Post Match Raiders v Warriors - [Round 1, 2025]

[FormerlyJamesW]

A day later and I'm still just perplexed by the use of the bench

This is a huge problem for me..

As an AW advocate, I'm really worried. Especially when he talked, pre-game, about playing a four forward bench.

Technically, he did. But fuck he pushed the interpretation of it to the absolute limits.

Just copy and paste similar bench rotations from other teams.... Jesus Christ....

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Yep

I thought most of the left edge issues came from this; on the right Ali and Metcalf had a few individual decision issues on top of this

Haven’t done a rewatch yet though so could be wrong

Ali did fail some of his one on ones.
Metcalf has an opportunity still to be great, but he's got to eke out his abilities. He attempted one 40-20. Couldn't burn anyone with speed because we were losing the ruck speed by miles.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Ali did fail some of his one on ones.
Metcalf has an opportunity still to be great, but he's got to eke out his abilities. He attempted one 40-20. Couldn't burn anyone with speed because we were losing the ruck speed by miles.

Ali's positioning was really poor in the first half. He still young and has such an upside but needs to sort this as his inside man currently isn't up to scratch.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

I’m starting to get the vibe that Webby is just a nice guy and good man manager. Really struggling to see the high IQ decisions.

I’m even starting to question if he even has a feel for the flow of a game.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Ali did fail some of his one on ones.
Metcalf has an opportunity still to be great, but he's got to eke out his abilities. He attempted one 40-20. Couldn't burn anyone with speed because we were losing the ruck speed by miles.

I’m still scratching my head as to why he would attempt a 40/20 on the 3rd tackle while we were down big and at halfway…

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Too many one dimensional players on this team.

Two guys I would try to offload this offseason; Capewell and Nuikore etc. Taking up a shitload of salary cap and provide sweet fuck all.

CNK days at fullback are done. Get him out of that jersey. Taine needs to be playing no. 1 as of next week. I don't care about our wing crisis. Play Sio Kali on the wing or play Pompey on the wing with CNK at centre.

How does Ford kept getting picked ahead of Ale. And how does he keep getting more minutes than Halasima/Vaimauga. He provides absolutely nothing.

Agree on heaps of this. But it appears we're in a state of "yous have to pull finger"

I’m still scratching my head as to why he would attempt a 40/20 on the 3rd tackle while we were down big and at halfway…

40/20 is great. Just need to nail it. His timing would have been that he saw the opportunity. Bloody got the angle wrong on a shorter narrower pitch

 

[Canonball]

Minor source of hope - official Warriors page really put boot in by using the past participle and not the irregular verb to emphasis not only did they lose they're not coming back from this the same...

 

[juju]

I’m starting to get the vibe that Webby is just a nice guy and good man manager. Really struggling to see the high IQ decisions.

I’m even starting to question if he even has a feel for the flow of a game.

That's my big takeaway from the game - Webby lack's the feel for the game.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Tapine- 2 week suspension
Savage- 1 week suspension

CNK cleared

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

Honestly going into the game I was never going to make any snap judgements on the performance ( good or bad). It's such a different occasion with so many other factors. Don't stress until we are back in the regular season

That’s the one thing to hold on to, regardless of coach and players we are always terrible in big occasion games, part of the curse. Probably means we’ll never win a comp, they could make a grand final as 1 seed vs an 8 seed and probably choke on the occasion. Pretty humiliating weekend after all the promotion they sunk into it, management will be fuming

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I think the thing that worries me most is that it doesn’t look like Webby had a plan to use Clark as a creative starting 13 - he figured he’d just put Barnett there for extra size. This smallish pack is going to need to be creative to move up the field, one out running should not be our game.

That's where you need good backrowers! Capewell and Niukore can't provide the punch on the edge we need.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

That's where you need good backrowers! Capewell and Niukore can't provide the punch on the edge we need.

Obviously have a number of young guns in this position knocking at the door. Hopefully they continue to train the house down and continue to question Webby's poor selection choices.

 

[kos]

I’m starting to get the vibe that Webby is just a nice guy and good man manager. Really struggling to see the high IQ decisions.

I’m even starting to question if he even has a feel for the flow of a game.

No.
His failure which is spoken about in the Wayne Bennett biography written by Andrew Webster
You have to remove players past their best
It’s difficult when there s been two way coach player coach loyalty for years
Tough
He can’t even drop non performers from the team
Man manager maybe not

 

[steakncheese]

If that performance doesn’t wake the coaching staff and seniors up nothing will. Looking for a 200% improvement next game otherwise, send in the rookies

 

[Beastmode]

Look on the bright side

Getting exposed so badly in rd1 will hopefully make Webby realise his model isnt going to work.

I’m confident he will make the necessary adjustments by rd 5 to give more playing time to the rookies.

I am in no doubt now this year is a development year for them.

The old cattle need to be phased out

5 players - Egan, RTS,,Capewell, Ford and Marata

Oh yeah CHT and LM in the halves doesn’t work for me

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Look on the bright side

Getting exposed so badly in rd1 will hopefully make Webby realise his model isnt going to work.

I’m confident he will make the necessary adjustments by rd 5 to give more playing time to the rookies.

I am in no doubt now this year is a development year for them.

The old cattle need to be phased out

5 players - Egan, RTS,,Capewell, Ford and Marata

Oh yeah CHT and LM in the halves doesn’t work for me

I hope you’re right.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

I hope you’re right.

I unfortunately do not think he is although wished he was. Likely injures are the only way for things to change just look at 2024.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Any decent podcasts with guys who will shred the team rather than kiss ass?

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Any decent podcasts with guys who will shred the team rather than kiss ass?

Time to go live and let it rip bro

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Time to go live and let it rip bro

would love to but I don’t do social media like that for safety.