2016 State Of Origin, Game One: Preview
Once again we've got New South Wales' big boppers up against the Queensland greats. This time New South Wales have some spice, will it be enough?
Once again we've got New South Wales' big boppers up against the Queensland greats. This time New South Wales have some spice, will it be enough?
Reimis Smith got a late call up, Greg Eastwood is now 'Beastwood', Jordan Rapana did Rapana things, Raymond Faitala-Mariner started, Curtis Rona played centre, Joe Tapine had a huge impact and Iosia Soliola came back with a try! All on a Sunday evening.
This week in Reserve Grade Kiwis we take a looksie at Brad Abbey at the Bulldogs as well as two other former Warriors who are going about their Reserve Grade Kiwis business.
Konrad Hurrell looks set to join Gold Coast Titans in a move that's all about Koni and the Titans, not about the Warriors 'axing' him.
Iosia Soliola is back for Canberra, while State Of Origin gives us a chance to see kids like Jaydn Su'a come into first grade with the Broncos.
Bloody oath is Corey Oates! He gets a Queensland debut, as does Justin O'Neill as Kevin Walters drops his first ever Queensland squad.
Jordan Kahu and Jason Nightingale get run at fullback this weekend as State Of Origin footy takes over the NRL.
Jason Taumalolo went HAM in Cowboys vs Broncos, apparently his nickname is 'Hulky' so we'll roll with that. Plus we've got Elijah Taylor on the up and does anyone know Jordan Rapana's secret?
Laurie Daley has named his New South Wales squad for game one and Matt Moylan is in it, will he actually start at fullback though? And Dylan Walker ... who?
The Warriors got raided and it was their most experienced players who let the gang down ... so it's the same as the back-end of last season right?
The Warriors hit Taranaki to face Canberra and Confusing Cappy is back in action, lucky we're here to make sense of it all.
Each week the Doc will zone in on a few Reserve Grade Kiwis battling away in New South Wales and Queensland. This week we've got Manaia Cherrington, a return to Mt Smart and another Gubb!?
The boys from Mackay will go at each other in Cronulla and while Cowboys vs Broncos headlines this weekend's NRL action, we're set for another very interesting round of footy.
Jordan Rapana is the king of NRL stats after 10 rounds of NRL footy this season while Jason Taumalolo and Jesse Bromwich are still the best in the business.
Sio Siua Taukeiaho is back after being a late inclusion last week, Josh Aloiai moves to the edge and Manu Ma'u is set to face off against the Storm's gang of kiwis in round 11 of the NRL.
Raymond Faitala-Mariner is loving life with the Doggies while Tongans Manu Ma'u, Agnatius Paasi and Jason Taumalolo once again put up huge numbers.
'Every club rorts the salary cap' yet the NRL is competitive and well, only the silly clubs get caught.
Huddle up Warriors fans, we're still working towards a finals push and we've got youngsters like Jazz Tevaga and John Palavi filling us with pride. Huddle up for some common sense regarding Konrad Hurrell as well.
Nathan Peats is off to Gold Coast Titans, where he'll join a team that reflect Peats' toughness.
Shoutout to the Panthers for taking this game to Christchurch, hopefully it sees Thomas Leuluai and the Warriors settle into the NRL grind.