NRL 2018
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Final score 42-18 to England. Kiwis performed better than expected, and if they were a bit more accurate they might have run away with it in the first half.
Sometimes league is so stupid. Rather than have an Aussie ref they have an Englishman. Unsurprisingly the penalty count favoured England with a lot of 50/50s called and then not called. The difference in numbers is probably due to the difference in international rules etc - but it really is stupid have a ref from one of the competing teams.
Marsters had a good debut, but he needs to work on his final play options. DWZ had a cracking game. Luke was mostly good. In fact, despite the score most of the Kiwis played well.
They looked much better coached than the rabble from last year and they'll be confident for the end of year tour (assuming they don't have 'injuries' etc gutting the squad again).
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@sneakdefreak I shouldn't laugh, but DAMN. Was she American? Or some random drunk chick wearing a Kiwis jersey they plucked from the crowd?
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@sneakdefreak I shouldn't laugh, but DAMN. Was she American? Or some random drunk chick wearing a Kiwis jersey they plucked from the crowd?
She's from Colorado. I'm trying to figure what tune she was singing the anthem (or whatever it was) to? It's a Christmas carol I think....
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@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2018:
@sneakdefreak I shouldn't laugh, but DAMN. Was she American? Or some random drunk chick wearing a Kiwis jersey they plucked from the crowd?
She's from Colorado. I'm trying to figure what tune she was singing the anthem (or whatever it was) to? It's a Christmas carol I think....
Good King Wenceslas
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@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2018:
@sneakdefreak I shouldn't laugh, but DAMN. Was she American? Or some random drunk chick wearing a Kiwis jersey they plucked from the crowd?
She's from Colorado. I'm trying to figure what tune she was singing the anthem (or whatever it was) to? It's a Christmas carol I think....
Good King Wenceslas
Boom! That's the one!
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So I read on Stuff that the Warriors flat out banned Johnson from playing in Denver. I think I need to send them an angry old man email outlining why I think they're twats for doing this - would have meant more back in the day when I was a frequent attendee at Mt Smart.
Good to hear all the English NRL players have basically said fuck you to their clubs and they'll go anyway.
I think the Denver thing is a red herring too - if the game is in Auckland I bet the Warriors still wouldn't have let Johnson play.
Angry old man out.
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Warriors name their squad for the Friday night game at Mt Smart against the Sharks.
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c)
2 David Fusitu'a
3 Anthony Gelling
4 Solomone Kata
5 Gerard Beale
6 Blake Green
7 Shaun Johnson
8 James Gavet
9 Karl Lawton
10 Agnatius Paasi
11 Isaiah Papali'i
12 Tohu Harris
13 Simon ManneringInterchange
14 Sam Cook
15 Chris Satae
16 Bunty Afoa
17 Jazz Tevaga
18 Blake Ayshford
21 Sam Lisone
22 Albert Vete
23 Peta Hiku
24 Issac Luke
25 Ken MaumaloExpecting Maumalo and Luke to both play. Hiku might get a rest.
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And the Cronulla Sharks will have Aaron Woods in their line up after the Bulldogs released him from his contract. Is Woods the biggest bust of a signing ever? He didn't even make it through half-a-season with Canterbury! To think the Doggies released James Graham and others to sign Aaron Woods (gone) and Kieran Foran (who they want gone as well).
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@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2018:
And the Cronulla Sharks will have Aaron Woods in their line up after the Bulldogs released him from his contract. Is Woods the biggest bust of a signing ever? He didn't even make it through half-a-season with Canterbury! To think the Doggies released James Graham and others to sign Aaron Woods (gone) and Kieran Foran (who they want gone as well).
buuuust. shit player. One of the most over rated in the comp. I look forward to him stinking the joint out at the grub shop in the Shire
Dogs are so fucked though, it's a fire sale.
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@sneakdefreak I've never thought that much of Graham since he carried on like a whiny bitch in that game when the Bulldogs lost the plot but yeah they should have kept him over Woods.
Woods is annoyingly good on NRL Live on the PS4.
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@mariner4life Manly is also in trouble due to their salary cap cheating. Just released Jackson Hastings and have confirmed that secondrower Shaun Lane (who has been good for them) is leaving the club at the end of the season.
Couldn't happen to two nicer teams.
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Warriors have been flat as a pancake since the 8th minute when they scored their second try.
Sharks have owned territory and possession since.
Really missing Maumalo and his strong kick returns to start our sets.
Sharks kicking game has been light years ahead of the Warriors as well.
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Sharks ahead after a couple of absolutely awful calls for penalties to the Sharks.
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Warriors haven’t looked like scoring for 50 minutes now.
If the Sharks score next they might just run away with it.
Need a bit of Johnson or RTS magic to spark the Warriors into action.
