Post Match NZ Warriors v Melbourne Storm - [Round 6, 2026]

Dannevegas · Apr 12, 2026

Horriors2013 said:
I think it's working out combinations. CHT is the best defensive 6 in the game with Brown. But he doesn't lead the attack the way Mets does. Mets is in the same position Tanah was in last year, coming into a successful team - tough act to follow. His rustiness shows. I think CNK FB, wingers DWZ and AKP, let Leiataua and Pompey run the centres. CHT deserves 6 and Tanah 7. Mets off the bench I reckon. He needs to fit in. He's off the pace right now. TT has a low ceiling. I don't know why he got resigned. Ratcliffe/LeMana/Norris would be better.

How does Pompey and CNK get their spots back? We just destroyed the storm in Melbourne. Neither of them deserve to be back in the team after 2 poor performances the past 2 weeks

snake77 · Apr 12, 2026

Highlights are up.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcz7FlxFhnI

CWC · Apr 12, 2026

Love how Warbrick’s already getting into the huddle to celebrate with the boys

Horriors2013 · Apr 12, 2026

Dannevegas said:
Metcalf at the back to be the final link in the spine to unlock AKP and others

Worth a try.

juju · Apr 12, 2026

Bellyache didnt blow up in the presser.

Was just saying they'll look at their prep and coaching team as well as players.

mrblonde · Apr 12, 2026

Shouldn't Fish go to their dressing room sometime this week (like Smith did in 2020 when we were stuck in Terrigal) and give them the patronizing "You Guys Played Hard, Thanks For Staying So We Could THRASH YA!" type talk??

Tookey 2.0 · Apr 12, 2026

Beastmode said:
Sorry Warbrick but I couldn’t stop smiling after RTS totally fucked you up over the side line

Couldn't help but feel there was a little but more oompf in that one haha. Wahbrick ain't a Wah yet

CWC · Apr 12, 2026

Damo said:
It was TSS. Journo asked about "Tanner" though so I can see the confusion

Saw TSS has ice on his hammy so yup

CWC · Apr 12, 2026

Tookey 2.0 said:
Couldn't help but feel there was a little but more oompf in that one haha. Wahbrick ain't a Wah yet

Flew towards the camera too

Dannevegas · Apr 12, 2026

CWC said:
Saw TSS has ice on his hammy so yup

insert Goggins

BangBro's (still banging) · Apr 12, 2026

Book the fucken Limousine!

BangBro's (still banging) · Apr 12, 2026

Don't want to damper but are melbourne actually pretty shit this year?

Other than Grant, Hughes, and Munster, what did they have going for them?

rugged · Apr 12, 2026

That was pure therapy - years of trauma undone. Vossy repeating that we were savage was gold. Remember that 2002 smashed teams so hard that the Warriors forward pack maintained a rep for years, even when they were no longer physically imposing. That was line in the sand don't mess with us savage agression.

I love it when Halligan tried to say that the record of losses wouldn't really mean anything to DV and he instantly talked about how it had been years when he arrived and it mattered for the jeresy!

Melbourne have been too grubby and too skillful for us for a decade. Sorry for the inappropriate analogy but it felt like the guy who turned up to beat his girl again and when he walked into his own lounge an angry DV and Fish were waiting for him!

Warriors4lyfe · Apr 12, 2026

I was at the game tonight and just wanna say how proud I am to be a warriors supporter, we absolutely drowned out the storm supporters and you could of mistaken it for a home game.
Our Defence was crazy good and even my Mrs who doesn't follow NRL said it was the best defence she has seen the warriors put up and she actually really enjoyed the game which is a rarity for her to say.

Makasene · Apr 12, 2026

The debate really does become who is the 7? Boyd or Mets?

Beastmode · Apr 12, 2026

BangBro's (still banging) said:
Don't want to damper but are melbourne actually pretty shit this year?

Other than Grant, Hughes, and Munster, what did they have going for them?

Nah they are top 4

They got humbled by the two top teams in the comp - us and Penrith, that’s all.

Started the season with a hiss and roar by tearing apart Eels and Drags by nearly 50 each

Lost two close ones by 4 to Cows and Broncos

They’ll be back … just not tonight

CWC · Apr 12, 2026

Warriors4lyfe said:
I was at the game tonight and just wanna say how proud I am to be a warriors supporter, we absolutely drowned out the storm supporters and you could of mistaken it for a home game.
Our Defence was crazy good and even my Mrs who doesn't follow NRL said it was the best defence she has seen the warriors put up and she actually really enjoyed the game which is a rarity for her to say.

Did your contingent sing the team song post match?

Beastmode · Apr 12, 2026

Makasene said:
The debate really does become who is the 7? Boyd or Mets?

What’s the debate ???? There is no debate

Its obviously Boyd

JustLikeStartingOver · Apr 12, 2026

BangBro's (still banging) said:
Don't want to damper but are melbourne actually pretty shit this year?

Other than Grant, Hughes, and Munster, what did they have going for them?

Bellamy is being weird, playing 16 players with the extended bench these days and dragging off a forward for not playing the ball properly is going too far.

Also as much as I hate them, having Katoa almost killed on intl duty is huge blow, their best forward by an absolute mile

sydneywarrior92 · Apr 12, 2026

We have come a long way since this humiliating moment in 2022 before the Webby era. Hope the storm become our new bunnies. We have 12 years of pent up anger to release.