NRL 2018

Virgil

So according to the Ferald, the Warriors are in no hurry to sign Johnson after next year ( contract expires 2019)
Looks they have finally wised up to the fact he’s not worth $1m + per season.

Sneakdefreak

@virgil said in NRL 2018:

So according to the Ferald, the Warriors are in no hurry to sign Johnson after next year ( contract expires 2019)
Looks they have finally wised up to the fact he’s not worth $1m + per season.

They'll probably resign him next week tbh. It confirms what we knew through the Isaac Luke and Jazz Tevaga resignings, the Warriors are obviously close to the salary cap limit for the next few seasons so need to sort out their middle of the pack contracts before focusing on someone like Shaun Johnson. It helps them that several key playmakers will be available come Nov 1. If they were to lose Johnson than Te Maire Martin should be their next target.

Nepia

Kiwis team for tonights test:

1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2 Ken Maumalo 3 Esan Marsters 4 Joseph Manu 5 Jordan Rapana 6 Shaun Johnson 7 Kodi Nikorima 8 Jesse Bromwich 9 Brandon Smith 10 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 11 Kevin Proctor 12 Isaac Liu 13 James Fisher-Harris 14 Kenny Bromwich 15 Leeson Ah Mau 16 Martin Taupau 17 Adam Blair 18 Jahrome Hughes 19 Joseph Tapine

Nepia

Damn test/NH league is dirty as fuck. There's head highs (mostly from JWH TBF), head locks, lots of swinging arms not connecting.

Sam Tompkins has played better in 20 minutes of this match than he did his entire time for the Warriors.

Bromwich had another awesome 20 minutes to start the game.

6-6 after 20 minutes. Kiwis look good when they go wide and England look good when they kick.

raznomore

i think we will be fine here. England look like they have done just about every other time they played us, ourside of the US test. Devoid of creativity and disorganised.

raznomore

and as i say that we score

raznomore

englands backs are midgets too

Nepia

@raznomore Johnson looks like he's playing for a contract too.

Nepia

Rugby League Wayne Barnes is reffing this game.

Nepia

WTF! The stitch up from the hometown refs is on.

akan004

Hometown decision.

raznomore

the ref is actually an idiot. completely the wrong temperament for officiating. would be more at home in a kindy or minding sheep.

Nepia

@akan004 said in NRL 2018:

Hometown decision.

DWZ had nothing to do with Johnson stopping that try. Remove DWZ from that play and Johnson still stops it.

They also got away with a blatant knock on in front of the ref and touch judge a few minutes earlier.

akan004

@nepia Yeah, has to be one of the worst calls I have seen. He was so desperate to award them the try.

Nepia

And Halligan confirms that he's a commentator by saying he thought it was a try - not a penalty try, but that England scored it.

raznomore

I understand it when they playing a stadium set up for soccer but there are playing on a field that has the length, why have such ridiculously small in goal area.

raznomore

need smith back on asap

Nepia

@raznomore said in NRL 2018:

need smith back on asap

He looked pretty average when he was on TBF. Nikorima seemed to be playing half half/half 9 for the first 30 odd minutes.

But agree, need to bring him back on, and tell him to go for broke.

Nepia

The Kiwis have fallen to pieces.

Nepia

Wow, England just got a penalty after Tomkins pulled Johnson back into the ruck when he was basically out of the way.

This is bullshit. This match makes O'Keefe's performance in the Magpies v Otago match look fair and balanced.

The Silver Fern

NRL 2018