NRL 2022
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and, after a pretty quiet off-season, we're back this week. Penrith v Manly kick us off on Thursday night.
At this stage it appears the Warriors are still to be based on the Sunny Coast, any word on when they might get back to Mt Smart? The poor buggers are entering year 3 on the road.God i really miss Sneak's season preview, his breakdown on the squad was always so good. I am not even attempting it, so i'll just stick to throwing around a few cliches and then just basing it all on last year
Top 4
Can anyone really see this moving? The best squads are still the best squads. Penrith have had their depth eroded so will not be able to be protected from injury as well, and their entire game relies on Cleary's management and boot. If he stays fit they'll be at the pointy end. The Roosters still have a great squad, look light at halfback, and will really on Keary's sponge head staying healthy. Melbourne have one last crack at it before they get a bit broken up next year. Their success will rely on Munster actually being engaged in playing footy, not have a good time off-field. Still have the best coach in the game, and watch Xavier Coates score a million tries now he's out of Brisbane. Souths have a good side, i rate their new coach (as do most in the NRL) but i think they are going to seriously miss Reynolds.
Manly might make it if Tommy Turbo's hamstrings stay together.After that it gets murky
Parramatta are Parramatta, and never ever put it together, things don't seem to be happy there, Gutherson is wildly overrrated, and i don't think Arthurs is a good coach
Cronulla have the apparently new gun coach on the scene, and have recruited pretty well. Can Nico Hynes play halfback?
Is this the year that the Titans finally put it together? They have heaps of talent, but question marks in the halves (even without Taylors huge contract).
The Dragons appear to have recruited will, and Griffin is a solid is unspectacular coach.
The Tigers will come 9th.The Bottom
The Dogs went heavy on recruitment but Barrett is a shockingly bad coach apparently, so they are cooked. The Cowboys made so many bad signings, and have fuck all in the spine. That's your bottom 2 right there.
I expect the Warriors to finish 10th or so.
Newcastle don't have a half even good enough to replace Mitchell Pearce so are probably cooked.
Don't expect much out of the Broncos. Kevvie has no clue, they are week in the halves, and question marks everywhere else. Already whinging from the players that preseason was too hard.
Canberra will do nothing and Sticky is already on the whinge train hard.Mariners in no way to be relied on ladder
Penrith
Roosters
Melbourne
Souths
Manly
Cronulla
Parra
Gold Coast
St George
Tigers
Warriors
Canberra
Newcastle
Brisbane
Cowboys
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Do we know what happened with Sneak? I miss his insights as well.
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@mariner4life yeah I also am not going to attempt a sneak preview, that takes time and I dont have that and I wont use spell check either, so fuck you pendants in advance lol. No idea on when they go back as the original date got canned thanks to NZ previous rules on when people could enter NZ, so potentially enough time to play some games now this year there.
I will say for the warriors that their top team could create a few headaches for the big teams. If they stay injury free and avoid suspension then potentially they should be top 8, even located where they are. The problem is that key players like SJs hammys are worse now than Turbos, Curran although impressive looks like a concussion magnet, E.Kotoa and CHT are also injury magnets and we have a forward pack that in general will go through a suspension rotation. Not to forget no Tohu until about half way through the season. Still at least we should look ok for round one, although a little toothless at fullback attackwise. How long does it take SJ to fit in? How long before Taniela Otukolo gets a run and Egan benched? How long also before CHT signs with Canberra to cover the Fogarty loss?
A Possible best 17
1. Reece Walsh, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Rocco Berry, 4. Adam Pompey, 5. Marcelo Montoya, 6. Shaun Johnson, 7. Kodi Nikorima, 8. Matt Lodge, 9. Wayde Egan, 10. Addin Fonua-Blake, 11. Tohu Harris, 12. Euan Aitken, 13. Josh Curran, 14. Jazz Tevaga, 15. Bayley Sironen, 16. Ben Murdoch-Masila, 17. Bunty Afoa.Likely Round 1 17.
1. Chanel Tavita Harris, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Rocco Berry, 4. Adam Pompey, 5. Marcelo Montoya, 6. Shaun Johnson, 7. Kodi Nikorima, 8. Bunty Afoa, 9. Wayde Egan, 10. Addin Fonua-Blake, 11. E.Katoa, 12. Euan Aitken, 13. Bayley Sironen, 14. Jazz Tevaga, 15. Josh Curran , 16. Ben Murdoch-Masila, 17. Aaron Pene.Top 4
Clearly I am hearing wont play until round 4 and a tough start to their draw. I suspect they finish in the 4, just not on top. Roosters, Manly, Melbourne will be my picks. Turbo stayed relatively injury free last year after his drunken beginning racing punters in Manly. So while he remains booze free, they are a chance.Next lot
Paramatta start well, just wont finish there. Cronulla look ok if they can stay injury free, I expect the Hynes Nikora combo to do really well. I agree Dragons fans might have something to smile about, and the Titans have some really game winners in that stable. I do expect the young kids of Sexton and Campbell to do well. Souths have some changes and fatrell, who on his day is a game breaker, but put him off his game and he will sit on the side lines for half a year. Still they will be thereaboutsThe rest
I agree with you, dont see much different, although the Tigers I dont see as high, unless Hastings runs the show like a pro..so my unreliable table isRoosters
Penrith
Manly
Melbourne
Cronulla
Souths
Parra
Gold Coast
St George
Warriors
Canberra
Newcastle
Cowboys
Tigers
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@crazy-horse said in NRL 2022:
Do we know what happened with Sneak? I miss his insights as well.
Me too, he usually kept me interested at the start of each season when I'm usually still disillusioned with the idiocy of the Warriors. Really not sure I'll watch much state house rugby this year as I can't bring myself to support another team (which was my original plan for this year) and almost dislike the Warriors as much as the Canes.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2022:
fuck you pendants in advance
I'm guessing you did that deliberately
(Yes, yes, I get the irony.)
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@booboo of course, but I am glad someone reacted
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Warriors line up for round 1;
- Chanel Harris-Tavita
- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
- Viliame Vailea
- Rocco Berry
- Marcelo Montoya
- Kodi Nikorima
- Shaun Johnson
- Addin Fonua-Blake (c)
- Wayde Egan
- Bunty Afoa
- Euan Aitken
- Eliesa Katoa
- Josh Curran
Interchange (from): Jazz Tevaga, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Aaron Pene, Bayley Sironen; Jack Murchie, Ash Taylor, Adam Pompey, Pride Petterson-Robati, Taniela Otukolo, Jesse Arthars, Edward Kosi.
Never heard of the 19 year old centre Vailea, can only assume he goes alright if he’s being thrown in at such a young age.
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Warriors line up for round 1;
- Chanel Harris-Tavita
- Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
- Viliame Vailea
- Rocco Berry
- Marcelo Montoya
- Kodi Nikorima
- Shaun Johnson
- Addin Fonua-Blake (c)
- Wayde Egan
- Bunty Afoa
- Euan Aitken
- Eliesa Katoa
- Josh Curran
Interchange (from): Jazz Tevaga, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Aaron Pene, Bayley Sironen; Jack Murchie, Ash Taylor, Adam Pompey, Pride Petterson-Robati, Taniela Otukolo, Jesse Arthars, Edward Kosi.
Never heard of the 19 year old centre Vailea, can only assume he goes alright if he’s being thrown in at such a young age.
sigh.
Jazz Tevaga to come on, try really hard, contribute fuck all. Then make poor errors.Not sure that backline screams points, so i guess we have to be grinding tight Warriors. Which is not in the club's DNA
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Viliame Vailea gets first go ahead of Pompey which is in the past either works for the warriors or he gets assigned back to reserve grade for rest of the season after two rounds.
Tyrell Sloan is a future star, I expect him to carve up and Dragons to continue their significant win/loss ratio over us. It is a young team and could go either way I guess. Given our future star (maybe only here for this year) is back next week and I dare say I think without him our attacking options will be lacking. Its pretty easy to shut down SJ these days if no other attacking point and Kodi has a habit of drifting in and out of games. I think defensively we might hang in there for a while, but not a win. Dragons by 10
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i think it's disgraceful the way Walsh is being shopped via the media.
I'm not one of these "show loyalty or fuck off" guys. A guys contract is for a certain length, if he wants to go at the end, well we got what we paid for. But more than a season early just being whored out via Fox Sports? NRL player managers are the fucking worst people on earth.
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Saw this on twitter. It was just a Sydney Morning Herald poll, but what are your thoughts on a 2nd NZ team in the NRL?
But also:
The Sydney Morning Herald approached all 31 of the NRL club chief executives and chairmen to take part in an anonymous poll covering the big issues in the sport, and 23 responded. In the first of a two-part series, this is how the game’s most influential figures view its burning questions on the eve of the season.
Another key take-out from the annual Herald poll is the support of an 18th team to join the competition before 2027.
With the Redcliffe Dolphins awarded a license as the 17th side for the 2023 season, the favoured destination for an 18th team is to add a second franchise in New Zealand alongside the Warriors.Teams are cheating: NRL club bosses’ concerning revelation
More than two-thirds of NRL club bosses believe there are teams who are rorting the system by facilitating off-the-books payments to their players outside the salary cap.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2022:
i think it's disgraceful the way Walsh is being shopped via the media.
I'm not one of these "show loyalty or fuck off" guys. A guys contract is for a certain length, if he wants to go at the end, well we got what we paid for. But more than a season early just being whored out via Fox Sports? NRL player managers are the fucking worst people on earth.
Yes, I agree with you players should be professional enough to play out a contract anywhere in general. I think there should be relief for extenuating circumstances..just needs to be a bloody good reason though
The player managers and media though certainly do not help any team, only their players and their stories. grubs.
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@stargazer said in NRL 2022:
Saw this on twitter. It was just a Sydney Morning Herald poll, but what are your thoughts on a 2nd NZ team in the NRL?
But also:
The Sydney Morning Herald approached all 31 of the NRL club chief executives and chairmen to take part in an anonymous poll covering the big issues in the sport, and 23 responded. In the first of a two-part series, this is how the game’s most influential figures view its burning questions on the eve of the season.
Another key take-out from the annual Herald poll is the support of an 18th team to join the competition before 2027.
With the Redcliffe Dolphins awarded a license as the 17th side for the 2023 season, the favoured destination for an 18th team is to add a second franchise in New Zealand alongside the Warriors.More than two-thirds of NRL club bosses believe there are teams who are rorting the system by facilitating off-the-books payments to their players outside the salary cap.
18 teams I have no problem with. The warriors have had plenty of seasons to get things right (and havent), so no objection to a second team in NZ either.
Does it weaken their overall product?, In my mind yes, more second graders playing first grade
Does it increase their audience? If NZ, maybe not much overall?
Will players get more money? Yes, but you might have to play elsewhereSo probably for me it appeals to the players more than anything, surely there would need to be a good business case though to even justify an 18th team. Perhaps they wlll evaluate the success/failure of the impact of the dolphins first?
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no probs another NZ team. Don't expect them to be any good. Or the product to be better. but hey, another game every weekend aye Foxtel?
Also of course the club Chairmen think everyone is cheating the cap. I mean, they know they are themselves, so stands to reason everyone else is.
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Warriors line up for round 1;
- Kodi Nikorima
- Shaun Johnson
- Wayde Egan
It’s our year 🙄
If league didn’t require good kicking, solid 5th tackle play, and setting up team mates, this is the halves and hooker combo that you’d pick.
We could be playing some Qld Cup side and with that spine we would get done.
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@act-crusader said in NRL 2022:
Warriors line up for round 1;
- Kodi Nikorima
- Shaun Johnson
- Wayde Egan
It’s our year 🙄
If league didn’t require good kicking, solid 5th tackle play, and setting up team mates, this is the halves and hooker combo that you’d pick.
We could be playing some Qld Cup side and with that spine we would get done.
yep. this
also, if it was still 5 years ago, and the best attack was hookers who only pass, and sweeping out the back was the only way to attack.
Way to keep up with the game Brown.
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