NRL 2017
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Two weeks away and already pretty excited about the season ahead.
Picking a top 4 of Roosters, Cowboys (overall winners), Raiders and dare I say it our Warriors, if not then Panthers.
Last years winners the Sharks to miss the 8.
@JK you fool! get off the Warriors! Expect nothing, and you won't be disappointed. This will still go tits up.
I reckon Melbourne will go close again, those old guys don't seem to be getting any worse, and what ever they can get out of that little shit Billy will make them better than last year.
And i think the Gold Coast will have a real go at it this year as well.
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Warriors will lose their opening 4 games and Kearney will be sacked, with the Mad Butcher taking over as interim head coach until David Kidwell comes in for 2018 when a new beginning will be hailed yet again.
Such an optimist, I know....
Like M4L, I expect nothing. Anything more than that comes as a nice surprise, like finding $20 in your jeans pocket 6 months after you last wore them.
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Haha I support roosters mate. Only said OUR as a local. Reckon could go ok this year but yep we say that most years.
I dont bet on or against the warriors either. One of my golden rules of betting. They will wreck you either way. Even when odds are short, must resist including them in a multi of any sorts
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Expect us to do better than the last few years but that ain't saying much. Am hopeful that Foran (again, fingers crossed) might actually run our forwards effectively. Reckon SJ is at his best when he only has to worry about 1-2 plays per set, rather than making the play for every possession.
I'm hoping Kearny slaps the prima donna out of any warrior that can't be arsed getting fit or showing urgency for the full 80min. The NRL is a tight comp but if we are clearly putting in effort, even in a losing match, that makes it easier to get behind the lads. Can't stand it when we just roll over, and we've seen far too much of that in the last few years.
Excited for RTS as well - he's a great dude and I suspect he'll shine under the pressure rather than let the job bring down his personal performance.
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Haha I support roosters mate. Only said OUR as a local. Reckon could go ok this year but yep we say that most years.
I dont bet on or against the warriors either. One of my golden rules of betting. They will wreck you either way. Even when odds are short, must resist including them in a multi of any sorts
@JK Roosters? mother fucker.
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Expect us to do better than the last few years but that ain't saying much. Am hopeful that Foran (again, fingers crossed) might actually run our forwards effectively. Reckon SJ is at his best when he only has to worry about 1-2 plays per set, rather than making the play for every possession.
I'm hoping Kearny slaps the prima donna out of any warrior that can't be arsed getting fit or showing urgency for the full 80min. The NRL is a tight comp but if we are clearly putting in effort, even in a losing match, that makes it easier to get behind the lads. Can't stand it when we just roll over, and we've seen far too much of that in the last few years.
Excited for RTS as well - he's a great dude and I suspect he'll shine under the pressure rather than let the job bring down his personal performance.
@Paekakboyz look, that's all well and good. Yes, theoretically (and historically for the kiwis) Foran and SJ have been a good combo, each playing a different role.
But we've lacked players will to dig in when it gets tough. We leak points at an alarming rate. Our error counts are always way up. And i look at our roster, and i am not convinced the players are there who can, or are willing to, fix those things. The best defenses and the lowest error counts do well in the NRL. This season will be no different.
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That's my deluded angle bro! I'm hoping this squad actually has that mongrel and resilience in them, and Kearny can tap into it. For at least enough of the team to drag the others along or make it real easy to tag who to cut asap. I want him to be ruthless aye - no place in the NRL if you aren't going to give a hundy.
I'm also hopeful that a Doyle and Kearny combo will be good for the club. Mooks has mana and while I can't stand listening him to talk (leagues John Mitchell!! journey time boys!) he seems to know his shit.
#hopefulordelusionalnrl2017
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Tohu Harris out for a few weeks after fracturing his foot. He has a previously uneventful injury history. So it begins....
@canefan Good, he needs to rest up as his real career starts in 2018....
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Ok, only a week to go and we still haven't had any NRL players try and shag a dog, piss in front of small children or take a dump in a hotel. A lot of pressure will be going on the Sydney based players to come through with the goods....
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First team named for the first Team Naming Tuesday:
Warriors side to face the Knights at Mt Smart:
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
3 DAVID FUSITU’A
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 MAFOA’AEATA HINGANO
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 ALBERT VETE
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 CHARLIE GUBB
11 BUNTY AFOA
12 RYAN HOFFMAN
13 SIMON MANNERING
Interchange:
14 ERIN CLARK
15 JACOB LILLYMAN
16 SAM LISONE
17 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
18 BODENE THOMPSON
20 MASON LINO
21 JAMES GAVET
22 BLAKE AYSHFORDhttp://www.nrl.com/news/weeklyfeatures/teamlists/tabid/11656/default.aspx
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If we can't beat Newcastle, then we should chuck the whole season in early doors
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I see Kieran Foran is already trying to leave the sinking ship ... lining up the Broncos for 2018
@booboo #Fakenews
Kieran doesn't have a manager right now.
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Sharks v Broncos to open the season. Disappointing both of them can't lose.
And as I'm typing Chad Townsend does more in one movement than he ever did for the Warriors
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Sharks kick-start their title defence with a loss. Broncos win 26-18.
For those of you playing NRL Fantasy, the top scorer was Andrew Fifita with 56 points.
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The NZHerald is reporting that the Tigers' Tim Simona is to be given a life ban: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11809699
As a Tigers supporter; good.
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Are the Bulldogs able to play a game at 5.30 on a Friday night because none of their supporters have jobs?
