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Anderson Cleary took us to Gf s

Can Webster do that?

Yes he can and that is not fanboi shit from me.

I have seen enough to know Webster can take us to the GF if the club stick with him, and not because I want that to be true, but because he has shown the qualities that allowed Cleary and Anderson to do it and even more.

And the thing is.....Cappy is building an inventory for Webster that will keep supplying him with star players for the next five years.

It is all there to see....the reason the NSW cup side are thrashing top four NSW sides by fifty points now is that our recruitment design is so well thought out that we end up having players of the quality of Te Maire Marting running the team.

That is the achievement of McFadden and Webster.

The Warriors have never had a local Kiwi half of the quality of TMM playing cup weekly...it is a symptom of a well built new model of how to win the comp.

 

[CWC]

We should be ok with SOO with Fish there, they showed they can play with 1 of Fish/Barney out

Webby is having a similar young coach bounce back like Fitzgibbon and Ciraldo 2024 after a down season

 

[Makasene]

Astonishing losses in Tohu/SJ/AFB with able but not equivalent replacements.

I would never question the Mana of the first two and the platform that AFB laid.

But really, I think the absence of this trio has contributed to the uptick in form.

- Tohu last year was past it
- SJ last year could barely get on the field
- AFB - toxic...

The truth is these guys leaving has made space for others.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

I would never question the Mana of the first two and the platform that AFB laid.

But really, I think the absence of this trio has contributed to the uptick in form.

- Tohu last year was past it
- SJ last year could barely get on the field
- AFB - toxic...

The truth is these guys leaving has made space for others.

Yes, so much of our success this year has been centred around energy. We looked pedestrian last year.

Youth with power
Battlers fighting their way through every game at full effort with calm, clear heads.
The exuberance of Metcalf
Squad cohesion and brotherhood in a club that has a clearly defined culture that players want to buy into.
On-field leadership that exhibits the above.

 

[Ref]

I would never question the Mana of the first two and the platform that AFB laid.

But really, I think the absence of this trio has contributed to the uptick in form.

- Tohu last year was past it
- SJ last year could barely get on the field
- AFB - toxic...

The truth is these guys leaving has made space for others.

Mate that is bang on.
Although in saying that AFB still played amazingly.
I have said before that this is not a rebuild year.
Last year was.
This year Webby has mostly got his selections and bench use right.
I believe he thinks we can go all the way this year.
So much depth.
Every player at their best.

 

[mrblonde]

I'd take an unbeaten season at The Mount over a Top 4 finish. But after the start we've made, not over a Top 8...

Obviously if both Unbeaten Home Season and Top 4 Finish are on the Menu then I'm getting fat on that one. But if they're not, I can live with that if Mt Smart's become a place opposition fans go "Well, we can't count on winning in Auckland!"

 

[Theking267]

If you asked most people & said Tohu, Dylan Walker & JFH wouldn’t be in the team at the start of the year we would have been wooden spoon favourites.

 

[John Nick]

If you asked most people & said Tohu, Dylan Walker & JFH wouldn’t be in the team at the start of the year we would have been wooden spoon favourites.

I thought the same after Vegas TBF. What a turn around

 

[Theking267]

I think Webster himself gets shocked with how quickly the young players have progressed this year

 

[Canonball]

I'd take an unbeaten season at The Mount over a Top 4 finish. But after the start we've made, not over a Top 8...

Obviously if both Unbeaten Home Season and Top 4 Finish are on the Menu then I'm getting fat on that one. But if they're not, I can live with that if Mt Smart's become a place opposition fans go "Well, we can't count on winning in Auckland!"

We have 16 matches left, if we drop 7 of those we'll still comfortably make the 8, and tbh on current form i don't see us dropping many more than 5 additional ... that's top four pushing for top 2

 

[Theking267]

In the last 2 years the Warriors have a 7-2 record against top four teams. Only losing the Storm twice. So they only team they should fear is the Storm

 

[Kestrel84]

We have 16 matches left, if we drop 7 of those we'll still comfortably make the 8, and tbh on current form i don't see us dropping many more than 5 additional ... that's top four pushing for top 2

Am I correct in assuming each team gets 3 Bye games? I'd say that would make 30pts about the minimum to make the 8. So we need at least 6 more wins, which you would think is totally doable.

Regardless, we should be going into the rest of the season wanting to not even drop a single game.

 

[Canonball]

Am I correct in assuming each team gets 3 Bye games? I'd say that would make 30pts about the minimum to make the 8. So we need at least 6 more wins, which you would think is totally doable.

Regardless, we should be going into the rest of the season wanting to not even drop a single game.

Yep, that's the attitude we want - no sleep til October

 

[Canonball]

I hate the 'Andrew Webster' nom de guerre [is it only here he's called that?] but these comments give credence to it, and yeah it's a massive factor in how we're traveling atm https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/56...ound-close-game-heartbreak-in-best-ever-start :

"Honestly, probably the missing thing from that formula is how tight the boys are," coach Andrew Webster explained.


"I'm not saying we weren't close last year, but there's definitely a different level of care for each other and wanting to have each other's backs.


"We're certainly not perfect at the moment. I actually think we're probably not playing as good as we were at times last year, when we were probably more clinical, but this year, we've got way more fight and way more togetherness."

 

[sydneywarrior92]

scrolling back on this thread, many people on here are going to have to eat their words by the end of the year. 2nd year syndrome is common amongst many young coaches. It's how you bounce back that matters. Webby has really showcased his coaching skills this year, taking our depleted roster that many believe is a bottom 4 roster into the top 3. It's only a matter of time imo before the Aussie teams start thinking seriously about bringing webby back home. Many other struggling teams would kill for someone like webby at the helm.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

It's only a matter of time imo before the Aussie teams start thinking seriously about bringing webby back home. Many other struggling teams would kill for someone like webby at the helm.

If the club back him, he'll stick around.

He's got an Ivan vibe. Loves it here.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

If the club back him, he'll stick around.

He's got an Ivan vibe. Loves it here.

hope that's still true when uncle Nick comes with multiple brown paper bags of cash looking for Webby to take over from Robinson when he eventually retires. He may love it here but his connections are probably still back in Australia. The pessimist in me tells me he eventually goes back after a couple more good seasons with us. But the optimist in me thinks he wants to be the coach that wins our maiden premiership. So maybe that is enough to get the Aussie vipers off his tail.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

But the optimist in me thinks he wants to be the coach that wins our maiden premiership. So maybe that is enough to get the Aussie vipers off his tail.

It's more than that, I think.

The Warriors first premiership will lead to a massive increase in sport popularity within NZ, potentially a second club and your name being etched in the history books.

From an ego perspective, it's the top prize.