New Zealand Warriors
1. Patrick Ah Van
2. Denan Kemp
3. Aidan Kirk
4. Jerome Ropati
5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Joel Moon
7. Stacey Jones
8. Sam Rapira
9. Ian Henderson
10. Steve Price (C)
11. Simon Mannering
12. Jacob Lillyman
13. Micheal Luck (VC)
Interchange:
14. Nathan Fien
15. Russell Packer
16. Jesse Royal
17. Ben Matulino
18. Aaron Heremaia
(One To Be Omitted)
Warriors Media Release
Could be just me but I would've thought Denan Kemp would've been the standout choice as the backup #1 to McKinnon. The Warriors barely use him in attack on the wing at the moment and he's a real tackle breaker when he gets the pill. Ah Van just doesn't have the explosiveness for mine to be anywhere but the wing personally and the loss of McKinnon will simply underline that in the Warriors attack.
Any Warriors fans agree? or Broncos fans from last year who know what I'm referring to re: Kemp?
And btw - Nathan Fien was a standout for the Warriors in the back end of last year in the halves - yet since going back to hooker he's looked very average and is taking game time away from Henderson - what is the go?
Move Moon to centre where he can run the ball all he likes - because he obviously doesn't like passing - and Fien to 5/8 and keep Henderson on the field where he will make a difference.
Just an observation.
Warrick Nicolson