NRL 2023 + Internationals
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
Walsh over Ponga the big call. Can see why it is made, but those Walsh errors are frightening.
Gagai gone for Hammer. Big call. But he wasn't great in Origin last year, and Hammer has been killing it. Good pace to match those NSW centres.
Fifita back in, and surrounded by guys who just do hard work. Flegler has progressed from a dumb fluffybunny from Tully that gives away too many penalties to a starting origin prop. incredible.I personally thought under NRL rules of what a Cat 1 head knock is defined as, that Ponga should not have even been allowed to play on, on the weekend. Whether he played ok afterwards to me was irrelevant. Not playing Origin for me makes sense which only leaves Walsh. If NSW muscle up Reece is going to be in for a tough night. In saying that, if QLD dominate in the forwards he will create through his speed alone.
Gagai always peaks for Origin and is an oversight in my opinion. NSW players do not like playing him. I would have found a way to keep him in my 18, even if it meant moving the Hammer to a bench role. Would have allowed QLD to cover Walsh if he gets monstered.
Fifita form edge forward of the year in my mind in Australia. Only guy who was even close before injury was Keaon Koloamatangi (but NSW)
Surprised no Horse..? thought the big red headed Canberran would have been ahead of Flegler, but if Tino drops off, maybe first in
Still pretty solid team
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
weird old round of NRL. Panthers beat the Broncos in a strange game filled with ref involvements.
St George dead cat bounce to beat the Roosters, but hilariously actually drop a place on the table
Parra smack the previously flying Souths
Cronulla predictably smoke the Knights
Then the result absolutely no one saw coming. The Tigers put 66 points past the worst Cowboys performance i have ever seen. Luke Brookes looked like prime JT, they had young players have stormers all over the park, and they just destroyed the Cows. Awesome night for their fans.
Melbourne held out the Dolphins
And yesterday Manly came back to life by Hammering the Raiders in CanberraWarriors jumped a place with our bye points and the Raiders getting flogged. She's a tight comp though. Origin period could get very weird.
Tigers were immense NSW should have picked Toa to mark Holmes in origin, absolutely gave him a bath. Holmes is normally one of the Cowboys best even with the others failing around him.
So Warriors have no excuses this week, it is clear now they wont face, Walsh, Cobbo, Haas, Flegler, Carrigan and possibly Reynolds if head knock still in play.
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@bayimports i would have started Tino and Welsh and had Collins off the bench. But there must be a plan. I am happy with the rest of the pack. I was worried they were going to pick the dreadfully slow Capewell and Kaufusi
I can completely understand the Ponga call, his head is not right, and he's been battling for form too. It's just that Walsh can be manhandled, and every single time has to take the hero option instead of the safe.
I imagine Horse is next up if Tino gets sent.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
So Warriors have no excuses this week, it is clear now they wont face, Walsh, Cobbo, Haas, Flegler, Carrigan and possibly Reynolds if head knock still in play.
100% the Warriors should now win and i will be bitterly disappointed if they don't
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
@bayimports i would have started Tino and Welsh and had Collins off the bench. But there must be a plan. I am happy with the rest of the pack. I was worried they were going to pick the dreadfully slow Capewell and Kaufusi
I can completely understand the Ponga call, his head is not right, and he's been battling for form too. It's just that Walsh can be manhandled, and every single time has to take the hero option instead of the safe.
I imagine Horse is next up if Tino gets sent.
I agree Tino and Welsh are starting props, its weird Flegler is ahead of both, although it could be just games. Collins I don't have a problem with though, he will lift for sure. Everyone will be hoping Cotter re-finds his form, he was unstoppable last year.
I agree that Walsh has the potential to get man handled as well, it's a massive risk for sure. There is no cover if this doesn't come off without moving one of the larger forwards out wide
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right up until Saturday night Cotter had come back in to form (and was probably still the best NQ forward in teh first half until the booing lifted Leilua) so i think he'll go well
What Qld has done is picked a bunch of guys who love the shit work, seems to work for them -
Graham out of Origin already..supposedly due to carrying an injury, yet at the same time could line up to play the Raiders this weekend
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fuck you Freddie! jam your 18th man!
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it's always interesting looking at who NSW leave out.
You could easily say the two best teams at the moment are Penrith and Souths.
Penrith are good because their back 5 are beasts out of their own end, led by Edwards and Crichton. Neither are picked.
Souths are good because Cody Walker and Latrell Mitchell are filthy dangerous on attack. Only one is there.They have selected Hynes in the 14 jersey, meaning they will play with a make-shift dummy half at some point.
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Harris-Tavita coming home on two-year deal from 2024
Chanel Harris-Tavita to be a One New Zealand Warrior again after signing two-year contract.
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@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
Harris-Tavita coming home on two-year deal from 2024
Chanel Harris-Tavita to be a One New Zealand Warrior again after signing two-year contract.
RTS, Manu, CHT - I wonder who else is coming back?
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the backup centre for the Sharks who gave Gagai a bath on Saturday would be a good pick up
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2023:
the backup centre for the Sharks who gave Gagai a bath on Saturday would be a good pick up
Connor Tracey, yeah played well for sure, also apparently just gone to Parramatta, not that i have seen anything official on this
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@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
Harris-Tavita coming home on two-year deal from 2024
Chanel Harris-Tavita to be a One New Zealand Warrior again after signing two-year contract.
RTS, Manu, CHT - I wonder who else is coming back?
Sione Faumuina looked to be in good shape in that League Legends programme…. 😉
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@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
RTS, Manu, CHT - I wonder who else is coming back?
They all want back in! Perhaps we can do requests? Still need a centre, perhaps Timoko from Canberra? lol
Was he a former Warrior?
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@bayimports said in NRL 2023:
RTS, Manu, CHT - I wonder who else is coming back?
They all want back in! Perhaps we can do requests? Still need a centre, perhaps Timoko from Canberra? lol
Was he a former Warrior?
Former Aucklander
, but I dont think junior, I was extending the reach for requests for what we need, rather than digging for past players lol -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Papali'i
I bet they want this guy back. He is on $600,000 per season, not sure how many years he is with the Tigers, he did sound like he wanted to go to the Warriors before honouring his deal with the Tigers.
