Saturday NRL & Rugby Union
August 13th 2008 11:46
Ok guys, this weekend we have been blessed with some good prices.
With the exception of the Broncos game, this is the best game to have a punt on this weekend.
Auckland Warriors ( home ) vs Cronulla Sharks
Auckland Warriors are my tip to the dark horse of the finals. They are a physical side capable of piling the points on. Although their defence has looked flimsy at times, i am sure they have worked very hard on it. Cronulla, is pretty much on the opposite side of the fence, while excelling in defence, it seems like they cannot buy points. Looking over their squad i just don't see any game breakers except Brett Kearney. Pomeroy is a dangerous weapon but he doesn't seem to use his explosiveness enough.
I am very impressed with the Warriors centres and second rowers, they play very physically and really intimidate teams with brute force. Add to that Vatuvei who is very handy on run backs, and is pretty much a forward who plays on the wing.
Steve Price deserves a special mention, he has been their best player all year. Whenever he and Tate play the Warriors just seem like a different side. I guess their experience calms the team down as the Warriors are known for not keeping cool heads during games.
Take Warriors outright as they are paying an attractive price. If you are chasing a bit more coin, McKinnon or Price as MOM will be attractive.
Additional:
All Blacks and Springboks are even odds in their game which is on the Boks home soil. I'd take the All Blacks in a very close game.
A good thing to remember in Union especially when the cheating South Africans play ( joking guys ) is that 70% of the time, the opening score is a penalty. Both teams slot their own fair share so even if you want to spread between the two teams, it should be pretty much locked in.
With the exception of the Broncos game, this is the best game to have a punt on this weekend.
Auckland Warriors ( home ) vs Cronulla Sharks
Auckland Warriors are my tip to the dark horse of the finals. They are a physical side capable of piling the points on. Although their defence has looked flimsy at times, i am sure they have worked very hard on it. Cronulla, is pretty much on the opposite side of the fence, while excelling in defence, it seems like they cannot buy points. Looking over their squad i just don't see any game breakers except Brett Kearney. Pomeroy is a dangerous weapon but he doesn't seem to use his explosiveness enough.
I am very impressed with the Warriors centres and second rowers, they play very physically and really intimidate teams with brute force. Add to that Vatuvei who is very handy on run backs, and is pretty much a forward who plays on the wing.
Steve Price deserves a special mention, he has been their best player all year. Whenever he and Tate play the Warriors just seem like a different side. I guess their experience calms the team down as the Warriors are known for not keeping cool heads during games.
Take Warriors outright as they are paying an attractive price. If you are chasing a bit more coin, McKinnon or Price as MOM will be attractive.
Additional:
All Blacks and Springboks are even odds in their game which is on the Boks home soil. I'd take the All Blacks in a very close game.
A good thing to remember in Union especially when the cheating South Africans play ( joking guys ) is that 70% of the time, the opening score is a penalty. Both teams slot their own fair share so even if you want to spread between the two teams, it should be pretty much locked in.
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