Post Match Warriors v Dolphins - [Round 22, 2025]

[Beastmode]

If my Auntie had balls she would be my uncle

You might want to check next time

 

[MXRecord]

I'm still salty with the way we lost that game. I'm very nervous for our chances to stay in the eight

 

[CWC]

Was Leka injured or offside for the last play?

 

[John Nick]

You might want to check next time

You still here.

 

[CWC]

Btw Boyd kicked 3/3 including 2 from sideline

 

[enterthewarrior]

Slightly off topic here, but we are not gonna win a premiership with this current lot. Our hope is 3-4 years time when all our juniors have developed and gained more experience. I hope Jett Cleary stays long-term cause he and Luke Hanson are our future halves going forward. Leka, Vaimauga and co. would be ready to lead from the front.

 

[Inruin]

Well looks like majority saw it the same way as myself. RTS clear leader as the MOM at the moment

 

[CWC]

Well looks like majority saw it the same way as myself. RTS clear leader as the MOM at the moment

Hope we can win games with him playing out of his skin like this

 

[Dlenai]

Is it just me or it felt like CNK packed a sad yesterday and didn’t get involved as much?

 

[Damo]

Is it just me or it felt like CNK packed a sad yesterday and didn’t get involved as much?

Pretty sure its just how Webby uses centres.

 

[John Nick]

Well looks like majority saw it the same way as myself. RTS clear leader as the MOM at the moment

No doubts he was great
For me there was no one better than Erin Clark.
Was down and dirty and did the tough things

 

[Makasene]

Yeah I get that. But it also eats up time, more than likely get the ball back and if we don't we are defending 12 but up by 4. If the plan was to keep them down their end then dying with the ball on the last isn't as smart as making them field a kick. They get one less tackle from fielding a kick than from a hand over. It could be the smallest of grubbers even.

Taking the 2 with a man up to go 4 points ahead and 5 minutes on the clock is brain dead.

No one does it and it would have been the wrong call.

The real issue is refusing to actually attack with the one man advantage

 

[Inruin]

Hope we can win games with him playing out of his skin like this

Feel like he has found his spot this year. Was trying too hard to be a center last season and ended up getting moved around due to injuries. He has been outstanding for us and wound back the clock a bit this year.

 

[Inruin]

Taking the 2 with a man up to go 4 points ahead and 5 minutes on the clock is brain dead.

No one does it and it would have been the wrong call.

The real issue is refusing to actually attack with the one man advantage

Maybe. But in a tight game points count and there have been teams that have done that to get 4 in front with 5 to go. Takes a penalty and two points drop goal out of the equation and if the other team does score they have to convert it to win.

What about running it on the last and handing it over rather than a little kick to reduce the tackle count? Thoughts on that?

 

[Makasene]

Maybe. But in a tight game points count and there have been teams that have done that to get 4 in front with 5 to go. Takes a penalty and two points drop goal out of the equation and if the other team does score they have to convert it to win.

What about running it on the last and handing it over rather than a little kick to reduce the tackle count? Thoughts on that?

Taking the 2 in that situation is criticised at the best of times. Certainly I can't recall seeing it with a man in the bin.

Turning it over in the corner is fine provided you actually attack on the previous 5 tackles.

You saw the difference between the two mindsets. With a man up we didn't even try to set something up.

With a man down and given the opportunity to tie the game, they decided to attack.

We played well enough to win which is why my feeling is we choked.

 

[Wellington Warrior]

You know Andrew Saville from one news?

He took great happiness from the story about the Wahs losing again… after he opened with NPC wank wank

 

[Dannevegas]

Our fan base is too happy with mediocrity. We’re all sweet with sliding down the ladder because no one expected us to be in the 8 even. But we’re here in top 4, let’s aim high, take risks. yes we have injuries but webby needs to adapt, we ain’t doing shit with his conservative, no thrills play style and his team selections

 

[Inruin]

Taking the 2 in that situation is criticised at the best of times. Certainly I can't recall seeing it with a man in the bin.

Turning it over in the corner is fine provided you actually attack on the previous 5 tackles.

You saw the difference between the two mindsets. With a man up we didn't even try to set something up.

With a man down and given the opportunity to tie the game, they decided to attack.

We played well enough to win which is why my feeling is we choked.

They attacked because they had no one that could kick the goal

So why wouldn't we put a little kick in instead of taking the tackle? One less opportunity for the opposition to use the ball

 

[Stalefish540]

Is it just me or it felt like CNK packed a sad yesterday and didn’t get involved as much?

Definitely didn't pack a sad.

He had the same niggle as last week, and some time in the first half down the Phins end it cut to him getting up slowly and limping back.

Most teams also use their wingers to cart the ball up out of their back end. Can't think of many centres that make bulk yardage metres and certainly not ours, so would be odd if he had 20 carries as game plans/stock sets are pretty well pre-structured.

There's the exceptions who get used more in attack like Herbie, but more of an outlier.

 

[Damo]

Our fan base is too happy with mediocrity. We’re all sweet with sliding down the ladder because no one expected us to be in the 8 even. But we’re here in top 4, let’s aim high, take risks. yes we have injuries but webby needs to adapt, we ain’t doing shit with his conservative, no thrills play style and his team selections

Is that not what Webby did yesterday?? Literally a different game plan, spreading the ball on early tackles, moved CNK to centre, Capewell back to 2nd Row etc etc.

It should have worked barring the meltdown at the end.