Jamming on DWZ: Cut the FLYING MULLET! | League Of Our Own - S2 EP22
Wahs fans have seen enough and they are letting their feelings be known: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak must be dropped from the NZ Warriors. On Tuesday night, the team to face the Gold Coast Titans was revealed featuring a returning Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad and immediately there was a strong online reaction from the fans… how has DWZ retained his place in the side over Taine Tuaupiki?Blairy and Goran discuss why Andrew Webster would prefer Dallin over Taine, his defensive struggles, and how rapidly the Flying Mullet’s stock has dropped in 2025. What do you think? Let us know in the comments!Also on the agenda? Leka Halasima and yet another star turn against the Knights! What a stunning solo try it was. We review the efforts of Tanah Boyd in the same game, the role of the bunker in a few try/no try situations, and talk about Kieran Foran’s kiwi farewell as an NRL player as his Titans come to Auckland.
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KALYN PONGA & DYLAN BROWN’S Dilemma, Rocco Berry SQUISHED! | League Of Our Own - S2 EP21
Kalyn Ponga… is he a Kiwi, an Aussie, an All Black-in-waiting in a rugby league superstar’s body? Who better to ask about all of the recent column inches and viral pundit videos dedicated to KP than Blairy, who has a reasonably close association with the Knights skipper. Blairy’s hunch for ‘what happens next’ with Kalyn might surprise you!An interested spectator for all of this might be Kiwi’s five-eighth Dylan Brown, who signed a 10-year deal for the Knights earlier in the season and may not get the chance to play with Ponga upon arrival. Complicating matters for Dylan and the Knights, is that last week the soon-to-be halfback played only limited minutes at hooker and lock… and this week he’s 18th man for the Eels! Not great for the Kiwis either, as Brown faces the prospect of 3 months without footy before the end of year tests.And of course, there’s the Warriors! We review Tanah Boyd’s performance on club debut against the Tigers, lament yet another injury to Rocco Berry, and ask if there is anyone else who scores THAT short-side try from Leka Halasima?!Â
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TANAH BOYD fills the VOID! Melted Cheese, and Benji-Bashing | League Of Our Own - S2 EP20
Warriors coach Andrew Webster has put us all out of our misery and selected Tanah Boyd to play halfback in the injury absence of Luke Metcalf. Is this the right or wrong call? Te Maire Martin had heavyweight support, including the rugby league god himself Phil Gould, but it’s the former Titans playmaker that gets the nod.Benji Marshall brings his Tigers to NZ to face Tanah and the Wahs, happy to get a win at long last against the Roosters, and probably even happier to get out of Australia. ‘Benji-Bashing’ is a daily occurrence in the Aussie media and on social media too. Not all of us would experience life as a high profile player or coach in the NRL, so Blairy speaks about constant negativity in the media, personal attacks from ‘fans’ and how that impacts a sports person… and their family.Elsewhere, the Brandon Smith comeback was short lived, and it’s opened up the weekly discussion about hip drops as well. How come Matt Lodge wasn’t charged, yet Scott Sorensen was (and banned for two games) for his tackle on Dallin Watene-Zelezniak? And how in the world is DWZ listed to play this week?! He was supposed to be stuck in the casualty ward until Round 22!! And for a laugh, we go again with Betcha This Happens for Round 19.
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Who replaces LUKE METCALF?! Can the Warriors STILL make the NRL Grand Final? | League Of Our Own - S2 EP19
It's the news no Warriors fan wanted to hear: Luke Metcalf’s season is OVER. Has his ruptured ACL also dashed the NZ Warriors’ hopes of a Grand Final appearance? And who takes the #7 jersey in his absence? These are the two HUGE questions Blairy & Goran hope to provide answers to!The halfback battle looks to be a straight shootout between Te Maire Martin and Tanah Boyd. But what are the factors at play causing possible confusion for Andrew Webster? We weigh up the pros and cons.By comparison, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad’s injury news was so much better than Luke Metcalf’s - he’ll only miss TWO matches. But he joins Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Ali Leiataua in the casualty ward all the same. So the boys look at a possible backline for the short term: where and how does Taine Tuaupiki fit into it?Blairy & Goran also try to find the silver lining to Luke’s injury, talk about Ed Kosi’s efforts against the Broncos, and have another crack at Betcha This Happens for Round 18. Get well soon Luke!
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DWZ injured and FREAK vs FISH! Why Broncos v Warriors is so special. What Webby got WRONG against PENRITH | League Of Our Own - S2 EP18
Plenty of burning topics on the pod this week after the Warriors lost to an understrength Panthers outfit at home. Blairy & Goran discuss the hip drop that has ruled Dallin Watene-Zelezniak out of action for 4-6 weeks with injury, and given fellow kiwi Scott Sorensen a 2-game holiday. Was it as bad as the ban suggests?And in the wake of DWZ’s early exit against Penrith, did coach Andrew Webster shuffle his deck correctly? The boys suggest a different looking backline that may have had more success.Moving to this week and the Warriors play the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, a classic matchup that Blairy has been in, and on both sides! He tells us why it’s such a brilliant fixture to be part of, and looks forward to the battle of the best big men: James Fisher-Harris going one-on-one with the great one, Payne Haas!Jacob Laban has been named to start against Brisbane while Leka Halasima is on the bench. Given Blairy’s time working with the youngsters at the Wahs, Goran asks who has the highest ceiling of the two? And of course, there’s another Betcha This Happens Multi ahead of Round 17!
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