Staff Andrew Webster

[tyrael]

I don't think we have a squad to win the comp but push for Top 8 is 100% the goal. I want to see great development of the newer players. Better bench rotation. Multiple ways to score tries in the red zone.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Websters thoughts on Tohu retiring.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[Defence]

Websters thoughts on Tohu retiring.

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www.stuff.co.nz

I’m surprised that he was surprised.
If true it gives legs to the rumor of us chasing another middle.
Also sounds like Clarke 13, walker 14.
Also…. I wonder if jfh would’ve signed if he knew Sj and tohu would both be retired by the time he arrived?

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

I’m surprised that he was surprised.
If true it gives legs to the rumor of us chasing another middle.
Also sounds like Clarke 13, walker 14.
Also…. I wonder if jfh would’ve signed if he knew Sj and tohu would both be retired by the time he arrived?

I thought JFH return to NZ was more to do with Whanau than who he was playing with.

 

[Defence]

I thought JFH return to NZ was more to do with Whanau than who he was playing with.

Sounds like that was the main reason but surely who you’re gonna be playing with would play some part in your decision.

 

[UpTheWahs]

I’m surprised that he was surprised.

Yeah I'm surprised that Andrew Webster was surprised.

CG mentioned in his latest interview that he always had a feeling about Tohu's injury forced retirement. So there's no way Webby didn't have an idea.

 

[Beastmode]

I don’t know maybe just me but I get the impression AW doesn’t really take much consideration into a players health and injuries . He leaves it with the Docs and if they say he’s good to play then he’s good to play…

 

[Defence]

I don’t know maybe just me but I get the impression AW doesn’t really take much consideration into a players health and injuries . He leaves it with the Docs and if they say he’s good to play then he’s good to play…

Isn’t that what all the coaches do?
You have medical staff for a reason.

 

[mrblonde]

I thought JFH return to NZ was more to do with Whanau than who he was playing with.

That's what I thought.
Frankly, the worst reason to sign for Club B is "I wanna play with Superstar 7, not against him!" What do you do if he gets an ACL injury on Christmas Day because he tripped over his child (forget the Kiwi player that happened to, I think it was JWH and it was several seasons ago) and can't play for the next season and then the surgery actually didn't go as well as hoped so he's out for another two months and it never comes right and he never plays again?
You should join a club at the very least because you want some of the club's glory to rub off on you to thinking you can be someone to improve things (ie Luai to the Tigers) or the final piece in the puzzle to making and hopefully getting the NRL GF.

 

[Beastmode]

Isn’t that what all the coaches do?
You have medical staff for a reason.

Yeah you’re not wrong BUT if the guy is such a great people manager like we’re being told surely he’s knows his decision is final and he could show abit of compassion rather than burning players to the ground - Egan, Ford, Harris and Capewell all come to mind. Who knows maybe a few weeks rest last few seasons as a duty of care and Harris might be going again this year

Harris looked liked burnt toast in the 2023 finals

 

[sup42]

If the Warriors have another bad year, will AW be under the pump to retain his coaching position? I believe that the club should have provided him with stronger assistant coaches.

Stronger assistants goes without saying (turn of phrase, I absolutely bloody agree with you).
My sense is that Webster is the right man.
His Roster is piss weak with lots of imperfections among key positions in the spine and pack.

What he does have in his favor is some greenhorns that could one day be serious NRL players. The best thing the club could do for those players is ignore results and stand by the easy going Aussie head coach that should be left to do what Webster clearly does best/nurture players. Worst thing this club could dream up is sacking Webster.

I don’t know maybe just me but I get the impression AW doesn’t really take much consideration into a players health and injuries . He leaves it with the Docs and if they say he’s good to play then he’s good to play…

As he should. Same attitude every employer in any business adopts if the organization runs professionally.

 

[Beastmode]

Stronger assistants goes without saying (turn of phrase, I absolutely bloody agree with you).
My sense is that Webster is the right man.
His Roster is piss weak with lots of imperfections among key positions in the spine and pack.

What he does have in his favor is some greenhorns that could one day be serious NRL players. The best thing the club could do for those players is ignore results and stand by the easy going Aussie head coach that should be left to do what Webster clearly does best/nurture players. Worst thing this club could dream up is sacking Webster.

As he should. Same attitude every employer in any business adopts if the organization runs professionally.

It’s like working till midnight and boss expecting me to show up 9am next day. Can, but you’d have to be a real C of a boss ..

 

[sup42]

It’s like working till midnight and boss expecting me to show up 9am next day. Can, but you’d have to be a real C of a boss ..

I thought we were talking about medical management of players health. Webster has no medical training, he should have zero opinion on which of his employees are fit to work or not. If I read you right you expect him to have his own opinions and ideas about someone like Tohu. In medical things or all sciences opinions are dangerous, look at what opinions reeked from Covid.

 

[Beastmode]

I thought we were talking about medical management of players health. Webster has no medical training, he should have zero opinion on which of his employees are fit to work or not. If I read you right you expect him to have his own opinions and ideas about someone like Tohu. In medical things or all sciences opinions are dangerous, look at what opinions reeked from Covid.

Whatever.

Good to see you back my guy

 

[sup42]

Whatever.

Good to see you back my guy

Wotever.

Extrapolate your idea to your own boss if you have one. Imagine your boss having an opinion about your fitness to work vs your General practitioner?

It does not work does it. You would say fuck that, and quite rightly.