Probably not the right thread but I am amazed at the quality of people we have playing in our Warriors teams.
Hopefully I don't put a jinx on them but looking at others problems we have some magnificent young men in our squads
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Hopefully I don't put a jinx on them but looking at others problems we have some magnificent young men in our squads
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Went to Pukekohe on Sunday. Didnt make the first Harold Matthews game but made it in time to watch the SG Ball and NSW Cup games.
Tough day at the office for the team with so many positional changes. They had Luke Hanson, Adam Pompey and Quilann Tupou on the team sheet despite not being named at all in the team list on Tuesday. CHT and TMM
As others have rightfully gathered from the highlights, Jacob Laban was a standout. Pretty sure he played close to a whole game. Don't remember him coming off. For a kid that is turning 20 in April he is not only pulling his weight but shining. His physique is building very nicely and at 6ft 2in he can carry his own in the pack amongst seasoned pros. Certainly has the motor and I was impressed with his workload. At one stage late into the game he had riled up the opposition #16 that much that he was gonna have a punch up with Jacob. This kid will play NRL sooner rather than later and will be one to watch in time.
Ben Farr was pretty average at half back. For most the game I actually thought he was playing centre. Geronimo Doyle was more than up to the task at fullback. He was actually amazing at times and made at least 3 try saving tackles. Not sure what Doyle is doing on the bench as he's a far better fullback than Farr IMO.
I like the look of Luke Hanson. Plays very direct with ball in both hands. You can tell he has good footy smarts and doesn't shy away from his defensive duties. He'd actually make a good hooker.
Adam Pompey showed his obvious class and NRL experience with a few nice touches and cover tackles. You can always tell the ones that have made the step up or are about to as they play so much better than the rest. Even when you don't know who they are you can tell like Shawn Blore for the Bears who just had a little extra pep in his step than his team mates. That was Pompey but he had little chance to get into space. Our attack was cluttered and simple. Very little decoys or backdoors. Always looked like we were short for numbers. Im guessing the edges were still tired from tackling and chasing the previous set. Also the new halves pairing didn't help at all. I would have loved to have seen CHT and TMM lead the team around.
Another couple of players I liked were Setu Tu and Moala Graham-Taufa. Tu did well to cover most the attacking plays that were thrown at him and Moala was awesome at set restarts. Dude has a fair bit of speed but is built like a prop. Their unbroken partnership showed with both doing well on both ends of the ball.
In what seems to be a recurring issue for all grades, our edges were getting cut to shreds with breaks happening just about every set. The Bears pack also had little problem marching down field straight through the middle. If it wasn't for some great goal line defence and heroics from Doyle we would have been smashed by 60+. Bears were the better gelled team and their combos showed they had spent a lot longer together than the Warriors patched together team.
Heres hoping they can get it together for this weeks game against the top of the table Raiders...
Tough day at the office for the team with so many positional changes. They had Luke Hanson, Adam Pompey and Quilann Tupou on the team sheet despite not being named at all in the team list on Tuesday. CHT and TMM
As others have rightfully gathered from the highlights, Jacob Laban was a standout. Pretty sure he played close to a whole game. Don't remember him coming off. For a kid that is turning 20 in April he is not only pulling his weight but shining. His physique is building very nicely and at 6ft 2in he can carry his own in the pack amongst seasoned pros. Certainly has the motor and I was impressed with his workload. At one stage late into the game he had riled up the opposition #16 that much that he was gonna have a punch up with Jacob. This kid will play NRL sooner rather than later and will be one to watch in time.
Ben Farr was pretty average at half back. For most the game I actually thought he was playing centre. Geronimo Doyle was more than up to the task at fullback. He was actually amazing at times and made at least 3 try saving tackles. Not sure what Doyle is doing on the bench as he's a far better fullback than Farr IMO.
I like the look of Luke Hanson. Plays very direct with ball in both hands. You can tell he has good footy smarts and doesn't shy away from his defensive duties. He'd actually make a good hooker.
Adam Pompey showed his obvious class and NRL experience with a few nice touches and cover tackles. You can always tell the ones that have made the step up or are about to as they play so much better than the rest. Even when you don't know who they are you can tell like Shawn Blore for the Bears who just had a little extra pep in his step than his team mates. That was Pompey but he had little chance to get into space. Our attack was cluttered and simple. Very little decoys or backdoors. Always looked like we were short for numbers. Im guessing the edges were still tired from tackling and chasing the previous set. Also the new halves pairing didn't help at all. I would have loved to have seen CHT and TMM lead the team around.
Another couple of players I liked were Setu Tu and Moala Graham-Taufa. Tu did well to cover most the attacking plays that were thrown at him and Moala was awesome at set restarts. Dude has a fair bit of speed but is built like a prop. Their unbroken partnership showed with both doing well on both ends of the ball.
In what seems to be a recurring issue for all grades, our edges were getting cut to shreds with breaks happening just about every set. The Bears pack also had little problem marching down field straight through the middle. If it wasn't for some great goal line defence and heroics from Doyle we would have been smashed by 60+. Bears were the better gelled team and their combos showed they had spent a lot longer together than the Warriors patched together team.
Heres hoping they can get it together for this weeks game against the top of the table Raiders...
Stats from yesterday are now available. Couple of standouts:
Setu Tu - 222m, 6 tackle breaks, 1 try assist, 2 errors
Ben Farr - 177m, 2 tries, 3/5 conversions, 12 tackle breaks, 2 tries, 3 line breaks, 7 missed tackles, 1 penalty
TMM - 144m, 2 try assists, 3 linebreak assists, 1 forced drop out, 24 tackles @ 100%, 2 errors, 2 penalties
Moala Graham-Taufa - 167m, 1 try, 1 linebreak, 9 tackle breaks, 2 offloads, 1 error, 1 penalty
Setu Tu - 222m, 6 tackle breaks, 1 try assist, 2 errors
Ben Farr - 177m, 2 tries, 3/5 conversions, 12 tackle breaks, 2 tries, 3 line breaks, 7 missed tackles, 1 penalty
TMM - 144m, 2 try assists, 3 linebreak assists, 1 forced drop out, 24 tackles @ 100%, 2 errors, 2 penalties
Moala Graham-Taufa - 167m, 1 try, 1 linebreak, 9 tackle breaks, 2 offloads, 1 error, 1 penalty
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Some interesting comments on Souths forums about NSW cup.
They noted that although Souths reserves beat us, they don't really see anybody that could come through and play regular NRL.
They noted that the same could not be said about us and it was clear our much younger team is loaded with potential.
Our future is bright.
They noted that although Souths reserves beat us, they don't really see anybody that could come through and play regular NRL.
They noted that the same could not be said about us and it was clear our much younger team is loaded with potential.
Our future is bright.
With Lussick being referred straight to the NRL judiciary, he will likely get 6-8 weeks. I’m hoping the club and their lawyer challenge the sanction he gets.
I’ve watched the incident many times now and it seems Lussick was protecting himself from the kicking leg of Ilias and never dives at Ilias’s legs throughout the process.
The NRL seem to be penalising on the consequence and not the action. May as well ban charge downs and kick pressure while there at it..
I’ve watched the incident many times now and it seems Lussick was protecting himself from the kicking leg of Ilias and never dives at Ilias’s legs throughout the process.
The NRL seem to be penalising on the consequence and not the action. May as well ban charge downs and kick pressure while there at it..
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Times up… kick is OVER!!!!! Up the Wahs 26-24
Thank you guys for the running commentary
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Sifakula back in cup.
View: https://x.com/PenrithPanthers/status/1795655172733198353
Beautiful moment. Shows just what it means to this guy
Jersey Flegg won 20 - 16.
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24 16 full time us
NSW cup stats are up:
Leka Halasima in 80m
16runs 177m (62pcm)
1 lb, 6 TB
30 tackles 2missed
Leka Halasima in 80m
16runs 177m (62pcm)
1 lb, 6 TB
30 tackles 2missed
