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    Beastmode said:
    The thing we all keep forgetting with youth is they are so quick and agile at that age. We need to capitalise on this. That explosive speed off the mark with his size makes him an unstoppable force close to the line.
    I looked at his debut game last season. He was even quicker off the mark and has since bulked up alittle more.

    Leka is a great match up against the older legs. I was calling it yesterday- get him in front of Gagai and he’ll burn him to shreds. Mission accomplished!!! 🔥

    Webby needs to find him space to run
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    Did you notice who was backing up Leka
    All the way to tryline?
    Demetric the Giant
    Where were our halves hookers etc
    Waiting in case a final flick pass was coming
    Good on ya Demi bruv
    I saw ya
    Future right there
    🤓🤓
     
    Heres the full article for the above

    The Warriors have launched a trans-Tasman assault on the Broncos after setting up a poaching program in the region that produced Queensland legend Cameron Smith.

    The New Zealand NRL club will on Monday announce the creation of a new training academy and community program in Logan – one of rugby league’s most fertile breeding grounds.

    Future NRL Immortal Smith emerged from Brisbane’s southern hub to forge one of the game’s greatest careers with Melbourne, Queensland and the Kangaroos.

    Maroons enforcer Josh Papalii is another Logan junior who was pounced on by the Raiders and is now Canberra’s most-capped player (322 NRL games).

    Now Brisbane is facing a fresh recruitment threat from the growing Warriors, who are formally extending their reach across the ditch and targeting a region that’s already under assault from the Gold Coast Titans.

    Warriors CEO Cameron George said the club would base permanent staff in Logan to oversee the operation in the hope of signing the game’s best young talent.

    “As a club, we focus on the person first and foremost,” he said.

    “It’s not just about footy – it’s about providing opportunities to all young people so they can reach their potential.

    “Our elite academy for boys and girls in Logan will provide a direct pathway to the New Zealand Warriors NRL and NRLW teams.

    “Through the community program we’ll also be offering come-and-try days, school visits and talent identification.”

    The Broncos long had renowned talent scout Brian ‘Pinky’ Edwards spotting talent in the Logan area, signing the likes of David Fifita and Ezra Mam.

    Brisbane legend Corey Parker is also a Logan junior.

    The Broncos have targeted New Zealand in recent years, signing the likes of Jordan Riki, Xavier Willison and Deine Mariner from the Warriors’ home.

    The Warriors snared Broncos sensation Reece Walsh in 2021 briefly and are now coming back to Brisbane for more.

    The Warriors are going all-out on Logan, with the academy to offer elite training and talent identification programs as well as support for career opportunities outside football.

    Logan City Council will provide the Warriors with access to fields and office space as part of the partnership.

    The Broncos have already got fierce competition from the Dolphins and Titans in South East Queensland and Logan Mayor Jon Raven said the Warriors were moving into the region strongly.

    “So many league legends have come from Logan and we’re thrilled to welcome the Warriors to our city to nurture more NRL stars of the future,” he said.

    “Logan is the leading rugby league nursery in the nation and has one of the largest populations of people of New Zealand and Pacific Island descent outside of Auckland.

    “The Warriors are known for their strong community connections and supporting development opportunities for young people, which are values we love here in Logan – the youngest, most diverse and fastest growing city in Queensland.”

    The Warriors will make an appearance for a fan day and captain’s run at Logan Metro Sports Park in Browns Plains on August 22 ahead of their round 25 match against the Titans on the Gold Coast.
     
    Kindly request everyone to please do the player ratings for this match. (Desktop users will have it on the sidebar when visiting this thread, mobile users will see it at the bottom of the page). Alternatively you can goto this page to do the ratings for the players: https://nzwarriors.com/mpt/games/4. The ratings are anonymous.

    Please ensure you submit.

    I will show some cool stuff for all the data and stats nerds out there in regards to this and how this all fits in into the bigger picture for the community going forward.

    p.s well aware its not perfect and needs refinement (especially for dark mode users).
     
    So bloody good being there live in the away bay — parked right next to some mouthy Knights fan hanging over the rail. Gave it all night… until we ripped his soul out at the death 😂

    Pretty sure there’s a TikTok floating around — my daughter got a video too. To be fair, he took it like a champ. Shook hands after. Respect, bro… but you were asking for that L.

    And Leka — are you kidding me? Bloke jumps the fence post-game like some cult hero, signing gear, taking selfies with kids. Ice in the veins on the field, heart of gold off it. Saved our halves from dropping a stinker too. Legend status confirmed. 🔥

    Shout out to our Superfan from Adelaide sitting near us — had about 1,000 cans of Bundy, Jim Beam and anything else the bar didn’t run out of. Absolute scenes. Still don’t know how he was upright by full time.
     

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    I hate ref bagging but Atkins was in full management mode.

    - We were hammering them on their line that first 10-15mins but they were sleeping in the ruck it was hard to get a quick PTB to work attack off. Gagai then walks 2m off the mark through the markers and we get penalised for markers not being square. That was a complete momentum shift from that call. The fact they didn't have someone on the bin and only maybe one six again call during that period was silly.

    - Bunker slowing down Egan's try frame by frame and saying there's no momentum, honestly farcical when you show it at full speed.

    - Marzhew's arm didn't hit the ground no. But he is stopped not moving and Taine is on him, that is held every day of the week.
     
    Dannevegas said:
    Without Metcalf I wonder if Martin and Boyd are a better combo. Cht’s been pretty good but some thing has to change to get our attack working. I don’t think Boyd and Cht work together especially if Charnze comes back at full back.

    And it’s time for Healy imo, he’s tempo around the ruck gets our players going
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    I actually prefer switching TMM and CHT. CHT as the utility off the bench and TMM as the supporting 6. They worked really well together in cup.
     
    Boyd's last 5-10 minutes had a few moments that weren't great.

    The kick off would be my main concern.

    The first drop goal would have been nice. But drop goals are pretty difficult. He wasn't far off with that one.

    The second one was one of those messy ones you get at the end of games when players all rush up. My kids thought it was funny as he nearly falcon'd the ref.

    The penalty from the second drop goal shows the benefit good challenges and having one late in the game.

    The penalty would have been nice. Overall though the last few weeks his kicking has been good.

    We don't have a coach that will drop as quickly as he had at the Titans. Instead he'll get some attention from Webster this week and some confidence shown in him.

    He'll be keen to fix that last 10 minutes and gets to turn it around against his old club next week.
     
    Without Metcalf I wonder if Martin and Boyd are a better combo. Cht’s been pretty good but some thing has to change to get our attack working. I don’t think Boyd and Cht work together especially if Charnze comes back at full back.

    And it’s time for Healy imo, he’s tempo around the ruck gets our players going
     
    Thought we were the better team first 20 + minutes but couldn’t convert the points, had the Egan try been scored we probably kill the knights spirit and go on with it. Couple of big calls well and truely gave momentum to the knights and they grew an extra leg.
    We did well to wrestle it back but didn’t seem to be able to get that finishing play, was close to turning it off a few times in the last 10 mins but glad I didn’t. Sure was a get out of jail win but on the balanced we’ve had our share of unlucky losses and history books will show a win- doesn’t matter how they come
     
    All of the top 4 teams had a bit of a scare.

    The Raiders survived it the best and the worrying part for them was mainly restricted to the first half.

    The Storm lost.

    Like us the Bulldogs had to do it late.

    I know there was a lot of dicussion before the game about their situation. Putting a score on would have been great. But like a lot of people said there are no easy/given games in this competition.
     
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