@canefan said in The NRL Season of 2016:
@taniwharugby photoshop a Warriors logo on the sign and its perfect. It started the year
Cleary leftthey were founded.
FTFY
@MN5 said in The NRL Season of 2016:
I was in Sydney in 2003 and the hype around the Warriors being a real chance to win was infectious. Jones, Toopi, Lauatiti.....they had some genuine class and shit they were an exciting team to watch but chances like that don't come about often, maybe once every ten years or so ? the NRL is hellishly tough to win, hats off to the team that manages it each year. Not sure why there's constant disappointment when in my eyes the Warriors perform about as well as I expect year in year out.
We had the core of the 2002/3 teams years earlier - it wasn't until Anderson showed up that things started to turn around by making the finals in 2001, then minor premiers and grand final in 2002. If you had have said in 2001 that the Warriors had minor premiership potential if you just added PJ Marsh, Brent Webb and John Carlaw you would have been laughed out of the room, but they did. Very high ceiling and very low bottom with the Warriors core.
Still looking at the squads from those years not sure many of the Cleary/Price year sides weren't better overall - 2007 specifically - just lacked a trump card in the halves and Cleary just plain sucked at getting the Warriors up in the finals when they weren't underdogs.
I don't think Sneak is too crazy to say a Top 4 is out of reach. The table is always super congested, they have a reasonably talented squad, if the coaching is above average they could get there, don't underestimate the ability of other teams to fall off even if everything looks rosy.
Very bullish on all the hires and retaining McFadden seems like a 'mature' move.
About 10 mins ago I thought Cowboys were done but they're looking good now. Very enjoyable.
Five minutes to go as Cowboys lead 26-20. I forgot they changed the extra time rule for the playoffs.
Wow another cracking game tonight. Just loving the NRL this year. So many amazing finishes
So back to all things NZ 
Kidwell confirmed as new Kiwis coach.
Hopefully this will see the end of Hiku in the halves.
Rumour is Kidwell doesn't want Simon Mannering as captain. I think he'll lean towards Adam Blair.
Barring injury or withdrawal, the final 24 will probably be:
Hookers: Luke, Brown
Frontrow: J Bromwich, K Bromwich, Matulino, Taupau, Blair, Moa
Secondrow: Mannering, Harris, Proctor, Taumalolo, Eastwood, Ma'u
Halves: Johnson, Leuluai
Centres: SKD, Takairangi
Wings: Nightingale, Rapana, DWZ, Vunivalu
Fullbacks: Fusitu’a, Kahu