TeamList Preseason 2025 Trial 2 - Warriors vs Storm

[Wrighty]

About 30 to 35 minutes away from the team list dropping....

 

[Wrighty]

Any minute now...

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Any minute now...

6pm nz time bro?

 

[Inruin]

Why are we playing at 3.30 in the middle of summer?

 

[John Nick]

Panthers trial game canceled apparently

 

[1995warriorsfan]

Contrasting fortunes for veteran outside backs Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck when the One New Zealand Warriors named their squad for their final Preseason Challenge clash against Melbourne at FMG Waikato Stadium on Saturday (3.30pm kick-off). The 212-game Hamilton-born winger Watene-Zelezniak (29) has been ruled out as he awaits surgery after breaking and dislocating his left wrist only eight minutes into in last Friday night’s trial against Cronulla Sutherland. But while he’s sidelined, 31-year-old Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (213 NRL games) returns on the wing after being ruled out last week due to a minor training injury. Centre Adam Pompey and halfback Tanah Boyd are both unavailable for the Hamilton trip with minor injuries while fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, prop James Fisher-Harris and second rower Jacob Laban are with the Māori All Stars side for Saturday night’s match against the Indigenous All Stars in Sydney. With Nicoll-Klokstad missing, Taine Tuaupiki starts at fullback while 20-year-old Eddie Ieremia-Toeava has been named as Pompey’s replacement in the centres. Veteran Bunty Afoa starts in the front row along with Jackson Ford, who missed the trial against the Sharks. Kurt Capewell and the fast-emerging Demitric Vaimauga are paired in the second row with new signing Erin Clark again at loose forward. Standoff Chanel Harris-Tavita and second rower Leka Halasima are on the extended bench after being unavailable last week.

 

[1995warriorsfan]

 

[tajhay]

Full team list.

 

[WarriorsForever]

Could Taine have pulled out of the all stars game because he’s a real chance to play FB for us this season and the coaches want to see him there in this trial?

 

[El Chuckie]

Why are we playing at 3.30 in the middle of summer?

Conditioning for playing Broncos in June and Gold Coast in August?

 

[roguei]

"The 212-game Hamilton-born winger Watene-Zelezniak (29) has been ruled out as he awaits surgery after breaking and dislocating his left wrist only eight minutes into in last Friday night’s trial against Cronulla Sutherland."

Did we spend all of our luck in 2023?

 

[WarriorsForever]

Hopefully Kosi has a better game this weekend because it’s his wing spot to lose at the moment

 

[tajhay]

Could have been an opportunity to start CHT at 6 to see what that looks like but it seems very likely that TMM/Metcalf halves pairing is confirmed to start off the year.

 

[John Nick]

Hopefully Kosi has a better showing then because it’s his wing spot to lose at the moment

Be interesting to see how TMM's form is this game.
Disappointed in him last week.
Needs to be more involved and interested.

 

[Wrighty]

Could have been an opportunity to start CHT at 6 to see what that looks like but it seems very likely that TMM/Metcalf halves pairing is confirmed to start off the year.

There is a small chance it could be a beauty contest between CHT and TMM. There are 5 halves in the line up. Maybe Luke and TMM, then TMM comes off for CHT and we get to see a halves combination of Metcalf / CHT and then likely they both come off for Hanson and Jett Cleary again.

 

[Wrighty]

If I were Webster I would be starting anybody on the wing ahead of Kosi even though it is a trial.

 

[Citygirl]

Do we know how long Dallin will be out for?

 

[Dantheman]

Typical that the one area we were already weak af in is the first area where a long term injury strikes. Surely that's Dallin out until round 6 at the earliest?

 

[Wrighty]

Do we know how long Dallin will be out for?

Ask Sup42

 

[snake77]

It isn't uncommon for a few guys to come out of the pre season injured or get injured in the trials as they get used to contact again. But man it seems like we have quite a number out or have question marks over their health already.