NRL 2018
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If there was ever a call that was influenced by the crowd, that one was one
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In the last 15 minutes I reckon we’ve fallen off 30 tackles.
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Warriors have stopped running. No kick chase. No line speed. No pushing up in numbers for offloads. Flat as fuck.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2018:
Warriors have stopped running. No kick chase. No line speed. No pushing up in numbers for offloads. Flat as fuck.
Yet, the Dragons are somehow conspiring not to win this game!
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The stitch up is on after that last penalty
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Haha if Fusitua and RTS stuffed that high ball
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Adam Blair earns his pay check
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That’s a hellava win for us. A top 8 side at their deck and it was done with defence(ish)
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I've just turned it back from Cam Rayner ruining my afternoon to see Adam Blair rescue it. A bit.
Dragons fucked that up so bad.
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@act-crusader said in NRL 2018:
That’s a hellava win for us. A top 8 side at their deck and it was done with defence(ish)
Yep, a great effort in the end. The Dragons had everything in that last 25 minutes but could do fuck all with it. First Warriors win there since visit #1in 1996.
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Doing my bit anyway. Heading outside with a shiraz to catch some late afternoon rays.
Knew I shouldnt watch league.
You may thank me any time.
Especially you Jinxie McJinxpants @mariner4life
PS. Kinda coolish at 4pm. About 22 deg. Not a breath of wind and not a single cloud.
Fuck I hate Queensland.
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Thurston is a fucking champion. He's doing everything he can to get the Cowboys over the line against the Roosters. He's going to be sore in the morning.
And falls short. Roosters defended for their lives for the last half an hour.
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Big time win in Wollongong especially when this seals it:
Boomfa!
Impressive when it mattered: It was a gritty win but fuck it, it was win! Besides the two Fusitua fuck ups in a five-minute span, the Warriors stifled St George for the rest of the game and when an opportunity was handed to them, in the form of a Matt Dufty sinbinning, they actually took advantage of it with three tries.
The real MVP: Without a doubt it has to be Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Nearly 240 metres running, a try-saving strip on Tim Lafai, and several sidesteps that led to large first tackle gains for the Warriors. Other mentions are Jazz Tevaga (56 tackles), Gerard Beale and Adam Blair.
What about the other guys?: The St George attack is controlled through Gareth Widdop and he was shut down completely by Gerard Beale for much of that game. Besides two rare Fusitua errors the Dragons struggled to execute in the red zone. Was it the Warriors jam defence? Or St George's playmakers not being on par? Probably a bit of both.
Another hoodoo down: The Warriors have been very good at collecting hoodoos over the years but this season's roster has broken a few of them. Can't beat Thurston twice in a season - beat him twice in a season. Can't win in Perth - won in Perth. Can't win in Wollongong - won in Wollongong. The trip to WIN stadium has been a red marker in the Warriors' season where you knew they wouldn't be victorious. I seriously thought they would lose in a grinder instead they got two vital points.
The curse of Cleary: One major hoodoo remains: making the playoffs after the departure of Ivan Cleary which was over seven years ago. Cleary's Wests team is the last pony chasing the pack and are showing signs of a Warrior-esque surge towards the finals which was common in Cleary's tenure at Mt Smart.
