Crowd for NZ Warriors vs Dolphins: 23,686.
Third crowd of 20,000+ in a row for NZ Warriors at Go Media Stadium.
Second game with 23,000+ folks in attendance.
Every game is 18,000+ at home for Warriors this season.
#LetsGoneWarriors
#NRLWarriorsDolphins
#KiwiNRL
SCENES amongst the Colo-Colo folks as Marco Rojas scores his first goal for the club from almost halfway with the last kick of the game
He already had an assist in the match, now this. Love it 🤙
#FlyingKiwis
Ladies and gents we present Ben Waine’s first goal in the English Championship 🚂🚂🚂
First NZer to score in this division since Chris Wood for Leeds in 2017… and Waineo did it against Leeds
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Big love for Steven Adams on the Grizzlies broadcast
He had 17 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl with a perfect 5/5 ft in 27 mins in a 120-114 win over the Clippers in LA
#KiwiSteve
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NZ Warriors crowds at Mt Smart this season...
vs Bulldogs: 18,595
vs Cowboys: 23,695
vs Roosters: 20,395
vs Dolphins: 23,686
vs Rabbitohs: 22,612
vs Sharks: 24,012
vs Raiders: 19,112
vs Sea Eagles: 24,112
vs Dragons: 25,095
vs Knights: 26,083
#UpTheWahs
#NRLWarriorsKnights
Steven Adams huffing away on that oxygen mask in the background. Dude only got out of covid protocols a few days back and is gobbling up rebounds regardless
The Grizzlies have outscored the Warriors by 25 points over the last six quarters while Adams has been on the court
Michael Boxall was racially abused during the first half of the game by a Qatari player.
No official action was taken so the team have agreed not to come out for the second half of the match.
Ria Percival & Malia Steinmetz, NZ's two best ball-winning midfielders (and the scourge of Norwegian football), have only started three games together for the Football Ferns...
0-0 vs Czechia
2-0 vs Vietnam
1-0 vs Norway
Never conceded a goal 🔒
#FIFAWWC
#BeyondGreatness
With this moment, Chris Wood ensured that there has now been a New Zealander take the pitch in 20 consecutive English Premier League seasons
#FlyingKiwis
Sarpreet Singh's been named the top winger of the first half of the 2.Bundesliga season by Der Kicker - one of three blokes listed in the "outstanding" category. Right on 🤙
#FlyingKiwis
Did Liberato Cacace just assist an injury time winner for Empoli, giving them three massive points in their relegation battle?
Yes, he did 🤌
#FlyingKiwis
We're so far through the looking glass that most of it's tongue-in-cheek these days but it's still a happy endeavour anytime an England squad is named to check the replies for mentions of Chris Wood 🇳🇿
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Sarpreet Singh's two assists from the weekend. He's had a goal involvement in all four games for SSV Jahn so far. This is just what he does now ✌️
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NZ Warriors home crowds this season
vs Bulldogs: 18,595
vs Cowboys: 23,695
vs Roosters: 20,395
vs Dolphins: 23,686
vs Rabbitohs: 22,612
vs Sharks: 24,012
vs Raiders: 19,112
A stink Mt Smart is now 18-19,000 hehe.
#LetsGoneWarriors
First man on the court to celebrate with the lads at the final buzzer?
Steven Adams, going straight over to embrace Xavier Tillman, the bloke who took all his minutes
Rough day for ol’ Tip but what a bloke, what a teammate, what a leader regardless
A good reason why Chris Wood is gonna continue to get opportunities with Newcastle right here
▶️ Trippier goes down injured and play continues
▶️ Man City switch the play to opposite side
▶️ Wood still runs all the way back from striker to cover the RB position
#FlyingKiwis
Chris Wood’s up to 10 goals this Prem season, thanks to this rarely-glimpsed-in-the-wild reverse header
Nobody has scored more headers than The Woodsman this EPL season (5)
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Callum McCowatt joins the party. 75th min equaliser. CM has scored in three games in a row since returning from the Olympics (and had an assist earlier in the match too)
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“Matt Dibley-Dias, a central midfielder born in New Zealand… but eligible to play for England, Brazil & Portugal as well just for good measure”
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First home start for St Mirren, Alex Greive wins a penalty and then later scores the winner - his first goal for the club
This dude’s gotta be running out of milestones soon, surely 😮💨
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Apparently Marco Rojas, immediately after joining Colo-Colo, asked about their social outreach efforts... and has been helping out with food drives for the homeless ever since
He also made a point of inquiring about the women's team, even attending a training session in support
The Woodsman 🪵
Chris Wood scored a double against Luton Town, first time he’s scored multiple times in a Premier League game since his hat-trick for Burnley in April 2021
Give the man his service and he will score goals
#FlyingKiwis
Joe Champness had been without a club for nearly a year and a half until he signed with Adanaspor last week
So naturally he then scored on debut
(Yes there were stepovers involved)
#FlyingKiwis
#JOWIC
Number change for Libby Cacace, going from 21 to 3 for his second season with Empoli
Sounds like a first choice fullback kinda number, doesn’t it?
#FlyingKiwis
🔢 Domani sera il primo impegno ufficiale per l'Empoli con la sfida di Coppa Italia contro la Spal: ecco i numeri scelti dagli azzurri per la stagione 2022/23 🔽
Matthew Garbett doing Kiwi Legend things at the NAC Breda promotion party, sipping on the sponsor’s product and hijacking a live interview to say something nice about his captain (Cuco Martina) 🫡🫡🫡
Steven Adams Last 5 Games:
12 PTS | 11 REB | 8 AST vs ORL
9 PTS | 8 REB | 3 AST vs LAC
16 PTS | 14 REB | 5 AST vs DET
15 PTS | 11 REB | 4 AST vs CHA
14 PTS | 13 REB | 5 AST vs NO
Shooting 28/35 (80%) from the field
And he’s done all that in less than 24 mins per game
Chris Wood remains unstoppable from the penalty spot - including shootouts, he’s converted 28 in a row for club and country (6/6 in the Prem)
This was also his third goal in five matches this season as Nottm Forest stay unbeaten
Never in doubt 🤙
#FlyingKiwis
Next level ingenuity from Dalton Wilkins here
Dude shoves him into the advertising toblerone trying to take a quick throw, so DW uses it to trip him up 😂
#FlyingKiwis
Jonty Roubos laying claim to the Disallowed Goal of the Season award already in the opening round of the
#NZNationalLeague
Ruled out for an offside player obstructing the goalie… 🤔
Ali Riley ➡️ Chelsea
Katie Rood ➡️ Bristol City
CJ Bott ➡️ Vittsjö GIK
Aimee Phillips ➡️ Cardiff Met
Emma Rolston & Meikayla Moore ➡️ MSV Duisburg
All recent transfers, all top division clubs.
Kiwi women proving they can compete with anyone.
#FlyingKiwis
A reminder of Kane Williamson’s previous 11 scores when he’s passed fifty:
251, 129, 238, 52*, 200*, 132, 121*, 215, 104, 118, 109
The 52not was in the fourth innings of the WTC grand final
#NZvSA
A special goal for Gianni Bouzoukis of
@WgtnOlympic
- his 100th for the club (in just 127 games) 🇬🇷🇳🇿
He's the third Olympic player to reach triple figures after Harry Kotsapas and Chris Christie-Yiavasis
18 goals in
#NZNationalLeague
, 67 in Central League, 15 in Chatham Cup
Another start for Ben Waine and this time he delivered an assist
Starting to see a few more of these key involvements form the fella lately
#FlyingKiwis
Elijah Just made his first Superliga start for Horsens this morning…
… and set up the only goal as they beat league leaders Nordsjælland 1-0
The first assist of many, no doubt 👑
#FlyingKiwis
Final Steven Adams stat line in G4:
27 mins
12 points (5/9 fg)
15 rebounds (6 off)
3 assists
1 block
1 steal
2 turnovers
2 fouls
+13 (in a loss)
But the Warriors put 39 points on the Grizz in a 4th quarter that Adams only played 4 mins of to take a 3-1 series lead
Lots of reasons why the All Whites need to play as often as possible, especially in Aotearoa whenever they can, and the main reason is that this current incarnation is really really fun