NRL Round 26 Preview
Can Ash Taylor lead Gold Coast to victory over the slick Cowboys? Then we've also got Tigers vs Raiders, two massive games with a few low key games of intrigue in the last round of NRL footy for 2016.
Can Ash Taylor lead Gold Coast to victory over the slick Cowboys? Then we've also got Tigers vs Raiders, two massive games with a few low key games of intrigue in the last round of NRL footy for 2016.
Sio Siua Taukeiaho's season looks to be over, there's some good news though. There's also beastly performances from Martin Taupau, Jason Taumalolo, Jordan Rapana and Leivaha Pulu.
Kenny Bromwich and Nelson Asofa-Solomona will stay in Melbourne, for another season at least.
Aaron Woods was epic for Wests Tigers against our NZ Warriors, who don't have anyone like Aaron Woods ... and their season is now over. Finishing about where the Doc expected them to.
James Fisher-Harris and Nathaniel Roache have both graduated from the 2016 Junior Kiwis team to the NRL and have done a fine job in doing so.
Our NZ Warriors face Wests Tigers this weekend and regardless of whether you're stressing about their top-8 chances or joining the Doc in a long-term vision, we're on the hunt for a Bull ... anyone seen him?
Sosaia Feki is back on the wing for the Sharks, Josh Aloiai is returning home to Auckland and Kenny Bromwich fills Kevin Proctor's boots.
Konrad Hurrell was casually a bulldozer for Gold Coast against Newcastle. This week he'll play his part in an interesting contest on the fringes of the top-8 with Gold Coast hosting Penrith.
Trent Merrin gonna lead Penrith in the game of the round against Gold Coast and there are a few games that will give us plenty of insight into how the NRL Finals may play out.
Jesse Bromwich and his Storm Kiwi Gang were up to their usual antics, so were Jason Taumalolo and Sio Siua Taukeiaho who continue to dominate in their No.13 jerseys.
Could Nelson Asofa-Solomona be off to Cronulla? Plus, Benji Marshall ... who knows what's doing there.
In Ata Hingano's NRL debut, the NZ Warriors were made to look like the battlin' mid-table team that they are ... but Ata Hingano made his debut and that is fantastic.
Konrad Hurrell is part of Gold Coasts big-three and played a key role in last week's win over Wests Tigers. This week it's Newcastle, so Koni may chill ... or he'll bring the ruckus.
Is Shaun Johnson capable of doing Jonathan Thurston (Jah bless) things? Are the Warriors forwards as good as the Cowboys forwards? Do we expect the the NZ Warriors to win in Townsville?
Jordan Kahu's back for Brisbane and we're going to be treated to two young kiwi forwards playing on either edge as James Fisher-Harris and Josh Aloiai will feature in Panthers vs Tigers.
Do us a favour and just watch Josh Papalii against the Eels this weekend, just enjoy his work, ya know? And make sure you catch the low key game of the round between Panthers and Tigers, there's some brutal Rabbitohs vs Sharks for your Sunday amongst all the other Round 24 NRL shenanigans.
Solomone Kata had a great 2015 season, so has 2016 been any better thus far?
Kieran Foran's our kiwi cuzzy and through all this noise about his NRL future, there's still a funky stench that has the Doc concerned.
Happy days for Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Taane Milne and Joseph Tapine are holding it down for the youngsters and a few kiwi lads saw their stocks dip slightly.
After the high of last week's win over Gold Coast, the NZ Warriors showed that they just can't kick it in the NRL's upper echelon against the Rabbitohs.