NRL 2018

It really is a crazy ladder. Dragons, who had big question marks over them preseason, are flying. The fucking Warriors are 4-0. The Tigers were a few seconds from being 4-0, but are still going good at 3-1 (Benji is killing it by the way). Fucking Penrith are 3-1.

Melbourne have lost twice. The Cowboys have lost 3 times. The Roosters have lost twice.

Parra, who were a lot of people's smokeys for the season, are not only winless, but awful. It's always a joy to see a Ricky Stuart side struggling, and the Raiders really are.

In Kiwis news, Mr "The Key is the We" has decided not to reapply for the head coach position. Good decision.

@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2018:

In Kiwis news, Mr "The Key is the We" has decided not to reapply for the head coach position. Good decision.

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Not his fault that he was chosen despite not being up to it. Now some of our guys like playing for Tonga so much they will stay away. The board who appointed him should leave too

Shaun Johnson to return to the Warriors line up for the double-header clash at Mt Smart on Saturday night (Wests V Storm, Warriors V Cowboys). Also returning to the line up is Simon Mannering who will start from the bench (but I think that bench will change come kick off).

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 BUNTY AFOA
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 AGNATIUS PAASI
11 LEIVAHA PULU
12 TOHU HARRIS
13 ADAM BLAIR
Interchange:
14 JAZZ TEVAGA
15 SAM LISONE
16 SIMON MANNERING
17 ANTHONY GELLING
18 LIGI SAO
20 MASON LINO
21 CHRIS SATAE
22 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD

It's strange seeing the Warriors near the front of the sports news on TV these days. For the last few years, they've been pushed right to the back, even behind some of the really small sports that barely anyone follows.

League in NZ really needed this by the Warriors after what went down last year. It seemed like the sport was on a long road to recovery not too long ago.

Good article.
I especially liked the bit about the player who was late to pre season training having to watch his team mates be put through a 2x tougher than normal training session as punishment.

@gunner I'm astonished that's note worthy. It was the first lesson I can remember joining the military; you fuck up, everyone else suffers. Small wonder the club was a laughing stock last year.

@antipodean in an age where the players have the power, at least more so than they used to, it does come as a surprise that this type of thing still goes on in a professional sport. Happy that it does but I can see the Eels team all being seen to early grave having to account for the lack of effort Hayne was putting in preseason.

@antipodean said in NRL 2018:

@gunner I'm astonished that's note worthy. It was the first lesson I can remember joining the military; you fuck up, everyone else suffers. Small wonder the club was a laughing stock last year.

If anyone is wanting to join the bandwagon, move quick coz the wagon is filling fast.

Tonight’s double header at Mt Smart is going to be a sell out. Over 22,000 tickets sold already.

@gunner said in NRL 2018:

If anyone is wanting to join the bandwagon, move quick coz the wagon is filling fast.

Tonight’s double header at Mt Smart is going to be a sell out. Over 22,000 tickets sold already.

That's a bloody great result. I don't follow much league any more, but amazing how people come out of the woodwork when there is League success, and a shambles over at Eden Park. Good for teh Warriors, adn I hope they do well tonight

At the double header, great atmosphere. Benji and the Tigers edge the storm in a defensive dominated game in greasy conditions after a rainy pregame. Now for the Warriors!

Looks like Carlaw park back in the day.

For a mrs Hooroo first. She asked to see the warriors score and we haven’t turned back.

Amazing what a bit of momentum can do for support. Hope chiefs are winning.

Another win in the making for the mighty warriors, never doubted them.

5 on the trott, fucking outrageous. This is a very different Warriors side this year, they were still pumping in the final 10 there - a NQ comeback was never really on the cards. Good shit.

That’s 5 bitches

If there is a concern , fuck they are peaking early , finish line is a long way away, can they keep this going ?

Their defense I their own twenty is amazing!!! Chiefs won too!!!

@kiwiinmelb said in NRL 2018:

If there is a concern , fuck they are peaking early , finish line is a long way away, can they keep this going ?

Hopefully they have a good run during State of Origin.