We have had Sutton and Fifita out injured most of the season. Patolo, Todd and Knight out injured for around 2 months. 

Patolo, Todd and Knight are back now, Fifita and Sutton coming at some stage, 

We have Tom Amone signed up for next season. 

IMO Farmer has been good most times I have seen him.  He hasn't had much of a run since he got knocked out early in the season against the Sharks. 

Last season a couple of the big boys struggled to adapt to CC's defensive structures, I am guess that is the issue with Farmer,

Hayward and Marhoney are only small, but make plenty of tackles. 

IMO a lot of our best attack comes off the back of Hayward and Mann digging into the line and straightening the attack. 

Depending on form, I would replace Salmon, plus Morrin and Hopoi with Todd or Sutton,  plus Farmer or Patolo.

We need 2 big props starting so I would move King back to the bench.

Mann starting at lock. Hughes, Mahoney,  Patolo, Kicks, Presto. 
Bench Hayward,  King, Curran,  Todd/Sutton 

That is effectively a rotation with 4 middle forwards.  Hayward covers hooker and half, Curran covers second row. Mann centre and second row. 

As i haven't watched the game and not much was shown on highlights, im curious what position did Taaffe play?

How many minutes did he get?
Did he do well?

We were dominated by the Sharks forward all game. Exactly like the Chooks game. We clearly need bigger forwards next year if we want to compete with the best teams. We just can’t compete in the wrestle. Sharks found their front all game making their play the balls to quick to get our defensive line set. It was a very tough game to watch. 

You know you're in greece when you see cats everywhere.....

They'll soon overtake mankind here...

Funny, coz i never saw any in china ...

Maybe they all like the greece summer and migrated here....or maybe they are fleeing persecution?

Looks like that particular pool in Greece is just out of Mock range, don't travel to Crete.

I am not too worried about our attack.

Mann, Tracy and Preston are definite inclusions who will add a lot to our attack.

Foxy probably adds something.

Ideally I would add one more big body, but that would mean leaving our Morrin or Hopoi in addition to Salmon who would be very unlucky to be left out., 
The Mann / Hayward rotation is a critical part of our attacking style that is noticeable when neither is on the field.

Dryer conditions will suit our style and allow us to use our speed on the edges.

The main challenge is stopping bigger packs, we struggled a bit with the Sharks, but that was on a short turnaround after an intense game. 

Out kicking game can be improved, Sexton was good in defence but was below his normal standard in attack.

Teams are going to try to geat us by running hard up the middle linespeed and fitness can counter that.

Damn i got my timezone hours mixed up and missed the game live while i was splashing around in a pool in Greece....

Came in to have a shower and my son tells me, Dogs are 15-14 in front from a Burton field goal... and afew seconds later we realise it was Golden point!

Only seen highlights and looks like we werent pretty but looks like we won off the back of a great Burton performance particularly with goal kicks and field goal, and a freebie from Nicko Hynes!

We take the points and move on. There's always games like these in a season and it makes a big difference when you're on the winner side. Especially against a team challenging for your spot.

Honourable post.
I was disappointed QLD lost but i kinda expected it to be the case. Always felt Moses had it in him to tear a team apart and feared him the most. 

You are right. It will be very different in game 3. QLD will get better ref calls and if they dont start lethargically again, they will strangle NSW into errors. 

The second or third crime this year we could say "best in a king time"... Winning is fun!!!...

Sharks were up for it actually every team from now on playing will be up for it. That's just the way it is now.That was  a great win. Gritty I think one of the best wins I've seen for a long time.

I thought that game was one of the fairest Sutton has reffed us, but he's still a dodgy fucker.

Team selection good, we just played super conservative. 

We were worried about the dropped ball against the Chooks. 

Sharks also defended well, but lots we can improve on.

But he did even it out a bit.

Was anyone else actually on the field?

Unbeaten at home... 

He had a career game tonight... 

Howfekkinggood..

I reckon Burto has nailed more clutch moments in his career already than Mutch Misses ever ...

#theboot...

We got a bonus comp  point for having better looking blokes.

Strangely the wife doesn't find Cam McKinniss attractive. 

Winning ugly is good ..

Great win in the end.

We didn't play that well,  but got it done,

If ever there was a win bin worthy crusher!!!... 

We need to play a bit more footy,

Sutton always finds a way to give the other team cheap field position. Prick 

Sutton with the whistle worries me.

Nice!!!... And at 26/1 with $10 on (also had $10 on Burto)...
C'mon lads!!!....

Wow...
Jammer jut said we are 16th for penalties against... 15th for 6 agains...

Tonight a great gauge on how far we've come since rnd 2...

Is this the 5th team we have played coming off the bye in 17 rounds???... Seems a lot...

Yes I am well aware, but our team has been improving over the course of the season. 

Last game was a step backwards, but the Chooks were really good and the conditions didn't help us.

If the Chooks play like they did in the first half, they beat most NRL teams most of the time.

Goal kicking and trys off kicks were big factors..

We need to play better than that to beat the Sharks.  A repeat of our performance against the Eels would do it.

Sharks are good, but not as good as the Chooks their recent form has been patchy.

Apart from Taaffe at the back, their forwards winning the battle in the middle does worry me. 

Like the Chooks game this game is vital for both teams. 

Finally I think that the Chooks jumped out of the blocks and surprised us with their desire, energy, intensity and line speed. Having played against that once,  we know the level that we must rise to and we know attention to detail and execution is important. 

A win gives us a shot at top 4, a loss puts us in danger of dropping out of the 8. Everything to play for, for both teams. 

Can't stick the boot in... Probably his best game ever... Behind a pack that dominated and against an awful QLD effort... There won't be a flat track in game 3... I hope he has another great game... But the odds a heavily against that based on big/tight game history...

QLD will respond in game 3, dont worry.
It just had to be a decider.

Funny, i dont hear Dman sticking the boot into Moses after his stellar performance in gane 2... This is the guy that supposedly hasnt done anything in big games....

Probably owned an origin game more than Cleary has with that performance.