Post Match Warriors v Dragons - [Round 24, 2025]

[JustVisiting82]

Is anyone able to explain the rationale behind our second try not being an obstruction? I was at the game and thought that try was going to be taken off for sure.

Not sure anyone else has answered your question so I'll give it a crack. When I watched the replay on the live coverage I thought Niukore ran through the line rather than stopping in it and the contact between him and the defender only happened because the Dragon made a defensive decision to move towards, reach out and grab at Niukore. I haven't watched it again though as I can't bring myself to sit through that "highlights" package.

 

[giffy]

Warriors: Round 24

James Fisher-Harris and Andrew Webster chat to the media after their Round 24 clash against the Dragons

www.nrl.com

Always love Webster’s subtleties, talks about Tuaupiki with no sleep, but thanks his partner for letting him play

Certainly beats the days of having a players wife talking shit on social media! I really love how the clubs culture, continues to develop, especially this season. We used to joke and call Robbo Alpha Mohawk but he’s done something wonderful with his recruitment

 

[Wah's Up]

Kicking ability is the difference. We must have kickers at 6 and 7. I would start TMM at fullback and put Taine back to cup

Taine is great on attack in their 20 but lets in a lot of tries and consistently in the wrong place on defence.

 

[Kav1]

Can’t believe we’re back in the top 4 with all the real killers

No one else can either. Look at our meagre points for and against. As much as I hate to say it, we are pretenders not contenders. Still it would be nice if we achieved top 4 given our injuries, particularly to key players.

 

[Five&Last]

Ye I’d go with that too. The best attacking shape we’ve thrown all year was way back in that trial against the storm. Yes I know it’s a trial against a weaker storm side, but it was still killer shape. I thought webby had everyone fooled because the week earlier we played like dog shit against the sharks, with that boring conservative gameplan. And then the week after we come out with this amazing attacking shape with Martin out the back, sweeping both sides the park creating for both edges. and we never go back to that. He doesn’t need to make 200 metres he needs to create points in good ball and that’s what he’ll do.

Honestly the 200 odd meters from CNK at the back each week is the most overrated thing about this team.

Yeah fuck it give TMM a go in the number 1

 

[sup42]

Once again apart from the odd lunatic the majority here have already stated it wasnt a great performance.

I think i see the issue tho....you still actually think we should win the Grand Final with the squad we have ....your not the only one tho. But it is funny seeing the toys get thrown out of the cot when this team inevitably dont reach those standards. I accepted this at the start of the season hence why despite the form of late to be in the position were at is a massive over achievement in my books.

But good luck if u think a halves pairing of Tannah Boyd and Chanel Harris Tevita are going to take u to the promised land.

We have the worst attack in the top 8 (top 10 actually), our wins and position had been built on the back of good defence and a high completion rate hence the grinding nature of our games. The continuous injuries to key players and disruption that causes have eroded those basics and we dont have probably the class in other areas to compensate.

And thats not a knock on Webby. He can only play the cards he was dealt and tbf it was working for him until the injuries really started mounting.

Looking to the future we look like we might be like Hasslers Bulldogs sides, stacked forward packs, struggling a bit in the backs, restricted to playing the game one style only, at least as you say Webster has proved he can get the best out of having an imbalanced squad.

 

[Kav1]

Already been said by many on here, but that has to be one of the worst wins I've watched. I took no joy from that. We looked crap from the start, didn't even look remotely better after the Dragons lost two players to head knocks, were directionless all round and seemed to lack anyone that wanted to really run the ball straight.

Yes, we are missing key players through injury and it really sucks - but damn, we either have shockingly bad depth or are just totally incapable of adjusting with the talent we have + not sure Webby has any kind of plan B.

I just did the ladder predictor - if we don't win any of our remaining games, and all the teams ranked 5-9 (that will most fuck the Warriors position) win their games, then we finish 9th. So while potentially unlikely, it is still a mathematical possibility.... You know how us Warriors fans love mathematical possibilities....

Too soon to use a ladder predictor - put it to use after the results of remaining games to come for this round

 

[Naynay]

Which amazes me at various times throughout the season when players like Sloan, Dominic Young, Khan Pereira who are/were up for consideration the amount of pushback on these boards given the obvious lack of genuine speed across the park in our squad....players deficiencies can be worked on.....genuine raw speed, not so much

I think most people dont want to just put a fast player in when they are pretty deficiency , all good he can make a break and go 50 metres but all three of those players let in so many tries

 

[3rdstriker]

Taine is great on attack in their 20 but lets in a lot of tries and consistently in the wrong place on defence.

We didn't let in any the second half and ran some beauty shape

 

[Kav1]

There's absolutely no reason to think his leading indigenous round celebrations and ceremonies had any effect on his in game performances.

I think his overall performances this year have been much below what I expected. May be, he has reached his pinnacle and, there is only one way to go from there. It will be interesting if he is selected for the Kiwis this year.

 

[Kav1]

Win or lose tonight we aren’t winning the gf, the way I see it, if we can scam 5th or 6th (we won’t hold onto 4th) and somehow make it to the Second week of finals that’s a good building block. 2 points is 2 points at this time of the year. You often learn as much from these sort of games as you do a loss.. swings and roundabouts, we played well against the Phins and lost, played awful tonight and won. We are 4th and snapped a losing streak, crack a smile you wet blankets

or better still, laugh out loud and dry those tears. We have just survived to fight another three days

 

[Dannevegas]

Honestly the 200 odd meters from CNK at the back each week is the most overrated thing about this team.

Yeah fuck it give TMM a go in the number 1

Ye. why does our fullback only attack the one side? Makes the defence easy to read. The opposition can just stack that side leaving our left side with little to work with. Which is why by the time we do a move and the ball reaches the wing he’s got 3 guys waiting for him. Nek minute dallins jamming on the back rower and they’ve got 2 spare players in space

 

[sup42]

I'd prefer if we played champagne rugby and win.

I want three testicles but that fat bastard Santa can't read....

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

I want three testicles but that fat bastard Santa can't read....

Ridiculous statement.

What the hell would you do with a third testicle?

 

[Kav1]

Yeah! I would love to have heard the conversations when Ford kept killing us in good ball on the first or second tackle?

Fish also had his worst game discipline wise.

I haven't screamed so hard at the TV to yank ford off the park.

I love Fords attitude to league, but we needed the forwards to be more composed in the redzone.

I was yelling at Webby to bring Healey on for the final 20 minutes not the eventual 10.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Kicking ability is the difference. We must have kickers at 6 and 7. I would start TMM at fullback and put Taine back to cup

Hopefully berry is back, straight swap for tain, and CNK must reconnect with the back three.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I was yelling at Webby to bring Healey on for the final 20 minutes not the eventual 10.

I was hoping more when we scored our first try.

 

[Inruin]

I was hoping more when we scored our first try.

And could always have bought Egan back on at the end. We only used 7 of the 8 interchanges I think

 

[Kav1]

Great point. "MUST WIN GAMES"

All three games

 

[Kestrel84]

Too soon to use a ladder predictor - put it to use after the results of remaining games to come for this round

To clarify, I'm not taking it seriously - but my point was to show that there is a reality out there where playing top 8 is not guaranteed. Also, given the injuries and form slump of the team, it is a very real possibility that we don't win any of our remaining games. Being blind to this possibility doesn't help anyone either.

The team needs to be better than the game last night - and perhaps they have some decent excuses for the performance, but they have the ability to be better, so we should also expect them to be better.