NRL 2018

raznomore

@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.

Paekakboyz

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!

Sneakdefreak

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

mariner4life

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.

Bovidae

No Johnson and Gavet according to reports.

SJ obviously got injured in sympathy for Cullen.

kiwiinmelb

Looking a lot like the kiwis at the end of Kearneys reign as coach .

Maybe he can coach .

Donsteppa

For once they really have finished an off-season "fitter than ever before"!

Does the head high tackle not get penalised in league?

kiwiinmelb

@akan004 said in NRL 2018:

Does the head high tackle no get penalised in league?

Yeah but not as strict on it as union , more like union from 10 years ago

Virgil

Wow

Great catch for the try
24-6 convertion to come

Virgil

26-6
10 mins to go
Over the roosters like an STD

Virgil

30 - 6 after a couple more penalties
Just 5 mins to go

Holy fuck Warriors to go 4-0

Crazy Horse

Just switched over to see Hiku at fullback. RTS ok?

Virgil

Elbow hopefully nothing serious

Godder

Full time 30-6 to the Warriors. Bit of a surprise!

Chris B.

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.

Dice

I accidentally saw the result somewhere else, I should've stayed offline. Looking forward to seeing the game after the Blues' effort.

mariner4life

My multi is still perfect!

Dice

The Warriors have more jerseys than the Oregon football team.

Gunner

@dice said in NRL 2018:

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.

Dice

@gunner I agree. The jerseys look pretty sweet too. They're like a mix of the original Warriors jerseys and the old Penrith jerseys.

Paekakboyz

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 😁

Dice

One of the most annoying things in the NRL is refs calling obvious knock backs as knock-ons.

mariner4life

Told you! Never in doubt

Sneakdefreak

That little ol' bandwagon was filling up quickly at 3-0, imagine it at 4-0....

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...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.

Virgil

checked out last years ladder, took them 9 rounds to win 4 games.
And they only won 7 games in total in 2017.

Paekakboyz

and didn't they go winless on the road last year too? or one win at most

jegga

Having supported the warriors through the all the ups and downs its great to see my complete and unwavering support being rewarded with a cracking start to the 2018 season.

Dice

Have to say Jazz Tevaga has been awesome these last two weeks. He's 88kgs but is playing as a prop/lock off the bench. You'd think he was at least 20kgs bigger with how well he's tackling and carrying.

Virgil

@jegga said in NRL 2018:

Having supported the warriors through the all the ups and downs its great to see my complete and unwavering support being rewarded with a cracking start to the 2018 season.

Didn’t you copy and past that when the Black Caps play well ( insert year)

jegga

@virgil said in NRL 2018:

@jegga said in NRL 2018:

Having supported the warriors through the all the ups and downs its great to see my complete and unwavering support being rewarded with a cracking start to the 2018 season.

Didn’t you copy and past that when the Black Caps play well ( insert year)

And the Breakers.

mariner4life

Jesus did i pick a fucked up weekend to put on a multi. Upsets galore

Sneakdefreak

@mariner4life tbf the Broncos didn't realise they had a Sunday game since they're usually playing on Friday nights.

Godder

Is there still room on the bandwagon for one more?

Snowy

@godder said in NRL 2018:

Is there still room on the bandwagon for one more?

Have you seen how often the wheels fall off that thing?

Sneakdefreak

@dice said in NRL 2018:

Have to say Jazz Tevaga has been awesome these last two weeks. He's 88kgs but is playing as a prop/lock off the bench. You'd think he was at least 20kgs bigger with how well he's tackling and carrying.

He's a player in the old hooker/lock mould. High work rate and aggressive style of play makes him a great option coming off the bench. It also means Luke can stay on the field and focus on the attack while Tevaga does the defensive work.

Both him and Bunty Afoa are two players who can punch above their weight class.