The NRL Season of 2016

<p>For my sins, and to cap off an absolutely crap week (no internet in the new apartment, shitty work week with too many meetings with people who think talking constantly makes them sound intelligent) I'm going to attend the Warriors first round loss against the Tigers.</p>
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<p>To make things even worse, because of the drive out to Campbelltown and back again I'm going to miss the NZ rugby matches I want to watch and I've only got FoxGo so I can't freakin record the games.</p>
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<p>And then I got round to reading the team list. Yes Cappy, lets put Lolohea on the wing and keep Solomon Kata Cappy Jnr in at centre despite the fact his talents (running hard) best suit the wing and his negatives (passing, defence, passing) will ensure Tui will be wasted out there. </p>
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<p>Credit to M4L for Gadot - she's an Israeli even Chomsky could like.</p>

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<p>rats, rats from the sinking ship.</p>
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<p>Hurrell is perfect for the GC, he'll fucking love it there. He'll get fat as fuck. </p>
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<p>Nah bro, the lines will keep him skinny - once they find a new hook up out those ways  :whistle:</p>

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<p>Eels V Broncos to kick the season off tonight. Fantasy team set and my hatred for the Melbourne Storm, Manly Sea Eagles, Sydney City Roosters and NQ Cowboys is set as well.</p>
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<p>Now I see why you're such a Warriors tragic, you clearly hate teams who win shit.</p>
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<p>How can you dislike the Storm? All the Maori forwards the Warriors don't like play for them. ;)</p>

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<p>How can you dislike the Storm?</p>
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<p>Slater with a dash of Smith</p>

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<span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Slater with a dash of Smith</span></blockquote>
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<p>With just a little sprinkling of Cronk.</p>

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<p>With just a little sprinkling of Cronk.</p>
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<p>And a side or order of salary cap?</p>

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<span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So, Mitchell Pearce. 8 weeks and $125K fine. What do you guys think about that?</span></blockquote>
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<p>Since I have both Jackson Hastings and Jay Nikorima in my fantasy team I'll say it is fair. If you're a NSW fan you'll demand Mitch is banned for life. Speaking of banned players, Rusty Packer is back in the NRL with the Dragons.</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">6 SHAUN JOHNSON</span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">7 JEFF ROBSON</p>
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<p>Be interesting to see how this combo works tonight with SJ now at stand off. </p>

"Credit to M4L for Gadot - she's an Israeli even Chomsky could like."<br><br>
Gold!

<p>Tigers already in for a try because Kata refuses to tackle the ball runner. FFS.</p>

<p>Tigers score again off a forward pass. FFS.</p>

<p>Breaking: Cappy fired as coach of Warriors.</p>

Fuck me, down 16-0 after 20 minutes.<br><br>
Sieve like defense, giving away penalties every 5 seconds, turnovers on tackle one, yep the Warriors season has started alright.

<p>It's like a Six60 concert.</p>

<p>Finally. Sadly it is Kata who scores therefore keeping him in the side for another week.</p>

Kata gifted a try by the Tigers winger.<br><br>
That try came from an absolute shambles of a set, maybe it'll wake them the fuck up?

Lolohea kicking the goals? Is he really better than Johnson or Luke?<br><br>
From his first attempt, I'd say no!!!

Oh fuck right off. They had no fucking right to score a try like that.

Ben Henry down with what looks like another serious knee injury.<br><br>
Time for that poor bastard to retire.

<p>Henry needs to retire. His knees are shot.</p>

Warriors are clueless on attack. Stupid second man plays (Ken Laban eat your heart out) about 10m behind the advantage line making it easy as fuck for the Tigers D to read it.<br><br>
Where are Issac Lukes dummy half darts, where is the go forward from the forwards?

Softest try ever. Way to tackle you pussies<br><br>
A team coached by Jason Taylor is embarrassing us.

Fuck this, I'm checking out.<br><br>
Time to watch the rugby I've been recording. At least I cant be disappointed as I dont support any super rugby team.<br><br>
Warriors fucking suck balls!

<p>Hey M4L, still want on the bandwagon of impending doom?</p>
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<p>Ben Henry done for season and will retire most likely.</p>

That's awful attack no bodies in motion then SJ throws a good ball. We're shit

<p>Somehow we back in it. No thanks to Kata.</p>

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Somehow we back in it. No thanks to Kata.</p></blockquote>You're shittin me, surely?<br>
After that rabble I saw in the first half, I have no idea how they've managed to do that.

<p>JOHNSON!!!!</p>

<p>We are back in it!</p>

I flick back over, and bugger me, 2 mistakes in their own end. <br><br>
I'll shut the door on my way out.

This is bad old Manu

<p>That's the game. I blame you Gunner. And Cappy. And Manu. And Kata.</p>

<p>Fuck the bunker. Blow it up.</p>

<p>Nice try by James Tedesco. Hope he breaks a kneecap sometime this season.</p>
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<p>Yeah I'm a bad sport - go fuck yourself.</p>

A game to sum up the Warriors as a team. Inept for the most part, flashes of brilliance to raise hopes that are ultimately dashed. Fuck those guys

Clearly knocked on forward by the Tigers. Hit the guy in the shoulder and went forward. <br><br>
Hope the bunker explodes.

<p><strong>Summary of this shambolics of shambles:</strong></p>
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<p>First half: Warriors sux.</p>
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<p>Second half: Warriors realise they're more talented than the Tigers, but soon-to-be destroyed bunker somewhere in deepest, darkest Sydney decides otherwise.</p>
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<p>Overall: Warriors need this loss otherwise the players and coaches would have thought everything was a-ok. Unacceptable and Cappy needs to realise some players need time in the NSW Cup. No energy for 40 minutes is worrying. Issac Luke might be on a retirement cheque. Ben Henry has unofficially retired.</p>
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<p><strong>Players:</strong></p>
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<p>Good: Bodene Thompson, Simon Mannering, James Gavet</p>
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<p>So-so: Jeff Robson, Blake Ashyford, Shaun Johnson, Tui Lolohea</p>
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<p>Warriors of old: Manu Vatuvei, Solomona Kata, Issac Luke, Jacob Lillyman, Nathaniel Roache</p>

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<p><strong>Summary of this shambolics of shambles:</strong></p>
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<p>First half: Warriors sux.</p>
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<p>Second half: Warriors realise they're more talented than the Tigers, but soon-to-be destroyed bunker somewhere in deepest, darkest Sydney decides otherwise.</p>
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<p>Overall: Warriors need this loss otherwise the players and coaches would have thought everything was a-ok. <strong>Unacceptable and Cappy needs to realise some players need time in the NSW Cup.</strong> No energy for 40 minutes is worrying. Issac Luke might be on a retirement cheque. Ben Henry has unofficially retired.</p>
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<p><strong>Players:</strong></p>
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<p>Good: Bodene Thompson, Simon Mannering, James Gavet</p>
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<p>So-so: Jeff Robson, Blake Ashyford, Shaun Johnson, Tui Lolohea</p>
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<p>Warriors of old: Manu Vatuvei, Solomona Kata, Issac Luke, Jacob Lillyman, Nathaniel Roache</p>
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<p>Cappy needs some time in NSW Cup, or better yet in the Queensland Cup, with some other team ....</p>
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<p>Well I guess that was my first and last Warriors game for the year (they're not in Sydney again until Round 16 apparently).</p>
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<p>God that first half was awful, and 9 minutes aside the 2nd half was pretty crap too.</p>
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<p>The Warriors appear to have brought Luke down to their standard while RTS is only just keeping himself above Warriors standard. Tui seemed to have lost his ability to catch and pass properly now that he passes his time on the wing. Robson is another in a long line of average Aussie halves that the Warriors bring in hoping they'll become match winners - only one ever did and that was Maloney. </p>
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<p>Poor Ben Henry, tough on the guy, and never got the chance to prove that Sneak's adoration was justified. </p>
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<p>Had an interesting day out west, after all the dire warnings of the heat out there I thought I'd by half time ... but it was actually fine, although we were sitting in the sun so the old nose got a bit red. Pretty decent ground, noisey crowd, bucketloads of Warriors fans there too. Food and drink reasonable (well non alcoholic drink), the fish at the ground might actually be the nicest piece of battered fish in Oz. We decided to have some ribs for dinner after the match so rocked up to the local Hooters, yes, that Hooters. It was pretty average, slow service, bad dancing by the waitresses (which contributed to the bad service, they all stopped to dance slowing up out food and drinks), and TBH the waitresses weren't that hot.</p>

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<strong>Summary of this shambolics of shambles:</strong><br><br>
First half: Warriors sux.<br><br>
Second half: Warriors realise they're more talented than the Tigers, but soon-to-be destroyed bunker somewhere in deepest, darkest Sydney decides otherwise.<br><br>
Overall: Warriors need this loss otherwise the players and coaches would have thought everything was a-ok. Unacceptable and Cappy needs to realise some players need time in the NSW Cup. No energy for 40 minutes is worrying. Issac Luke might be on a retirement cheque. Ben Henry has unofficially retired.<br><br><strong>Players:<br><br>
Good: Bodene Thompson, Simon Mannering, James Gavet<br><br>
So-so: Jeff Robson, Blake Ashyford, Shaun Johnson, Tui Lolohea<br><br>
Warriors of old: Manu Vatuvei, Solomona Kata, Issac Luke, Jacob Lillyman, Nathaniel Roache</strong></p></blockquote>
RTS not play?

<p>I only watched bits of pieces flicking between the Highlanders Canes game , <br>
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<p>they are a frustrating club , the formula to get it right seems so close , yet it seems so far . </p>