Nudgee will pump BBC.
TGS should beat Terrace comfortably.
I think Nudgee stick to their game plan so well, and I don’t think BBC will be able to break through. Nudgee are do disciplined in the way they play and I think the NC backs will run rings around BBC. Young Billy Spicer and Eli Rauluni look so comfortable playing first XV despite the face their only 16. The nudgee forward pack will be hard to face with the likes of Rauluni, Armistead, Bradford and Teina Graham. BBC scrum I think has no chance against Nudgees well drilled forwards. Curtis Lambert at fullback was good to watch on the weekend and linked well with Meritz, the chemistry the Nudgee side has will overpower BBC’s brute force.
TGS put up a good fight against BBC who were full strength compared to a TGS side that was far from full strength. I think TGS this week are gonna have a lot of grunt in the forwards with Tusi, Peni, Thaggard and Tulikaki all in that forward pack. Not to mention with the loss of Poese the Terrace backline loses a lot of spark, compared to the TGS backline of Rosemond, Davis, Wuruki and new import Petelo Maka. Petelo played his first GPS trial match against arguably the best centre pairing of Kiama and Tai Taka and he held strong. So i think TGS have this one comfortably.
Couldn’t agree more with you there T.H. Nudgee vs BBC is shaping up to be the game to watch this week.
Agreed mate, the 16's are Freakishly good, like borderline illegal. The fact they’ve got another three years in the system should honestly come with a warning label. Might as well hand them the 1st XV trophy now and save everyone the trouble.
And don't get me started on Archie and Curtis, it's like telepathy out there. I've heard whispers they’re both boarding prefects, which probably explains the mind meld levels of connection. Either that or they’ve been secretly running set plays in the dorms after lights out, which I wouldn't put past them.
But wait, it gets better.
Word on the street is the 3rds and 4ths are taking on the old foe GT this weekend too, so the rivalry's alive and kicking. Apparently, Nudgee's been working on their depth behind closed doors and I’ve heard the 4ths pack is scrummaging like they’ve been raised in a cattle yard.
Honestly with all that on this weekend, Origin on Wednesday might be the warm up act. Set the 2-min timer for your popcorn lads.