Magic Round in Brisbane will hopefully bring a sprinkling of magical abundance for Aotearoa Warriors as they come up against St George Illawara Dragons on Saturday night.
Jason Taumalolo is back like he never left, Nelson Asofa-Solomona’s not quite offering his usual dominance and Jesse Arthars is set to make his #KiwiNRL debut for Gold Coast Titans.
The rise of Tongan rugby league in recent years has laid the platform for a new wave of potential internationals to come through and follow the example set by the Tongan leaders.
Aah, the dark arts of Aotearoa Warriors fandom has well and truly returned.
Today the reserve grade and junior Aotearoa Warriors will host Newcastle Knights as part of an epic Sunday of Warriors footy and we may see Adam Pompey unleashed at fullback in reserve grade.
How crazy have the last few weeks been for Aotearoa Warriors folk?
There is a game of footy on Sunday, Aotearoa Warriors hosting Newcastle Knights and that's a super juicy game to dig in to. Right now though, we have this Kodi Nikorima story that has escalated fairly quickly and while not has been laid out officially, all signs point to Nikorima joining the Warriors in the coming days/weeks prior to June 30th.
Esan Marsters and Joseph Manu will battle it out for best Kiwis centre in Tigers vs Roosters, Ronaldo Mulitalo went from Otara to an NRL debut with Cronulla Sharks and Northland’s Caleb Aekins eats run metres for munchies.
The surface level results of ... getting good results hasn't been in the Aotearoa Warriors favor, while the currents beneath the surface are clearly being disturbed by a twitchy Taniwha.
Caleb Aekins is at fullback for Penrith Panthers, the #KiwiNRL tokos Ofahiki Ogden (Bulldogs) and Moeaki Fotuaika (Titans) are starting and there’s something in the Melbourne Storm’s juice.
In losing to South Sydney Rabbitohs a week prior, Aotearoa Warriors showed some hearty energy and at the very least endeavoured to overcome adversity. A week later, in losing to North Queensland Cowboys, the Warriors created their own adversity in what has to be considered their worst performance of the season thus far.
Two losses in the lower grades for Aotearoa Warriors to go with the NRL team's loss and overall, it's been a rough start to the season for the club as the Jersey Flegg team are sitting 10th (of 14) and the reserves are 11th (of 12).
So far in 2019, we have seen Aotearoa Warriors win games they should win against Canterbury Bulldogs and Gold Coast Titans, setting the tone for a Warriors team that should beat North Queensland Cowboys.
Siliva Havili is more effective than James Gavet and we have an almighty #KiwiNRL forwards battle in Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters.
2018 was an intriguing year for Aotearoa Kiwis footy as new coach Michael Maguire got the Kiwis back on track, with a few impressive wins and a niggly trip to England.
After dwelling in that yucky feeling as Cody Walker soared to the Aotearoa Warriors try line, giving South Sydney Rabbitohs a 28-24 win, a beautiful sense of calm swept through my loins.
Aotearoa Warriors reserves grabbed a W last week over Penrith Panthers, while the Jersey Flegg youngins' suffered defeat to the Panthers and today, both teams take on South Sydney Rabbitohs at North Harbour Stadium.
Having rode the wave through the opening rounds of the NRL season, this week's game vs South Sydney Rabbitohs feels like the first opportunity to get a genuine gauge of who or what the 2019 Aotearoa Warriors are.
Josh Aloiai has been selected to start by Wests Tigers and Aotearoa Kiwis coach Michael Maguire, Sio Siua Taukeiaho is in fabulous form for Sydney Roosters and Mason Lino has to offer greater support for Mitchell Pearce at Newcastle Knights.
After a few low weeks, Aotearoa Warriors grabbed a 26-10 win over Gold Coast Titans at Mt Smart to bounce back into the positive vibes.