NRL 2018
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This move is obviously designed to strengthen the Auckland comp, not necessarily improve the depth of players in NZ.
If you were a young player from Chch having to move to Auckland or Sydney is not too different. In the end, it will come down to money and providing the best opportunity to develop as a player.
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@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2018:
@sneakdefreak happy that the Yanks didn't get the club but disappointing that Jim Doyle is moving on from the Warriors. Would have been great if they had been able to keep him on.
I have never heard of Autex before.
You're obviously a young whippersnapper.
Autex were around in the days of Filipaina, Kemble, Sorenson(s), Tamati(s), Hudson and the like
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@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2018:
@sneakdefreak happy that the Yanks didn't get the club but disappointing that Jim Doyle is moving on from the Warriors. Would have been great if they had been able to keep him on.
I have never heard of Autex before.
You're obviously a young whippersnapper.
Autex were around in the days of Filipaina, Kemble, Sorenson(s), Tamati(s), Hudson and the like
I remember all of those players well, aside from Hudson - never heard of him. So clearly Autex didn't achieve the long term brand awareness in the 80s from thier sponsorship of league.
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Some old fashioned Warriors discipline has cost the Warriors a try.
Blair gives away a real soft penalty on the Tigers 5th tackle (some good Tigers acting helped), then couple more piles the pressure on and they can’t cope.
Fucking dick move Adam.
10-4
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It was just a blip. Everyone back on the bandwagon.
Team effort: No Warrior played bad tonight. A few mistakes sure, but overall everyone did their job. The front row were exceptional, particularly Afoa and Paasi, and the key playmakers did their thing. Tuivasa-Sheck was like a created player in a Madden game with a 99 overall rating - he was juking defenders like a franchise running back and shutting down any attacks like a safety.
Damn you injury bug: Only disappointment has to be that Isaac Luke (shoulder), Shaun Johnson (ankle) and Adam Blair (foot) all had to leave the game with injuries. Luke, after making a miracle recovery from a knee injury, is now expected to try and make a miracle recovery from a dislocated shoulder. And he probably will.
The real MVP: Afoa, Tuivasa-Sheck, Harris are all worthy candidates but Maumalo was my MVP in this game. His hitups were shunting Wests backwards and he bagged himself a try in the first half. Maumalo also made a few crucial tackles that cut short any Tigers momentum. For a guy I picked to not play any games in 2018 he has proven me wrong by already passing 1000 metres for the season.
What about the other guys? It was a tough night for the Warriors Old Boys from the get-go. Their star forward Chris Lawrence was out early with a concussion and his replacement had to do the 15-minute concussion test not long after. They had one player sinbinned in the first half and another sinbinned (dubiously) in the second half. And it seemed whenever they had a chance to seize momentum it was quickly undone by butter fingers. Just wasn't meant to be.
New guy scores tries, wins friends: Nepia's favourite new player Karl Lawton had a fantastic debut with two tries. It took him a while to get adjusted (Green was telling him where to stand in the defensive line and on kick offs) but once he scored his first try off a Green pass he was on fire. He's a lanky guy for a hooker but he does have a good passing game (hence why he was on the bench and not Tevaga).
Funny moment after the match - stadium security make a barrier lane to allow the players to get to the sheds without having to make their way through the crowds. It takes a few minutes to prepare so the players usually sign autographs on the field. Lawton obviously didn't know this because he ran to the locker room only to be mobbed by happy (and perhaps slightly intoxicated) Warriors supporters.
