Manly's ball movement looked so much crispier than it was in the WCC.

Shaun Johnson is an amazing talent. He does incredible things and you can see defences totally confused when he attacks the line. He is a genuine superstar!!! He is going all the way if he stays injury free.

Fantastic game, a round one match that wouldnt have looked out of place as the grand final.

The crowd and atmosphere was impressive and the kiwis have got some real talent coming through. Look forward to seeing more of the Warriors this year.

Yet people would have you believe that the aussies need more time before they play the WCC. Does a couple of weeks make that much difference in the team, or did they just lose to a better Leeds side?

Shaun Johnson is pure quality, the Warriors will be in for a good year aslong as they can keep there best players on the field. This kid is unreal and is gonna be even better the more he plays, be interesting to see if he knocks Foran out of the Kiwis side to partner Benji in the halves or will he be on the bench?
I see Ropati is injured once again, seems to get injured in round 1 every year and misses the whole season but he's no big loss, atleast Hurrell will get more gametime now and Inu should be in the side somewhere.

Yeah, I can see Foran losing his spot too. He's a always been a better 6 than 7 anyway. Even going back to his junior days at Asquiths and North Sydney. There's no way they'll move Benji. Though I think Johnson may need a few more games against the big fellas before putting him into a full test. Maybe games for NZ Maori first?