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Post Match Raiders v Warriors - [Round 1, 2025]
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That's what I saw. We over spent our energy on getting out muscled. It compressed our defence and opened us out wide. One try we let in had Roger tackling their third man in. We did this last year and don't appear tough enough. The issues are deeper but very familiar to a Warriors supporter.
I'm not going to be too harsh on out halves based on the piss poor platform they were given to play off. Super slow ruck speed and one out running, mixed in with zero second phase play, what do we seriously expect them to do? I honestly believe if TMM played today, people would be calling for his head too.
This loss is on Webby. He picks the team and creates the game plan.
Bunty would have made a difference in that first 20 minutes, purely with energy and intent. He's not a world beater by any stretch but he's 100x more effective than Jackson Ford.
This loss is on Webby. He picks the team and creates the game plan.
Bunty would have made a difference in that first 20 minutes, purely with energy and intent. He's not a world beater by any stretch but he's 100x more effective than Jackson Ford.
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Raiders seemed to defend with 12 better than we did with 13
Told you. Our half was a better defender than our edge backrower. Marata is only over 50% because he barely attempts a tackle
Yep. But what we still have potential to see is a cohesive aggressive dominant fearless pack. Next week I reckon
Marata & Capewell ran for a combined 83m, averaging 40m. They missed 11 tackles between them, 8 for Capewell specifically. They played for an average 66 mins.
Halasima & vaimauga played for 20min average, ran for 45metres average, made 9 tackles with 0 misses between them.
Two experienced, representative players, taking up over 1 million of our cap getting outworked & outplayed by a 19 and 20 year old respectively.
I understand that if these two played extended mins, errors and work rate would drop off. But so it should, they’re kids. And I’m also not advocating that they should start, or play 60+ mins.
What I am saying, is that it’s simply unforgivable that these two experienced leaders in our squad continue to not perform with no consequences. Marata should be demoted to the bench at best & cup at worst, he looks disinterested & unenthused to be out there representing his country. Capewell is better than that, and deserves the jersey based on runs on the board. but with halasima not putting a foot wrong & Laban getting better & demanding a spot in 17, the pressure is now on Capewell to either step up, or face the consequences.
Webby needs to stop the favouritism, and start making these two accountable for their poor performances. The reality is, his job is on the line too if he can’t start stacking wins.
Halasima & vaimauga played for 20min average, ran for 45metres average, made 9 tackles with 0 misses between them.
Two experienced, representative players, taking up over 1 million of our cap getting outworked & outplayed by a 19 and 20 year old respectively.
I understand that if these two played extended mins, errors and work rate would drop off. But so it should, they’re kids. And I’m also not advocating that they should start, or play 60+ mins.
What I am saying, is that it’s simply unforgivable that these two experienced leaders in our squad continue to not perform with no consequences. Marata should be demoted to the bench at best & cup at worst, he looks disinterested & unenthused to be out there representing his country. Capewell is better than that, and deserves the jersey based on runs on the board. but with halasima not putting a foot wrong & Laban getting better & demanding a spot in 17, the pressure is now on Capewell to either step up, or face the consequences.
Webby needs to stop the favouritism, and start making these two accountable for their poor performances. The reality is, his job is on the line too if he can’t start stacking wins.
They not playing next week!Yep. But what we still have potential to see is a cohesive aggressive dominant fearless pack. Next week I reckon
You could be right! We were gassed by the time they lost Tapine. They could have beat us with 11 by that stage
Would love to dive deeper than this because I think a change in our 2nd rowers is not only the most needed but also where we have some amazing deepth. But I'm on my phone now so maybe later.
But simply put we dropped Montoya to NSW league for less and he turned out better for it.
Now imagine being one of the other boys playing his heart out and your coach is letting those guys serve up that trash?
Agreed. Actions speak louder than words, and this is why Barnett & fish are so successful. The difference in their best & worst game is minimal. Capewell can have a shocker, but often backs it up with a stellar game, but the shit games are getting more and more frequent. Marata on the other hand is a bench middle, cart the ball up & physically defend. He isn’t an edge & gets a cold out there, so put his pay package to work & get him working his ass off for 40 mins. And if not, there’s no shortage of bench props in ale, bunty etc that have shown they can do a job.
If I was bunty or ale, I’d be pissed watching these ‘leaders’ play poorly & consistently be rewarded with starting 13 spots.
So how are we going to be over the next few games on a full size field against teams that are tipped to finish well inside the 8?
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