Team List (2025 Finals Week 1) - Warriors vs Penrith [Round 28, 2025]

[Ref]

All that we need is for every player to play to their absolute best.
Immense physicality in defence across the team including our backs banging their young backs.
Rush defence, communication, good decisions on defence.
Last two weeks we have given away big leads and closed the gap.
It’s such an even top 8 that I give us a chance.

 

[Completion Rate]

I'm interested to see how this will be reffed. Much like in origin, in the finals you can get away with bloody murder as the refs are too scared to influence the outcome of the match. The wrestle gets more grubby. The 10m gets shorter and the 50/50s are anyone's guess.
We need to get down and dirty or we will be outmuscled. The Panthers know the pace of the game at this end of the season.

 

[out the gate]

I know I'm not the only one looking at the team thinking we are f**ked. I'm fair to say the team list doesn't surprise us at all. Very predictable. Capwell at center is a huge liability (I'm not saying he's not the right pick, he's the best we have available) but won't offer enough on attack and to slow to react if caught jamming or ball watching. This feels like round 16 deja vu. Fish to have the game of his life & ignite the flame in the boys to bring us home... let's hope so! Just fuc**n win! I'm sick of listing to the Aussie commentary predicting we'll flop. F**k them!

 

[snake77]

I was a bit worried about this whole making a noise and doing burnouts outside the Panthers hotel.

Purely selfish reasons My wife and I have been given a night out in a fancy hotel in town and I was worried I'd have to put up with it as I doubt my wife will let me join in.

Just checked the hotel we're going to and the one listed. As long as a few idiots can't read and get the wrong hotel i'm good.

So go nuts.

 

[Pop Dukez]

I wonder how many penalties Ford the energizer bunny will concede, love the energy and work he brings but he’ll give Penrith favourable field position one to many times…just hope he can balance the scales with ball in hand (and not cough it up)

 

[Pop Dukez]

Hopefully this is not someone on this forum
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They forgot to add “NSW Cup”

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Interesting we are third in finals experience.

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