The whole 'stay mellow' concept permeating from these Diary of an Aotearoa Warriors Fan things has been on delightful display throughout the NRL's restart as the Warriors defeated St George Illawara Dragons, lost to Penrith Panthers and last night grabbed a nice win over North Queensland Cowboys.
Aotearoa Warriors face North Queensland Cowboys tonight and with Jason Taumalolo highly likely to play, this is a rather intriguing match up for the Warriors.
It’s the battle of Aotearoa’s north this weekend as Dylan Brown plays against James Fisher-Harris and Caleb Aekins. Plus Mawene Hiroti is named to make his first appearance for Cronulla Sharks.
Victories for Gold Coast Titans and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs haven't been too frequent recently and in both their wins from latest round of NRL footy, there were a few notable #KiwiNRL performances.
If you thought that Aotearoa Warriors would provide some level of steadiness in these shifting times, obviously you were wrong and thinking that the Warriors were all the way on the up after defeating the Dragons a week prior, well yeah, definitely wrong.
After defeating St George Illawara Dragons, Aotearoa Warriors were graced with the narrative that a better team would have given the Dragons hefty dismantling.
NRL footy is back and as funky as the footy was via the rule changes, we can't pretend like the big boppers didn't have any fun.
As bumbly and fumbly as St George Illawara Dragons were against Aotearoa Warriors, Ken Maumalo's desperate attempt to knock the ball out of Dragons winger Mikaele Ravalawa as he approached an open try-line was the most telling aspect of the Warriors win.
Whether you are a hearty, frothing Aotearoa Warriors fan or a kiwi sports fan sniffing around a splash of live sport, I'm not completely sure that the return of the Warriors against St George Illawara Dragons will fulfill your needs.
Brandon Smith and Siliva Havili will do battle off the bench in the #KiwiNRL monster that is Melbourne Storm vs Canberra Raiders, plus there is the sneaky selection of Erin Clark for Gold Coast Titans.
The past few days have seen more injuries, perhaps a loan player or two and a fresh Aussie middle forward eager to make an impact this season for Aotearoa Warriors as they wiggle towards an NRL re-start.
Before sliding on to preview the NRL's return through our #KiwiNRL lens, we must first take a look back at some of the best statistical #KiwiNRL efforts from the first two rounds.
“The thing that I want to do is make sure, if we can as an entire club work together, with those attitude improvements and a commitment like we've never seen before, the power will be outstanding. The power will be outstanding.”
Word on the webs is that Aotearoa Warriors have added another large-enough body to their middle forward stocks as the appear to have snapped up Cronulla Sharks forward Toby Rudolf.
Having recently stumbled across the RL Scout Youtube channel and an abundance of video highlights for a wide range of NRL prospects, I’m going to zone in on the #KiwiNRL homies.
On one side of the road we have dates and ideas for the NRL's return and on the other side of the road we have the fact that the NRL is proving themselves to be a strange ol' organistaion rooted in strange ol' Aussie ways.
The 2020 rugby league season marked a cheeky shift in how the junior pathways of Aotearoa Warriors were structured and as those changes were made during 2019, I had highlighted a fair amount of intrigue as to how things would play out this year.
The 2020 NRL season lasted two games, giving us a teeny weeny window into what the 2020 Aotearoa Warriors looked like.
In their first two NRL games of 2020, Aotearoa Warriors have not scored an actual try and have not made a single line break.
Like you, I've got no idea what the next few weeks are going to look like for Aotearoa Warriors on and off the field.