The Dolphins-Warriors game is the NRL's unlikeliest blockbuster
The biggest home crowd the Dolphins have ever drawn against anyone but the Broncos came against the Warriors.But that will only add to the occasion itself. Not because they lack the talent — the Warriors have made the finals two of the past three seasons and the Dolphins were a popular play-off pick before the year began — but because of where they've been.Two months into the season, the Dolphins were a mess. They've won both games without their Origin contingent and, almost just to show that they could, they threw Katoa into the mix when he didn't play in last week's win over Wests Tigers.Ahead of their game, their biggest test — their transformation from what they were to what they have become — appears complete.
- ▪The biggest home crowd the Dolphins have ever drawn against anyone but the Broncos came against the Warriors.But that will only add to the occasion itself.
- ▪Not because they lack the talent — the Warriors have made the finals two of the past three seasons and the Dolphins were a popular play-off pick before the year began — but because of where they've been.Two months into the season, the Dolph
- ▪They've won both games without their Origin contingent and, almost just to show that they could, they threw Katoa into the mix when he didn't play in last week's win over Wests Tigers.Ahead of their game, their biggest test — their transfor
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