the goods to me. Should win 13+

 

[Moono75]

No...no Spirit are the under dogs!

 

[I like to watch]

Spirit look the goods to me. Should win 13+

Brisbane cannot win with the 10,12 combo they are fielding IMO.
The Spirit and/or Rising would have flogged Country last week I think.
I am anticipating Spirit win by a big margin.

 

[redhead]

Game will be won by forwards. Personal changes in the backline are to me somewhat less relevant. After all Mullins may surprise many on this forum. City by 6

 

[Wilson]

Kerevi is a loss, but we didn't need him to beat Perth last time around.

 

[Set piece magic]

I think this game is going to go the way of several QLD WA games of times gone by (think R18 2011, and the previous clash between Spirit & City), in that Spirit will dominate possession for long periods of play but concede a couple on the break.

Should be a great game nonetheless

 

[Forcefield]

Interesting that Junior Rasolea is moving to 13. Maybe the hope is that he will punch holes out wide where he is that bit further away from the Brisbane backrow.

If Brisbane play a smart, settled game, I think they will win comfortably. If you do silly things (like McIntyre's game last week), then we might have a chance. Our backs can capitalise, but only if given the chance to do so.

 

[TheBigDog]

I reckon Junior may have moved to 13 to avoid having Kerevi's traffic running at him all game, it would have been tiring for him in defence and may have limited his attack yet that is now a non-factor

 

[GaffaCHinO]

I reckon Junior may have moved to 13 to avoid having Kerevi's traffic running at him all game, it would have been tiring for him in defence and may have limited his attack yet that is now a non-factor

Yeah nah he was at 12 last week to counter Inman and with Kerevi out he is back at his natural position.