2017 R1 - Warriors 26-22 Knights @ Mt Smart

[jamaman]

Warriors by a cantor..18

 

[PenrithPanther45]

Newcastle 20-16

 

[Caped Crusader]

Warriors will put the Knights to the sword early on then conceded a flurry of points in the second half. They'll still win by 6

 

[Hawkins]

Warriors should send their reserve grade, make it a fair fight

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Warriors. I can't tip the Knights after last year.

 

[aussies1st]

Vodafone Warriors v NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
4pm, Sunday, March 05

1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck(c)
2 Tuimoala Lolohea
3 David Fusitua
4 Solomone Kata
5 Ken Maumalo
6 Mafoa’aeata Hingano
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Albert Vete
9 Issac Luke
10 Charlie Gubb
11 Bunty Afoa
12 Ryan Hoffman
13 Simon Mannering

Interchange
14 Erin Clark
15 Jacob Lillyman
16 Sam Lisone
17 Isaiah Papali’i
18 Bodene Thompson
20 Mason Lino
21 James Gavet
22 Blake Ayshford

http://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2017/02/28/_team_kearney_names_.html

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Aside from Maumalo on the wing it's about as good as can be expected from who the Warriors have available.

Really, they should win, especially at home with a new coach. They should.......

 

[Rhyno]

Warriors by 18

 

[MKCS]

Would love to pick Newcastle but a side featuring RTS, Johnson, Luke, Hoffman and Mannering aren't likely to lose to a Newcastle Knights team filled with young guys and unmotivated veterans.

Warriors 12+

 

[Pedge1971]

Warriors to win. I just want a good hard physical match where we let them know they were in a game of footy and defend our line.

That could end in a 20 point margin but if we do that over there I walk away satified that we can move forward a lot this season. I think we can score some points too.

 

[krappo]

all the way warioos for this

 

[Glendale]

Would love to pick Newcastle but a side featuring RTS, Johnson, Luke, Hoffman and Mannering aren't likely to lose to a Newcastle Knights team filled with young guys and unmotivated veterans.

Warriors 12+

Who are the unmotivated veterans in the current Knights team?

Thankfully they are all gone.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

The start will be massively important. Warriors have a tendency to start slow and a fast start by the Knights could boost their confidence and give the Warriors that "oh no" feeling.

Of course the reverse is true as well. The last thing the Knights would want is to concede a couple of early tries and get that "just like last year" feeling back too early.

For both these teams the mental challenge is probably just as important as the physical one.

 

[_snafu_]

f**k me - Knights reserve grade getting towelled up.

42-4 at half time.

 

[Hawkins]

f**k me - Knights reserve grade getting towelled up.

42-4 at half time.

Are you sure its not their main team?

 

[user_nat]

Have tipped Warriors.. am 0/5 right now. Either myself or Newcastle to break our losing streak today,

 

[OzDragon]

Pre game entertainment has been reduced to a guy blowing into a shell.

 

[Hawkins]

get that hero with a half shell a mic

 

[_snafu_]

Pre game entertainment has been reduced to a guy blowing into a shell.

Better than Bryce Cartwright blowing in some chick.

 

[Hawkins]

yeah tell em shaun, tell em they suck