NRL 2018
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I'm going to miss JT
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@bovidae earlier this week Darcy asked Kearny flat out about Kata being a hungus. He danced around it saying it takes time to work on skills etc. Then went straight to him being a straight and powerful runner. Ugh, we know that Mooks, but how about we go with Beale and Hiku at centre ffs. Hmm would Kata make the bench?
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Just looked at the ladder for the first time this year ... One of either me, or the NRL is a little retarded ...
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Given you cannot have a draw anymore ... then what is the point of having this on the ladder ... and then, whats the point of having points, let alone having 2 ... why not just order it in wins and then points diff?
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@paekakboyz Ah, so Kata should have an 8 or 10 on his back.
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@majorrage you can draw if no one scores in extra time, I'm sure of it
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Cowboys running all over Parra
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2018:
@majorrage you can draw if no one scores in extra time, I'm sure of it
Turns out you are right. Subsequently, logic dictates that I am indeed the one who is retarded.
That should come as a surprise to absolutely fucking nobody.
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Some of our smartest footy from the Warriors this season in that first 15-20 after half time.
Playoff bound for the first time in ages. Bring it on
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About. Fucken. Time.
The Curse of Cleary is finally put to rest after several years in the wilderness that is the bottom eight of the NRL ladder.
We can officially declare this season to be a complete success regardless of whatever happens in the playoffs. We're now playing with house money.
The Warriors finally have something for their young players to build off for 2019 and onwards i.e that this club is no longer scared or lazy when it comes to a playoff run (the only players from the 2011 playoff run who remain are Shaun Johnson and Simon Mannering).
While the conspiracy side of me, which has been watching one too many Joe Rogan podcast videos on Youtube, would suggest that maybe the Panthers were encouraged by their supreme overlord Gus Gould to not try too hard so to ensure that a certain rival misses the Big Dance in 2018, the reality is the Warriors turned out at Mt Smart Stadium last night and played a fast running game set around the ruck area that the big Penrith forwards couldn't keep up with and had to resort to tugging at jerseys to slow the Warriors down.
I had my doubts for this game because it's the Warriors and they have created a niche skill at fucking it up in the home straight in the 2010s, but also because there was no Blake Green playing the straight man to Shaun Johnson's roaming style of play. Mason Lino more than stepped up again with his dummyhalf running and excellent kicking game. It's safe to assume that Lino will get an opportunity to start somewhere else in 2019 (probably at the Bulldogs) and I wouldn't hold it against him. But if the Warriors cannot resign Isaac Luke for 2019 then Lino would be a decent, and cheaper, replacement.
The key addition to the side was the return of Tohu Harris. He's a halfback in a secondrower's body and his chemistry with Peta Hiku and David Fusitua has made them the most dangerous attacking edge in the NRL. Fusitua's second try came when Harris changed his running route, dragging in all four defenders, before passing to Hiku who got it to Fusitua. If that had been Papalii or Blair they would have gone to ground or passed too early like a normal backrower:
So that means Peta Hiku has to continue playing right centre which means Gerard Beale, our best centre, is currently out of the line up. For next week's final regular season game it would be great to see Beale get a chance to team up with Ken Maumalo on the left edge to see if that works. Although Kearney needs to be credited with sticking with young players he will need to go to his veterans for the playoffs and Solomone Kata's inability to set up his winger is the type of mistake which costs you in the playoffs.
Anyways, we're in with a game to spare and get to enjoy Simon Mannering's 300th without the stress of watching over our back for Ivan Cleary.
Thank fuck.
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@sneakdefreak Hiku and Harris were my equal MoTM last night, just in front of SJ.
Beale absolutely has to come back in, but Kata leads a charmed life
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@paekakboyz said in NRL 2018:
@bovidae earlier this week Darcy asked Kearny flat out about Kata being a hungus. He danced around it saying it takes time to work on skills etc. Then went straight to him being a straight and powerful runner. Ugh, we know that Mooks, but how about we go with Beale and Hiku at centre ffs. Hmm would Kata make the bench?
Oh FFS, like he's going to change now, he's been doing it for 3 years. Add poor defensive reads (Hiku got dropped for his defence) to his hungus-ness and it's not balanced out by him running hard and straight. Good on Darcy for asking him ... might struggle to get interviews again now though.
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@sneakdefreak You can thank Harris' midfield days at Hastings Boys for his offloading skills.
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@sneakdefreak It's not team based, it's just league ....
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@sneakdefreak They need to keep Lino. He's the future
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@sneakdefreak They need to keep Lino. He's the future
Shaun Johnson and Blake Green are the halves for 2019 and probably 2020. It's going to be tough to hang onto Lino (unless he moves to hooker).
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@sneakdefreak said in NRL 2018:
@sneakdefreak They need to keep Lino. He's the future
Shaun Johnson and Blake Green are the halves for 2019 and probably 2020. It's going to be tough to hang onto Lino (unless he moves to hooker).
He could do it. I guess we will have to wait and see what Bully decides
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Big last round coming up
We are 8th but teams 4 to 8 are all on 30 points
We host the raiders (10th) ,a good win to help boost our points differential is vital
Some results going our way will help too..Storm 1 v Panthers 6
Knights 11 v Dragons 4
Bulldogs 13 v Sharks 5
Broncos 7 v Sea Eagles 15
