Pick Your Team Dolphins v Warriors - [Round 11, 2025]

[CWC]

Early weather forecast is predicting rain in the morning, clearing up to a lovely 22 degrees before kick off.

I'd love a bit of rain to bog down their speedsters, otherwise hopefully the track doesn't dry out too much.

EDIT: I'll also add that we are the first game at Suncorp this weekend. Make of it what you will.

That's nice, I don't want a hot dry 30 degree Brisbane for a 3pm game on a dry track

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

That's nice, I don't want a hot dry 30 degree Brisbane for a 3pm game on a dry track

In theory the track was drier in the gong. So yeah, could be good for us.

 

[Gummy bear]

We really need JFH and RTS back for this one. DWZ has a rusty first game back, but that's to be expected when you've been on the sidelines for 10 weeks. Assuming Bunty and Ford are out. I think this is what webby goes for:

1. CNK
2. DWZ
3. RTS
4. Pomps
5. TT
6. CHT
7. LM
8. JFH
9. Egan
10. Barney
11. Capes
12. Leka
13. Erin
14. Marata
15. Demi
16. Laban
17. Healey

Seems like the reason for dropping Healey was the lack of back cover in the dragons game. Since we have Capes as the back cover here, Webby goes back to using Healey as the straight swap for Egan during the second half.

Given the injury toll, this isn't such a bad looking team. More than capable of beating the dolphins.

like this but I would have MGT AT 3, RTS at 5 and TT at 17

 

[sup42]

Dallin will improve match fitness if nothing else.

We could ease Fish from the bench. Start Barney and Marata up front.

Fish off the bench if he was coming back from a leg injury would be good. Pec injury he might as well run as per normal.
Either way nothing to lose by using the bench for a game.

These big engine guys tend to go better if you run them hard all the time, otherwise the risk is psychological, that they lose their drive and become guarded shadows of themselves, at least that is very much the personality you see in him and Barnett.

They are just better moving non stop.

I think we have seen a few Warriors over the years lose the drive after repeated injuries, they become neutered dogs.

 

[John Nick]

Fish off the bench if he was coming back from a leg injury would be good. Pec injury he might as well run as per normal.
Either way nothing to lose by using the bench for a game.

These big engine guys tend to go better if you run them hard all the time, otherwise the risk is psychological, that they lose their drive and become guarded shadows of themselves, at least that is very much the personality you see in him and Barnett.

They are just better moving non stop.

I think we have seen a few Warriors over the years lose the drive after repeated injuries, they become neutered dogs.

And then not going in at full tit makes for further injuries

 

[Naynay]

That is going to be a massive game Vs raiders. They kicked our arses in Vegas. I'd love Hudson Young to get clobbered by Leka. And for our pack to dominate for 80min

Might not even see Hudson young and Big red if they get the tip for origin, we would be without Barnett tho.

 

[sup42]

And then not going in at full tit makes for further injuries

This is the syndrome right.

And you cannot blame these guys, they start worrying about mortgage payements and the like.

 

[sup42]

Just a random thought about the Reffs.

I think we have been getting a decent go with them overall.

Sure there are square ups and other shakey crap in stages, but most games we seem at least to enjoy a block of minutes with a decent share of the fifty fifties etc.

I suspect that the astute use of the Captains call is helping us. The Ref starts to look silly after multiple wrong calls and that can't do us any hard....but to be fair to the officials, for that to be true then you have to acknowledge that the bunker has been fair in over turning those calls.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Just a random thought about the Reffs.

I think we have been getting a decent go with them overall.

Sure there are square ups and other shakey crap in stages, but most games we seem at least to enjoy a block of minutes with a decent share of the fifty fifties etc.

I suspect that the astute use of the Captains call is helping us. The Ref starts to look silly after multiple wrong calls and that can't do us any hard....but to be fair to the officials, for that to be true then you have to acknowledge that the bunker has been fair in over turning those calls.

Personally, I don't think it's a coincidence that we saw so many upsets over the weekend. I don't think it's sinister or anything, but the refs were definitly playing around with momentum management.

As for us, I think you're correct.

We get some favourable calls, but we also get some stinkers. Happens to pretty much every team. It is what it is.

I'll say that I think we are managing the officials really well this year. There was a point in magic round where Clark was barking at the ref, the ref told him to calm down and then we got given a call shortly afterwards.

Maybe something about being more vocal and then getting successful challenges causes the on field ref to call penalties in your favour more?

I like your observation about the captains calls too, seems like we're using them really well.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Fish off the bench if he was coming back from a leg injury would be good. Pec injury he might as well run as per normal.
Either way nothing to lose by using the bench for a game.

These big engine guys tend to go better if you run them hard all the time, otherwise the risk is psychological, that they lose their drive and become guarded shadows of themselves, at least that is very much the personality you see in him and Barnett.

They are just better moving non stop.

I think we have seen a few Warriors over the years lose the drive after repeated injuries, they become neutered dogs.

Pec, legs. Lungs. I don't mind. Barney needs a few less minutes after his efforts lately so let's see what Mr Webster thinks

 

[sup42]

Pec, legs. Lungs. I don't mind. Barney needs a few less minutes after his efforts lately so let's see what Mr Webster thinks

The reason those two are eighty minute forwards is because through the grades and various coaches they have had they have said to the coach I can keep going.

That is the only way you end up with big engine players, the player determines their limits.

This is the Arthur Lydiard method btw and is a science around base fitness.

Some horses need to run, because they were born to run.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

The reason those two are eighty minute forwards is because through the grades and various coaches they have had they have said to the coach I can keep going.

That is the only way you end up with big engine players, the player determines their limits.

This is the Arthur Lydiard method btw and is a science around base fitness.

Some horses need to run, because they were born to run.

But..... rotation is for a purpose too. Haas. May. They seem like 80min props but our blokes are more like 60 - 65min props to me. I get the science. I get my opinion and ideas too. And the anecdotal evidence of how ragged our guys are in the last two games as a small sample for rotation and minutes management.

 

[CWC]

Fish and Barney and all our forwards minus Capewell and Egan should be playing under 60min unless mid game injuries happen