Who is the best candidate to start for Aotearoa in place of Jesse Bromwich? Perhaps Jared Waerea-Hargreaves? Plus some stats from Te Maire Martin's Cowboys debut and Konrad Hurrell's worst game of the season.
Manu Vatuvei was surplus to requirements for the Warriors, that's professional sport for ya. Don't sleep on what this means though as the Warriors get into the nitty-gritty of the Stephen Kearney era.
Manly Sea Eagles were too slick for our Warriors over in Perth but the Warriors put in a damn good shift and kept hustlin' all the way to the end, almost snatching a win.
Aotearoa Warriors probably won't beat Manly Sea Eagles with razzle dazzle, which is all good as they've been preparing their grind all season. Not sure if Nathaniel Roache can kick like Issac Luke though...
Alex Glenn's staying in Brisbane and Corey Harawira-Naerea's re-signed with Penrith Panthers, plus Shaun Kenny-Dowall's linked up with Newcastle Knights for the rest of this season.
Cronulla Sharks need a hooker, so they've chucked Fa'amanu Brown in the No.9 jersey. There's also a Cowboys debut for Te Maire Martin, more Benji x Kodi and all sorts of #KiwiNRL funk.
Tuimoala Lolohea's future just got even more intriguing than it was yesterday as Wests Tigers could be splashing the cash on a young Rooster.
Tuimoala Lolohea and Benji Marshall share intriguing futures as one tries to get his club off the bottom of the ladder, while the other is pouncing at opportunities with a top-tier club.
Ken Maumalo's flew down the left wing like Charizard as Aotearoa Warriors ground the Bulldogs down at Mt Smart, isn't that what we have always wanted?
Martin Taupau is an offloading, tackle busting machine and if Taupau is dominating #KiwiNRL stats, then you already know a certain North Queensland Cowboy is gonna be doing the same.
Kodi Nikorima and Benji Marshall will form an all-#KiwiNRL halves combination for Brisbane Broncos, we've got another #KiwiNRL blockbuster in Roosters vs Storm and you'd be wise to tune in to watch Esan Marsters for Wests Tigers.
Manu Vatuvei might return to face the Bulldogs, although the Warriors are flush with wing options even with Solomone Kata unavailable. Stacey Jones has also been promoted to top-dawg attacking coach and that's low key exciting.
Peta Hiku joins Te Maire Martin in being released by Penrith Panthers and Cantabrian Matt McIwrick's finally found a home.
We've named our Battle of Aotearoa teams, now it's time to drop 'Emerging Extras' for Tamaki Makaurau and Aotearoa. These are the youngsters who will spend time around camp and will one day take part in this glorious Battle of Aotearoa series.
Melbourne Storm vs North Queensland Cowboys was a #KiwiNRL buffet and while youngsters stole the show, there were some dominant performances from the Aotearoa cuzzies.
Te Maire Martin is off to Townsville to link up with Jonathan Thurston, clean his boots and try play learn off the greatest to do the footy halfback things.
New South Wales are settled, they know who will play where and they know exactly how to beat Queensland. Queensland will welcome back a few legends who were conveniently absent for game one, although there's still plenty of confusion about the Maroons.
Toafofoa Sipley is off to Manly Sea Eagles next season and the Warriors re-signed a bunch of players as we continue to see how Stephen Kearney wants his Warriors squad to look.
Elijah Taylor will captain Wests Tigers and there's a #KiwiNRL No.6 battle between Tuimoala Lolohea and Fa'amanu Brown to watch out for. With State of Origin heating up, there's only four games of NRL footy but the #KiwiNRL force is strong.
Kieran Foran's teaching his left edge prodigy Ata Hingano how to play NRL footy, plus there's a few more observations as to how the Warriors go about winning games.