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NRL Round 21 round up

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1st August, 2016
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With Round 21 now all wrapped up, I will have a look at the week that was as we enter the business end of the season.

Broncos in trouble
With the second-last placed Sydney Roosters disposing of Brisbane on Thursday night, the Broncos have a lot of personal demons and questions they need to answer.

Their once stonewall defence has deteriorated and they’re now close to falling out of the eight completely.

The MRC is a joke
The fact the Josh Reynolds receives no punishment for his trip is ridiculous. The fact that Tyson Frizell receives one week for his ref touch is even more confusing.

The worst part is that he is likely to get off by taking it to the judiciary in the first place. Why bring it up, no one noticed it mid game?

Shaun Johnson continues to be an enigma
I don’t rate Shaun Johnson. It’s an unpopular opinion, but the Warriors-Panthers match showed why. His inconsistency is baffling. How can he be so good one week and nothing the next?

Brad Fittler believes it’s a personal attitude problem but I think the problem is a club culture issue. You only have to look at how Konrad Hurrell is firing on the glitter strip to imagine how good Johnson could out his comfort zone.

Tigers and Manly are likely to leave finals charges too late
The Tigers and Sea Eagles both came away with good victories (although against un-fancied opponents) however there is more of a chance that both teams have left their finals runs too late. Tigers have a better chance (being on more points) but a loss to the Cowboys this week will likely end it.

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Souths in a dark place
What is going on at Souths? Clearly an issue as players look unmotivated. Something needs to change and it looks like its going to a be move on for Michael Maguire.

Melbourne set the bar
Had Johnathan Thurston have played, the Storm might not have won, but either way Melbourne are setting the standard for the standard for the competition.

The season’s best game?
The Titans-Sharks match was one of the greatest games of rugby league I heave witnessed in a while. The audacity of the Titans to step in the face of adversity is incredible as Cronulla continue to lead the table by a thread.

Neither team deserved to lose this match and after 90 minutes both stood equal with each other. A meeting between these two in finals football would be quite the sight.

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