Pick Your Team Warriors v Tigers - [Round 19, 2025]

[forwardpass!]

Haha mate, before this year I was the President of the anti CHT fan club, but if you can't see how well he's going, that's more a you thing than a Webby thing.

This humble pie tastes okay, give it a chance!

I think he’s going ok
He’s all we got
Next month will tell us about the whole half 5/8 thing
Going into next year
He’s certainly better than last year

 

[3rdstriker]

Trying to be a half glass full kinda guy.

Yes, we lose Metcalf whose been killing it this year. But with both him and CNK out for the next 4 weeks, and against the Tigers, Knights and Titans it looks like we'll be able to muck around with a few of our options.

If we go TMM at fb, Taine on the wing (I'm assuming DWZ still out) and bringing Healey on to the bench I can see these positives and negatives:

Positives:
Better goal kicker (Tannah)
Better general kicking (Tannah)
More ball playing from the back (TMM)
More energy off the bench from dummy half (Healey)
More spark from wing (Taine)

Negatives:
Less meters from the back (CNK)
Cohesion and consistency (CNK, Metcalf)
Halves x factor (Metcalf)
No bench utility (TMM)

Unfortunately, so far Dallin hasn't been at his peak so I really don't think we lose anything from what we've had when Dallin's been playing this year.
As long as our forwards gain parity or dominate from the front, I think we'll go well. Excited to see what we can create. There could be a silver lining in these injuries....

Better general Defence from Taine too.

 

[kos]

Pretty sure that Boyd will have to come in as the 7 .
Why do you think that CHT won't supplement Boyd as he was doing with Metcalf.
Imo TMM hasn't been effective at 6.
He went missing last year when pairing with SJ
Was much better at 7.

CHT has done enough to stay at 6 - his defence is immense and he has set up try assists and scored tries.
Boyd comes in at 7 although CCES makes an interesting point.
I love TMM but he was poor at 6 with SJ.

But the big thing
Our forwards have got to go forward!

 

[Five&Last]

Do we think defence will be the top consideration when it comes to our Metcalf replacement? If so, Boyd has not defended on the right edge at all in 2025 where as TMM has in 6 NSW Cup games and has also lined up next to Berry before. Many seem to think Boyd is a certainty, but apart from picking Tuaupiki over Kosi to begin the season, history shows he tends to go back to the players he's previously put faith in

100% I would be very surprised if they picked Boyd over TMM for the 7

Seems to be a very wide spectrum of opinions on this selection, going to be interesting to read the team sheet in a week.

 

[John Nick]

CHT has done enough to stay at 6 - his defence is immense and he has set up try assists and scored tries.
Boyd comes in at 7 although CCES makes an interesting point.
I love TMM but he was poor at 6 with SJ.

But the big thing
Our forwards have got to go forward!

Couldn't agree more Kos

 

[forwardpass!]

CHT has done enough to stay at 6 - his defence is immense and he has set up try assists and scored tries.
Boyd comes in at 7 although CCES makes an interesting point.
I love TMM but he was poor at 6 with SJ.

But the big thing
Our forwards have got to go forward!

Yep

 

[Fangrl1234]

The way I see it - Webby will pick the team where there is the least amount of disruption.

 

[Dannevegas]

100% I would be very surprised if they picked Boyd over TMM for the 7

Seems to be a very wide spectrum of opinions on this selection, going to be interesting to read the team sheet in a week.

Not sure who I prefer for the 7, but I don’t think Boyd would’ve opted to stick around and take up his option if he was gonna be 3rd choice 7. I think the best balance might be 1. TMM 6. CHT 7. Boyd 14. Healey

 

[sup42]

Do we think defence will be the top consideration when it comes to our Metcalf replacement? If so, Boyd has not defended on the right edge at all in 2025 where as TMM has in 6 NSW Cup games and has also lined up next to Berry before. Many seem to think Boyd is a certainty, but apart from picking Tuaupiki over Kosi to begin the season, history shows he tends to go back to the players he's previously put faith in

Webster seems to have lost faith in TMM as a half option though (first he doesn't get the gig, then he gets used in a completely different role, then he gets told to look elsewhere next season, so I expect Boyd will get his shot. Webster does prefer guys with NRL experience where possible, but Boyd is an NRL player so that shouldn't hold him back.

Bit unfair on Boyd if he does not get his chance now, that would tell him he shouldn't have signed that extension surely.