Team List Dragons vs Warriors - [Round 10, 2025]
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We’ve been fortunate with his try scoring ability from centre and wing in recent times. He’s played enough first grade games now to be an important member of the team
Isn't rts in the extended squad? He may not even be available next week let alone this week.
He started his career tearing it up for the chooks on the wing and Webby tried all last year trying to convince everyone he was a center so I prefer he sticks to Center if available … big if though…
Magic round last year ring a bell?
Like others, I'd have preferred Laban to coming into this side on the edge with Niukore staying in the middle. But given his limited first grade experience this year, I can understand wanting to start him off the bench again. Capewell in the centres is definitely the safe approach here and I back him to keep Suli in check. If RTS can indeed play then a lot of headaches get resolved and we can move Capes back to the second row and Marata back to the middle. Overall though, this side is more than capable enough of doing a job on the dragons. They have named a super young side that look ripe for the picking.
Didn't Webby say in a presser a few weeks ago that Niukore on an edge is finished, and he'll be in the middle moving forward (or something to that effect?)
I'm hoping it's either Laban to start on an edge and just a bit of smoke and mirrors, or RTS is back which causes the reshuffle with Niukore back on the bench, and into the middle where he belongs
I'm hoping it's either Laban to start on an edge and just a bit of smoke and mirrors, or RTS is back which causes the reshuffle with Niukore back on the bench, and into the middle where he belongs
Don't ask that bipolar bag of bolts, it wants Jackson Ford in the halvesSo basically speculation for 3 more daysShall I ask the bot?
There is no way we line up as named. Part of thinking must be around bench makeup and how we nullify the Dragons big men - 2024 they smashed us over there with out tiny bench. Here’s how I think we counter Leilua and Co and cover our OBs.
1. TT
2. DWZ
3. CNK - prefer Charnze here for a game or three to allow TT back to FB with DWZ in
4. Pompey
5. RTS - no brainer for me - back the left with Pomps
6. CHT
7. Metcalf
8. Ford - starts ahead of Niukore who goes to the bench to come and cover Leilua and their big middles from minute 25
9. Egan
10. Barnett
11. Halasima
12. Capewell
13. Clark
14. healy
15. Niukore
15. Laban
17. Demetric
18. Boyd
19. Afoa
No way you move Pompey to right. He will stay on left and that edge should be very solid. Right edge I think Charne can plug that hole left by berry and Ali, and will be solid defensively working the DWZ. TT to provide a different type of impact from 1 especially on attack.
Dragons will try and go through us. We hold the middle and on them, then I think we have way too much class for them to beat us. Still always a challenge playing them at their place.
1. TT
2. DWZ
3. CNK - prefer Charnze here for a game or three to allow TT back to FB with DWZ in
4. Pompey
5. RTS - no brainer for me - back the left with Pomps
6. CHT
7. Metcalf
8. Ford - starts ahead of Niukore who goes to the bench to come and cover Leilua and their big middles from minute 25
9. Egan
10. Barnett
11. Halasima
12. Capewell
13. Clark
14. healy
15. Niukore
15. Laban
17. Demetric
18. Boyd
19. Afoa
No way you move Pompey to right. He will stay on left and that edge should be very solid. Right edge I think Charne can plug that hole left by berry and Ali, and will be solid defensively working the DWZ. TT to provide a different type of impact from 1 especially on attack.
Dragons will try and go through us. We hold the middle and on them, then I think we have way too much class for them to beat us. Still always a challenge playing them at their place.
Dragons have named a tough team, pretty healthy, and at a strong home ground.
I wouldn't be underestimating them this week, could be a let down spot for us mentally
I wouldn't be underestimating them this week, could be a let down spot for us mentally
All of the warriors socials for weeks have suggested that RTS is ahead of schedule re his injury. So I'm holding out hope we see a late change that puts RTS into the lineup. But if he's less than 90% ready, I'd give him another week and have faith in Capewah to hold out for a week in the center position. Given the Berry and Ali injuries, we can't afford RTS out again for any more extended time. In any case, I don't think we need him to win this game.
I'm sure Webby has learnt his lesson from last year where it was effectively 17 vs 13 as we had no bench. We have a solid forward rotation for this game with Laban coming in, so I back the boys to win the middle, as they have done for most of the year. Their pack has changed a lot since last year. Francis Molo and Blake Lawrie carved up against us last year and neither are playing against us this weekend. They've been largely replaced by youngsters who've only had a handful of nrl games this year. So I back our pack to do a job on theirs.
If we can do that, we should have too much pts for the dragons. Their halves combination is probably the only pair that is even less experienced than ours. After the high of last week knocking off the red hot cowboys who are a top 6 team, it would be a massive letdown to lose to these grubs again.
I'm sure Webby has learnt his lesson from last year where it was effectively 17 vs 13 as we had no bench. We have a solid forward rotation for this game with Laban coming in, so I back the boys to win the middle, as they have done for most of the year. Their pack has changed a lot since last year. Francis Molo and Blake Lawrie carved up against us last year and neither are playing against us this weekend. They've been largely replaced by youngsters who've only had a handful of nrl games this year. So I back our pack to do a job on theirs.
If we can do that, we should have too much pts for the dragons. Their halves combination is probably the only pair that is even less experienced than ours. After the high of last week knocking off the red hot cowboys who are a top 6 team, it would be a massive letdown to lose to these grubs again.
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