Post Match Warriors v Titans - [Round 21, 2025]
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Our forwards were cooked. Just didn’t make the metres this week - ford tried hard and made a lot of tackles but just got bossed by the Gold Coast forwards….
Credit to the GC. They looked like they had a point to prove.
Follow Tookey 2.0s advice. TMM is wasted on the bench. Maybe start him with Boyd and have CHT as 14. He’s been ineffective coming on.
It feels too late in the season to be making big switches and blooding nsw cup players. But TT has shown again and again he’s up to first grade.
Make up your mind Damo
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The one time we did something different we passed wide on first play, we made huge metres up the field..
We don’t have enough variation in our attack which is why we’re a step below storm, Canberra, bulldogs, panthers and possibly more…
The roosters storm game was the game of the round. Two well coached teams that offer plenty of variations of attack play.
Man one loss has people calling out Webster doesn't surprise me at all.
I must say I'm proud of this team and the heights we have reached so far the players we lost last year and the players we have lost this year due to injury, a massive congratulations to the coaches and the team is due.
It doesn’t matter if we lose the rest of the games from here on this seasons still a success we have just reached that point of absolute burnout which was inevitable.
We are lucky we have a plethora of youngsters and also a quality cup team to build foundations on.
If Cappy can recruit us a couple plugs moving forward we will be consistent as the Nrl season is such a marathon, sprints at the start of the season don't work look at Penrith they are in a prime position now.
I must say I'm proud of this team and the heights we have reached so far the players we lost last year and the players we have lost this year due to injury, a massive congratulations to the coaches and the team is due.
It doesn’t matter if we lose the rest of the games from here on this seasons still a success we have just reached that point of absolute burnout which was inevitable.
We are lucky we have a plethora of youngsters and also a quality cup team to build foundations on.
If Cappy can recruit us a couple plugs moving forward we will be consistent as the Nrl season is such a marathon, sprints at the start of the season don't work look at Penrith they are in a prime position now.
The NSW Cup guys probably wouldn't want some of the first graders for fear of stinking up the joint. They have an impressive winning streak going on.
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Where are all these outside back speedsters and strike weapons on our roster that fans want our geriatrics replaced with, to suddenly turn us into a Dolphins like score from anywhere on the park team coming from?
Apart from getting TT in there somewhere and maybe TMM in the halves this team is very limited in what they can do.
The style of game u play is based on the strengths of your squad. This grinding high completion game is the only card Webby had to play.....so he doubled down on it and it got us into the top 4 (hell i thought they would even struggle to make the 8 at all with the roster we have)
However it does require a week to week 9 out of 10 intensity that realistically probably isnt sustainable. And things like injuries (which are really starting to kick in now), ref calls which can swing momentum or other even small things can upset that equilibrium and cause us to struggle.
Some of the Webster rhetoric around here is laughable. Not sure if we can hold on to top 4 but just the fact we're even in there atm with some breathing space is down to him......no doubt based on roster strength this squad has over achieved.
Apart from getting TT in there somewhere and maybe TMM in the halves this team is very limited in what they can do.
The style of game u play is based on the strengths of your squad. This grinding high completion game is the only card Webby had to play.....so he doubled down on it and it got us into the top 4 (hell i thought they would even struggle to make the 8 at all with the roster we have)
However it does require a week to week 9 out of 10 intensity that realistically probably isnt sustainable. And things like injuries (which are really starting to kick in now), ref calls which can swing momentum or other even small things can upset that equilibrium and cause us to struggle.
Some of the Webster rhetoric around here is laughable. Not sure if we can hold on to top 4 but just the fact we're even in there atm with some breathing space is down to him......no doubt based on roster strength this squad has over achieved.
Sounds like a post you should make at the end of the season
Or are you saying nicely our season is over?
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At least, he would not be continually exposed on the wing. Incidentally, his positioning on defence is affected by the guy inside him - in this case an obviously busted Capewell. Replace the latter with a fully fit centre (Leka?) and that might solve the problem.
He wasn't as exposed when Rocco was there. Obviously, we need to strengthen that side of the field. The same problem was shown up against the Knights.
Over? Brother, our season is just beginning!
Here's a bit of sanity.
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He’s over rated, 800k for what.
If my leader had 2 choices of running all out at the biggest cunt on the field or the smallest (making b lines for the hooker) and he’s always swerving for the hooker. That ain’t Alpha
It could well be over, or it could be the reset and accurate selections of youngsters we need to reignite our season.
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Gets metres though dunnit. So maybe it's not so smart to run at the biggest.
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Starting to think? It might be the worst rule in the game. Too often it’s subjective, and when teams are defending their own line, they can be deliberately disruptive knowing there’s little risk of actually conceding points. Refs tend to get whistle happy early, then completely go missing with it in the last 20 minutes of games.
I can’t stand the rule. It feels like it was brought in so the NRL can manipulate games to stay tighter and more entertaining, because at the end of the day the NRL is in the business of entertainment. Closer games mean bigger crowds, more viewers, and more money.
I’ve seen it too many times at Mount Smart. Warriors come out firing, then suddenly cop two or three six-agains, the other team swings the momentum, and just like that, the game flips.
Was it great attack though? What I saw was some of the worst defense I've seen from both teams all season. Stormed scored 2 or 3 walking untouched through the middle.
Didn’t realise we had so many NRL coaches on this board!!!
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It could well be over, or it could be the reset and accurate selections of youngsters we need to reignite our season.
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First 10mins there was a sense of urgency .. then they went to full conservative mode not wanting to put pressure or make mistakes.. it wasnt until the last 10mins when they started to get desparate, took risks and tried to open the game up and make something happen... they should have played with that level of intensity for the full 80mins
its a flawed game plan for this end of the season with finals a month away... coach needs to own this
dam, he (and the boys) must have had a shyte game, I haven't watched it yet, I watched the last gold coast titans game as a prelude before our game, and they played ok. and when I turned the game on I could tell with 10 minutes to go I could tell we were on a hiding to nothing. I'm not trying to excuse the loss, but lets all remember this is the hardest game in the world in the toughest comp ever in the world. as everyone knows if the big boys don't step up the backs can't do their job. did our forwards not step up?
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