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Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys clash in a rematch of the 2017 Grand Final on Friday night in Townsville.
These two teams have gone in totally opposite directions since that big showdown that Melbourne won 34-6 - the Cowboys have been languishing near the bottom of the ladder ever since, winning just eight games last season and going 1-3 to start 2019, while the Storm made another Grand Final in 2018 and are the only unbeaten side across the first four rounds this year.
Furthermore, Melbourne have won their last eight games against the Cowboys dating back to 2015 - and judging their respective performances to start this season, they are heavy favourites to make it nine on Friday night.
They’ve lost Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk over the last two seasons, but Melbourne still have Cameron Smith and Craig Bellamy steering the ship on and off the field, and as long as that partnership is intact, the Storm are always going to be a top four side.
Melbourne were somewhat fortunate to get out of jail against a rejuvenated Bulldogs outfit last week, recovering from 12-0 down to prevail 18-16, but you rarely see two sub-par performances from the Storm in a row - which is an ominous sign for North Queensland.
Defence has been the biggest issue for the Cowboys so far this season. They’ve played all four of their games in Queensland this year (three at home and the other in Brisbane), but they’ve conceded over 29 points in all three of their defeats.
That’s simply not going to cut it if you want to finish in the top eight.
With the Cowboys’ poor record against the competition leaders, it’s hard to see any way they can win on Friday night. Expect Melbourne to put together a more polished 80 minute this week and come away with another win.
Stats
Melbourne have won their last eight meetings
Storm have won three of their last four vs Cowboys by 13+
Cowboys have conceded 30 points in their last two losses at home
Players List:
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS:
Starting 13: Martin, Macdonald, Kahu, Tuala, Hampton, Clifford, Morgan, Scott, Granville, McLean, Cooper, Hess, McGuire – Interchanges: Asiata, Jensen, Dunn, Molo – Reserves: Wright, O’Neill, Baptiste, Hola
Unavailable: Kyle Feldt, Murray Taulagi, Scott Bolton, Jason Taumalolo
North Queensland remain without a win since Round 1 after they went down to another defeat against Canberra last week and now face unbeaten Melbourne in another big test for the Cowboys.
The Cowboys avoided any injuries last week and despite another poor performance head coach Paul Green has resisted the urge to make wholesale changes to his side as they look for just their second win this season.
Their only change comes in the outside backs with Javid Bowen dropped, and he doesn’t even make the reserves this week, with Enari Tuala coming into the side in the centres while Ben Hampton reverts to the wing.
MELBOURNE STORM:
Head Coach: Craig Bellamy
Starting 13: Hughes, Seve, Chambers, Scott, Addo-Carr, Munster, Croft, J. Bromwich, C. Smith, Asofa-Solomona, F. Kaufusi, K. Bromwich, Finucane – Interchanges: B. Smith, Welch, Kamikamica, Papenhuyzen – Reserves: P. Kaufusi, Walters, Vete, Earl
Unavailable: Scott Drinkwater, Joe Stimson, Tom Eisenhuth, Suliasi Vunivalu
Melbourne were perhaps guilty of complacency as they narrowly defeated Canterbury to keep their 100% record intact by a narrow margin but Craig Bellamy will be demanding much more from his side this week.
Cameron Munster was again crucial for the Storm and he leads the way in the Dally M voting after picking up another three points, with the five-eighth already racking up nine points from just four matches.
It’s a case of one-in-one-out on the wing for the Storm as Josh Addo-Carr returns, but Suliasi Vunivalu copped a ban last week so he misses out with Marion Seve also shifting to the other wing and Will Chambers reverting to his usual position in the centres.
THE PREDICTION
North Queensland look set to be in for a long season as they lost yet again with Canberra seeing them off last week. They now host unbeaten Melbourne who are sure to have received a rocket from Craig Bellamy after a poor display in their win over Canterbury, with the Storm able to win comfortably. They will not put in another performance as disappointing as last week, which spells bad news for the Cowboys who will struggle to break the Melbourne defence down.
Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys clash in a rematch of the 2017 Grand Final on Friday night in Townsville.
These two teams have gone in totally opposite directions since that big showdown that Melbourne won 34-6 - the Cowboys have been languishing near the bottom of the ladder ever since, winning just eight games last season and going 1-3 to start 2019, while the Storm made another Grand Final in 2018 and are the only unbeaten side across the first four rounds this year.
Furthermore, Melbourne have won their last eight games against the Cowboys dating back to 2015 - and judging their respective performances to start this season, they are heavy favourites to make it nine on Friday night.
They’ve lost Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk over the last two seasons, but Melbourne still have Cameron Smith and Craig Bellamy steering the ship on and off the field, and as long as that partnership is intact, the Storm are always going to be a top four side.
Melbourne were somewhat fortunate to get out of jail against a rejuvenated Bulldogs outfit last week, recovering from 12-0 down to prevail 18-16, but you rarely see two sub-par performances from the Storm in a row - which is an ominous sign for North Queensland.
Defence has been the biggest issue for the Cowboys so far this season. They’ve played all four of their games in Queensland this year (three at home and the other in Brisbane), but they’ve conceded over 29 points in all three of their defeats.
That’s simply not going to cut it if you want to finish in the top eight.
With the Cowboys’ poor record against the competition leaders, it’s hard to see any way they can win on Friday night. Expect Melbourne to put together a more polished 80 minute this week and come away with another win.
Stats
Melbourne have won their last eight meetings
Storm have won three of their last four vs Cowboys by 13+
Cowboys have conceded 30 points in their last two losses at home
Players List:
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS:
Starting 13: Martin, Macdonald, Kahu, Tuala, Hampton, Clifford, Morgan, Scott, Granville, McLean, Cooper, Hess, McGuire – Interchanges: Asiata, Jensen, Dunn, Molo – Reserves: Wright, O’Neill, Baptiste, Hola
Unavailable: Kyle Feldt, Murray Taulagi, Scott Bolton, Jason Taumalolo
North Queensland remain without a win since Round 1 after they went down to another defeat against Canberra last week and now face unbeaten Melbourne in another big test for the Cowboys.
The Cowboys avoided any injuries last week and despite another poor performance head coach Paul Green has resisted the urge to make wholesale changes to his side as they look for just their second win this season.
Their only change comes in the outside backs with Javid Bowen dropped, and he doesn’t even make the reserves this week, with Enari Tuala coming into the side in the centres while Ben Hampton reverts to the wing.
MELBOURNE STORM:
Head Coach: Craig Bellamy
Starting 13: Hughes, Seve, Chambers, Scott, Addo-Carr, Munster, Croft, J. Bromwich, C. Smith, Asofa-Solomona, F. Kaufusi, K. Bromwich, Finucane – Interchanges: B. Smith, Welch, Kamikamica, Papenhuyzen – Reserves: P. Kaufusi, Walters, Vete, Earl
Unavailable: Scott Drinkwater, Joe Stimson, Tom Eisenhuth, Suliasi Vunivalu
Melbourne were perhaps guilty of complacency as they narrowly defeated Canterbury to keep their 100% record intact by a narrow margin but Craig Bellamy will be demanding much more from his side this week.
Cameron Munster was again crucial for the Storm and he leads the way in the Dally M voting after picking up another three points, with the five-eighth already racking up nine points from just four matches.
It’s a case of one-in-one-out on the wing for the Storm as Josh Addo-Carr returns, but Suliasi Vunivalu copped a ban last week so he misses out with Marion Seve also shifting to the other wing and Will Chambers reverting to his usual position in the centres.
THE PREDICTION
North Queensland look set to be in for a long season as they lost yet again with Canberra seeing them off last week. They now host unbeaten Melbourne who are sure to have received a rocket from Craig Bellamy after a poor display in their win over Canterbury, with the Storm able to win comfortably. They will not put in another performance as disappointing as last week, which spells bad news for the Cowboys who will struggle to break the Melbourne defence down.
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