The seats on this train are rather comfy!
In a 'never been done before' I watched the replay after the Ed Sheeran concert. (Even though I knew the outcome) That last ten minutes was perfect.
Adam Blair is a bafoon!
@paekakboyz said in NRL 2018:
I was bloody impressed they went the length of the field twice to reach drop goal range. Fitness trainer should be highest paid dude at the club!!
By the same token, how out on their feet were Canberrra? There was one of those play-the-balls during that final set where our ball-runner was a bit ponderous, but their defence was so slow getting off the mark, he made 15-18 crucial metres.
Plus we still seemed to fight in the tackle, all those extra metres add up! How good is it to be the fit team! 🖒
@paekakboyz Afoa has been excellent there. he eats a further 3-5 metres with 2 guys in his back.
Why aren't we talking bout Manly lads 
can't wait to see where this rort investigation leads. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch if piston wristed gibbons imo
@paekakboyz and yet the Roosters sign whoever they want every year, and sail on their merry way.
What a champion bunch of blokes, playing for unders
@mariner4life totes bro - Roosters are pretty much a charity team 
Funny parallels with the cricket stuff aye. One of those 'rules' that nearly everyone has pushed (or headbutted) over the years, but one that is increasingly coping more attention and harsher punishment, as tolerance for that sort of carry on drops.
They must have utterly labyrinthine systems for accounting for the salary cap - which just makes the 'accidental overspend' claims easier to put forward.
@paekakboyz can you imagine how lenient they'd be on the Warriors if they were rorting the salary cap....
@taniwharugby I know! although I do think we have a (weak) case, that being the only NZ based team, a bit more $$ is needed to offset the talent that doesn't want to move out of Oz. But that's highly unlikely... hmmm thinking about that more the Cowboys could play the same game! Open season on banter about playing in a shitty part of Oz
No matter how fucked the system is - it needs to be the same for all. Don't play by the rules? you get smacked. End of.
But is the system to readily rort-able?? or is it that teams will cheat no matter what?? I think it's the latter!!!
@paekakboyz said in NRL 2018:
Why aren't we talking bout Manly lads
Isn't the guy who' was CEO at Manly during their salary cap rort now the CEO of Sydney Roosters?
@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2018:
@paekakboyz said in NRL 2018:
Why aren't we talking bout Manly lads
Isn't the guy who' was CEO at Manly during their salary cap rort now the CEO of Sydney Roosters?
yes, yes he is. Delicious. He would have thought he was in the clear having moved to Bondi
Fuck that is gold. Something coming to roost their buddy??
He must be sweating bullets, or is confident he's improved his account 'skills' since he arrived!
@paekakboyz Hes at the Roosters now. They'll likely take the money for the fine from Manly and give it to him to use at the Roosters.
Aw @raznomore c'mon bro, I said Roost and everything 
ha ha, far too obtuse! I meant he's at the Roosters now, so if he's doing the same shit I hope he's got better at hiding it!
Speaking of the soon-to-be exposed salary cap rorting Roosters, the Warriors will play them this Saturday. Sam Lisone is suspended after striking a Raiders forward in the final minutes of that game and Adam Blair moves to lock.
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 DAVID FUSITU’A
3 PETA HIKU
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 BLAKE GREEN
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JAMES GAVET
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 AGNATIUS PAASI
11 LEIVAHA PULU
12 TOHU HARRIS
13 ADAM BLAIR
Interchange
14 JAZZ TEVAGA
15 LIGI SAO
16 CHRIS SATAE
17 BUNTY AFOA
18 MASON LINO
20 ANTHONY GELLING
21 ALBERT VETE
22 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
Good news warriors fans! I stuck an 8-game NRL multi on this weekend. And after 3 games i am 0-3.
Why good news? I picked the Roosters.
No Johnson and Gavet according to reports.
SJ obviously got injured in sympathy for Cullen.
Fuck!
I'm in an alternative reality.
Shortly the second cup of coffee will taste even better than the first. And people called Smith will begin replicating at near light speed.
I accidentally saw the result somewhere else, I should've stayed offline. Looking forward to seeing the game after the Blues' effort.
The Warriors have more jerseys than the Oregon football team.
Correct, but this version are looking like they know how to play league. They can have a different jersey every week if they desire, so long as they keep winning.
If they hadn’t already been noticed they sure as shit have now, having beaten the capless Roosters.
That kind of shit just isn’t supposed to happen.
That was great! Showing that they can win well without SJ, another tick box in terms of mental toughness imo. 300+ tackles for the Roosters! Fark, that is brutal. Has Tana got Corvo's number!!? May Kearney wants to take over the blues as a side project 
One of the most annoying things in the NRL is refs calling obvious knock backs as knock-ons.
That little ol' bandwagon was filling up quickly at 3-0, imagine it at 4-0....
...and after beating the (alleged) salary-cap cheating Roosters too.
Don't Panic: No James Gavet? No Shaun Johnson? Concede a try in the first two minutes? No worries. The mental toughness of the team right now to ignore the problems and focus on their work is impressive. Most NRL weekends if a team scores quickly, they'll score again and again. The next kickoff the Warriors began pinning the Roosters down on their goalline and were relentless all afternoon, owning 62% of possession.
Coach Green: When he finishes his playing career, Blake Green will move right into head coaching. The bloke understands the game from the tactical side to the psychological. Hearing him speak in the press conference, he talked about how he studied the game after failing in the NRL early in his career. Green outsmarted the Roosters all game long with early kicks and quickly changing the direction of attack. He outplayed Cooper Cronk with ease today.
The real MVP: Blake Green was great but Mason Lino has to be the MVP. Scored a try and was 7/7 with the boot as a fill-in for Shaun Johnson. Good on defence too. He's no where as skilled as Shaun but far more structured.
What about the other guys? The Roosters were outplayed today and boy did it show. Never seen the Roosters looking so bewildered and frustrated during a game. Blake Ferguson and Reece Robinson had shockers on the wings and their expressions were priceless whenever something went wrong (a lot went wrong).
Love the jersey: People need to rob the Warriors equipment manager's car more. Because of a little early morning thieving the Warriors had to play in their alternative kit and it's pretty slick.