NRL 2017
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@antipodean said in NRL 2017:
I'm guessing they're targeting the finals...
For the end of season trip?
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Reports Manly are trying to medically retire Brett Stewart and Steve Matai. If so, end of a couple of decent careers.
Also, Wayne Bennett finally got to make his adopted son captain of the Broncos.
All Stars game is on tonight, and looking at the teams, it's going to be a one-sided affair. Indigenous All Stars have 7 Origin players, and a host of really talented players. The "World All Stars" side doesn't even have fucking photos for half of their players on the website. It's a bunch of nobodies.
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The All-Stars game has run its course - great cause but never caught on. Think the Abos won.
Also congratulations to the Roosters for winning the Nines. Really didn't want to say that.
Warriors/Storm preseason match is live streaming from the Warriors website tonight (8pm NZT), also from a couple of cuzzie-bros' facebook live streams.
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Kieran Foran has been registered by the NRL and should begin playing by round 3.
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The Warriors make a deposit in the karma bank
http://nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11804579
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@JK you fool! get off the Warriors! Expect nothing, and you won't be disappointed. This will still go tits up.
I reckon Melbourne will go close again, those old guys don't seem to be getting any worse, and what ever they can get out of that little shit Billy will make them better than last year.
And i think the Gold Coast will have a real go at it this year as well.
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Warriors will lose their opening 4 games and Kearney will be sacked, with the Mad Butcher taking over as interim head coach until David Kidwell comes in for 2018 when a new beginning will be hailed yet again.
Such an optimist, I know....
Like M4L, I expect nothing. Anything more than that comes as a nice surprise, like finding $20 in your jeans pocket 6 months after you last wore them.
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Haha I support roosters mate. Only said OUR as a local. Reckon could go ok this year but yep we say that most years.
I dont bet on or against the warriors either. One of my golden rules of betting. They will wreck you either way. Even when odds are short, must resist including them in a multi of any sorts
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Expect us to do better than the last few years but that ain't saying much. Am hopeful that Foran (again, fingers crossed) might actually run our forwards effectively. Reckon SJ is at his best when he only has to worry about 1-2 plays per set, rather than making the play for every possession.
I'm hoping Kearny slaps the prima donna out of any warrior that can't be arsed getting fit or showing urgency for the full 80min. The NRL is a tight comp but if we are clearly putting in effort, even in a losing match, that makes it easier to get behind the lads. Can't stand it when we just roll over, and we've seen far too much of that in the last few years.
Excited for RTS as well - he's a great dude and I suspect he'll shine under the pressure rather than let the job bring down his personal performance.
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@Paekakboyz look, that's all well and good. Yes, theoretically (and historically for the kiwis) Foran and SJ have been a good combo, each playing a different role.
But we've lacked players will to dig in when it gets tough. We leak points at an alarming rate. Our error counts are always way up. And i look at our roster, and i am not convinced the players are there who can, or are willing to, fix those things. The best defenses and the lowest error counts do well in the NRL. This season will be no different.
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That's my deluded angle bro! I'm hoping this squad actually has that mongrel and resilience in them, and Kearny can tap into it. For at least enough of the team to drag the others along or make it real easy to tag who to cut asap. I want him to be ruthless aye - no place in the NRL if you aren't going to give a hundy.
I'm also hopeful that a Doyle and Kearny combo will be good for the club. Mooks has mana and while I can't stand listening him to talk (leagues John Mitchell!! journey time boys!) he seems to know his shit.
#hopefulordelusionalnrl2017
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Ok, only a week to go and we still haven't had any NRL players try and shag a dog, piss in front of small children or take a dump in a hotel. A lot of pressure will be going on the Sydney based players to come through with the goods....
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First team named for the first Team Naming Tuesday:
Warriors side to face the Knights at Mt Smart:
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
3 DAVID FUSITU’A
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 MAFOA’AEATA HINGANO
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 ALBERT VETE
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 CHARLIE GUBB
11 BUNTY AFOA
12 RYAN HOFFMAN
13 SIMON MANNERING
Interchange:
14 ERIN CLARK
15 JACOB LILLYMAN
16 SAM LISONE
17 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
18 BODENE THOMPSON
20 MASON LINO
21 JAMES GAVET
22 BLAKE AYSHFORD
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