Happy with TMM starting.
Team List Rabbitohs vs Warriors - [Round 5, 2024]
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Rabbitohs vs Warriors
Rabbitohs
Kickoff In:
Accor Stadium
Saturday
Afternoon
17:00
Warriors
Team Lists
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Not the worst thing considering hes playing needled up with that rib injury anyway.
He looked good to me, a few shimmy’s and deft passes were apparent. He’s the right man for #6 in this instance…RTS should get some good ball
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I suspect there will be a few changes to the side compared to what has been named.
This is how i suspect they will roll out
1. CNK
2. DWZ (assuming comes though week ok)
3.Berry
4. RTS
5. Montoya
6. TMM
7. SJ
8. AFB
9. Egan
10. Barnett
11. Ford
20. Laban (debut)
13. Harris
21. CHT
12. Niukore
16. Afoa
17. Tevaga
18th Pompey
19th Lussick
Lussick likely to play cup as he missed last week and needs a run.
Laban I think comes into starting side as Niukore steels up the second stint by replacing AFB. Afoa to being defence whilst Tevaga brings energy. Laban to focus on defence covering Capes role.
Still a great team - bunnies down on confidence and troops. Solid matchup for Saturday.
This is how i suspect they will roll out
1. CNK
2. DWZ (assuming comes though week ok)
3.Berry
4. RTS
5. Montoya
6. TMM
7. SJ
8. AFB
9. Egan
10. Barnett
11. Ford
20. Laban (debut)
13. Harris
21. CHT
12. Niukore
16. Afoa
17. Tevaga
18th Pompey
19th Lussick
Lussick likely to play cup as he missed last week and needs a run.
Laban I think comes into starting side as Niukore steels up the second stint by replacing AFB. Afoa to being defence whilst Tevaga brings energy. Laban to focus on defence covering Capes role.
Still a great team - bunnies down on confidence and troops. Solid matchup for Saturday.
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Not sure how people sore this as a bad game…..
TMM - 144m, 2 try assists, 3 linebreak assists, 1 forced drop out, 24 tackles @ 100%, 2 errors, 2 penalties
TMM - 144m, 2 try assists, 3 linebreak assists, 1 forced drop out, 24 tackles @ 100%, 2 errors, 2 penalties
Very keen to see TMM get an extended run.
He was just hitting his straps last year before the injury.
My expectation is RTS will get a lot better ball as will Montoya.
I really feel for Lukey Met, he too deserved an extended run. I don't think we are weakened in any way at all though by this change.
He was just hitting his straps last year before the injury.
My expectation is RTS will get a lot better ball as will Montoya.
I really feel for Lukey Met, he too deserved an extended run. I don't think we are weakened in any way at all though by this change.
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More likely Webster has a clear idea of how he wants to approach specific opponents.
The Rabbitohs have the wood on us and they know we know it.
There is a real confidence imbalance in some NRL games. One team will play like premiers every time they meet a side they have established a hoodoo over.
Case and point, the psychology of how the Warriors years ago terrorized the high flying Storm is wild. Only to get pumped the next week by Neville nobodies.
Well the problem Webster faces is that the Rabbitohs have got inside our players heads for so long that we go in nervous. While Souths go in throwing the ball around like they have nothing to lose.
The only way I see us overcoming this Souths hurdle (Penrith too) is defence and violence.
Souths Pack owned us last year, and they own us every year.
Take another look at this team line up, we have gone for size (Ale only gets games when we want some beef), we are starting with Niukore too (Size and aggression, Thom Burgess plays his best vs the Warriors).
And Jazz is in there this week, even though he was dropped after a really good game, one of his best, against the Raiders. So good players like Jazz and CHT, will get dropped for game plan changes by the looks of things.
Webster saw how he got two NRL wins off defence, he loses Capewell, so he brings in more forwards, more size, more tacklers, especially Jazz and Freddy who clean up around the ruck.
Webster will be planning a twelve point or less concession to Souths, no matter what Souths throw at us.
I expect a Warriors win, in the range of 12 Souths, and slightly more points to our ledger.
Also, after watching TMM make Ben Farr look like a Star last week, I bet Webster and crew watched that tape and thought, bugger me, a selfless passer of the ball that tackles well is just the ticket for Souths.
I like that I cannot guess the weekly teams, it means the coach has plans and schemes I cannot see, which is actually a relief because I am just guy who gets all my expertise from screen, he rubs shoulders with these guys and sees what is going on the entire week.
The fact that the Warriors are leading the NRL for territory this season screams out for bringing in the defensive wall and strangling teams to death, it is a far more reliable way to win a game than banking on your attack.
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Completely missed that it's Rogers 200th, this weekend.
Hopefully the boys appreciate the occasion.
Hopefully the boys appreciate the occasion.
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Went to 3 games by myself last year. You get so caught up cheering the boys and booing the ref that you don’t need anyone else!! However, Every guy and lady in a Warriors jersey are all Warriors whanau - everyone is friendly… just start a convo and you are away! Enjoy!Any of you folks ever go to a game by yourselves? Going to this one on my own on Saturday
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100% - It's a reflection of the culture.
Reserve Grade is not where crap guys end up. It's where good guys force their way into stacked teams.
I have been following Jacob Laban.
His Uncle was a big engine hard grafting player from the Carlaw park era (played for Wainuiomata in the GF of the Lion Red Cup where they thrashed Otahuhu in the 90's on hallowed ground at Carlaw proper, the first team outside of Auckland to win a GF at Carlaw, I ended up cheering them on when I was supposed to be backing the Auckland boys Otahuhu)
Ken Laban of course is well known as a high achiever in multiple spheres. As is Jacobs Aunt Winnie, these are very high achieving people whose parents came to NZ in the 50's and built the NZ dream for themselves from scratch.
So I guess I was very curious to see what young Mr Laban was like. Born in Samoa, ends up like his Üncle, playing in the Wellington Rugby league system, then gets a spot at Kelston boys in Aucks, becomes a Warrior.
Jacob is like Ali Leiatua in a bigger body. He plays and runs like a center, that is, he will either attack the line with pace, seeking big collision with the intent of a tackle bust, or he will change the angles late at the line with footwork and still gain some momentum in the contact....just like Ali....appearing as though he is on the verge of a break out....making frequent half breaks.
I saw that quality in him (as would many posters here) well before Luke Metcalf came out and Said Jacob is the hardest player to tackle at the club.
The other reason I compare him to Ali is the way he attacks the ball when it is chip kicked, he will race after it, pluck it out of the air, like a back, not like a forward that may let the ball bounce before having a go at it....he did this twice last year to score Try's, reached above his head and took the ball on the fly like a three quarter line player with skills.
The most exciting thing about him (another Ali like trait) is that he is a ultra hard trainer.
So for mine, he is the most promising Junior we have. Significantly bigger ceiling than other Junior forwards that get bandied about here (when you put it all together, Size, Power, Engine, attitude, and that magical thing footwork) he is going to race ahead of the others.
His flaws are pretty standard, ball security, missed tackles....all experience and age related stuff that needs minor tweaks to get him there.
I am one that is not impatient to see him play NRL. When you have players as good as ALi and Jacob, I prefer we don't fk it up.
I prefer players like them, who train hard, who love playing, get held back a little, develop that hunger, round out the small deficiencies in their games, before you throw them into fire.
If you time it right, if you wait long enough, the dominance of these superstar juniors in NSW cup will be manifest in their NRL debuts which will give them the feed back that they are better, they are special, they are at least as good as any break out NRL debutantes.
Compare that prep to throwing in a star NSW cup player right away who discovers that playing their best just looks like an average NRL performance, then realise you have just placed that pressure on them for every NRL performance, that to belong....means that every game has to be the game of their lives at maximum effort.
So, what I am saying is, the more time Laban and Ali spend in cup means the less pressure on them when the time comes, because they will be ready and will not need to give everything plus more to merely cling to their spot in FG.
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Weather on the improve for tomorrow 
Could even be fine at kick off.
Could even be fine at kick off. NZWarriors.com
Landed at 10:30 this morning for the game. Lots of Wah's supporters also on the flight. Raining steady now but nowhere near as first predicted. Optimistic for a dry game. Forecast now says so.
Laban will debut surely, they won’t go into a game with both CHT and Lussick on the bench and unlikely Barney is playing 80 either.
Despite the big outs of DWZ and Niukore, I have no doubt that the boys will be fired up and roaring to put in a big shift for Rog’s 200th.
Lets eat
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I'm expecting:
1. CNK
2. Montoya
3. Berry
4. RTS
5. Pompey
6. TMM
7. SJ
8. AFB
9. Egan
10. Barnett
11. Ford
12. Laban
13. Tohu
14. CHT
15. Afoa
16. Ale
17. Jazz
18. Ali
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