I think that’s where it started. The group really became tight, Maumalo said. We had everything thrown at us last year, whatever you can name and I thought the boys’ resilience, the way they bounced from all of that adversity is probably what built that self-belief and just made the team stronger for this year.
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Halfback Sean O Sullivan produced a confident display in his Warriors debut against Canberra. I think just the self-belief within ourselves and within the group is a massive part to being a team and performing well. While coach Nathan Brown would be wishing he hasn t had to use it so early in the year, an increase in depth has been another key factor to the club s 2-1 start.
Everyone s open to honest feedback. I ve been working really hard with a lot of the middles here, they re giving me feedback on my performances and I m giving feedback to them. I feel like I ve started off a bit slow but I reckon moving forward I ll make some good strides. It s an ominous warning for the rest of the competition if the 123kg wrecking ball does indeed go to another level.
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Star signing Addin Fonua-Blake has settled well into life at the Warriors.
The rule changes may have made for a faster product but Fonua-Blake has already hit the ground running, averaging 175 running metres per game while his total of 238 post-contact metres is among the highest in the competition.
NRL Rd 1 - Storm v Rabbitohs
Rugby League by Nick Campton 17th Mar 2021 2:41 PM Wayne Bennett has rung in the changes for South Sydney with off-season recruits Josh Mansour and Jacob Host both dropped from the Rabbitohs side to play Manly on Saturday. After the Rabbitohs opened their season with a 26-18 loss to an understrength Melbourne, Bennett has relegated Mansour and Host to the reserves, with Jaxson Paulo and Keaon Koloamatangi replacing them respectively, while Patrick Mago slots in on the bench. Mansour has been named for South Sydney s NSW Cup side to take on Blacktown Sea Eagles in the curtain raiser.
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