NRL Round 16 Review - This Comp is WIDE OPEN!

AJ and Rhys recap the second State of Origin II and the U19 Origin. The boys recap all things NRL in a crazy Round 16 of the competition. Canberra held off the Tigers in a fast paced game which saw plenty of tooing and throwing – we congratulate Jed Stuart on his debut and look at the Raiders legitimate premiership chances despite their slow starts to games and fade outs in some. We also debate the Tigers halves direction.

Saturday’s matches saw the understrength Panthers show their class against a Warriors side that showed their inexperience in big matches. We question Andrew Webster’s coaching tactics as far as reshuffling the squad after DWZ’s injury and his decision to play Metcalf out. The game in Perth saw the Knights take down the Dolphins at a big cost for both sides with young guns Jack Bostock and Fletcher Sharpe facing long absences on the sideline but we debate the Dolphins’ game smarts and how the Knights attack is shining. The late game saw a win for Melbourne against the Rabbitohs as Trell shines… in the second half! While Melbourne show their class in big moments to walk away with victory.

Sunday footy saw Brisbane pull off a second half miracle against the Sharks. AJ is filled with rage on how the Sharks bottled their middle rotation… well not for the first time this season. While Rhys is overjoyed with Payne Haas’ heroic performance. The Roosters quickly improved AJ’s mood with a massacre over the Cowboys – Mark Nawaqanitawase and Naufahu Whyte continue their upward trajectory while Hugo Savala shone brightly. The late game saw Parramatta beat the Titans in a big performance at CommBank with shining lights from Isaiah Iongi while the Titans execution continues to bedevil us.