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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2805649, member: 1899"] Although I've got Melbourne in my Top 4, I'm not sold on them as a premiership threat. Before they were able to find their way the Melbourne Storm looked sluggish. Neither Smith nor Cronk were playing well and a lot of results came down to referee decisions and the calibre of the opposition. Specifically I'm referring to games like Round 1 vs St George, Round 3 vs Warriors, Round 5 vs Newcastle and Round 7 vs Wests. There was very little in those games and if calls had have gone the other way, I struggle to see Melbourne going on the run they did. The real turning point for them last year was the Round 10 win over the Cowboys during the Suncorp Double Header. Melbourne took a lot of confidence out of that win and proceeded to win 9 out of their next 10 games, with the one loss being attributed to rep commitments. With the loss of Koroibete, Green and Proctor, I don't expect Melbourne to be as comfortable and expect Smith & Cronk will continue to show the signs they did at the start of 2016. [/QUOTE]

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