Given it is the Storm against the Broncos tonight, here’s something from yesteryear

Well folks, as Mitchell Pearce gets the greatest comeback offer since John Farnham recorded Whispering Jack, on we go to Round 5 after a tumultuous ending to the Easter Round, as Sunday night and Monday afternoon served up some deadset crackers:

The Raiders performed another vintage Canberra Faders performance at Shark Park… 18-0 after 25 minutes, only to concede 30 consecutive points in 35 minutes of play against a team with a decimated forward pack, against one of the strongest forward packs in the game, or so we thought….

Unfortunately, they’re strong everywhere except in the head, which is 75% of the history of the Raiders.

As for the Sharks, it was a performance that captured the true Christian spirit of Easter, as they looked dead then came back to life on Easter Sunday.

And then came Monday afternoon at Bankwest, as the Eels looked to be doing it comfortably at 14-6 up, only for the Tigers to reclaim the lead, Clint Gutherson tied it up with a cheap 2 points with 5 minutes to go, only for Aidan Sezer to nail his field goal in the last minute….

And the Tigers still nearly managed to lose a game in familiar circumstances to that Cowboys game in 2022 (Conceding a penalty from a last-minute kickoff), but luckily it was only Gutho kicking at goal from the sideline, so they got away with it.

People say the Tigers of old would’ve found a way to lose that game, and they’re right, because the Tigers of old would’ve been 36-6 down before that kickoff even happened.

Alright, better get through the games this week, and if they’re in Sydney then they’ll be played underwater:

How ironic that the Sharks would be the team getting the bye while the Lord turns Sydney into an extension of the Pacific Ocean.

– The Storm are fresh off the bye and hosting the Broncos in the Thursday night game in Melbourne, and once again, I’m back to having no clue if the Broncos are still okay even with their injuries… but Melbourne in Melbourne is like taking the ring to Mordor.

Also, Ben Te Kura at 205cm and 120kg, making him the tallest player in rugby league, is lined up for his debut in a Broncos jersey… get ready for a live-action remake of Godzilla.

– The old rivals collide as Canterbury hosts the Sydney Roosters at Olympic Stadium, which does seem like the kind of game that the Bulldogs will randomly sprout up and win

– An early edition of the Who Cares Cup in 2024 as the struggling Knights host the Dragons in Newcastle in the Channel 9 Friday night slot

– Fresh of getting a win on Good Friday, the Rabbitohs take on the Warriors at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as Alex Johnston is confined to the sidelines still 2 tries short of tying Billy Slater on 190 career tries, while the Warriors are playing at Accor Stadium for only the third time in 4 years, having not defeated Souths in 8 attempts.

– After a disappointing display down in Woolongong, Manly have to host Penrith at Brookvale, having last defeated the Panthers in 2018, and last defeating them at Brookvale in 2017… funnily enough, they played in a Final the next week, and the Panthers won.

– The Dolphins host Wests at Suncorp in the Saturday night primetime slot, and both teams come in on multiple game winning streaks after great wins on the Easter weekend…

– The Cowboys front up in yet another intra-Queensland Derby, this time against the aisling Titans, as David Fifita is made to ride the pine by Des Hasler, who is seemingly trying to paddle down ‘The Creek’ with a twig instead of a paddle.

– And the Raiders host the Eels in Canberra, and all we’re left to ask ourselves is how big of a lead will Canberra blow this week.

Alright, enough jibber jabber, here’s the Round 5 Succinct Tips:

Round 4 score = 4/8

Running score after Round 4 = 17/32 (53.1%)

Lock of the Week

The only Lock Of The Week is that the Lock Of The Week will probably lose…..

So that said, here’s Glen Campbell to cheer on the North Queensland RHINESTONE COWBOYS!