NRL 2017
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@Sneakdefreak were they what! Fifita was huge in the front row (making up for Woods being shit). But their back rowers, all of them including the bench hammered their counterparts. Cordner has been the best 2nd rower in the comp for a while, and showed it, but others weren't far behind. Quicker feet, more skill, but just as hard, the Qld guys had no answer, except Papalii (the Italian islander) who is fucking punchy.
Gillet toiled away, but did Guerra, Thaiday or even MacGuire add much? Myles was shit, as everyone expected, Lillyman honest, but too old now, and far too one dimensional for a game like last nights.
Qld looked in it while it was a physical battle, but you could see they were the ones who were tiring fastest, and that late try in the first half looked inevitable, even with Qld just scoring. The 2nd half was one-way traffic.
Selection for game 2 gets interesting now. Qld have always done this "we pick a team and stick with it, chopping and changing is what NSW do" but there are a lot of guys in that team who are seriously long in the tooth.
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Amazing what happens when you don't have a retard from Cronulla captaining the team. A decade of shit washed away.
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Lillyman backing up from Origin for tonight's game against Parramatta.
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 DAVID FUSITU’A
3 BLAKE AYSHFORD
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 KIERAN FORAN
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JAMES GAVET
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 BEN MATULINO
11 BODENE THOMPSON
12 RYAN HOFFMAN
13 SIMON MANNERING
Interchange:
14 NATHANIEL ROACHE
15 SAM LISONE
16 ALBERT VETE
18 JACOB LILLYMAN
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Fuck the Warriors are appalling
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@mariner4life Just flicked it over for the first time and see Mannering score.
Turn it over bro, BCs going okay and there's a cracker brewing between Cats and Crows.
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@Donsteppa final straw. AFL it is
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Flicked it over to see Kata ignore an unmarked man on the outside by stepping back inside, Johnson attempt a chip kick and completely miss the ball, and the Eels go 70m to score. Got my Warriors fix for 2017, don't think I need any more then that.
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Reasons the Warriors lose a lot:
Defensively passive
No line speed
A halfback with a Qld Cup standard kicking gameJohnson is wildly overpaid given his output. He's a huge reason why we suck
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Disgrace. Deadset disgrace.
Sack the mascot, sack the kit man, sack the game day manager, sack fucking everyone.
Start with that overpaid useless shit in the 7
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2017:
Johnson is wildly overpaid given his output. He's a huge reason why we suck
I like SJ, but he's way to comfortable at the Warriors and he's not developing his game. He should leave and experience a different environment where the pressure is different and the media scrutiny is up a few notches. He's got the talent, but he needs to work on some of the fundamentals.
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@ACT-Crusader you like him? Great. He can run, I'll give him that. He's good for fuck all else. Can't run the team, can't kick, makes bad decisions, all attributes of a quality halfback I think you would agree. And he doesn't have the young excuse now either.
Parramatta have 14 players and we're getting hosed.
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@Donsteppa Parra are out on their feet.
RTS did nothing then scores that try? Why would you coach this team willingly?
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HAHAHAHAHAHA that's a hilariously soft try to give up.
Fucking hell. You fluffybunnies...
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Warriors lose to a benchless Parramatta. I fucking hate Parramatta but credit where credit is due, that squad can play tough.
They're still fluffybunnies though.
Some thoughts:
- Everything Gus Gould said about the Warriors tonight is 100%, scientifically-proven, report written, correct.
- Foran leading an attack against Parra's right edge was the best option and they could have blown the score wide open but nope...
- ...they go to Johnson who was shite tonight.
- Aggression and quickness is key in the 2017 NRL and the Warriors have none of that on attack or defence.
- They waited for Parramatta to run up the field to them. Never really surged on Parramatta until the last ten.
- Also, the Warriors now can't offload or stop an offload. What happen?
- Isaac Luke needs to run more. When he does he is dangerous because teams over run the ruck area and Luke can pop out the other side.
- Ken Maumalo had a pretty good game.
- Gavet had another great game.
- Bodene Thompson is a weak link. Replace with Bunty Afoa.
Best team for next week's game against GC:
1.RTS 2.CNK 3.Fusitua 4.Ayshford 5. Maumalo 6. Johnson 7. Foran 8. Gavet 9. Luke 10. Mautlino 11. Afoa 12. Hoffman 13. Mannering
Bench: 14. Tevaga 15. Lisone 16. Lillyman 17.Sipley -
With Hoffman and Mannering certain starters, we need another player on the edge that has a bit of zip and spark. Bodene is not that guy.
SJ'S passing game would be comparable to other halfbacks in the NRL, but his decision making right now is shocking. So everything is off. He's had the odd good game this year, but to me he looks low in confidence, lazy and uninterested. Playin' for the cheque only....
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@ACT-Crusader When is the coaching staff going to accept that he isn't the primary playmaker? Secondary playmaker for sure, but he can't be the main guy. Foran can be that guy for the remainder of the season and Johnson will probably play better because of it.
