Last year the Warriors qualified 5th on the table, following a brilliant second half of the season. We travelled to the home ground of a fearsome Gold Coast Titans team (how things change in one short season), where we lost a fight we were hardly in. The rest of the weekend, freak results worked against us. A raging hot Raiders team in 7th place beat the Panthers, then the
Greatest Game of All Time happened and the Roosters upset the Tigers from 6th place. The Warriors, as the second-lowest ranked loser, went home from 5th place. Loyal fans everywhere were outraged.
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This year we have qualified in 6th against (in my opinion) a much tougher opponent – the Broncos. Thankfully this year we are a much stronger side than last season. We’re a legitimate powerhouse with legitimate franchise players and legitimate title aspirations. Everyone at Kiwi Sports Blog is hugely optimistic about the upcoming six weeks (there’s also that
Massive Penalty Party being hosted by New Zealand over the same period, plus
the return of the greatest show on turf this weekend). And that’s why, despite a hiatus of nearly four months, the printing presses at KSB headquarters are back in action for The Second Annual Kiwi Sports Blog NRL Finals Preview
TM.
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