Team List [Round 8, 2022] - Warriors vs Raiders TEAM LIST

[mt.wellington]

[Round 8, 2022] - Warriors vs Raiders TEAM LIST

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NZWF Official thread for the 2022 Round 8 Warriors team list and discussion...

 

[Lance155]

Should be up an hour ago? Or daylight savings so it should be now?

 

[Canadian_WarriorFan]

Both wings out with Berry and Vailea in. Otukolu, Eli, Murchie and Afoa on the bench. Ben Murdoch-Masila, and a bunch of meh on the extended bench.

 

[1995Warriorsfan]

VODAFONE WARRIORS v CANBERRA RAIDERS

Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe

3.00pm, Saturday, April 30

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1 REECE WALSH

2 ROCCO BERRY

3 JESSE ARTHARS

4 ADAM POMPEY

5 VILIAMI VAILEA

6 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA

7 SHAUN JOHNSON

8 ADDIN FONUA-BLAKE (c)

9 WAYDE EGAN

10 MATT LODGE

11 EUAN AITKEN

12 BAYLEY SIRONEN

13 JAZZ TEVAGA

Extended bench:

14 TANIELA OTUKOLO

15 BUNTY AFOA

16 ELIESA KATOA

17 JACK MURCHIE

18 EDWARD KOSI

20 BEN MURDOCH-MASILA

21 DAEJARN ASI

22 PRIDE PETTERSON-ROBATI

23 JUNIOR RATUVA

24 VALINGI KEPU

25 JACKSON FREI

 

[1995Warriorsfan]

Four frontline players ruled out​

AuthorRichard Becht & photosport.nzTimestampTue 26 Apr 2022, 03:00 PM

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Four frontline players have all been ruled out while new signing Daejarn Asi has come straight into the Vodafone Warriors’ squad for their eighth-round NRL clash against the Canberra Raiders at Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe on Saturday (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT).
With signing formalities completed just this afternoon, Christchurch-born North Queensland standoff Daejarn Asi (21) has joined the Vodafone Warriors immediately for the rest of the 2022 season.

Head coach Nathan Brown has named him on the extended bench in jersey #21 in a squad which shows multiple changes following last night’s club record loss to Melbourne.

Forced out through injury are winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (concussion) and back rower Josh Curran (knee) while interchange prop Aaron Pene is suspended this week after taking an early guilty plea on a grade two careless high tackle charge from last night’s match.

Halfback-hooker Kodi Nikorima is also out after being placed in isolation following a positive Covid test which eliminated him from the Melbourne trip.
Rocco Berry and Viliami Vailea, who started the season as the first-choice centres, are in line to return to the NRL after being in the extended squad in recent weeks. They’ve both been listed on the wing replacing Watene-Zelezniak and Edward Kosi, who has moved to the extended bench.

With Curran unavailable, Euan Aitken and Bayley Sironen have been named in the second row with Jazz Tevaga at loose forward.

Jack Murchie and Ben Murdoch-Masila are in contention to make comebacks from injury with Murchie (calf) included on the interchange in jersey #17 and Murdoch-Masila (leg) named in #20.
Also brought into the expanded squad for the first time this season is prop Jackson Frei, who made his one and only NRL appearance in the Vodafone Warriors’ 24-10 22nd-round win over Canterbury Bankstown at Moreton Daily Stadium in August last year.

The Vodafone Warriors welcome a return to their 2022 home base in Redcliffe this weekend after playing two of the competition’s heavyweights on the road over the last two weeks.

They had won three straight but losses to the Sydney Roosters and Melbourne have seen them slip out of the top eight to sit 11th but still level on points with eighth-placed South Sydney.
After winning two of their first three matches of the season, the Raiders have dropped their last four to fall to 15th spot.

The Vodafone Warriors and Canberra have a 4-4 record in their last eight meetings with the Raiders holding a 25-21 advantage in the 46 contests between the two sides since 1995.

 

[DallyM]

Not sure about Otukolo.... before I turned off the game when it was 40 odd 10 he had let in two tries and I remember Brown saying his defense was solid.... The weak tackle on Papehauzen and leaving a huge gap for Grant to walze in just shows he ain't up to the big game just yet

 

[AlexM]

Mmm rough

 

[Dannevegas]

Good bench, excited to see Berry and Vailea back.

 

[DallyM]

Good bench, excited to see Berry and Vailea back.

Yeah me too

 

[Canonball]

woah, that's surprisingly good from my point of view - Kosi had to go for this week, that was a given - I thought we needed Vailea and/or Berry back - we get both, and on the wing - which makes sense given Pompey is not a wing and has been going well defensively at centre - worry about the lack of faith in the presumed back up Ratuva... but probably more shuffling coming

the Asi thing no-one could have seen, but the comment that there's something up with Johnson is probably correct, given his lack of in play kicking, so a new half in as well? hmm

 

[TheSultan]

I thought we let go of Frei and he signed with Panthers?

 

[Canonball]

Also, I know it's been said that Kepu twins aren't eligible, being on development contracts - how then has Lingi been previously named in the 24 hour 19? Was he 18th or 19th last week? I mean if he can't play by definition how does he get to be in that role? Can that be clarified?

 

[Five&Last]

Think they got the centres and wings the wrong way around.

If Vailea can play wing, then how was he not the logical choice instead of Kosi the past couple weeks. A mile more natural ability.

I very much doubt Berry will run out on the wing.

 

[Cces]

I thought we let go of Frei and he signed with Panthers?

That was Preston Riki

 

[Cces]

Also, I know it's been said that Kepu twins aren't eligible, being on development contracts - how then has Lingi been previously named in the 24 hour 19? Was he 18th or 19th last week? I mean if he can't play by definition how does he get to be in that role? Can that be clarified?

Rules must've changed. Te Maire Martin got a start last weekend even though he's on a Development contract

 

[Jaffa J]

Addin Fonua-Blake and Lodge got their work cut out for them that backline is very light

 

[kiwiborn91]

And just like that I have moved on!
Let’s hope the boys get their heads up and hearts out and play like the Warriors they are!
GO THE WARRIORS!
Come on everyone - it is OUR year! Warts and all

 

[Dannevegas]

I thought we let go of Frei and he signed with Panthers?

Preston Riki

 

[PullinTeeth]

Fuck me, Nathan Brown is such a basic bitch.
That's a backrow you put out if youve got prop wings.

 

[Once A Warrior]

Brutal for kosi but can't have any complaints, he is now truly at the bottom of the order.

Would be putting a rocket up Ratuva as well! He's next so get ready. Have to make it hard for kosi to make his way back now, has to earn it back.