The Warriors' bid for a bounce back NRL season will come against a Dolphins side likely to have a returning pair of veteran props.
Both Felise Kaufusi and Mark Nicholls are set to be nack in the mix for Friday night's game at Mt Smart.
Sportstalk host Jason Pine explains whether the Warriors can turn their luck around.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:05):
Responsively Jason Pine sports talk host Hallo Piney, Hello, Heather.
Are the Warriors a top four side.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
At the moment? They are? I'm looking at the table
and there they are tucked into fourth spot. But but
and this is the big butt. The lost of the
Titans the other day was not particularly helpful. And the
Pack are closing in. And when I say the Pack,
it's the Panthers who are closing in. They've won seven
in a row. Now, the Panthers, they are only three
points behind the Warriors with six games to go, and
(00:35):
it just feels to me as though there are some
stumbles going on here in Warriors Lands as we head
towards the end of the season. They were so good
earlier on in the season and we all said, yep,
this is a top four side. This is a team
that can actually go all the way potentially. Now they
are really fighting for their spot in that top four.
I think the Panthers will make it. The Warriors have
to beat the Dolphins at home on Friday night and
(00:56):
then massive game against the Bulldogs away in a couple
of I think if they can win those two then
we can start talking about them in top four terms again,
but it is less certain than it was a week
while ago.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
So what do you I mean, did I or did
I not predict this for you? That they would play
well and then at the back half of the season
they just like they always do. So this is all
in their head, isn't it. This is completely in their head.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Part of it is. I think there's also the injuries concerns.
But having said that, every team faces injuries and their
effective life in a physical sport like rugby league. They
are missing some key players Luke Metcalf gone that is
very unhelpful. Mitch Barnett as well. Kurt Capele's got to
play in the centers at the moment, which isn't his position.
So yeah, there are extenuating circumstances. But what your hope, Heather,
(01:41):
is that it's not in their heads that they can say,
you know what, we can and will play better for
these last six games. Because if they're outside the top four,
it's very hard to go deep into the playoffs. It
really is difficult. So they've got to find a way
to get there.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Right Hey, By the way, listen, I could keep talking
about the worries, but I need to talk about what
happened to the Wallabies. Were the Wallabies he's hard done
by or actually could that player? That player could not
have got any lower, could they?
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Yeah? Jack Morgan coming in. Well. Opinion is absolutely divided
on this. CEO of Australian Rugby, Phil war former player himself,
has demanded a please explain. I'm not sure why people
do this because it's not going to change things. It's
not going to change the result. Jack Morgan was very
low the British and Irish lines player coming in. But
(02:26):
the fact remains he didn't wrap both of his arms
and he hit Tazaro on the net, which you're not
allowed to do.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
So how much of his arms did he wrap?
Speaker 1 (02:36):
He rapped from what his left arms on the ground. Either,
he hasn't wrapped his left arm at all. His right
arm is probably wrapped, it's a bit obscured by the camera,
but he hasn't wrapped his left arm.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Okay, is that because I can't remember that? But is
that because he's deliberately fowling or is it simply when
he's down there, suddenly he's off balance and he's having
to put it on the ground.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Well, that's his responsibility. If he doesn't think he can
retain balance, he shouldn't be going in there that I thought.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Also, he hit the other bloke on the neck. What
is that not one of those ones where you go, look,
there will be collisions accidentally. It's not deliberate, but it happens.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
You can say that. But World Rugby have been adamant
that regardless of whether it's intentional or accidental, any contact
above the shoulders is punishable by a penalty and a
yellow card.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Is that broad a frustration with rugby and for once
actually that had some common sense and said this guy
couldn't have done apart from wrapping the arms a bit more,
couldn't have done anything else.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
I think the frustration is that we're still now arguing
gray area or around the law. You know, they've tried
to make it safer and we still don't know what
the law is. We don't know why. You know, a
similar situation led to a red card to broder Retelic
a couple of years ago, and this one isn't even
a penalty. So it's the gray area that is the
confusing bit.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Piney, good to talk to you. You're going to have
an absolute Stonker of a show at seven o'clock. I
can't wait, Jason Pine Sports Stalk Coast back at seven.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to
news talks it'd be from pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio
Scored with TV thed Live within play.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Responsively Jason Pine sports talk host Hallo Piney, Hello, Heather.
Are the Warriors a top four side.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
At the moment? They are? I'm looking at the table
and there they are tucked into fourth spot. But but
and this is the big butt. The lost of the
Titans the other day was not particularly helpful. And the
Pack are closing in. And when I say the Pack,
it's the Panthers who are closing in. They've won seven
in a row. Now, the Panthers, they are only three
points behind the Warriors with six games to go, and
(00:35):
it just feels to me as though there are some
stumbles going on here in Warriors Lands as we head
towards the end of the season. They were so good
earlier on in the season and we all said, yep,
this is a top four side. This is a team
that can actually go all the way potentially. Now they
are really fighting for their spot in that top four.
I think the Panthers will make it. The Warriors have
to beat the Dolphins at home on Friday night and
(00:56):
then massive game against the Bulldogs away in a couple
of I think if they can win those two then
we can start talking about them in top four terms again,
but it is less certain than it was a week
while ago.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
So what do you I mean, did I or did
I not predict this for you? That they would play
well and then at the back half of the season
they just like they always do. So this is all
in their head, isn't it. This is completely in their head.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Part of it is. I think there's also the injuries concerns.
But having said that, every team faces injuries and their
effective life in a physical sport like rugby league. They
are missing some key players Luke Metcalf gone that is
very unhelpful. Mitch Barnett as well. Kurt Capele's got to
play in the centers at the moment, which isn't his position.
So yeah, there are extenuating circumstances. But what your hope, Heather,
(01:41):
is that it's not in their heads that they can say,
you know what, we can and will play better for
these last six games. Because if they're outside the top four,
it's very hard to go deep into the playoffs. It
really is difficult. So they've got to find a way
to get there.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Right Hey, By the way, listen, I could keep talking
about the worries, but I need to talk about what
happened to the Wallabies. Were the Wallabies he's hard done
by or actually could that player? That player could not
have got any lower, could they?
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Yeah? Jack Morgan coming in. Well. Opinion is absolutely divided
on this. CEO of Australian Rugby, Phil war former player himself,
has demanded a please explain. I'm not sure why people
do this because it's not going to change things. It's
not going to change the result. Jack Morgan was very
low the British and Irish lines player coming in. But
(02:26):
the fact remains he didn't wrap both of his arms
and he hit Tazaro on the net, which you're not
allowed to do.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
So how much of his arms did he wrap?
Speaker 1 (02:36):
He rapped from what his left arms on the ground. Either,
he hasn't wrapped his left arm at all. His right
arm is probably wrapped, it's a bit obscured by the camera,
but he hasn't wrapped his left arm.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Okay, is that because I can't remember that? But is
that because he's deliberately fowling or is it simply when
he's down there, suddenly he's off balance and he's having
to put it on the ground.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Well, that's his responsibility. If he doesn't think he can
retain balance, he shouldn't be going in there that I thought.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Also, he hit the other bloke on the neck. What
is that not one of those ones where you go, look,
there will be collisions accidentally. It's not deliberate, but it happens.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
You can say that. But World Rugby have been adamant
that regardless of whether it's intentional or accidental, any contact
above the shoulders is punishable by a penalty and a
yellow card.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Is that broad a frustration with rugby and for once
actually that had some common sense and said this guy
couldn't have done apart from wrapping the arms a bit more,
couldn't have done anything else.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
I think the frustration is that we're still now arguing
gray area or around the law. You know, they've tried
to make it safer and we still don't know what
the law is. We don't know why. You know, a
similar situation led to a red card to broder Retelic
a couple of years ago, and this one isn't even
a penalty. So it's the gray area that is the
confusing bit.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Piney, good to talk to you. You're going to have
an absolute Stonker of a show at seven o'clock. I
can't wait, Jason Pine Sports Stalk Coast back at seven.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to
news talks it'd be from pm weekdays, or follow the
podcast on iHeartRadio
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