Staff Andrew Webster

[snake77]

If the SMH is correct (99.5% unlikely, think they are following James Hooper who mentioned that he was managed by Cove on 360), it would be the biggest F U by Webster to Robbo, following the Lodge saga. See below for those that weren't around 4 years ago.

Warriors set to cut players tied to controversial agent

The Warriors will move on Blake Green and other players managed by Moses.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Just imagine going from no manager, to Isaac Moses who has basically been black listed by the owner himself.

Just on Webster, James Graham has basically told the Eels 2 nights in a row on NRL 360 to get Webster to break his contract at the Warriors. Crazy stuff, and we get slammed as dodgey when JFH signs for us..

It is funny how they go around in circles about various things when it suits them. Especially the importance of contracts.

A few weeks ago he was upset Souths were going through the back door approaching English players. He'd have got that from contacts at St Helens. Then they bring up Webster about returning home.

Any coach going anywhere is a risk. Just because Webster hit the ground running here doesn't mean he would there. The Eels might be in a better position than others that have needed a new coach. So a new coach may not see it as a big risk. Still if you are an employed coach you know your current situation. Moving somewhere else is often a risk. There is a reason the job is available.

Of the names being thrown around. Ryles probably is the one with the longest period learning as an assistant.

The Roosters got up in arms losing assistants in the past so can see Holbrook being ruled out. He also only just came from a first grade job.

 

[sup42]

Going to have to criticise you again big dog. Melbourne aren’t the 3x reigning champs…

I don't take that as criticism.
I chose Melbourne because as I said, their system is the most well studied out there and therefore best understood.
You could make the same argument about Penriths system, although compared to Melbourne their success has only been around for five minutes. Melbourne have been the most consistent team for the longest period of time, with or without ending their seasons with premierships.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

I don't take that as criticism.
I chose Melbourne because as I said, their system is the most well studied out there and therefore best understood.
You could make the same argument about Penriths system, although compared to Melbourne their success has only been around for five minutes. Melbourne have been the most consistent team for the longest period of time, with or without ending their seasons with premierships.

Fair. I see Bellamy as true genius, he sees beyond the curve. Hes constantly looking at loopholes and advantages. He doesnt play the %'s, he exploits weakness.

Case in point, my bug bear, the 2nd row. No coincidence Melbourne's is exactly what's needed, when its needed.

 

[Brightman]

Case in point, my bug bear, the 2nd row. No coincidence Melbourne's is exactly what's needed, when its needed.

Additionally, look how the Storm front has morphed over the last 4 seasons. Nas has gone from starting prop to 2nd row to impact prop. Josh King from bench to lock to prop and Brandon Smith from hooker to lock to rooster..

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Additionally, look how the Storm front has morphed over the last 4 seasons. Nas has gone from starting prop to 2nd row to impact prop. Josh King from bench to lock to prop and Brandon Smith from retard to retard to rooster retard..

Fixed that for you

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Find it unbelievable that anyone could question Webby's commitment. He has said on numerous occasions that he intends to be here for life.
I think he's a man of his word plus his son is a Kiwi. Get on the Bus.

 

[Beastmode]

Find it unbelievable that anyone could question Webby's commitment. He has said on numerous occasions that he intends to be here for life.
I think he's a man of his word plus his son is a Kiwi. Get on the Bus.

It’s like marriage

He might mean it now but things can change over time…

And no I’m not divorced

 

[Ozwarrior]

‘Buy him out’: Eels urged to consider ‘far-fetched’ poach of rival coach​

Mark St John
A frontrunner has emerged to succeed Brad Arthur as the Eels begin their seach for the coach who can finally deliver a premiership.
Jason Ryles is considered the frontrunner to succeed Brad Arthur, unless the Eels can pull off a bold bid to lure a current NRL coach to jump ship like Andrew Webster or Todd Payten.
Arthur’s sacking and their top candidate Wayne Bennett signing with South Sydney leaves the Eels in a predicament as they try to find a coach that can end the longest title drought in the NRL stretching back 37 years.

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With no clear-cut candidate identified despite Arthur’s sacking, The Daily Telegraph’s Brent Read explained the Eels will now draft a list of targets — with some current NRL coaches even rumoured to be considered.

Current Melbourne Storm assistant Jason Ryles is considered the front-runner, with NSW coach Michael Maguire and Sharks and QLD assistant Josh Hannay among the top contenders.

Read said names like Warriors coach Andrew Webster and North Queensland’s Todd Payten had also been mentioned but he considered them “far-fetched” options.

However, NRL 360 co-host James Graham said the Eels should get the best man for the job even if he already has one, which sparked a debate.

“Why would they not go after Webster?” Graham asked.

“Because he has just done a four-year extension over there (at the Warriors) and I think it is unrealistic,” Read replied.

“But if they were going to throw Wayne Bennett money around, they wouldn’t need to put Wayne Bennett money to Andrew Webster, but they could afford to buy him out of his contract,” Graham offered.

“Its four years so it is a big blow out and I don’t think the Warriors would let him go,” Read said.

“I think they are pretty committed to him. He does have a great relationship with that club.”

NRL 360 host Braith Anasta believes the Eels should canvas all possible targets, but doubts Webster will walk out on the Warriors.

“I think he is very happy there,” Anasta said.

“But you are right they could make a fair play at him and get him back to Western Sydney. It is something that Parramatta could definitely do, but I don’t think it will happen.

“I think he is just too happy there and the Warriors are flying and the hierarchy there won’t let him go anyway.”

Read believes the Eels need to take a chance on finding the next Webster if they can’t get a proven premiership winner.

“The Warriors took a chance on Andrew Webster, so why wouldn’t Parramatta take a chance on Jason Ryles, Josh Hannay, Mick Ennis has got a mention,” Read said.

Anasta believes Ryles is the best option out of the head coaches in waiting that are untested at NRL level.

“I think Ryles is the one,” Anasta said.

“I think he will be the coach for a number of reasons. He has been waiting in the wings for a while.

“He nearly went to the Dragons, but he wasn’t happy with their roster at the time and he turned it back.

“He thought he was going to be coach of Melbourne next year and then Bellamy stayed on for another year.

“He has done his time. he has done his apprenticeship. He has been at the Roosters. He has witnessed success. He has played at the highest level.


“With the roster they have got at Parramatta, I think he would like that more than what he had at the Dragons at that time.

“I think he is the one they should go for and he is the one that will get it.”

However, Dean Ritchie questioned if the Eels need a veteran coach rather than a rookie coach to work with their ageing roster.

“With the senior roster that they have got with Moses and Gutherson etc, is a rookie coach the right fit for Parramatta?” Ritchie asked.

“Or do they look at a Michael Maguire or is Madge perhaps too much like Brad Arthur?”

Anasta believes Maguire is the best candidate if the Eels go for an experienced NRL coach.

“I think Maguire would be a good choice too,” Anasta said.

“I would have it out of Maguire and Ryles. That’s the decision they have got to make. Do they go for experience in Maguire or do they go for the next up and coming coach who has done the work.”

“What about Trent Barrett? Is he a chance?,” Anasta asked.

“He is coming in as the interim coach and who knows if they win a few games in a row, does he come into contention?”

However, Read believes Barrett has been too close to the Eels’ struggles the last two seasons and they need a change of direction.

“I’m sure he will get interviewed, but Trent has been there for the last 18 months or so and he has been part of that set up, so I think it is difficult in that situation when he has been part of it,” Read said.

“I’m sure Trent will get another chance at some point down the track because he wants to be a head coach again, but I just think there is some guys in front of him at the moment.

“But if he wins four or five in a row, who knows?”

Originally published as ‘Buy him out’: Eels urged to consider ‘far-fetched’ poach of rival coach as top options debated

 

[MrFrankWhite]

‘Buy him out’: Eels urged to consider ‘far-fetched’ poach of rival coach​

Mark St John
A frontrunner has emerged to succeed Brad Arthur as the Eels begin their seach for the coach who can finally deliver a premiership.
Jason Ryles is considered the frontrunner to succeed Brad Arthur, unless the Eels can pull off a bold bid to lure a current NRL coach to jump ship like Andrew Webster or Todd Payten.
Arthur’s sacking and their top candidate Wayne Bennett signing with South Sydney leaves the Eels in a predicament as they try to find a coach that can end the longest title drought in the NRL stretching back 37 years.

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With no clear-cut candidate identified despite Arthur’s sacking, The Daily Telegraph’s Brent Read explained the Eels will now draft a list of targets — with some current NRL coaches even rumoured to be considered.

Current Melbourne Storm assistant Jason Ryles is considered the front-runner, with NSW coach Michael Maguire and Sharks and QLD assistant Josh Hannay among the top contenders.

Read said names like Warriors coach Andrew Webster and North Queensland’s Todd Payten had also been mentioned but he considered them “far-fetched” options.

However, NRL 360 co-host James Graham said the Eels should get the best man for the job even if he already has one, which sparked a debate.

“Why would they not go after Webster?” Graham asked.

“Because he has just done a four-year extension over there (at the Warriors) and I think it is unrealistic,” Read replied.

“But if they were going to throw Wayne Bennett money around, they wouldn’t need to put Wayne Bennett money to Andrew Webster, but they could afford to buy him out of his contract,” Graham offered.

“Its four years so it is a big blow out and I don’t think the Warriors would let him go,” Read said.

“I think they are pretty committed to him. He does have a great relationship with that club.”

NRL 360 host Braith Anasta believes the Eels should canvas all possible targets, but doubts Webster will walk out on the Warriors.

“I think he is very happy there,” Anasta said.

“But you are right they could make a fair play at him and get him back to Western Sydney. It is something that Parramatta could definitely do, but I don’t think it will happen.

“I think he is just too happy there and the Warriors are flying and the hierarchy there won’t let him go anyway.”

Read believes the Eels need to take a chance on finding the next Webster if they can’t get a proven premiership winner.

“The Warriors took a chance on Andrew Webster, so why wouldn’t Parramatta take a chance on Jason Ryles, Josh Hannay, Mick Ennis has got a mention,” Read said.

Anasta believes Ryles is the best option out of the head coaches in waiting that are untested at NRL level.

“I think Ryles is the one,” Anasta said.

“I think he will be the coach for a number of reasons. He has been waiting in the wings for a while.

“He nearly went to the Dragons, but he wasn’t happy with their roster at the time and he turned it back.

“He thought he was going to be coach of Melbourne next year and then Bellamy stayed on for another year.

“He has done his time. he has done his apprenticeship. He has been at the Roosters. He has witnessed success. He has played at the highest level.


“With the roster they have got at Parramatta, I think he would like that more than what he had at the Dragons at that time.

“I think he is the one they should go for and he is the one that will get it.”

However, Dean Ritchie questioned if the Eels need a veteran coach rather than a rookie coach to work with their ageing roster.

“With the senior roster that they have got with Moses and Gutherson etc, is a rookie coach the right fit for Parramatta?” Ritchie asked.

“Or do they look at a Michael Maguire or is Madge perhaps too much like Brad Arthur?”

Anasta believes Maguire is the best candidate if the Eels go for an experienced NRL coach.

“I think Maguire would be a good choice too,” Anasta said.

“I would have it out of Maguire and Ryles. That’s the decision they have got to make. Do they go for experience in Maguire or do they go for the next up and coming coach who has done the work.”

“What about Trent Barrett? Is he a chance?,” Anasta asked.

“He is coming in as the interim coach and who knows if they win a few games in a row, does he come into contention?”

However, Read believes Barrett has been too close to the Eels’ struggles the last two seasons and they need a change of direction.

“I’m sure he will get interviewed, but Trent has been there for the last 18 months or so and he has been part of that set up, so I think it is difficult in that situation when he has been part of it,” Read said.

“I’m sure Trent will get another chance at some point down the track because he wants to be a head coach again, but I just think there is some guys in front of him at the moment.

“But if he wins four or five in a row, who knows?”

Originally published as ‘Buy him out’: Eels urged to consider ‘far-fetched’ poach of rival coach as top options debated

A frontrunner has emerged to succeed Brad Arthur as the Eels begin their seach for the coach who can finally deliver a premiership.

How many Prems has Webby won again?

 

[sup42]

‘Buy him out’: Eels urged to consider ‘far-fetched’ poach of rival coach​

Mark St John
A frontrunner has emerged to succeed Brad Arthur as the Eels begin their seach for the coach who can finally deliver a premiership.
Jason Ryles is considered the frontrunner to succeed Brad Arthur, unless the Eels can pull off a bold bid to lure a current NRL coach to jump ship like Andrew Webster or Todd Payten.
Arthur’s sacking and their top candidate Wayne Bennett signing with South Sydney leaves the Eels in a predicament as they try to find a coach that can end the longest title drought in the NRL stretching back 37 years.

The only place to watch every game of every round LIVE with no ad-breaks during play is Fox League, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today >

With no clear-cut candidate identified despite Arthur’s sacking, The Daily Telegraph’s Brent Read explained the Eels will now draft a list of targets — with some current NRL coaches even rumoured to be considered.

Current Melbourne Storm assistant Jason Ryles is considered the front-runner, with NSW coach Michael Maguire and Sharks and QLD assistant Josh Hannay among the top contenders.

Read said names like Warriors coach Andrew Webster and North Queensland’s Todd Payten had also been mentioned but he considered them “far-fetched” options.

However, NRL 360 co-host James Graham said the Eels should get the best man for the job even if he already has one, which sparked a debate.

“Why would they not go after Webster?” Graham asked.

“Because he has just done a four-year extension over there (at the Warriors) and I think it is unrealistic,” Read replied.

“But if they were going to throw Wayne Bennett money around, they wouldn’t need to put Wayne Bennett money to Andrew Webster, but they could afford to buy him out of his contract,” Graham offered.

“Its four years so it is a big blow out and I don’t think the Warriors would let him go,” Read said.

“I think they are pretty committed to him. He does have a great relationship with that club.”

NRL 360 host Braith Anasta believes the Eels should canvas all possible targets, but doubts Webster will walk out on the Warriors.

“I think he is very happy there,” Anasta said.

“But you are right they could make a fair play at him and get him back to Western Sydney. It is something that Parramatta could definitely do, but I don’t think it will happen.

“I think he is just too happy there and the Warriors are flying and the hierarchy there won’t let him go anyway.”

Read believes the Eels need to take a chance on finding the next Webster if they can’t get a proven premiership winner.

“The Warriors took a chance on Andrew Webster, so why wouldn’t Parramatta take a chance on Jason Ryles, Josh Hannay, Mick Ennis has got a mention,” Read said.

Anasta believes Ryles is the best option out of the head coaches in waiting that are untested at NRL level.

“I think Ryles is the one,” Anasta said.

“I think he will be the coach for a number of reasons. He has been waiting in the wings for a while.

“He nearly went to the Dragons, but he wasn’t happy with their roster at the time and he turned it back.

“He thought he was going to be coach of Melbourne next year and then Bellamy stayed on for another year.

“He has done his time. he has done his apprenticeship. He has been at the Roosters. He has witnessed success. He has played at the highest level.


“With the roster they have got at Parramatta, I think he would like that more than what he had at the Dragons at that time.

“I think he is the one they should go for and he is the one that will get it.”

However, Dean Ritchie questioned if the Eels need a veteran coach rather than a rookie coach to work with their ageing roster.

“With the senior roster that they have got with Moses and Gutherson etc, is a rookie coach the right fit for Parramatta?” Ritchie asked.

“Or do they look at a Michael Maguire or is Madge perhaps too much like Brad Arthur?”

Anasta believes Maguire is the best candidate if the Eels go for an experienced NRL coach.

“I think Maguire would be a good choice too,” Anasta said.

“I would have it out of Maguire and Ryles. That’s the decision they have got to make. Do they go for experience in Maguire or do they go for the next up and coming coach who has done the work.”

“What about Trent Barrett? Is he a chance?,” Anasta asked.

“He is coming in as the interim coach and who knows if they win a few games in a row, does he come into contention?”

However, Read believes Barrett has been too close to the Eels’ struggles the last two seasons and they need a change of direction.

“I’m sure he will get interviewed, but Trent has been there for the last 18 months or so and he has been part of that set up, so I think it is difficult in that situation when he has been part of it,” Read said.

“I’m sure Trent will get another chance at some point down the track because he wants to be a head coach again, but I just think there is some guys in front of him at the moment.

“But if he wins four or five in a row, who knows?”

Originally published as ‘Buy him out’: Eels urged to consider ‘far-fetched’ poach of rival coach as top options debated

James Graham is right about one thing, if you don't ask, you don't get.

I think it is good that there is talk around Webster, long may it continue, tryna remember the last coach we had that anyone wanted to buy out?

Cleary maybe (dunno the inside to that story) and or Anderson before the last poor season perhaps, so not many out of our hundreds of coaches.

 

[Noitall]

James Graham is right about one thing, if you don't ask, you don't get.

I think it is good that there is talk around Webster, long may it continue, tryna remember the last coach we had that anyone wanted to buy out?

Cleary maybe (dunno the inside to that story) and or Anderson before the last poor season perhaps, so not many out of our hundreds of coaches.

Payten as an interim coach at least, and thank goodness it went the way it did

 

[CWC]

‘Buy him out’: Eels urged to consider ‘far-fetched’ poach of rival coach​

Mark St John
A frontrunner has emerged to succeed Brad Arthur as the Eels begin their seach for the coach who can finally deliver a premiership.
Jason Ryles is considered the frontrunner to succeed Brad Arthur, unless the Eels can pull off a bold bid to lure a current NRL coach to jump ship like Andrew Webster or Todd Payten.
Arthur’s sacking and their top candidate Wayne Bennett signing with South Sydney leaves the Eels in a predicament as they try to find a coach that can end the longest title drought in the NRL stretching back 37 years.

The only place to watch every game of every round LIVE with no ad-breaks during play is Fox League, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today >

With no clear-cut candidate identified despite Arthur’s sacking, The Daily Telegraph’s Brent Read explained the Eels will now draft a list of targets — with some current NRL coaches even rumoured to be considered.

Current Melbourne Storm assistant Jason Ryles is considered the front-runner, with NSW coach Michael Maguire and Sharks and QLD assistant Josh Hannay among the top contenders.

Read said names like Warriors coach Andrew Webster and North Queensland’s Todd Payten had also been mentioned but he considered them “far-fetched” options.

However, NRL 360 co-host James Graham said the Eels should get the best man for the job even if he already has one, which sparked a debate.

“Why would they not go after Webster?” Graham asked.

“Because he has just done a four-year extension over there (at the Warriors) and I think it is unrealistic,” Read replied.

“But if they were going to throw Wayne Bennett money around, they wouldn’t need to put Wayne Bennett money to Andrew Webster, but they could afford to buy him out of his contract,” Graham offered.

“Its four years so it is a big blow out and I don’t think the Warriors would let him go,” Read said.

“I think they are pretty committed to him. He does have a great relationship with that club.”

NRL 360 host Braith Anasta believes the Eels should canvas all possible targets, but doubts Webster will walk out on the Warriors.

“I think he is very happy there,” Anasta said.

“But you are right they could make a fair play at him and get him back to Western Sydney. It is something that Parramatta could definitely do, but I don’t think it will happen.

“I think he is just too happy there and the Warriors are flying and the hierarchy there won’t let him go anyway.”

Read believes the Eels need to take a chance on finding the next Webster if they can’t get a proven premiership winner.

“The Warriors took a chance on Andrew Webster, so why wouldn’t Parramatta take a chance on Jason Ryles, Josh Hannay, Mick Ennis has got a mention,” Read said.

Anasta believes Ryles is the best option out of the head coaches in waiting that are untested at NRL level.

“I think Ryles is the one,” Anasta said.

“I think he will be the coach for a number of reasons. He has been waiting in the wings for a while.

“He nearly went to the Dragons, but he wasn’t happy with their roster at the time and he turned it back.

“He thought he was going to be coach of Melbourne next year and then Bellamy stayed on for another year.

“He has done his time. he has done his apprenticeship. He has been at the Roosters. He has witnessed success. He has played at the highest level.


“With the roster they have got at Parramatta, I think he would like that more than what he had at the Dragons at that time.

“I think he is the one they should go for and he is the one that will get it.”

However, Dean Ritchie questioned if the Eels need a veteran coach rather than a rookie coach to work with their ageing roster.

“With the senior roster that they have got with Moses and Gutherson etc, is a rookie coach the right fit for Parramatta?” Ritchie asked.

“Or do they look at a Michael Maguire or is Madge perhaps too much like Brad Arthur?”

Anasta believes Maguire is the best candidate if the Eels go for an experienced NRL coach.

“I think Maguire would be a good choice too,” Anasta said.

“I would have it out of Maguire and Ryles. That’s the decision they have got to make. Do they go for experience in Maguire or do they go for the next up and coming coach who has done the work.”

“What about Trent Barrett? Is he a chance?,” Anasta asked.

“He is coming in as the interim coach and who knows if they win a few games in a row, does he come into contention?”

However, Read believes Barrett has been too close to the Eels’ struggles the last two seasons and they need a change of direction.

“I’m sure he will get interviewed, but Trent has been there for the last 18 months or so and he has been part of that set up, so I think it is difficult in that situation when he has been part of it,” Read said.

“I’m sure Trent will get another chance at some point down the track because he wants to be a head coach again, but I just think there is some guys in front of him at the moment.

“But if he wins four or five in a row, who knows?”

Originally published as ‘Buy him out’: Eels urged to consider ‘far-fetched’ poach of rival coach as top options debated

It will be Nathan Brown or Justin Morgan

 

[Makasene]

James Graham is right about one thing, if you don't ask, you don't get.

I think it is good that there is talk around Webster, long may it continue, tryna remember the last coach we had that anyone wanted to buy out?

Cleary maybe (dunno the inside to that story) and or Anderson before the last poor season perhaps, so not many out of our hundreds of coaches.

Technically Cleary wasn't bought out, his contracted ended and he moved on.

But obviously he was sounded out before that.

 

[sup42]

Technically Cleary wasn't bought out, his contracted ended and he moved on.

But obviously he was sounded out before that.

Thanks, I figured that was the case with Cleary, I just didn't rely on my memory, but which told me that Cleary was off the clock for 2012 - the Warriors offered him a two year extension, then the Panthers offered 3 years.

As Noitall pointed out Todd Payten was verbally committed to the Warriors for five minutes when the Cows made him an offer and he was goneski.

If it is true the Eels want Webster, he would stand alone as the first coach we have had that other clubs want to outright poach early on in a long term Warriors contract.

Which is obviously a good problem to have.


On the flip side, as best we know, the one time the Warriors were on the other end of the deal (chasing a signed coach from another club and trying to break contract) was the six million dollar offer for Craig Bellamy....which fell over due to Bellamy refusing to break contract for his last season.

 

[Akkerz]

Contracts don't mean much these days. Interested to know why Jimmy Graham thinks Webster would be a fit for Eels other than he knows the area - or has engaged a new manager - cough cough

 

[snake77]

The journos seem fine with a high-profile club in the Eels going out and securing someone under contract. How would they feel if it was the Warriors after the Eels coach?

Webster consulted Cleary before coming here. The advice from Cleary was he could make a difference here. Yes, Webster has had a long apprenticeship and been through a lot of clubs. This may be why Graham has mentioned returning to West Sydney and the Eels. It would still seem strange to wait all of this time for an opportunity and then move on after 2 seasons. It would be risky.

He has said he wants to be here for a long time. He did his research on the playing group and who we recruited before he signed on.

Like Johnson getting approached last year and this year. This seems like we will get nervous for no reason.

 

[Jonno13]

The Cobbo selection by Slater was interesting. Hindsight’s a great thing. Heard him interviewed earlier in the week and he said in the current game, you’d be crazy not to have outside back cover on your bench. This is pretty much where Websters at as well. Pompey has had a couple of games this year where he’s ridden the line for the full 80. With the amount of 60min players in our pack, guessing he can cover the rotations and have that player skilled in the dark arts of defending on the edge. So in a roundabout way…..Billy’s all shit and just copying the Wahs cos Webster thought of this first. In Webby we trust!!

 

[sup42]

Further to the above.

Some other clubs when they have had the right coach like Bennett, Bellamy or Robinson work through bad years and rebuild their squads. Or ditch their assistants.

Some of the guys (Bennett at Broncos or Bellamy with the Storm) above haven't had huge falls. I think Webster has earned the right for a few season out of the top 4. A 5-8 finish is acceptable for him to rebuild from. Hey I'm use to this winning thing now.

I am a pragmatist when it comes to the Warriors ladder finishes.

The way i see the last (approaching thirty years of Warriors pain) is that we have very rarely shown any consistency when it comes to making the finals.

The best we have ever done was under Anderson. Anderson gave us a debut season in the finals, a second season in the GF, and a third season in the finals.

Everyone in the fan space that is the NRL respects teams that make the finals every year no matter what position, and so this is my dream, that we make it there somewhere, don't care if it is a scrape in at 8th so long as we do it every year = we are no longer a loser outfit with a sprinkling of lucky runs to the finals like the Cleary years....which frankly are not good enough.

I want a return to the age of Daniel Anderson when this club did its best ever, an era where we were seen as one of the best teams in the NRL and everyone was scared of us.



Consistency, consistency, consistency.

 

[Beastmode]

I am a pragmatist when it comes to the Warriors ladder finishes.

The way i see the last (approaching thirty years of Warriors pain) is that we have very rarely shown any consistency when it comes to making the finals.

The best we have ever done was under Anderson. Anderson gave us a debut season in the finals, a second season in the GF, and a third season in the Semi Finals that came down to Logan Swann not passing the ball for a repeat GF appearance two years straight.

Nothing Cleary or anyone else did at this club even comes close to that. level of consistency.

If Logan Swann had of passed the ball to an unmarked player on the try line we would have done back to back GFs fuck him night and day and after I am dead.

Now anyone with any common sense would appreciate that this clubs best ever era was a GF followed by a loss on the eve of two GFs in a row.

Nothing Ivan did came even close to that, he got one GF and a bunch of up and down hap hazard scrapings into the lower eight which is why Warriors management made the stupid decision to go with someone else.

Since then we have been horrible when it comes to finals. One of the worst in NRL history.

So after last year, if Webster can get us to the finals in any position we will be in the epoch of only the third ever repeat finals showings in the Warriors history.

The way I view this season all I want is eight place please Jesus to stem the tide of no finals then a rare year where we make one.

Everyone in the fan space that is the NRL respects teams that make the finals every year no matter what position, and so this is my dream, that we make it there somewhere, don't care if it is a scrape in at 8th so long as we do it every year = we are no longer a loser outfit with a sprinkling of lucky runs to the finals like the Cleary years....which frankly are not good enough.

I want a return to the age of Daniel Anderson when this club did its best ever, an era where we were seen as one of the best teams in the NRL and everyone was scared of us.

Under Cleary no one was scared of us, we snuck under the radar for a lot of upset wins during origin under Cleary to get into the finals. Fuck that, I want to see us hardcore outright, no Origin period come backs.

Consistency, consistency, consistency.

Pretty sure that LS moment was against Parra at MSS rd1 of the finals against Parra and not the Semi against Penrith at Olympic Stadium in 2003.... which I attended.... Ali Lautiti got close with a barge to the line. he was carrying an injury that day with his leg was all bandaged up and i think he came off the bench...

 

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Pretty sure that LS moment was against Parra at MSS rd1 of the finals against Parra and not the Semi against Penrith at Olympic Stadium in 2003.... which I attended.... Ali Lautiti got close with a barge to the line. he was carrying an injury that day with his leg was all bandaged up and i think he came off the bench...

Sorry don't understand what LS moment means?

All I know about 2003 is that if Logan passed the ball on an unguarded try line we would have had two GFs in a row, and sadly he thought he could score and beat the tackle so went hungus.