Rebels v Reds

[Stargazer]

Brad Thorn has named an unchanged Reds team:

1 Harry Hoopert, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 3 Taniela Tupou, 4 Angus Blyth, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 6 Liam Wright, 7 Fraser McReight, 8 Harry Wilson, 9 Tate McDermott, 10 James O'Connor, 11 Filipo Daugunu, 12 Hamish Stewart, 13 Hunter Paisami, 14 Jock Campbell, 15 Bryce Hegarty.

Reserves: 16 Alex Mafi, 17 JP Smith, 18 Josh Nasser, 19 Tuaina Taii Tualima, 20 Angus Scott-Young, 21 Scott Malolua, 22 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 23 Josh Flook

Jim Tucker  /  Jul 8, 2020

St.George Queensland Reds announce Round 2 team against Rebels

The St.George Queensland Reds have named an unchanged 23 for tomorrow night’s clash against the Melbourne Rebels in Sydney.

[Stargazer]

Rebels

1 Matt Gibbon, 2 Jordan Uelese, 3 Vaiilli Fa'amausili, 4 Matt Philip, 5 Michael Stolberg, 6 Josh Kemeny, 7 Richard Hardwick, 8 Michael Wells, 9 Ryan Louwrens, 10 Matt To'omua, 11 Marika Koroibete, 12 Billy Meakes, 13 Campbell Magnay, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 15 Dane Haylett-Petty.

Reserves: 16 Efitusi Ma'afu, 17 Cameron Orr, 18 Jermain Ainsley, 19 Trevor Hosea, 20 Esei Haangana, 21 Frank Lomani, 22 Rob Leota, 23 Reece Hodge.

[antipodean]

Initially I'd have said the Reds should win this, but they let the Tahs score a lot of points and the Rebels were much more competitive in the second half against the Brumbies.

[KiwiMurph]

Reds on paper should win. That Rebels pack looks journeyman-ish to me.

Agreed though that Rebels are a chance as Reds struggle to put teams away.

[barbarian]

This could be a cracking match. I think the Reds are a better side than the Rebels, but there's class and experience in the Rebels backline that isn't there for the Reds.

I think the Rebels will struggle to contain the big ballrunners like Tupou, Wilson, LSL and that should be enough for the Reds to score tries. They should win by 10.

[Duluth]

I hate the goal line drop out

[Gunner]

@Duluth said in Rebels v Reds:

I hate the goal line drop out

The what?
Have you misplaced the NRL thread?

[Bones]

@Gunner said in Rebels v Reds:

@Duluth said in Rebels v Reds:

I hate the goal line drop out

The what?
Have you misplaced the NRL thread?

No he hasn't, which makes it worse.

[Gunner]

@Bones said in Rebels v Reds:

@Gunner said in Rebels v Reds:

@Duluth said in Rebels v Reds:

I hate the goal line drop out

The what?
Have you misplaced the NRL thread?

No he hasn't, which makes it worse.

Have they brought back 4 point tries too?
How about the 7 tackle rule, does that still stand?

[Duluth]

6-0 Rebels at HT

The Reds scrum has been strong. Given the shitty weather and handling that might get them back into the game. Reds aren’t the smartest team though

Rebels could be further in front if they’d played the percentages and took the shots

[ARHS]

Thought the forward pass call to give a try was gosh awful. Player bracing for tackle and pass goes around 3 metres forward but is allowed.

[ACT Crusader]

Very scrappy game.

[ACT Crusader]

Hey the Reds started to play in the 75th minute.

Extra time, I like it.

[ARHS]

The extra time play is awful so far

[Machpants]

No need for extras time in a comp with play offs, until the play offs.

[ACT Crusader]

The lineouts have been poor from both sides.

Only half decent thing in the game has been a few big hits.

[ARHS]

What a farce the extra time was. All kicks and set piece errors

[Bones]

That's ridiculous, 5 mins per half of extra time? Oh great we can kick off, receive and have the resulting lineout, then it's halftime.

[ARHS]

@Bones or 3 minutes into the second half when the whistle blows...

[ACT Crusader]

Well neither of those teams deserved to win that abomination.

Even the Chiefs could beat these sides easy.