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Imagine being on an NRL contract at your junior club and throwing it all away on a tough love incident at training. Something I've learned over the years is that being right doesn't always matter. I'd have used my anger towards proving to my coach I'm better than the 30 other ***** in the team.

I'm surprised Kiraz isn't in the conversation more. When injuries haven't been a concern, he's been up there with the best Wingers in the game. He makes metres, scores tries and has an offload or 3 in him. How Lomax is being talked up after 4 good games is beyond me.

Warriors officially in a Premiership window period. If they don't win one finally this year or the next, they never will. Meanwhile we're signing has-been or never-been Props. We ain't even in the same universe as the top teams.

I genuinely believe he's the right guy long-term. Still has a bit to learn with selections and interchanges though.

Going off tonight, Xerri's defence was far better than the supposed best defensive centre in the world in Chrichton. Chrichton's defence tonight was rubbish - made Smith look like a world beater.

3. Kiraz 2. Kikau 1. Fox Honourable mention to Tracey and Xerri.

Has he got a single try assist yet? He's an attacking cockblock.

I'm honestly not top upset with that half to be honest. I feel we're winning the forward battle. We just need to get these last passes right and slowly start building pressure. Referee giving us nothing though. Plenty of 6 against fucking killing us.

If Anthony Seibold can get a job after that shitshow up there in Brisbane, this guy will have no issue finding a job again.

I didn't think they were going to go all out with the shorts and socks too. Was a real blast from the past. For the first time in nearly 20 years, I felt like we were running out with that massive and intimidating "Blue V" across the shoulders. It further highlighted how white and basic our...

Biggest threat with the Storm is that spine and backline. It's total fire from everywhere. Storm are the type that can concede 30 points this year, and then easily score 40 themselves.

Didn't Kent even say himself this was gossip BS on NRL 360 just to spark shit? He started the rumours.

It's a known fact players lose their speed and agility when they put the blue and white jersey on it.

Good opportunity for Papalii to get a crack. Makes the most sense without further distrupiting the backline.

Okay I've calmed down. We went there ready for a fight tonight and the circus acts in that first half from the Roosters actually mind fucked us in the end. We went into half time not ready or knowing what to do with a 26-0 lead. Then the second half comes around and momentum has completely...

I'll take it, but that second half was pathetic.

Holy crap that good.

I have to admit, it was quite nostalgic seeing that Eels early 2000s jersey. Looked great on TV. Already from that little teaser, I'm excited. The old Super League "V" brings back memories of more successful times.

I mean what the fuck Ciraldo doing playing him last 10min when we've been 2 men down? Can't honestly expect much from an experienced prop playing 10min a week.

Honestly

No one to blame but ourselves. Every set just doing the same shit expecting a different result.

Why they swap Chichton and Kiraz? The 30 swaps for 1 injury completely unnecessary.

Biggest mistake was dropping Wilson for Fox, seriously. He's been shit and now he's left us in shit again.

A lot of clubs would go against this stratagy, but I'd be trying to get the ball in Latrell's hands as much as I can. Kick to him, let him make his errors and tire him out. Where I've seen him work best is where he's left to save his energy for key parts of the game. We can't let that happen.

I actually have no idea where this game will go. I think we'll definitely bring a high defensive effort as we've seen, but it all depends on Sutton and Latrell. If either get given any chance, we're fucked and will be chocked out of the game.

Yeah I know, I'm just saying what everyone outside the club thinks.

I think squad depth, competition for spots, and experience is what's made the biggest difference. I also don't buy into this utility position BS. These guys didn't make it to the NRL based on their utility value.

Nothing would give me more joy than seeing them go 0-4 to start the year. You think they're copping it bad at the moment? Try them losing against a shit side like us.

It's no coincidence that we've been both shit and without a good Fullback for the last 10 years.

He looked really off yesterday, even before the injury. Wasn't his usual arrogant self and just was going with the motions. Wonder if he was having regrets deciding to stay?

The confidence between Taafe and Tracey is night and day. Tracey's really surprised me with how quickly he's just gotten on with it - he packs a punch for a little guy. I'm sad to say it, but Taafe is our massive weak spot at the moment and teams will keep targeting him.

Will be a tough game. Hope the boys know it won't be like playing the Titans.

Pretty much everyone 10/10 except our spine. Fucking awful.

I tend to agree with the thinking. An 8/10 Fullback, Halfback and Prop added to our squad goes a long way from turning us into a bottom 5 team to a top 8 team.

Some good/bad memories there. 2012 was the only year we were actually great. The other years were finals finishes that covered up a lot of issues.

Wait, we have a referee with the name Ziggy and I'm only learning this now?

Look at how clubs have gone once he's left them. He gives short term success and then takes what he wants and fucks off. These old **** coaches are in it for the short term. They have to be for obvious reasons. Just pause for a second and see the bigger picture at this club. Juniors are...

Outside of that Mick Potter period, it's amazing how consistently shit our attack has been the last 10 years. Even with the thousand coaches we've had, it's almost like we're still watching the fucking ghost of des-ball out there.

I was more confident with Tracey running out there to be honest.

Helps when your team has the ball.

My biggest worry is our back 3 - All skinny guys compared to most clubs. They just aren't getting the metres we need at the start of our sets, putting more work on our forward pack. We defended as best as we possibly could, but if you can't get out of your half eventually it takes its toll. I...

Can someone get Fox off!? It's not courageous. He's a fucking liability!!

These dropped "NRL" players proving why they've been selected in NSW Cup.

Least of his problems. More worryingly, he's still shit.

Under no circumstance can we let Knight play in this first grade side. No brains and his dumb error has changed the game completely.

Supposedly had quite the time in Vegas.

We also have to remember we weren't going so bad early on last year. We had some very ligitiment depth and injury issues that eventually became too much.

I think the biggest difference this year compared to the last 10 years is that we have competition in all positions. Our depth and experience has been bolstered big time. None of the players in this side should feel comfortable. I still have many doubts, but squads like this are capable of...

Literally took the words out of my mouth. I don't get it. He went up there because Bennett wanted him. I don't remember him saying Bennett wanted him at No. 19.

He's kinda slipped under the radar a bit leading into the new season. He was up there as the best backrower and most probably forward in the game just 2 years ago. If he fires, the entire dynamic of our forward pack and attack changes.

Easy... Left side = Halligan. Right side = El Masri

Didn't he a miss a key conversion at the end against the Storm a few years back? I'd like to say 2019?

My understanding was clubs like Penrith were asked first and they turned it down.

1984: Win 1994: Lose 2004: Win 2014: Lose 2024: ??? ... a man can dream.

Wow, what an embarrassing string of sentences that is. I took more positives than negatives from the game. So much to work on, yet only lost at the end from a shit pass.

It was so obvious to see those young kids weren't held back with the loser badge that a lot of our First Graders have. Future is bright if we stay a little more patient.

Hopefully he's learned what 'innocent until proven guilty' means from this - a standard he often overlooked in his own reporting of players in the same situation.

I think it's clear Wilson is ahead of Skelton in the pecking order. Skelton is proper rocks and diamonds - capable of doing some great things, but as we saw on the weekend, also very capable of making mistakes and then not backing it up in defense.

Ciraldo would have to be stupid not to start him. Xerri's issue isn't fitness, it's match fitness. No point begging him of game time for someone else in a trial game.

I've been on the Taffe train all pre-season, but I've finally realised Crichton is too good to not try at Fullback first. Give him 6 weeks and if it's not working, bring in Taffe.

Gagai a man possessed tonight. Love it.

Woops sorry, was responding to your comment regarding Cleary.

He was 18 when he made is debut. The far and away likely scenario is he was still growing. All of his strengths aren't even physical.

He's a solid player, but damn he's overrated. He hasn't done anything special for a few years now. Even at Fullback where he's talked up like the best thing since sliced bread - he's one dimensional and just runs. No passing game or anything. There were so many instances where he just got in...

Chuck that early career Josh Reynolds into the team we've had the last few years and he doesn't even make 10 games before going to NSW Cup. As much as I love Josh Reynolds, we saw the real Reynolds in those last few years he had with us when our squad started getting weaker. It's unfair...

We're going into a season with arguably the least expectations we've had in years, so we'll probably go alright.

Finally watched this. Wow it's bad. And to top it off the Mrs is pissed with me and calling me pro-man all of a sudden. Fun times... paid $10 for the wife to now be pissed at me hahaha

I kind of got the idea there that there were big possibilities of Burton and Chrichton playing in different positions. On a slight side note, I'm frightened for Ciraldo if we do much of the same as last year.

He just needs a Halfback that actually does something. He's been doing it all on his own and failing bigtime up to now.

I honestly don't get the hate for it all. If anything I'd have gone all out with a Netflix doco - throw in a bit of drama, show some of the characters and big on-field moments and watch the world soak it up. F1 has done so good with that and all of a sudden the Yanks are eating it up like it's...

This whole utility argument is getting old quick. You think those players made it to NRL level because they were elite utilities in their juniors? Fuck no. It's because they were in the 1% that make it in whatever position they were playing. Just because you're versitile, doesn't mean you...

We look more like the Newtown Jets than the Newtown Jets do.

Yeah, can confidently put my left nut on the line that Cleary didn't say this.

A forgotten region full of talent. Most people don't know this, but a few months ago St Thomas College in Canterbury was the first High School outside of Auckland to win a comp in 23 years. That's massive. Most don't understand what's going on outside our First Grade side, but the things we're...

Would it hurt to add more blue to the home jersey? Honestly looks like a half done stencil.

I grew up wanting to wear the numbers of the positions idolised. The feeling of breaking from the bench to being a starting centre playing with the No. 4 on my back was the dream. Seeing someone running around with the No. 29 on his back isn't Rugby League to me.

Regarding Crown Zenith of we're talking sealed product, I think they'll slowly find their way up again but it will probably be a few years. Yeah, 151 was just awesome. Completed my masterset last week and had so much fun with it.

Luai would at least see out a contract.

This just smells of ChatGPT. But I still thank you for mixing my 2 favourite things.

Fuck yeah bitches

Whole year out of the game and not much match fitness will do that to you. Look at the start of the year when the season starts, it takes a month or so at least for players to settle into the groove, and that's with a whole off season under their belt.

He was looking great in QLD Cup. His recent injury is completed unrelated, so I think he's worth a crack. And yeah, Bulldogs supporter as a kid too. Clive Churchill medal winner and proven champion already.

Reports that Storm shopping Paps around...

I lost brain cells watching these.

Fucking hell this brings back memories. I remember playing Airds High on one of their grounds for school footy and somehow winning too in the early 2000s. Got out of there real quick afterwards haha So funny, I've gone from living in Campbelltown to South Auckland, where normally people do it...

Meh... the anthem is uninspiring and the lyrics in no way identify with us as a people. It literally wastes the little time it has talking about recources and fucking geography. I will sing it in respect, but we can do much better. I think I've brought it up before, but "I am Australian" from...

Hey Bro, yeah... damn forgot I even mentioned that haha It's called Getthosemons and it's focused on trading cards. Only catch is I only ship within NZ only! Might change that to include Aus one day. https://getthosemons.co.nz

Absolute machine on the field, and probably the same off it too. I'm a big fan though. Aggressive and runs a good line.

Could go either way. On one hand I really rate Taaffe and see him as an Edwards style Fullback, but with far better ball skills. On the other hand, Crichton is now an elite Centre and Winger with the ability to go another level at Fullback. Weirdly I could see him being a good captain for the...

Liverpool makes way more sense for us. We have the land and it's a more suitable location than Homebush or Parra. Tigers have Campbelltown Stadium which I'd argue is a better location anyway. Put the money towards making Campbelltown better.

Looks like some over-the-top solar powered speed camera or something.

I used to watch him play in my younger bro's comp (Group 6) when he was 10-15 years old. Was the best player in the grade. It just shows how high the standard of the NRL is, as it's fair to say he's a fringe first grader at best. I'd take him if it was minimum wage.

We've had worse props to be fair.

LOL poor old AU Falcon. Those base models weren't pretty, but Ford got the thinking right in my opinion with the XR6/XR8/TS50. Like the below is hot as fuck:

Warriors will be better for the loss. Their run into the finals has been against some pretty average sides, and without SJ against Penrith and Penrith... it was never gonna happen. They'll now get the home game next week and I expect to see a very different performance.

Perham a playmaker now...

Most people give Warriors no chance at Penrith anyway, so it may work out for the better saving him for Week 2 of the finals for their home game.

Pretty nuts looking back at that 66-0 loss. At that stage the Knights were 1 spot above us on the ladder and they've since gone on to win every game since. Meanwhile we went the other way and allowed every team to score 30+ against us afterward. Just shows that every game matters in the end...

I really wanted him to work out, but in the end just didn't have what it took. If you line him up physically against a Nathan Cleary, they're almost the same or Flanagan even better... but it shows that Rugby League still requires more than the physical. End of the day, you need the actual...