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Really talented 9s coming through too, few years away

Kestrel84 said:

That is how I see it. Say what you want about CHT, but having him on the bench means you can plug about 4 or 5 positions on the field in a pinch. Much more than you get out of Lussick.

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Will be interesting to see if they try and add any other positions to Healey? He’s a bit of a unit

Noitall said:

Will be interesting to see if they try and add any other positions to Healey? He’s a bit of a unit

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That hooker/13 hybrid role has been gaining a bit of traction since Brandon Smith at the Storm, you reckon he'd be able to fall into that category?

Tookey 2.0 said:

That hooker/13 hybrid role has been gaining a bit of traction since Brandon Smith at the Storm, you reckon he'd be able to fall into that category?

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CHT same size as cotter, radley, Plath.. mobile fit 13s. No reason he can’t do well there, or at least be a serviceable back up/bench player

Warriorsfan92 said:

CHT same size as cotter, radley, Plath.. mobile fit 13s. No reason he can’t do well there, or at least be a serviceable back up/bench player

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Yeah I agree fully, I'm super surprised we didn't have him training there in preseason last year.
It seems to me that the players who aren't good enough to be an out an out half - players like Connor Watson, Dylan Walker - make excellent ball playing interchange players. I think CHT would fall into that category, but it doesn't look like we've been trying to convert him to that. I think he'd go well there

Warriorsfan92 said:

CHT same size as cotter, radley, Plath.. mobile fit 13s. No reason he can’t do well there, or at least be a serviceable back up/bench player

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I’d be keen to see him given one or two roles to focus on, rather than being a stop gap for everything. 13 could be a nicely focused area for him

I think we’ve seen how versatile he is. But I also think that has stunted his development

defensivebomb said:

I’d be keen to see him given one or two roles to focus on, rather than being a stop gap for everything. 13 could be a nicely focused area for him

I think we’ve seen how versatile he is. But I also think that has stunted his development

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100%. I know the Andrews love versatility but i think it's been overdone with a few

Three burning issues at every NRL club ahead of the 2025 season​

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WARRIORS​

NO MORE MAGIC

How will the Warriors handle life without the experienced presence of retired playmaker Shaun Johnson? Given Johnson struggled in his final year in the NRL, the belief from inside the Warriors camp is that the team will embrace a new style of play with a new-look halves pairing of either Luke Metcalf and Chanel Harris-Tavita or Te Maire Martin.


Shaun Johnson. Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
FISH AFB

Viewed by fans as one champion prop out and one champion prop in, the departure of Addin Fonua Blake to the Sharks and arrival of James Fisher-Harris from Penrith runs a lot deeper than that. In contrast to AFB’s big engine to play long minutes and destruction close to the tryline, JFH’s greatest asset is his willingness to make the toughest carries, when getting out of his team’s end of the field. How the Warriors learn to play differently with JFH is critical.

ROGER THAT

The return to the NRL from rugby union last season of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck showed enough glimpses of brilliance to believe that the champion ballrunner will increase in confidence in 2025. The key for the Warriors is avoiding the shuffle of position she was forced to endure between fullback, wing and centre last season, which impacted his comeback season.

– David Riccio

MM51 said:

I look at this as a very narrow, short sighted play dropping Boyd or Metcalf, who replaces Hughes if it was to happen. You’re relying on jett to step up?

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If you read it again you'll see that 2 of TMM/Boyd/Metcalf/CHT will step up, depending on who stays

Warriorsfan92 said:

Really talented 9s coming through too, few years away

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We’ve been hearing that one for a while- Mara, havilli, nafe, roache, Kalepo, otukolo…. They’re always coming but they never arrive.
You need a lot of smarts to play hooker.

defensivebomb said:

I reckon CNK still has some great years ahead of him. Just needs to fix whatever wasn’t working last year

He strikes me as a player that studies his game and puts the hard work into improving it

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He was burnt out last year for some reason. He looked busted physically and empty physically and being fullback the distance covered these days is a lot. He's had a long pre season so he should be good to go this year. Let's see if he has anything high value left to offer. I think so.

Great interview with webby, talks a lot about the new recruits