The NRL Season of 2016
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<p>Warriors Bandwagon...</p>
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What the fuck.<br><br>
No rugby this weekend, so was actually looking forward to this game - all the while knowing that watching the Warriors in their current form could cause the remote to spontaneously launch itself at the television screen.<br><br>
So I get home, switch on the sports news and whadda ya know - they've already friggin played, and actually won. Convincingly.<br><br>
Cant believe a; I've cocked up the time of the only game of footy this weekend, and b; those 'fittest ever' bloody pill poppers have gone and won! -
<p>While all the hype has been around the Broncos and the Cowboys , the Storm have just gone quietly about their business and now sit top of the ladder , </p>
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<p>Their young forward pack is looking the real deal , possibly the best in the business and the good news for Kearney it has 5 kiwis in it </p> -
<p>Warriors always dust up either Melbourne or Brisbane at home each season so this was expected following on from Origin. Until they can back it up (and the next two games the Warriors need to win - Newcastle and Roosters) they're still out of the playoffs.</p>
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<p>Coaching rumour mill is the Warriors are targeting Brad Arthur of Parramatta. </p> -
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Warriors always dust up either Melbourne or Brisbane at home each season so this was expected following on from Origin. Until they can back it up (and the next two games the Warriors need to win - Newcastle and Roosters) they're still out of the playoffs.<br><br>
Coaching rumour mill is the Warriors are targeting Brad Arthur of Parramatta.</p></blockquote>Is he going to want to be paid under the table? -
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<p>Broncos bounce back from Mt Smart smarting.</p> -
<p>Could it get any worse for Manly? They've now lost Steve Matai for the season.</p>
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<p>Warriors V Knights on now.</p>
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<p>Warriors side the same as last week while Knights have made about 20 changes.</p> -
<p>Five things learnt from that shellacking by the Warriors:</p>
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<p>1. The Knights are shit.</p>
<p>2. Manu is out injured again but the Warriors have his replacement in the more skillful David Fusitua, who scored four tries today. Manu off to Leeds in 2017.</p>
<p>3. The Knights right-side defence is so shit that calling it shit would be an insult and deemed racist to actual shit.</p>
<p>4. When confident, Albert Vete, Sam Lisone and Charlie Gubb make a dangerous triple threat coming off the bench. They hit hard on defence and offence. When they're confident.</p>
<p>5. Isaac Luke is now in charge of directing the attack and that means Shaun Johnson can just be Shaun Johnson. SJ isn't a field general like Jonathan Thurston, but Luke is.</p>
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<p>Bonus thing learnt: Knights left-side defence is also shit. Not super-shit like the right but shit enough.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Donsteppa" data-cid="586279" data-time="1465628964"><p>Always does this time of year...</p></blockquote>
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<p>Heard a stat on commentary that says the Warriors win 18/25 or something during Origin season. Like every year.</p>
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<p>The Warriors played really well tonight, a lot more coherent now they have ditched a bit of dead wood. But gees the Knights were rubbish. Must be hard for Johns, commentating on shit that dire.</p> -
<p>Warriors are currently in 8th spot.... that's how close the comp is this year.</p>
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<p>Storm however are the team to beat again it seems, just spanked the Roosters 46-0. Roosters have really plummeted in a short space of time.</p>
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<p>Konrad Hurrell made his debut for the Titans in Darwin and it didn't go good. He struggled in the heat and got injured, but worst of all <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/video-highlights-hurrell-knocks-out-teammate-as-eels-down-titans-22-12-2016061123#axzz4BH1IuK00'>knocked his own teammate Chris McQueen out </a>in the fourth minute of play. </p> -
<p>Storm are the form team now , Sharks arent doing much wrong , but being the sharks everyone is expecting them to trip up somewhere, </p>
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<p>Im still expecting the cowboys and broncos to be right up there at the finish , </p>
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<p>Speaking of the storm they pinched a young fijian winger Suliasi Vunivalu from the Blues development squad , he was a St Kents scholarship player, </p>
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<p>He has played the last 6-8 games straight and has scored a ridiculous amount of tries already </p> -
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<p>Storm are the form team now , Sharks arent doing much wrong , but being the sharks everyone is expecting them to trip up somewhere, </p>
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<p>Im still expecting the cowboys and broncos to be right up there at the finish , </p>
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<p><strong>Speaking of the storm they pinched a young fijian winger Suliasi Vunivalu from the Blues development squad , he was a St Kents scholarship player, </strong></p>
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<p><strong>He has played the last 6-8 games straight and has scored a ridiculous amount of tries already </strong></p>
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<p>He's been there for a couple of years now. Happy to see him getting some consistent game-time.</p>
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<p>He's been a really nice fantasy pick-up for me. :)</p>
