2016 NRL Match Thread Round 11

[Farmduck]

32min: Knights' first try for 3 weeks! 211 RL minutes since they've scored anything.

 

Wests 8-6

[Farmduck]

HT: Wests 10-6

 

Ballin went off for a concussion test after 4 minutes on the field. This game looks like 2 teams desperate not to lose.

[Farmduck]

49min: Gagi crosses for the Knights. Hodkinson converts. 12-10 and the Knights hit the front in an NRL game for the first time in about 6 weeks - probably since they beat Wests.

 

Matt Ballin won't be back. Seumanfangai off for his second concussion test - maybe they'll just keep testing until he gets the right answers.

 

Jeremy Smith off for the KNights - shoulder?

[Farmduck]

62min: Whew! Josh Addo Carr crosses for the Tigers. Rankin converts. Wests 16-12

 

 

68min: Luke Brooks scores. Rankin misses. Wests  20-12

[Farmduck]

FT Wests 20  Newcastle 12

 

WE WON!!!!!

[Farmduck]

Warriors v Raiders

 

 

 

Warriors

1 Tuimoala Lolohea
2 Jonathan Wright
3 Blake Ayshford
4 Matthew Allwood
5 David Fusitu'a
6 Thomas Leuluai
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Jacob Lillyman
9 Issac Luke
10 Ben Matulino
11 Bodene Thompson
12 Ryan Hoffman
13 Simon Mannering

Interchange:
14 Jazz Tevaga
15 Sam Lisone
16 John Palavi
17 James Gavet
 

 

Raiders

1 Jack Wighton
2 Edrick Lee
3 Jarrod Croker
4 Joseph Leilua
5 Jordan Rapana
6 Blake Austin
7 Aidan Sezer
8 Shannon Boyd
14 Kurt Baptiste
10 Paul Vaughan
11 Josh Papalii
12 Elliot Whitehead
13 Luke Bateman

Interchange:
9 Josh Hodgson
15 Jeff Lima
16 Clay Priest
17 Joseph Tapine

 

 

Josh Hodgson moves to bench ???? Maybe he wants 2 spells out of Baptiste, coming back on as a back rower?

[Farmduck]

History happens this weekend in New Zealand with Taranaki playing host to its first ever NRL Telstra Premiership match when the Warriors take on the Raiders.

Saturday night's game at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth will also be the first major rugby league event to be held in the region since 2008, when the All Golds faced New Zealand Maori there.

 

http://www.nrl.com/taranaki-set-for-historic-night/tabid/10874/newsid/96113/default.aspx

[Farmduck]

Nice-looking ground, 25K capacity, home to the Taranaki Taranakians in the NZRU domestic comp.

 

[Farmduck]

Speaking of the New Plymouth region, check out Mt Taranaki. Clearly they're worried about eruptions and left the World's most circular buffer zone around it.

 

[Graham]

Looks really beautiful there..

Congrats on your win.

[Graham]

That was a very early start here. I confess I've only just surfaced.

They're showing Wanaka Triathlon highlights atm.

NRL Live starts in a couple of minutes.

[Farmduck]

There are heaps of good pics of Mt Taranaki on the Webs. Obviously a popular spot for photographers.

 

[Graham]

Coverage of Raiders vs Warriors.

The TV pundits have all tipped Raiders. The forecast is Raiders to win by 1 point.

Surely there'll be lots of points here. This is Issac Luke's home region.

Warriors have their best pack out for a while.

[Graham]

Good crowd for this evening game.

[Graham]

3 minutes played

0-0

Conditions look good.

Warriors conceding early penalties.

Bunker in play already ....no try for Raiders

[Graham]

Mannering"s first touch and he loses the ball in tackle.

[Graham]

Raiders have had almost all early possession.

[Sports Prophet]

Good crowd for this evening game.

yeah? watching online. Haven't seen a crowd shot yet. Any idea on percentage being full?

[Graham]

Hard to say.

Looks pretty full. 90% full at a guess. It seems full.

6-0 Raiders btw

Austin try through paper thin defence.

Warriors just bombed a good chance.

Lilleyman back on despite early talk of a broken cheekbone?!!!!!

[Graham]

Penalty goal Croker

8-0 Raiders

[Graham]

Warriors just not clicking with errors and poor judgement.

Concede another try

12-0

Croker converts well.

14-0

Are Warriors ever going to get into this?

[Farmduck]

yeah? watching online. Haven't seen a crowd shot yet. Any idea on percentage being full?

Hard to say. There seem to be big spaces in the corners with no seating. It's pretty amazing that a town of 70K even has a 25K stadium.

[Farmduck]

Are Warriors ever going to get into this?

This game? or this season? or the NRL?

[Graham]

Raiders look more assured in all departments with half an hour gone.

[Graham]

This game? or this season? or the NRL?

Yes and erm yes....