Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: Stay Up
I take it as my job to create Aotearoa Warriors optimism, which in itself is a weird old task given that I'm not relaying or passing on the optimism, I genuinely have to try and create the positive vibes.
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: Rumours and Depth
Noise of some possible Aotearoa Warriors departures has dripped out in recent days and we have plenty of Warriors funk in the Canterbury Cup and Jersey Flegg squads selected to host Dragons and Victoria Thunderbolts respectively.
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: Not The Storm Again
It's not completely mandatory that Aotearoa Warriors go on a sizzling run of wins during this Origin period of the season, although the Warriors definitely need to start cashing in on solid performances and a home encounter against Melbourne Storm is the starter mark of this crucial stage to the season.
#KiwiNRL Encyclopedia: Round Tekau Ma Toru
Can Kieran Foran hit a nek level? Peter Hola and Emry Pere are creeping around Cowboys debuts, plus James Fisher-Harris is coming up against a hostile Roosters #KiwiNRL forward pack.
#KiwiNRL Battle of Aotearoa: Team Tamaki Makaurau
When State of Origin rolls around each year, my brain immediately flips into Battle of Aotearoa mode and the need for an annual fixture like this for men and women.
Mid-Season Internationals: Predicted Samoa Squad
While everyone has been celebrating the Tongan rugby league revolution, Samoa has been plagued with all sorts of low key dramas from too much eating in Samoan camp to niggly political stuff that seems an issue across all Samoan sport
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: Who Is Eliesa Katoa?
No NRL Warriors footy this weekend sets the scene for some intriguing selections in reserve grade, while the ever-rotating cast of Jersey Flegg lads now includes highly recruited Tongan Eliesa Katoa who will make his Warriors Flegg debut.
#KiwiNRL Encyclopedia: Round Tekau Ma Rua
Manu Ma’u is starting at edge, Siliva Havili starting at hooker and then it’s Moeakia Fotuaika vs Jason Taumalolo in an epic little weekend of #KiwiNRL Tongan footy.
Mid-Season Internationals: Predicted Aotearoa Kiwis Squad
Aotearoa Kiwis coach Michael Maguire has the luxury of choice mid-way through the 2019 season in selecting his squad to face Tonga and that presents a different vibe to what Maguire is going to serve up.
Mid-Season Internationals: Predicted Tonga Squad
Tonga will again roll out an exceptional forward pack against Aotearoa, although there are a few niggly selection nuggets in the backline for coach Kristian Woolf to suss out.
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: Lacking The Funk
With every round of footy and every NRL season that I absorb into my loins, it's super duper clear that sustaining a high level of performance on a game to game basis is nek level difficult.
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: What Can The Forwards Do?
We are 10 rounds into the 2019 NRL season and we still don't quite know, with any great certainty what this Aotearoa Warriors forward pack is capable of.
#KiwiNRL Encyclopedia: Round Tekau Ma Tahi
Sitili Tupouniua has been sizzling for Sydney Roosters and now has a contract extension, Jahrome Hughes is back for Melbourne Storm and a couple young #KiwiNRL Sharks are holding it down in the Shire.
The 2019 Aotearoa Kiwis Mixer
We are quickly approaching the first Aotearoa Kiwis appearance of 2019 as the Kiwis host Tonga on June 22 and that means that there is a squad of Kiwis to suss out.
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: Dummy Half Openings and Play-Making Schemes
Aotearoa Warriors have released Sam Cook to link up with Mackay Cutters in Queensland's Intrust Super Cup and I'm going to get nerdy about the Warriors play-makers.
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: The Mana
Regardless of how you feel about Penrith Panthers and their hot pile of trash performance in hosting Aotearoa Warriors, the feeling permeating from the Warriors group in defeating Penrith was undeniable.
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: Up For Grabs.
The past 12 months have only really involved drama for Penrith Panthers and with the Panthers sitting in 15th spot, this is an enticing opportunity to see what Aotearoa Warriors are upto after a fairly meh start to the season.
#KiwiNRL Encyclopedia: Round Tekau
Braden Hamlin-Uele is blossoming for Cronulla Sharks, Jesse Arthars made his #KiwiNRL debut for Gold Coast Titans and Mawene Hiroti starts on the wing for Rabbitohs in NRL round 10.
#KiwiNRL Sio Siua Taukeiaho Improved!?
Sydney Roosters have started the 2019 season in similar fashion to how they finished their Premiership run last season and Otara Scorpions junior Sio Siua Taukeiaho has been a key figure up the guts for the Chooks this year.
Diary Of An Aotearoa Warriors Fan: Off Da Bench
Leading into the weekend's fixture vs St George Illawara Dragons, there was a wee shuffling of Aotearoa Warriors cards that had a reasonable impact on the Warriors performance.