NRL 2017

[mariner4life]

And then they make it look easy as fuck

[mariner4life]

@Nepia battered housewife syndrome

[Nepia]

In again with a try to my favourite player Kata - he actually caught the ball!

[Nepia]

And again, a good kick from the Princess and then Tui leaps up to tap it in to Fusitua.

Warriors are on fire. 14-8.

[Gunner]

A half of two halves.
First 20 Warriors were absolute shit.
Second 20 looked pretty dangerous and now lead 20-8 at the break.

[mariner4life]

And another. This game has completely turned on its head. Freaky offload. Knights have fallen in a heap. Errors and missed tackles.

20-8

Wait Luke looks hurt. Fucking hell.

[akan004]

Really don't understand why league players don't try to gain more meters when they are awarded a penalty and kick for touch. Johnson's touch finders were pathetic.

[Virgil]

@akan004 said in NRL 2017:

Really don't understand why league players don't try to gain more meters when they are awarded a penalty and kick for touch. Johnson's touch finders were pathetic.

All part of the over hyped package

[booboo]

Warriors doing a Warriors?

[booboo]

2 point ball game. 19 mins left. Kick to come.

[Bovidae]

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[mariner4life]

A bunch of very ordinary ladt play optiond not building any pressure. Luke off means we're fucked at dummy half. Mannering missing as well.

SJ needs to sort his shit out, completely outplayed by his junior partner

[booboo]

2 point ball game ... kick to come ..

[mariner4life]

Pathetic "effort" by Johnson on that grubber.

Warriors completely passive. Our forwards are outpowered except for Lillyman

[Donsteppa]

Different year, same old shower of shit.

[booboo]

Try Hoffman?

[booboo]

Must be

[booboo]

Two point ball game... kick to come...

[Virgil]

Well we won
Top 4 here we come!

[Sneakdefreak]

Who cares - we won.

Some thoughts:

• Loving the new big screen at Mt Smart Stadium. Very similar to those at NFL stadiums.
• Two injury scares for the Warriors. First, Isaac Luke appeared to injure his ribs when kicking a conversion at the end of the first half. This means we might have no Luke against the Storm on Friday night, and both Nathaniel Roache and Jazz Tevaga are injured....
  
• The second injury was to Simon Mannering. Some bizarre neck injury when a Newcastle player stepped on him.
  
• When Mannering went off the forwards started going backwards. Lost complete control of the middle of the park.
• Ryan Hoffman played a smart game, as did Sam Lisone and Jacob Lillyman. Need those guys to lift if Mannering and Luke are out.
• Give some credit to the Newcastle Knights. This team isn't as bad as its 2016 version with nice additions to the forwards like Mitch Barnett and Josh Starling (although Jamie Buhrer is still shit).
• Speaking of Jamie Buhrer, it was rookie Ata Hingano who won the game with his MMA move on Buhrer's arm which forced him to spill the ball. Also started a big brawl which was cool...
• Even if Foran leaves after this season the Warriors are fine in the halves. Ata Hingano is a great talent. Imagine the flair of Lolohea mixed with Josh Reynolds. Guy isn't afraid to do a little defence out there either.
• David Fusitua is the legimate scoring threat for the side (along with Kata), although I feel Fusitua is better used on the wing so to return kicks.
• Some of the younger forwards need to just charge ahead. There was too much running sideline to sideline for my liking.