Two Team Tracy Round 22 - Punishment Served for Creep Shots

It's been a while since we have heard from old love 2TT and it's been for good reason. Some of you may remember her being involved in taking photos of a number of Warriors players in their underwear while getting changed in the dressing sheds. While her secret hiding spot at Mt Smart went undetected, it wasn't long before King Throbson got a tingle in his throbber and knew something was amiss.

2 Team Tracy Round 11: Flicking the Magic Bean

After starting off with a flawless opening couple of rounds 2TT had a bit of a stumble with her picks of the week and is less than impressed with the results. At the conclusion of Round 10 she decided to make herself feel better and she slipped into her loose fitting, silky nightie with her bottle of JD, energy drinks and prescription meds. As her concoction of self prescribed medications begun to take effect she recalled a childrens tale where a fella named Jack was given some magic beans. With this in mind and her burning desire to only support the best teams week after week, she decided to try her luck with her own magic bean. As she was flicking her magic bean her teams of the week popped out like the dildos she has crammed in her top drawer whenever it is opened and with one last flick her predictions became clear.

Rabbitohs vs Dragons
ANZ Stadium
Thursday 7.50pm

Both sides have long and proud histories and if we have a look at the rivalry between the two clubs since the inception of the NRL in 1998 the stats show that from the 26 times these two have faced off with each other, St George have the upper hand winning 16 times to South Sydney's 10.

The recent form guide for the two sides reads pretty bleakly for the Rabbitohs with only their last start victory over the Eels providing them with their sole victory over the last 5 rounds. 2 of the 4 losses have come from last years grand finalists but the important result here is the victory over the Eels.

Coming up against a team that had gone through the week that they had faced is never an easy task and history suggests that facing a side that's been dealt a cruel blow to their season is not an enjoyable time (remember the Storm vs Warriors game after a similar situation). South Sydney would have gained plenty of self belief from that victory and to hang in until the death and win it at the end may just wake up the sleeping giant in this competition. They've got a star studded roster and that may well have been the kick start required to turn their season around.

St George on the other hand seem to be the quiet achievers, going about their business with not many people paying attention to them at all. After a tough road trip that saw them face all 3 QLD teams in enemy territory they've managed to sneak into the 8 with 2 victories in their last 3 outings. They may have lost to an under-strength Warriors outfit but victories over the Rooster and Raiders are more than impressive.

2TT is backing the Rabbitohs ($1.40) at 1-12 ($2.90)to go back to back and get their season on track in a close one.  First try scorer will be on old Warriors favourite in Dane Nielsen ($10.00)

Eels vs Storm
Pirtek Stadium
Monday 7pm

This game is basically do or die for Parramatta. It's vital that they come away from this game with 2 competition points otherwise the task they face to feature in finals footy in 2016 is almost out of reach.

Although not named, it wouldn't come as a surprise to see Foran return for this game and the inclusion of this man would be a massive boost for the Eels coming off their heart breaking loss at the death against the Rabbitohs.

Melbourne Storm are being their clinical self and for reasons that remain unclear continue to be a side that fly under the radar until finals time and all of a sudden have the 7 teams remaining looking very cautiously over their shoulders.

The Eels ($1.89) have everything to play for in this game and it should prove the difference between the two sides. It'll be another close one but they'll get the job done by a margin of 1-12 (3.15) with the big fella on the wing, Semi Radradra, crossing over for 1st try scorer.

2 Team Tracy - Round 10 Edition

With the rep round behind us it is time to see what 2 teams our "favourite" bandwagon supporter will be cheering on this weekend.

Eels vs Rabbitohs
Friday 13th May
7.50pm
Pirtek Stadium

You have got to feel for the Parramatta Eels and the shit they've gone through, not just over the last few days since their punishment has been handed down, but the months and months on end that this whole saga has been dragging on for. The way in which the players and coaching staff have handled these events is to be applauded. Just imagine how it would be going down in some of the cheerleading pages if it were the Warriors engulfed in this controversy, it'd all be Cappys fault.

With that being said, 2TT is donning the blue and gold this weekend as the Eels face off against the Rabbitohs.

If we cast our memory back to when the Storm were punished for their salary cap breaches and the way they responded against the Warriors in dishing out all the emotion that had been built up due to the NRL's findings, it's hard not to back the Eels against an under performing Rabbitohs team.

The players have put on an extremely brave face during this whole ordeal and the comradery and willingness to still make 2016 count shown within the camp has the alarm bells ringing if you're a Souths fan.

2TT is backing the Eels ($1.61) in this one and is expecting a bit of a boil over with Parra running away with the contest and winning by 21-25 ($18.00). With Peats being moved on to get the club back within the salary cap, look for De Gois to crash over from dummy half early on as 1st try scorer ($26) to set the tempo for the remainder of the match

Panthers vs Warriors
Saturday 14th May
3.00pm
AMI Stadium

With what can only be explained as one of the tougher weeks the NZ Warriors franchise has been through over the years, the under strength team managed to turn up and produce a stellar effort against St George a fortnight ago and come away with a morale boosting victory.

With the "shameful 6" having served their punishment and now back in the frame for selection (apart from Manu who is still working his way back from personal leave) only 2 have been named to take a spot within the 17. (Matulino and Thompson)

With those two influential forwards returning to the team and the addition of Tui Lolohea and Tommy Leuluai, who both return from injury, the Warriors will be a force to be reckoned with this weekend. Add to that Issac Luke's snubbing from the test arena and the point he will be out to prove as he looks to redeem himself as the premier hooker in NZ and win back the black jersey, all the signs point to a Warriors victory.

Penrith will be no easy beats though. Having come up with their biggest loss in Round 1 by 8 points against the Raiders, Penrith have gone on to lose 3 games by 2 points and 1 by 5 points. On the flip side, they've gone on to win 2 games by 1 point, 1 by 2 points and 1 by 4 points. While they have been well and truly in every game they've played, do not underestimate the grueling toll that would have taken on the players, especially with a few of them enjoying stellar performances during the rep round, 2TT foresees that they may have a below par peformance this week against a side that is looking to let their footy do the talking.

Warriors by 16-20 ($17) and look for Fusitua ($10) to crash into the corner for the opening try on the end of a slick backline move with Lolohea handing him the try assist in his return game.

*Side Note*
Gotta give a huge wrap to the folk in Christchurch with this game being a sell out. Brilliant stuff! Also big props to Penrith for taking their "home" game to the shakey isles.

2 Team Tracy currently stands at 4/4 winning teams picked.