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Cowboys v Warriors preview
Topic Started: May 12 2010, 11:33 AM (42 Views)
stacey	May 12 2010, 11:33 AM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 2,889 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: May 22, 2009	The Sheriff's match preview: Cowboys v Warriors Round 10, 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership TEAMS North Queensland Toyota Cowboys: Matthew Bowen, John Williams, Ashley Graham, Willie Tonga, Michael Bani, Grant Rovelli, Michael Morgan, Matt Scott, Aaron Payne, James Tamou, Scott Bolton, Willie Mason, Leeson Ah Mau. Interchange: Anthony Watts, Dane Hogan, Manase Manuokafoa, Antonio Kaufusi. Coach: Neil Henry. New Zealand Warriors: Lance Hohaia, Kevin Locke, Brent Tate, Jerome Ropati, Manu Vatuvei, James Maloney, Brett Seymour, Sam Rapira, Aaron Heremaia, Mataupu Poching, Simon Mannering (c), Ukuma Ta'ai, Micheal Luck. Interchange: Ian Henderson, Ben Matulino, Jeremy Latimore, Russell Packer, Jesse Royal. Coach: Ivan Cleary. HEAD-TO-HEADS * Played: 26 – Cowboys 13, Warriors 13 * Head-to-head at Mt Smart Stadium: Played 14 – Cowboys 5, Warriors 9 * Last 10 games head-to-head: Played 10 – Cowboys 7, Warriors 3 * Last game: Cowboys 34 d Warriors 12, Mt Smart Stadium (Rd 10, 2009) * Biggest head-to-head wins: Cowboys: 49-12, Dairy Farmers Stadium (Rd 27, 2007); Warriors: 52-6, Mt Smart Stadium (Rd 18, 1996) MATCH DETAILS Date: 7.30pm local, 5.30pm AEST, Saturday 15 May 2010 Venue: Mt Smart Stadium Coverage: 4TOFM (live), Fox Sports 2 (live), live online (outside Australia only) Referees: Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton Sideline officials: Adam Gee, Daniel Eastwood Video Referee: Tim Mander HERE'S WHAT THE SHERIFF SAYS! Great to see the Cowboys back in the winners' circle with an upset against the Roosters – the return of Matthew Bowen was a welcome sight for all Cowboys members! The Cowboys desperately need to win this week to get their season on track with the round 11 bye following. All going to plan, they would be on the edge of the top 8 leading into Origin I. Let's see how the teams match up! Attack: Seymour, Maloney, Rovelli and Morgan are not in the top echelon of halves in the game (yet?). Their form will be crucial to victory in this game though, as the likes of Tonga and Tate will need to capitalise on their good work. It is too much to expect Bowen to make the difference so soon after returning from injury. Defence: If the Cowboys want to win they must defend like they did against the Roosters. It has been a long time coming but the team showed some defensive resolve when defending their try line and it was great! The Warriors do not defend well, often retreating in defence, so a quick play of the balls by the Cowboys will be crucial. Kicking game: Seymour, Maloney and Co have respectable kicking games. Rovelli needs to find the grass more when kicking long. Wherever possible, the Cowboys need to use Bowen in long kick options. Bench: The bench will be very important for the Cowboys due to the short turnaround and travel impositions placed on the team. The scheduling of games by Channel 9 and Fox is creating an inequitable competition and needs to be addressed. The Cowboys casualty ward currently contains Thurston, Webb and O'Donnell. Can they return this week and inspire the team? North Queensland have won four of their last five matches against the Warriors. The Warriors have lost their last three and seven of their last nine matches at Mt Smart. They have not lost four consecutive home matches since Rd 13, 2007. The Sheriff's prediction is for the Cowboys to prevail in golden point with a Matt Bowen field goal!! www.cowboys.com.au
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