NRL 2017
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@mariner4life if you say so.
Id have to go back and have another look, but can't be effed. -
Warriors showing we're a mile from the required standard. Season is done
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Seriously the NRL season should be Origin; the GF; and the Cowboys v the Broncos. That's all you need
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Another fucking extra time thriller for Broncos and Cowboys. JT kicks the winner 21-20.
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Watched the game at Mt Smart in a mutha-fucker downpour.
Some thoughts:
- I couldn't see shit in the first half. Rain, rain, hail, rain.
- When I could see, I thought the Warriors would win in the end. They battled tough but....
- The Storm are the New England Patriots of the NRL. Cam Smith is Tom Brady. Without him the Storm would be a mid-ladder team.
- Just like the Pats, Melbourne do a lot of little dirty things like holding back players in a kick chase, deliberately standing in the way of the play-the-ball.
- Nasty head knock for RTS. He's becoming the new Matthew Ridge for the Warriors and that's NOT GOOD.
- Albert Vete and Charlie Gubb are really ineffective. Need James Gavet in there and Ben Matulino back healthy.
- Bunty Afoa is developing into a good secondrower. Played the whole 80 minutes, made 50 tackles, ran hard with the ball, does all the little things right.
- Sam Lisone is going to have a Solomone Kata-type break through this season. Dude's a beast.
- Ken Maumalo had a good night under the high ball. I don't think Manu Vatuvei will get his spot back.
- $5 to the subeditor who makes a good pun about the fact the Storm won in a storm.
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When i saw the weather forecast I knew that would play into the hands of the Storm ,
80 minute arm wrestles are their bread and butter , they seem to do it week in week out in this long season , tick off the wins with little fanfare , another day another dollar
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@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2017:
Watched the game at Mt Smart in a mutha-fucker downpour.
Some thoughts:
- I couldn't see shit in the first half. Rain, rain, hail, rain.
> - When I could see, I thought the Warriors would win in the end. They battled tough but.... - The Storm are the New England Patriots of the NRL. Cam Smith is Tom Brady. Without him the Storm would be a mid-ladder team.
- Just like the Pats, Melbourne do a lot of little dirty things like holding back players in a kick chase, deliberately standing in the way of the play-the-ball.
- Nasty head knock for RTS. He's becoming the new Matthew Ridge for the Warriors and that's NOT GOOD.
- Albert Vete and Charlie Gubb are really ineffective. Need James Gavet in there and Ben Matulino back healthy.
- Bunty Afoa is developing into a good secondrower. Played the whole 80 minutes, made 50 tackles, ran hard with the ball, does all the little things right.
- Sam Lisone is going to have a Solomone Kata-type break through this season. Dude's a beast.
- Ken Maumalo had a good night under the high ball. I don't think Manu Vatuvei will get his spot back.
- $5 to the subeditor who makes a good pun about the fact the Storm won in a storm.
You clearly couldn't see ....
Also, Cronk was waaaaay more influential than Smith in this match - the guy is bit unheralded in comparison to his origin teammates.
- I couldn't see shit in the first half. Rain, rain, hail, rain.
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Also, Cronk was waaaaay more influential than Smith in this match - the guy is bit unheralded in comparison to his origin teammates.
You obviously couldn't see anything as well. Smith is the mastermind in that team and Cronk works off that. Every play-the-ball, Smith was controlling the team's attack ala Tom Brady. It is sort of what we expected Luke to be doing for the Warriors but Johnson is again being made to do all the organising.
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@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2017:
Also, Cronk was waaaaay more influential than Smith in this match - the guy is bit unheralded in comparison to his origin teammates.
You obviously couldn't see anything as well. Smith is the mastermind in that team and Cronk works off that. Every play-the-ball, Smith was controlling the team's attack ala Tom Brady. It is sort of what we expected Luke to be doing for the Warriors but Johnson is again being made to do all the organising.
I didn't say he doesn't do this most of the time, this match he was doing his impersonation of Ennis* but everyone gives it a pass because he's who he is.
Luke did that role last week bloody well until he went off and the team fell apart until the end. The Warriors will never win if Johnson has to organise. I wonder why he hasn't managed to develop this string to his bow like other talented players do? JT wasn't born with it, neither was DC (Dan Carter for any blinkered leaguies out there), maybe this is the year for SJ but with KF there he might not get the chance to develop much.
Edit: And yep, it's the same old discussion with SJ, no apologies for that ....
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Lasy week's win is looking a bit better given the knights look real good in being all over the Titans
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@Sneakdefreak said in NRL 2017:
Also, Cronk was waaaaay more influential than Smith in this match - the guy is bit unheralded in comparison to his origin teammates.
You obviously couldn't see anything as well. Smith is the mastermind in that team and Cronk works off that. Every play-the-ball, Smith was controlling the team's attack ala Tom Brady. It is sort of what we expected Luke to be doing for the Warriors but Johnson is again being made to do all the organising.
What else that gets overlooked with smith , not only is he good with his organisational skills , most teams are runnng 2 hookers , smith plays 80 minutes every week and 'tops the tackle count .
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Newcastle get their first win in a year! Have to say i cheered. Love a battler done good
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2017:
Newcastle get their first win in a year! Have to say i cheered. Love a battler done good
Very smart 5th tackle option with about 3 minutes to go by the Knights. They tried to push over in the corner so when the Tits got the ball they were in the right corner on the two metre line and could really only pass/run left.
Like I said last week, this Knights squad is actually not too shabby.
