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NRL 2018

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  • MilkM Milk

    I don't really get all the negativity about bandwagon/fair weather fans. It's just proof that lots of people want them to do well, but have got sick of their shit.

    The interesting thing about Warriors bandwagoners is how self aware they are. They are often pretty happy to say they support the Warriors when they were winning.

    Besides, it's so frustrating watching a team you care about playing like they don't care while hearing rumours about shortcuts at training, entitlement, etc. Fans will let a lot of poor results slide if they think the players are working hard. That was my experience anyway, as a Chiefs fan for the first 15 years or so.

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    @milk said in NRL 2018:

    Besides, it's so frustrating watching a team you care about playing like they don't care while hearing rumours about shortcuts at training, entitlement, etc. Fans will let a lot of poor results slide if they think the players are working hard. That was my experience anyway, as a Chiefs fan for the first 15 years or so.

    It's a bit like my Blues experience...

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      It'll be a tough ask to back up this week as Harris, Johnson, Kata are all out for the Anzac game against the Melbourne Storm. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad in the 17 jersey means Gelling could be returning to bench (and CNK starting) or either Fusitua or Maumalo is carrying an injury.

      VODAFONE WARRIORS

      1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
      2 DAVID FUSITU'A
      3 PETA HIKU
      4 ANTHONY GELLING
      5 KEN MAUMALO
      6 BLAKE GREEN
      7 MASON LINO
      8 BUNTY AFOA
      9 ISSAC LUKE
      10 AGNATIUS PAASI
      11 SIMON MANNERING
      12 ISAIAH PAPALI'I
      13 ADAM BLAIR
      Interchange:
      14 JAZZ TEVAGA
      15 SAM LISONE
      16 ALBERT VETE
      17 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
      18 LIGI SAO
      20 JOSEPH VUNA
      21 CHRIS SATAE
      22 SAM COOK

      https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/23/round-8-nrl-team-lists/

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        Storm are missing Jesse Bromwich,

        Their form has been patchy by their standards , clearly missing Cronk from last season , tried young 20 year old Brodie Croft , he has been swapped for the more mature but less naturally talented Riley jacks .

        Probably played their best football of the season in their last game against Brisbane so might be hitting some form .

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          20 minutes in and we're down 24 points. The last try came off a forward pass missed, as if the Storm needed any more help

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            30 zip 16 minutes left in the first half. We're stopping no one. I'll be switching over at half time if not before

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              Bugger, it must be retro performance round.

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                The Storm 5 goes 80 odd metres from first receiver to score. Send out the women and children

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                  The refs are trying to nail the coffin shut with a wildly out of kilter penalty count

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                    I was so very close to clambouring on that bandwagon and attending the game in Melbourne tonight. Thankfully the scars of the New Plymouth Canberra game are still strong and getting up for the dawn service has left me unmotivated.

                    My Storm fan mate is gutted I decided not to make it.

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                      It's alright guys, I just tuned in for the 2nd 40 Warriors score. No idea what happened in the first half but the comeback is on!

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                        Melbourne cheating their asses off to stop another, on a warning now.

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                          Huh, so a deliberate knock forward in league is only a scrum.

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                            Huh, so a deliberate knock forward in league is only a scrum.

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                            @siam said in NRL 2018:

                            Huh, so a deliberate knock forward in league is only a scrum.

                            The rules in league seem so laxed. He just slapped it a mile forward to stop a try.

                            Warriors in again. Need 28 points in 19 minutes.. comon lads!

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                              But ... but ... but ... Alex Corvo! The Blues! This is our year ... !

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                                Fitty?

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                                  Massive reality check tonight for the warriors. We are starting to look injury ridden with Luke, Harris, Johnson, Kata out among others. We played a bit better in the second 40 but failed to capitalise on the possession we had and put another couple of tries on them. Flush the dunny and move on, Kearney will need to work some magic to plug the holes and get them up for the Tigers

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                                    Tough, hard fought 12-10 loss to the Storm.

                                    As I didn't watch the first half I'm comfortable completely disregarding it.

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                                      Melbourne cheating their asses off to stop another, on a warning now.

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                                      @no-quarter said in NRL 2018:

                                      Melbourne cheating their asses off to stop another, on a warning now.

                                      Sounds like they took a page out of the warriors book. Warriors been doing that all year and people have been praising their goal line defence.

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                                        Of all the games to miss this season I picked a good one....

                                        alt text

                                        ....best we forget.

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                                          @no-quarter said in NRL 2018:

                                          Melbourne cheating their asses off to stop another, on a warning now.

                                          Sounds like they took a page out of the warriors book. Warriors been doing that all year and people have been praising their goal line defence.

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                                          @mimic said in NRL 2018:

                                          @no-quarter said in NRL 2018:

                                          Melbourne cheating their asses off to stop another, on a warning now.

                                          Sounds like they took a page out of the warriors book. Warriors been doing that all year and people have been praising their goal line defence.

                                          It's what the best teams do. Warriors would do well to go back to what works. 🙂

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