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Test of Depth: Defending Champs Turn It On in Second Half · WCBH

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  Thanks, Costo. It's good to speak. And the theme of a test of depth certainly
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  ran through a few games. Let's have a look at the NRL NT men's premiership.
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  Raiders v. Brothers. Friday night football under lights saw both teams going
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  head to head with at least six of their regular 1 to 13 unavailable.
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  And the Raiders, they really took it to the brethren with the defending premiers
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  only holding a six point lead at halftime.
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  It really wasn't until the final 20 minutes that the brothers machine kicked
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  into gear running out 40 points to four winners both teams can be satisfied
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  with how they cover the gaps on the field and defense was generally good across the board however
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  as expected the mass force changes resulted in the completion rate being down
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  passes just not finding their mark and a general clunkiness in attack.
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  Bears v Rabbitohs now have got to hand it to the South Darwin Rabbitohs they
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  turn up each and every week and play with tremendous heart and this was evident
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  in their strong performance against the rising Litchfield Bears.
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  The Bunnies, they took it to the red and black and were more than competitive
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  despite being absent their Gove contingent.
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  In the end, the Bears' strength and clash shone through in an 11 try to 4 victory.
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  The final score, Bears 54, the Bunnies 22.
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  And the Nightcliff Dragons and Northern Sharks clash. This game didn't disappoint.
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  The second place Sharks were pushed all the way by the fourth place Dragons,
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  who were missing Robert Butcher and Latham Shirley, two of their best players
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  the sharkies they were swimming comfortably at 24 14 before two quick tries
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  to the nightcliff dragons locked it up at 24 all stillianas varontas varontas
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  doing varontas things all games including scoring four tries for the dragons.
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  It was to be the Sharky's night with Samuel Risaku scoring the match winner
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  late in the game. And it was so good to see Samika Sala back out there for the
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  Sharks. Now the latter in the NRL NT men's premiership after round nine.
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  The brothers there on 18 points. Top of the table still undefeated.
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  The Sharks move to 14 points. The Bears, they're in third on 10.
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  And the Dragons, they round out our top four on six points.
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  Now the Raiders and the Rabbitohs are still in contention on four and two points respectively.
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  But they need to win and win fast because if not, we're going to start talking
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  about things like mathematical possibility and that's never a good sign.
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  Next weekend is a bye weekend here in the top end in the NRL NT so we can play the Deadly Cup.
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  So round 10 action will return the weekend of Saturday 11th of July and some
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  great battles coming up here.
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  The battle of 6v5, Rabideaus v Raiders, one of those teams is going to get a
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  win and that will change potentially how they view the rest of their season.
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  The Bears v Dragons both teams are jockeying for top four positions they're both in the top four
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  but they are jockeying for the order and Brothers v Sharks this is going to
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  be a 1v2 clash and promises to be a cracker speaking of a cracker
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  it's going to be territory day July 1 that's the day where fireworks are let
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  off in the top end and if in the territory I will see you at the deadly cup
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  and Kosto I will give you a full rundown the next time we speak.