Post Match Canberra Raiders v NZ Warriors - [Round 2, 2026]

[Cces]

His defence this year has been up there with any elite half

Let's not get too carried away. NRL website currently has him at 21/30 attempts tonight.
Fantastic on offensive though

 

[El Chuckie]

View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV0ZPGWk29U/?l=1

After his blowing kisses to the crowd last year, one of the highlights of the night was seeing the big Ranga head straight down the tunnel before anyone else.

 

[CWC]

Boyd has been playing well. His confidence will be improving.

Hopefully when Metcalf comes in we are winning and the coaching staff really have to think about their selections.

It would also give the luxury of giving the option to get some game time in Metcalf first through some NSW Cup time.

He will come into the side. We have invested in him as our man. If we are winning he will need to perform to keep things going.

I honestly think he plays cup to get his confidence going after his second acl and he plays 14 or starts when someone gets injured like CHT

The current team is murdering top teams don’t mess with the chemistry until we need to

 

[Squanchy]

Boyd MoM
Good start to season

Agree %100

 

[Gods_17]

This was one of the all-time games of rugby league. Huge. Tanah with the nutmeg. Ali the monster. Leka with spiders on him. Jacko being an unreal competitor. Such a good game. A+ Have a fantastic Wahs Winning Weekend whanau wear that shit proud out in the motu.

Superman, Spiderman, Iron Man, The Hulk, NZ Doctors and Nurses... and Leka Halasima. Regardless of the result, he was fu(kin Massive!! And... I thought TB was much More than average. His Defense was good, more than that, his Attack was so much Better.

Get well soon as, CHT!

Go the Warriors!!!

 

[Inruin]

Early in the season but man the signs look good so far. I may have to drop the Cuddle' s nickname, there feels like a steely edge that AW has developed. Or has it been the timely injuries of a few players - Marata playing cup instead of being put straight back in suggests its the edge.

Tonight's game was a big statement from us against arguably the best pack in the comp and in wet weather.

Seems to be a few converts to the Boyd and Ford fanclubs. I'm certainly one of them. In Boyds case I wonder if the injuries to our halves have released a bit of pressure on him knowing he is going to be the 7 for the first 6 or 7 weeks. And getting a full off-season training there as well. His confidence is growing. He is a true 7 and his kicking game was top class tonight. And his organizing and sweeping left and right was superb. The best part about him and the team so far is that it looks like we have dropped the monotonous, robotic play. There is still the structure there but we are playing what's in front of us more and varying our play nicely. And all of that is backed up by our defense and effort. As good as scoring 40+ points is, my favorite moment was stopping Noah Martin from scoring from dummy half with all the warriors defenders holding him up with big smiles on their faces.

Big question mark on who plays 6 next week with CHT out and possibly CNK? Looks like TT will be at the back regardless.

Will also be interesting to see where Metcalf fits in. With CHT and CNK they are very good defensively for a half. Putting both LM and Boyd in gives two lesser defenders in the halves. But nice conundrum to have i guess.

2/2 and against top rated opponents. Couldn't have asked for a better start to the season. Should be top of the table after the round finishes.

It's a weird feeling starting the weekend satisfied with a commanding Warriors performance. Imagine getting used to this!

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

After his blowing kisses to the crowd last year, one of the highlights of the night was seeing the big Ranga head straight down the tunnel before anyone else.

Say what you want about AI, but this is top shelf shitposting

 

[Wigan Warrior]

Have that Ricky.

Another great win, especially given that we lost Capewell in the warm up and then CHT early on.

Bit of a damning stat though that we've only ever won our opening two games of the season four times.

 

[KPWarrior]

Dunno wtf to do with Tanah now haha, Cup feels like an insult!

He'll be headhunted now whatever happens.

 

[CWC]

Superman, Spiderman, Iron Man, The Hulk, NZ Doctors and Nurses... and Leka Halasima. Regardless of the result, he was fu(kin Massive!! And... I thought TB was much More than average. His Defense was good, more than that, his Attack was so much Better.

Get well soon as, CHT!

Go the Warriors!!!

I was thinking Infinity War Thanos the way he disappeared half the raiders defense

 

[Stalefish540]

Trys are cool, but is there anything better than seeing your team fire up on D and just hunting the opposition?

Hook it straight into my veins.

TSS absolutely banged someone at one point, with Fish coming over the top to finish them off.

 

[Squanchy]

The Warriors bosses will have to have an emergency meeting and they probably should cancel the Broncos swap and save the coin to keep Boyd.

Crazy to say that but Tannah is better than anything Brisbane would be willing to part with. He found his mojo in NSW cup eh, he was the player of the year in there and it shows.

Metcalf has to play six, he does not have the kicking game of Boyd....that is if it isn't too late already, Boyd's agent will be getting massive offers thrown down this week.

Boyd is young, he is hitting his straps now.

He suits our game plan, Webster ball, territory and strangle, and he has unlocked out backline.

I like the way you think, I've always thought LM was better used at 6

 

[Mr Drag]

Great Defence and relentless attack A+

 

[Leon Black]

Not a fan of Kendrick, reality Round 2 - stay humble. I’m a Wu Tang man, taking my girls to see them 28th, C.R.E.A.M. a song about resilience W

So good to shut whining Stick and his bitches up, but we week 2 of 27 plus. Still proud as fuck of the boys and the culture Webby is building

 

[Garry Saloon]

Heart and skill coming out our ears.

 

[WAH MAN]

Leatauas try changed momentum for them massively! Out of nowhere sucks intercept tries don’t get replayed more often! Such good vision to pull that off. Good start to the season! Another highlights package to watch for the week!

That was a 12 point turn around because if he didn't nail that intercept. Weekes scores.

Massive moments aplenty in this one.

Get in the ice baths boys. Out with the deep heat and beers.

 

[Ferdie]

No Marata, Barnett or Capewell...this potentially is our regular 2027 pack that we were concerned would lack experience

 

[KPWarrior]

We got a new one now:

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This was absolute gold!

 

[Lord Gnome of Mooloolaba]

Shit in a bucket!

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

So…..Boyd vs. Metcalf discussion thread anyone?