08 :: R5 Sun :: Warriors 36 Bulldogs 16 @ Mt Smart

[Timmah]

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WARRIORS
1 LANCE HOHAIA
2 PATRICK AH VAN, 3 BRENT TATE, 4 RYAN SHORTLAND, 5 MANU VATUVEI
6 MICHAEL WITT, 7 GRANT ROVELLI
8 SAM RAPIRA, 9 NATHAN FIEN, 10 RUBEN WIKI (c)
11 SIMON MANNERING, 12 LOGAN SWANN
13 MICHEAL LUCK​

Int - 14 IAN HENDERSON, 15 EVARN TUIMAVAVE, 16 EPALAHAME LAUAKI, 17 SONNY FAI​

BULLDOGS
1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri, 3. Tim Winitana, 4. Willie Tonga, 5. Heka Nanai
6. Ben Roberts, 7. Daniel Holdsworth
8. Jarrad Hickey, 9. Corey Hughes, 10. Justin Tsoulos
11. Sonny Bill Williams, 12. Andrew Ryan (c)
13. Lee Te Maari​

Int - 14. Chris Armit, 15. Danny Williams, 16. Brad Morrin, 17. Michael Sullivan
Res - 20. Reni Maitua​

Referee
BEN CUMMINS
Sideline Officials: Phil Haines & Mohamad Fajajo
Video Referee: Phil Cooley​

Schedule
11:30am Gates open
11:45am Toyota Cup
2:00pm NRL (12:00pm AET)​

Related Matches
Toyota Cup Warriors v Bulldogs @ Mt Smart, Sun 11:30am NZT
NSW Cup Tigers v Vulcans @ TBC, Sat
NSW Cup Cobras v Bulldogs @ TBC, Sat​

 

[hitman82]

Warriors by 16.
Shortland for another double.
Sonny vs Sonny!

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Go Warriors! We haven't beaten the Doggies for a while so its about time we get a win!

 

[Timmah]

2003 Finals Series - Week 1 when you beat us 48-22 at the Showground... it's been that long :crazy: 5 years!

Let's just hope none of your three-quarter line get sent off :sarcasm:

Nice sig banner by the way ;-)

 

[Inferno]

what are the chances of Reni playing this week?

 

[Timmah]

Slim IMO... depends how our players hold up... Nick Kouparitsas deserves a jersey ahead of him if you ask me.

 

[Fast Eddie]

As long as Sonny Bill doesn't play as well as he did last time he was at Mt Smart we should go okay. Should be a good game....Dogs/Warriors games usually are.

 

[LeagueNut]

I reckon:

- Ivan will make a couple of key changes to the team before Sunday (I can see Fai and possibly Rapira having a rest)
- Warriors will win, with a couple of late tries blowing out the margin (14+)
- Several lust-filled posts will be made on LU within seconds of the first tackle involving both Michael Witt and Michael Sullivan

 

[NZ Warrior]

This should be a real grunt match. Watch the forward packs smash each other to pieces. I can't wait.

Warriors to win 30-28

 

[Garts]

Warriors should get up in this one, dont the dogs have any other half besides Holdsworth? How has Groom been going?

 

[Dr Crane]

The Dogs are morals. Coming off a hiding, plus the coach announces he's off at the end of the year....usually either one of those is enough for a win.

 

[Timmah]

Groom's injury is what's holding him back.

I wish Holdsworth would demote himself

 

[Garts]

He was injured quite a bit at Manly, I am keen to see how he goes in the NRL. How long till he is back?

 

[Timmah]

Not sure, our site says Corked Thigh returning R5 and he has been named in NSW Cup v Cobras so I guess we'll find out...

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

2003 Finals Series - Week 1 when you beat us 48-22 at the Showground... it's been that long :crazy: 5 years!

Let's just hope none of your three-quarter line get sent off :sarcasm:

Nice sig banner by the way ;-)

LOL ah yes when St Franice got the bag of 5...mmm...lovely memories...
nah our side fellas will be just fine (mr headline is somewhere in the Vulcans anyway).

erm..which banner? lol

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

I reckon:

- Ivan will make a couple of key changes to the team before Sunday (I can see Fai and possibly Rapira having a rest)
- Warriors will win, with a couple of late tries blowing out the margin (14+)
- Several lust-filled posts will be made on LU within seconds of the first tackle involving both Michael Witt and Michael Sullivan

Should be interesting how WF will go with this game. Who is he going to side? ;-)

Where are you WF?!

 

[NZ Warrior]

There's another goal kicking thread that's been opened up in the NRL forum, so Wittyfan will be a while. He'll be having another lovefest with Effie for sure.

I can't wait for this one. I hate to overstate it, but we have got to shut down SBW. I don't care if we have to injure the poor bugger again. Maybe bank on him always getting an offload away and make sure you have his support runners accounted for. He's in dangerous form at the moment.

Should be a great match.

 

[Timmah]

BRF82.... the second one

 

[Tom Ace]

Warriors by 7

 

[Geohood]

I tipped Bulldogs but not with any confidence.