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This blog entry is devoted to second teams. Who is your second NRL team? How long have they been your second team. Excluded from the scope of this discussion, although they are legitimate answers is the NSW cup team or Wahine team.

I am leaning towards making it the Tigers since they were kind enough to give us one of their home games last year in response to our COVID sacrifice but also don't really want a celler dweller team. My goal for picking a second team is to have a second bite at the cherry that weekend if the warriors lose as they can't win every week.

Who is your second team? Feel free to big them up and suggest I should follow them too as I would like advice on who to follow and who not to follow.

Do you think having a second team is a good idea? What are the pitfalls if any? What happens when your second team plays the Warriors?

Discuss...who should I follow as my second team?

 

[tyrael]

I was a broncos supporter before warriors. I don't know why I picked them but as a kid my instincts was to back the underdog, or in this the case, a team that hadn't won the prem.

Langer singing 'St George can't play, St George can't play' is etched in my memory.

Renouf, Laz, Hancock, Langer, Walters...

It's also why I support Queensland.

However, I'm not a fan of the current crop of Broncos. Mostly because of Mam and Walsh. While I think Reynolds is a great player, he doesn't grow on me, and Hunt is too old.

I think Staggs and Willison are brilliant. Billy Walters is growing on me and what a story Shibisaki is!

 

[Worried2Death]

Tigers arent a bad way to go. Their pretty inoffensive.......until they start winning.....then their pricks again.

Hate them now, too many May brothers

 

[Evil_Mush]

I don't really support a second team these days, it's more how I feel on the day depending on who is playing and which team has the least annoying players

Though I do remember really liking the Bears and Tigers logos back in the early 90s collecting cards so probably wouldve supported them if I actually watched regularly (only caught the odd Friday Night Football game back then, wasnt a proper fan yet!)

Also, there are photos of me around 12 yrs old wearing a Bulldogs shirt, to be honest I don't remember if I even knew it was league related it but I really liked the blue/white combo

And was really glad to see them beat the Roosters in 04, though given they were the first opponent I saw live when I started going to Warriors games in 02 so a bit of a love/hate relationship since

 

[crump81]

I've been a raiders fan since '90. The green machine from the early 90's was the stuff of legends. Meninga, Daley, Stuart, Mullins, Pongia, Wiki, Lomax... When warriors came along I was too loyal to betray the raiders so I just started following two teams lol.

 

[tyrael]

I've been a raiders fan since '90. The green machine from the early 90's was the stuff of legends. Meninga, Daley, Stuart, Mullins, Pongia, Wiki, Lomax... When warriors came along I was too loyal to betray the raiders so I just started following two teams lol.

What happens when they play each other?

 

[crump81]

What happens when they play each other?

You wear gear for both, appear bi-polar as your screaming at both teams, but generally have a shit time. It's like watching your two kids fight - you just hope noone gets hurt lol. I went to the game a few years ago in New Plymouth fully decked out in both teams gear. I had alot of people behind me saying out loud "what's up with that guy???" lol

 

[Playdaball]

Titans

 

[tyrael]

You wear gear for both, appear bi-polar as your screaming at both teams, but generally have a shit time. It's like watching your two kids fight - you just hope noone gets hurt lol. I went to the game a few years ago in New Plymouth fully decked out in both teams gear. I had alot of people behind me saying out loud "what's up with that guy???" lol

You should find a seamstress to cut up two jerseys and make two bipolar jerseys.

 

[crump81]

You should find a seamstress to cut up two jerseys and make two bipolar jerseys.

Haha, I have actually thought about doing this. But I can't bring myself to cutting up two of my teams jerseys to make it happen.

 

[Naki73]

Tigers for me, more so Balmain though.

I was given a jersey in the late 80's about 3 sizes to big which i still have now.

 

[juju]

You should find a seamstress to cut up two jerseys and make two bipolar jerseys.

There was actually a guy sitting in Bay 29 at Fridays game that had a half raiders half warriors jersey.

 

[tyrael]

Haha, I have actually thought about doing this. But I can't bring myself to cutting up two of my teams jerseys to make it happen.

Remember, you're not losing two jerseys, you're gaining two ,

 

[tajhay]

Remember, you're not losing two jerseys, you're gaining two ,

better yet, could just burn the raiders one on a cold winter night to create some much needed heat, and just wear the Warriors one

 

[Riz]

Pffft, second team...








Until Chch come into the comp, then Wahs are #2

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Western Reds for me.
Lest we forget

 

[Bay39er]

There was actually a guy sitting in Bay 29 at Fridays game that had a half raiders half warriors jersey.

There was another in Bay 39