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MAGIC spherical produced some sensible narratives as the town of Brisbane embraced a 48-hour rugby league bonanza.
Wayne Bennett steering the Dolphins to the membership’s sixth win of the season in his 900th sport as an NRL head coach was a becoming tribute for the sport’s best coach.
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Doing it at Suncorp Stadium, the scene of so lots of Bennett’s best triumphs, made it even sweeter.
South Sydney made a serious premiership assertion by chalking up 5 wins in a row and dismantling the highly-regarded Melbourne Storm In the method.
On the flip facet it’s going to be a protracted week for St George Illawarra and the Parramatta Eels after each golf equipment had been bitterly disappointing.
The Red V seemed higher in assault when Ben Hunt went to dummy-half however the issue is the captain doesn’t wish to play there long-term and the Dragons nonetheless did not get the 2 factors.
Jayden Sullivan clearly must be within the facet however that’s the least of the Dragons considerations because the board figures out one of the best ways to tug the set off on Anthony Griffin’s tenure on the membership.
The manner they’ve dealt with the teaching state of affairs is an entire shambles that’s not truthful on Griffin, the gamers, the membership and the followers.
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It’s an equally massive week for the Parramatta Eels who’ve gone from a grand ultimate to being in peril of failing to make the eight the next season.
We’ll get a real learn on the Eels when the face the Raiders within the nationwide capital on Super Saturday, South Sydney in spherical 12 after which the Cowboys in spherical 13.
Parramatta may have a to try to roll the Raiders with out their greatest participant in Mitchell Moses who’s out beneath the NRL’s 11-day stand down coverage for concussion.
The Raiders are flying in the mean time off the again of 4 consecutive wins and a ahead pack being led by State of Origin contenders Corey Horsburgh and Hudson Young.
Big Red was monumental in opposition to the Bulldogs along with his post-contact metres whereas Young is a try-scorer who has nice versatility in his sport mixed with a tough edge.
Congratulations to the Wests Tigers on the membership’s second win of the season with rookie fullback Jahream Bula submitting one other sensible all-round sport to make it back-to-back victories.
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Bula’s aerial expertise look particular and the try-saving play he produced in opposition to a rampaging Mikaele Ravalawa to save lots of the sport was brave and hard.
It’s exhausting to get a learn on the Roosters. They’ve acquired sufficient stars and strike energy however in the mean time there’s one thing lacking.
Will Trent Robinson determine to recall Sam Walker? The Chooks assault definitely didn’t click on in opposition to the Cowboys.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is true. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown ought to have been sin-binned primarily based on what we’ve seen from the match officers and the bunker over the course of this season.
The Cowboys prop clearly clipped JWH on the chin and the Roosters enforcer shouldn’t have needed to interact in a sluggish play-the-ball to earn a penalty.
What had been your likes or dislikes from a cracking Magic Round?
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