Pre-season game Warriors v Storm

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1SualauviFaalogo
2 Kane Bradley
3MitchellJennings
4CobyWilliamson
5SetuTu
6TyranWishart
7KeaganRussell-Smith
8 Stefano Utoikamanu
9BronsonGarlick
10LazarusVaalepu
12JoeChan
21JoshBilling
13AngusHinchey
14StanleyHuen
15CooperPage-Wilson
16Nathaniel Roche
17BenTalty
18MorganHarper
19JakGoulding
20HugoPeel
22SuliPole
23VakaSikahele
24PrestonConn
25LiamWilliams
26EliMorris
27IoaneLui
28TuipulotuKatoa
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A more experienced Warriros team are dominating at the moment. We are struggling to get the ball. Warriors with more than 70% of possession.

Warriors 22-0 after 20 minutes.

Setu Tu has dropped a couple of bombs that have led to tries.

Coby Williamson took a good catch of a bomb.
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Looks like boys against men unfortunately.

Warriors 26-0.

Ben Talty made a good run and tackle since he came on.
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At this rate I think Bellyache will be naming a near full strength lineup for our next practice game. The whole point of these games is to get some millage in the players legs in a match setting. Still it's not a good look when the team who are faves to win the premiership are absolutely flogged!! Do any of these players want to play when the real season starts? ATM I'd say doesn't look like it.
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With 3 or 4 spots available on the list, massive opportunity to do an Alec MacDonald from a few seasons ago and win a spot on the list.

Haven't had a lot of the ball, so tough for them to show their wares.
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Two errors from Wishart when we were attacking hurts.
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Great line break by Sua Fa'alogo on half time. Unfortunately, we couldn't score.

Warriors had 70% of possession. Storm have missed around 30 tackles. Warriors 36-0.
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The Storm are on the board after some good play in the lead up by Stefano Utoikamanu, Lazarus Vaalepu, Nathaniel Roche and Bronson Garlick.

A perfectly weighted kick from Keagan Russell-Smith to Kane Bradley to score on the wing. Warriors 36-4.
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Nice grubber kick from Eli Morris to set up Ben Talty. Morris with the conversion.

Warriors 36 - Storm 10
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Good second half effort, won the second half 10-0.

Players who I thought played well/ showed a bit for the Storm: Kane Bradley, Coby Williamson, Stefano Utoikamanu (2nd half), Nathaniel Roche and Ben Talty.
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I'll add Billings, thought he went alright.
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Our second half was better then our first
Ben talty and Kane Bradley best on ground for storm I though Josh billing was pretty good…definitely a resemblance of his cousin Patrick carrrigan

Some of our 21s played good ..Suli pole and Preston conn
Eli Morris was good in the last 10 minutes

Did Stanley huen even play …I didn’t see him
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He was on the field in the second half but didn't seem to do a lot
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Everyone got time
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Sua's effort on that try from RTS was dreadful. Positioning for the 40/20 not great either. Only a trial and both just small things but those need to be better if he's ever going to be more than just a flashy part time player.
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