Match Thread: NRL Pre-Season Challenge

[Futtocks]

He's a big lad, Utoikamanu.

26:12

[Futtocks]

Staines is not having a great day. Vailea interrupts the Tigers' comeback with a long-range try.

[Futtocks]

Moala Graham-Taufa in for the Warriors.

Converted for 36:12.

[Futtocks]

Viliami Vailea intercepts to get his second.

[Futtocks]

48:12 - Zyon Maiu’u try, and that's the hooter.

Edited February 9, 2023 by Futtocks

[JohnM]

Missed the 2nd half. Will do better tomorrow.

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[Futtocks]

 

[THE RED ROOSTER]

Whiler not putting too much stock in a Trial game itr is not good Wests to lose by that much whoever was put out. They did not seem to cope with the left shift from NZ Warriors all game.

The third Warriors try was reminiscent of Paul Anderson's hand off of Gary Connoly which sparked "give me more give me more" from Stevo

Nice to see the Warriors in a blue rather than black strip. In a country where you have Blackcaps (Cricket), Tall Blacks (Basketball) and Black Sticks (Hockey) . Nice to buck the trend and not be a sport paying homage to the Pacific Islands XV that is the All Blacks...

[Farmduck]

Watching Newcastle v Cronulla now. Approaching HT, Sharks lead 10-4

Both sides using a lot of fringe players with some stars out because of the Indigenous v Maori game.

[Farmduck]

Sharks up 16-4 at HT.

I guess players like Wade Graham and Cameron McInnes will be rested for the second half.

[Farmduck]

Sharks 22-4 at the drinks break. Not much backline attack from the Knights. I don't know who else they have on their list but I hope for their sake they have a better backline than this.

[Farmduck]

Sharks won 28 - 16

Knights got a couple of cheap tries in the last 10 minutes before the Fish got one on FT.

[Farmduck]

Kayo sport not quite into the swing of things yet. They're advertising the Replay of the Souths v Manly game available now - the game hasn't even kicked off yet.

Reminds me of that country, I think it was Azerbaijan, where they accidentally announced the results of the election the day before the election.

[JohnM]

Brilliant try from Souths... ricochet off the post. Looked as if it was played for.

Souths 12, Sea Eagles 4 after 13 mins. 

Edited February 10, 2023 by JohnM

[JohnM]

Dion Teaupa races I  in for his second try.

18-4 

[JohnM]

Souths up 18-14 with 5 to go in first half. Souths had several tries disallowed.

[Farmduck]

Manly hit the front just before HT.

[JohnM]

Souths18 - Sea Eagles 20 with 36 to go in second half. 

[JohnM]

Souths 24 Sea Eagles 20 with 29 to go.

Getting bored now. Just not as involving as main season games.

[Futtocks]

Beauty of a try made and finished by Jake Toby!

[Midlands hobo]

Shocker of a sin bin, nothing wrong with that shot.

[JohnM]

Crowd 10k.

Souths 24 Sea Eagles 24 

12 to go.

Souths sin bin dangerous tackle.

Straight after, Manley in again. 24 -28 kick to come.

[JohnM]

Manley no.6 looks like he should be at school.

[Midlands hobo]

13 minutes ago, JohnM said:

 

Souths sin bin dangerous tackle.

Looked clean to me

[JohnM]

Souths 28 Sea Eagles 30.

Commentators and crowd liked the game. I just could not get involved, somehow.