There are numerous games in Round 2 of the NRL that will demand your attention. If that isnโt enough, or you want a bit more to think about other than whoโs going to win the match, look no further.
Here are six things to look for while youโre watching the second round of the NRL season.
6. Fifth and Last: Is the Warriors' season over before itโs barely began?
With Shaun Johnson out for a month, the Warriors' season could be done before they get a chance to make something of it.
With one of the best forward packs in the game and Shaun Johnson back in the side, the Warriors had high hopes for their team. Any chance of making the top-eight and playing finals footy has been made much more difficult after one round.
While it sounds hyperbolic, about eight teams are vying for seventh and eighth position and they all are good enough to make it. Spots one to five are all but locked up by the Manly Sea-Eagles, Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters, Parramatta Eels. While the South-Sydney Rabbitohs sit on the periphery.
That means teams like the Warriors can't let any games slip. Especially against teams in the same bracket.
Facing the Gold Coast Titans, Wests Tigers, North Queensland Cowboys and Brisbane Broncos over the next four weeks, if the Warriors lose any, or in the worst-case scenario, all of these games, they could find themselves in a deep hole.
While they have options to fill the absence ofย Johnson, if they could easily replace him, the Warriors wouldnโt have bought him in the first place.
