Team v Broncos

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Update: 18. Tom Ale 21. Edward Kosi and 22. Taine Tuaupiki are cut, with MGT and Laban remaining.
Update: Origin trio 20. Reece Walsh 21. Payne Haas and 22. Patrick Carrigan won't make the Trans-Tasman trip. 23. Corey Oates is also omitted with Rogers and Mozer retained.

 

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Big game in Cup today. Warriors (5th) vs Raiders (2nd) kick off 2:40 pm, live on SKY.

As for the main game, I am nervous for a change, which is a good sign, it beats indifference.

Moala and Laban are big outs for the cup team, both being key defenders in that side. Offset by Ale, Taine, and Kosi (don't laugh he has been going well in reserves) inclusion.

 

[Big Marn]

Big game in Cup today. Warriors (5th) vs Raiders (2nd) kick off 2:40 pm, live on SKY.

As for the main game, I am nervous for a change, which is a good sign, it beats indifference.

Moala and Laban are big outs for the cup team, both being key defenders in that side. Offset by Ale, Taine, and Kosi (don't laugh he has been going well in reserves) inclusion.

ah, cup team. misread that

 

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ah, cup team. misread that

The Cup side is looking like it may pip the main team for value viewing this season. I hope they go all the way, but the Jets. Bears, and Raiders are pretty hard to beat.

Ideally one of Metcalf or CHT is available for the Cup team for the finals.

 

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Torrid start in the NSW cup, Warriors kick on the last, Laban as mentioned before is a guy that chases kicks and can pluck them out of the air with ease (Him, Leka, Ali, Moala are all Manu Vatuvie like in their ability to pluck kicks), Laban calmly takes the kick on the full, first thought is to pass to someone faster, finds Tuaupiki who races in under the posts.

Taine converts 6 nil.

Warriors forwards dominating the Raiders at will.

Classic Raiders hit back through the middle third, Footwork leaves the big Warriors forwards *in a Blocker Roach accent* standing flat, nice try, conversion goes over 6 all eight minutes in.

Settler period. a tight arm wrestle follows. However the massive Warriors forwards including Bunty are just too big and fast for Canberra to hold, 14 Minutes in the Warriors in the Red Zone, Bunty with a fast ptb, right shift through Hanson the stand off hits Tuaupiki with a bullet Pass, Taine pumps a fake pass then steps back on the inside and shreds the Raiders defence to dot down by the posts.

Conversion by Taine goes over Warriors 12 Raiders 6.


!7 minutes in the Warriors are hot on attack again, Hanson who is having a red hot game puts the ball on the toe for a Grubber into the in goal, the Warriors fastest back Pasikala the rising star from two grades lower races in to ground the ball, Taine with a rare sideline miss sees the Warriors up 16-6.

Warriors hot on attack again, Bunty throws a face ball, something we never see in NRL from him. Afoa is the form forward of the NSW cup, I have not seen better this year, somewhat of a conundrum for our NRL set up...if he was a Junior he would be a superstar future prospect given he is outplaying names like Leka, Dimitric, Maiuú etc. The only NSW cup forward performer who even comes close to Bunty is Ale.

Handling errors both sides sees us go into half time in a game with two strong teams, that will be won by the team that wakes up and holds the ball while not getting off side with the Reff. Case in point Dimitric penalised on the buzzer giving the Raiders a shot on goal.

Raiders convert, 16-8 Warriors.

Oranges.

 

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Pretty clear what the Reggies will be told for the second half.

More of the same, big Men rolling the Raiders backwards and tighten our defence for an easy win over the high flying Raiders here.

Kinda mirrors the problems we see in the NRL where the Warriors NRL team blast the opposition off the park then unravel or slow down when really they should stomp a wounded opponent to death.

 

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Pretty clear what the Reggies will be told for the second half.

More of the same, big Men rolling the Raiders backwards and tighten our defence for an easy win over the high flying Raiders here.

Kinda mirrors the problems we see in the NRL where the Warriors NRL team blast the opposition off the park then unravel or slow down when really they should stomp a wounded opponent to death.

First set off the kick off to the Raiders the Warriors injure a Raider with heavy shots, Raiders only make the forty, so Coaches message accepted.

Alarmingly Tuaupiki takes a big shot to the ribs and stays down.

 

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Dimitric sent off for a shove, handbags stuff, not a send off, but yeah the Yellow mollestation of the Warriors goes through all grades.

Dimitric is a hot head though and has a judiciary bullseye painted on him already, he better wake up.

 

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Warriors cling on under the pump off the penalty on their own line and make a try saving tackle over the line.

 

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Alarm bells, the Raiders with all the running and all the territory pound the hapless 12 man Warriors line. Our boys hanging on for dear life.

Not the thing your want while a bloke is on the sideline. Gass tank has to be running low.

 

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Impatient Raiders throw the ball around on attack in typical Raider ball style, Warriors manage to pinch the ball, Bunty has been brought on by Coach Tangata Toa,

Bunty continues to absolutely tear the Raiders a new one. Warriors go from cling ons to a momentum swing with 12 setting up a kick in the Raiders half by us that sees the speed men of the Warriors pin the Raiders in their in goal.

Epic League right there.

 

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Setu Tu given the credit for forcing a Raiders drop out off his speed. Raiders get the rub of the green off a short kick off.

 

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Coach Tangata Toa brings in Ale to join Bunty, Dimitric comes back from the bin, Warriors now running their best pack and the Raiders are clinging on now instead of us.

 

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Warriors inside the Raiders half use their Monster fast forwards to peel back the Raiders, giving Hanson space on the fourth to take the ball to the line, fast play the ball sees the Warriors do a rapid shift to Taine Tuaupiki who puts a grubber in for the clubs fastest player Setu Tu who races in on kick chase and scores with ease.

Setu Tu having the best game of the season, no errors or defensive lapses. getting to show case speed which is what the top side is missing.

 

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Taine the Warriors best kicker this season converts 22- 8

 

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Raiders in trouble muscle up off the kick off, coming fast on the Warriors first set after points. Warriors respond by setting their service to their best runners in Afoa, Halasima, Sifikula. and Ale which proves way too fast and strong for the Raiders desperation line speed, Warriors still cross half way despite a Raiders hunt of our runners.

Warriors proving they have an embarrassment of riches in young hard fast running forwards.

 

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Fight breaks out on the Warriors line after the Raiders score, Reffs only talking about Warriors offenders. Hold for a Pedo Bunker deal against us....

 

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Reff clown Says Ï want to start with New Zealand. why the fugg that is even legit I dunno, Aussies are so thick they Trumpian in their moron reactivity.

If you were in any way intelligent as an official you would not say you want to start with one team eh.

Same old shit.

Laban and Ale sent off despite neither player doing a single illegal thing in a scuffle that the Reff admits the Raiders started.

So two Warriors gone for no foul play.

Reff says Raiders started it with a head butt.

 

[Delboy]

So Horsburgh , head butts a Warriors player, then strikes another one, then cops it for starting everything and 2 Warriors get sent off and only Horsburgh from Raiders when he was the instigator and main offender.

 

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Warriors to play with 11, what a joke.

Bunty plays up and runs monster runs in anger against the bs.