NRL 2021
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
Storm v Roosters GF then?
I heard that Souths are the favourites to win it all based on a poll.
The majority expect the Warriors to miss the playoffs - again.
Souths look bloody good. I just wonder about their halves come the real pointy end, and if a pack built around the lessor Burgess's is actually good enough.
The Roosters, provided a couple of key guys stay fit (radley a prime example) are hard to go past. wait, who is their halfback?
I don't expect the Warriors to finish higher than 10th.
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wait, it appears Cam Smith has just sort of wandered off in to the sunset?
Storm out.
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@Sneakdefreak must still be scarred from the 2019 season.
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@donsteppa said in NRL 2021:
@Sneakdefreak must still be scarred from the 2019 season.
our NRL chat is very hollow without him
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
Storm v Roosters GF then?
I heard that Souths are the favourites to win it all based on a poll.
The majority expect the Warriors to miss the playoffs - again.
Souths look bloody good. I just wonder about their halves come the real pointy end, and if a pack built around the lessor Burgess's is actually good enough.
The Roosters, provided a couple of key guys stay fit (radley a prime example) are hard to go past. wait, who is their halfback?
I don't expect the Warriors to finish higher than 10th.
TAB and polls are like NZ cricket supporters who call for Kane's head. They look at games in isolation and to be fair, Souths played one of the worst looking sides in St George last start. You need a lot of luck also to win a comp, mainly surrounding injuries and staying injury free. Reynolds is a great half back but is an injury magnet. You have Benchi (Benji on the bench) who could pull a hammy any second too. Latrell when interested is a game breaker and also has vision but also has a history of injuries. Cody is probably the only one who doesnt go down consistently. A great 5/8 and has been given license this year to play both sides, so this should help Souths and if all of this magically occurs they will have a good chance.
Lam (Adrian's son) is the first up half back for the roosters partnering with Keary, Sam Walker is a player of the future and may get a shot later in the year, but wont be named later today.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
@donsteppa said in NRL 2021:
@Sneakdefreak must still be scarred from the 2019 season.
our NRL chat is very hollow without him
I remember sneak, he used to have far too much time to do write ups and they were good too. Good on him, I never have time
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
wait, it appears Cam Smith has just sort of wandered off in to the sunset?
Storm out.
He will appear later this year either at the Titans or Broncos
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@bayimports said in NRL 2021:
@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
@donsteppa said in NRL 2021:
@Sneakdefreak must still be scarred from the 2019 season.
our NRL chat is very hollow without him
I remember sneak, he used to have far too much time to do write ups and they were good too. Good on him, I never have time
I think he is/was an actual journo.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2021:
@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
@donsteppa said in NRL 2021:
@Sneakdefreak must still be scarred from the 2019 season.
our NRL chat is very hollow without him
I remember sneak, he used to have far too much time to do write ups and they were good too. Good on him, I never have time
I think he is/was an actual journo.
that explains the impressive effort, wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't the one running the warriors fans insta page nzwarriorsfaithful, they always have some really good inside info.. more so than the warriors real website
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First team named for 2021 and its the warriors.
Warriors: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c), David Fusitu'a, Euan Aitken, Peta Hiku, Ken Maumalo, Kodi Nikorima, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Addin Fonua-Blake, Wayde Egan, Jamayne Taunoa-Brown, Eliesa Katoa, Bayley Sironen, Tohu Harris. Interchange: Jazz Tevaga, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Leeson Ah Mau, Bunty Afoa, Adam Pompey, Sean O'Sullivan, Tom Ale, Josh Curran
A couple of unexpected ins including Egan and Katoa.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
Also a question, if i may. Is there a sport with a worse set of "high profile journalists" than Rugby League? And why do these fucking goons continue to get extended air time on Fox League? Rothfield is a sour old drunk who copped a clip from Cooper Cronk last night. Paul Kent just hates everything about the NRL (but desperately wants to be best mates with the names of the sport). That bald flog Hooper is just a dropkick. And yet these guys are nearly the faces of the Fox League channel.
Who is signing off on this shit?
Haha very true, and why does James Hooper put on that stupid accent lol.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2021:
First team named for 2021 and its the warriors.
Warriors: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c), David Fusitu'a, Euan Aitken, Peta Hiku, Ken Maumalo, Kodi Nikorima, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Addin Fonua-Blake, Wayde Egan, Jamayne Taunoa-Brown, Eliesa Katoa, Bayley Sironen, Tohu Harris. Interchange: Jazz Tevaga, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Leeson Ah Mau, Bunty Afoa, Adam Pompey, Sean O'Sullivan, Tom Ale, Josh Curran
A couple of unexpected ins including Egan and Katoa.
Better looking and more Kiwi looking team than I thought they would put out this year.
I hope Egan lives up to the hype this year, looked mostly average and often ponderous last year but the diehard Warriors fanbois were raving about him.
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@nepia I think Egan will go ok behind a big pack (which he has now). Is he is the same league as Smith, Cheese or Grant ...hell no ha ha. Im more worried about our halves. CHT showed promise at the end of last year, Kodi is a bit rocks and diamonds too. I guess if the team can stay injury free, they will have a shot for the eight, but they need a few things to go there way.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2021:
@nepia I think Egan will go ok behind a big pack (which he has now). Is he is the same league as Smith, Cheese or Grant ...hell no ha ha. Im more worried about our halves. CHT showed promise at the end of last year, Kodi is a bit rocks and diamonds too. I guess if the team can stay injury free, they will have a shot for the eight, but they need a few things to go there way.
Being in Oz for the season is a decided disadvantage. They will need to get off to a strong start to get everyone up. I'm not holding my breath
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@bayimports said in NRL 2021:
@nepia I think Egan will go ok behind a big pack (which he has now). Is he is the same league as Smith, Cheese or Grant ...hell no ha ha. Im more worried about our halves. CHT showed promise at the end of last year, Kodi is a bit rocks and diamonds too. I guess if the team can stay injury free, they will have a shot for the eight, but they need a few things to go there way.
Being in Oz for the season is a decided disadvantage. They will need to get off to a strong start to get everyone up. I'm not holding my breath
TBH, I don't know if it is as big a disadvantage to the playing. A siege mentality due to adverse conditions can take a team pretty far.
@bayimports Kodi was often times our only attacking spark at times last year. And, to go back to Egan, he was having to create everything because he was getting ponderous ball from a hooker who wasn't a threat.
@Bovidae Yep, and that's why their fanbois fluff him regardless of his actual performances. I reckon Kodi is probably the potential best 9 in the team but we need him in the halves.
There was a game last year when her reminded me of Townsend when he was at the Warriors. If he comes good like Townsend did I hope it's at the Warriors and not after he leaves for another club.
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@nepia Actually I agree with you on all these points. Kodi was often our most dangerous half, the problem for Kodi too was when he had an off day it was really noticeable as often others didn't stand up. CHT really has to step up consistently this year and time will tell if he is good enough. If there is a significant threat coming from both halves then that should create more gaps.
I also agree and think the team will bond well over here, I don't think that will be a big playing group distraction, clearly a mega huge negative financial impact for the club, but not necessarily a playing group one.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2021:
Also a question, if i may. Is there a sport with a worse set of "high profile journalists" than Rugby League? And why do these fucking goons continue to get extended air time on Fox League? Rothfield is a sour old drunk who copped a clip from Cooper Cronk last night. Paul Kent just hates everything about the NRL (but desperately wants to be best mates with the names of the sport). That bald flog Hooper is just a dropkick. And yet these guys are nearly the faces of the Fox League channel.
Who is signing off on this shit?
At a guess you're talking about this?
If there's anything worse than the players and administrators in league, it's the "journalists".
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Smith retires
.‘The right time to finish’: Storm great Smith retires from rugby league
Cameron Smith stood between the two grounds where he made his name at Melbourne Storm and next to his great mate Billy Slater. There was no more fitting place to announce his retirement from rugby league.
