The NRL Season of 2016
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<p>So let us focus on the Kiwis: Petr Hiku at fullback? Sam Perrett? Jordan Kahu? Jason Nightingale? Dallin Watene-Zelezniak? Josh Hoffman?</p>
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<p>So let us focus on the Kiwis: Petr Hiku at fullback? Sam Perrett? Jordan Kahu? Jason Nightingale? Dallin Watene-Zelezniak? Josh Hoffman?</p>
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<p>You know my thoughts, ABH. </p>
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<p>But, if forced to make a decision I'd go for Hoffman.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Canes4life" data-cid="574754" data-time="1461577340"><p>Hahaha Warriors. The joke of NZ Sport! Goooo Manly!!</p></blockquote>
The Warriors overall record in the NRL is very comparable to the Hurricanes in Super rugby. What's that saying about stones and glass houses again? -
Here I am before the game telling people ignore the Warriors position On the ladder , they always front for this game,<br>
All they have done is play the storm back into form., like a training drill -
<p>I've never really jumped on the Warriors wagon, as they quite simply don't put in concerted efforts every week. As a fan, that must be the worst part - following a professional team which has anything but a professional approach.</p>
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<p>For the first time in a long time, I didn't sit through that whole debacle. And I sat through the whole 62-6 thrashing at the hands of Penrith back in 2013. I watched Game of Thrones instead.</p>
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<p>Some thoughts:</p>
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<p>- I know it is the first episode of season six but too many storylines in one episode. Pace yer self.</p>
<p>- Those Dornish women are fine. Even when they murder someone it's sexy.</p>
<p>- I wait for tits and then that. Fuck you.</p>
<p>- Sansa Stark needs to put a bit more effort into her overall game. A little mongrel and - boom - you're fighting for the main prize.</p>
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<p>I was at the game , its become a good fixture over recent seasons, Warriors let it down last night big time , </p>
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<p>They were flat as, it was obvious right from the start, no urgency in anything they did , big call to say they were not trying , but that is how it looked , they have problems again </p> -
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<p>So let us focus on the Kiwis: Petr Hiku at fullback? Sam Perrett? Jordan Kahu? Jason Nightingale? Dallin Watene-Zelezniak? Josh Hoffman?</p>
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<p>Please not Nightingale or Hoffman. I'd put Perrett at fullback. He's playing good consistent footy. </p>
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<p>Was there a game on last night? Must of missed it.....</p> -
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<p>For the first time in a long time, I didn't sit through that whole debacle. And I sat through the whole 62-6 thrashing at the hands of Penrith back in 2013. I watched Game of Thrones instead.</p>
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<p>Some thoughts:</p>
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<p>- I know it is the first episode of season six but too many storylines in one episode. Pace yer self.</p>
<p>- Those Dornish women are fine. Even when they murder someone it's sexy.</p>
<p>- I wait for tits and then that. Fuck you.</p>
<p>- Sansa Stark needs to put a bit more effort into her overall game. A little mongrel and - boom - you're fighting for the main prize.</p>
<p>- Still she did better than the Warriors tonight.</p>
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<p>I'm in a trainign room today and I couldn't contain a loud laugh. THat was gold</p> -
<p style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The team is being savaged by its fans. media, own captain, and the coach seems to have given up so he's gone. Now they face St George who has their number over recent years. #GetCleary </p>
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<p style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span>The team to face the Dragons at Mt Smart on Sunday:</span></p>
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<p style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span>1 David Fusitu’a<br>
2 Jonathan Wright<br>
3 Blake Ayshford<br>
4 Solomone Kata<br>
5 Manu Vatuvei<br>
6 Thomas Leuluai<br>
7 Shaun Johnson<br>
8 Jacob Lillyman<br>
9 Issac Luke<br>
10 Ben Matulino<br>
11 Bodene Thompson<br>
12 Ryan Hoffman (c)<br>
13 Charlie Gubb</span></p>
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<p>Interchange<br>
14 Jazz Tevaga<br>
15 Sam Lisone<br>
16 Albert Vete<br>
17 Shaun Lane<br>
18 James Gavet</p>
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Scraping the bottom to fill our bench this week. <br><br>
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<p>Good to see Lisone dropped from the team this week. He looked like he didn't want to be there last night. In terms of props in league - generally all they have to do is hit the ball up hard and make some tackles and people will say that they had an okay game. He looked bloody terrible last night. That first try was on him, he didn't even move to make an attempt to stop him. </p>
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<p>Is there any word on how long Mannering will be out for?</p>
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<p>Pretty hard game to watch yesterday. Even harder to watch in an Australian themed bar full of Melbourne supporters.</p>
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<p>I'll still support the Warriors because I'm not a fairweather fan. I swear some people sit silent on the Warriors until they screw up, just so they can call talkback radio and tell Veitchy that there are too many Polynesians and it's the classic Warriors of old. Those are the same guys who suddenly have brand new Warriors jersies and tickets to the game when they make the top 8. Overall disappointment levels during a Warriors season aren't really that much higher than supporting the Chiefs prior to 2008, and the Steamers for about 15 of their last 20 seasons...</p> -
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<p style="color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The team is being savaged by its fans. media, own captain, <strong>and the coach seems to have given up so he's gone.</strong> Now they face St George who has their number over recent years. #GetCleary </p>
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<p>Is he gone? If he was ever going to go it was yesterday morning. Why give him another week when, he's trademarked for Bluey - "lost the dressing room"? Half the players were looking around when he was doing his halftime rant.</p>
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<p>Meh, it's the Warriors, they'll win this well, the fawning Auckland media will be believers again and the rollercoaster will continue on.</p>
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<p> I want them to get Cleary too, I haven't been able to rant about 2nd rowers at centre for a while now.</p> -
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Good to see Lisone dropped from the team this week. He looked like he didn't want to be there last night. In terms of props in league - generally all they have to do is hit the ball up hard and make some tackles and people will say that they had an okay game. He looked bloody terrible last night. That first try was on him, he didn't even move to make an attempt to stop him. <br><br>
Is there any word on how long Mannering will be out for?<br><br>
Pretty hard game to watch yesterday. Even harder to watch in an Australian themed bar full of Melbourne supporters.<br><br>
I'll still support the Warriors because I'm not a fairweather fan. I swear some people sit silent on the Warriors until they screw up, just so they can call talkback radio and tell Veitchy that there are too many Polynesians and it's the classic Warriors of old. Those are the same guys who suddenly have brand new Warriors jersies and tickets to the game when they make the top 8. Overall disappointment levels during a Warriors season aren't really that much higher than supporting the Chiefs prior to 2008, and the Steamers for about 15 of their last 20 seasons...</p></blockquote>
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Someone else who feels my pain! Add in NZ cricket up to 2 years ago, and Liverpool and I feel like I earned the right to overcelelebrate the all blacks.<br><br>
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<p>I can forgive the New Zealand Steamers and New Zealand Chiefs as they aren't the only NZ team in their respective competitions... (I see we're about to get the New Zealand back in the Warriors) </p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="575168" data-time="1461727849"><p>Someone else who feels my pain! Add in NZ cricket up to 2 years ago, and Liverpool and I feel like I earned the right to overcelelebrate the all blacks.<br>
Wait, aren't you from Auckland? Are you mocking me?</p></blockquote>
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Tauranga born and bred. Auckland based at the time I joined the BOP Mafia student division...<br><br>
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<p>I support Northland, I think that trumps all :(</p>
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I can forgive the New Zealand Steamers and New Zealand Chiefs as they aren't the only NZ team in their respective competitions... (I see we're about to get the New Zealand back in the Warriors) <br><br>
Though it is a tough set of teams to follow in terms of title wins...</p></blockquote>
To be fair to the Warriors, it's not like the can exclusively draw from the New Zealand stocks in the same way the All Blacks can. They're still subject to the same salary cap (if only they could spend it wisely), so are probably (only very slightly) disadvantaged by being the only NZ team because they travel more fan the other NRL
