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

[run_it_str8_again]

Jackson Ford jogging on a kick return really summed that game up for me

It wasn't attitude. He was gassed.

Didn’t do anything Barnett and Clark outplayed him by far

I agree. There are keys that need to be turned. But they can be turned and turn our soft pack into a fearsome one.

 

[MurrayTD]

Not sure where my unjustified confidence stemmed from leading up to the season start. 10 minutes before the kick off I was confident, SJ comments regarding LM only re-enforced the energy, Warriors crowd support so big the TV panel all endorsing the Wahs, cut to JFH looking beast mode and the world is good.. no great!... drink in hand on Sunday morning at 9.55am, first game of the season, supercoach locked in..... Bring it on.

Boom..... same old shit. Errors, penalties, lethargy, lack of direction, very ugly....

I love CNK, my son loves CNK as he graciously took his time 45 minutes after a game to still be there to take a selfie with him, but, he is not the right option anymore.

I thought the use of our young forwards was non existent, I understand they are young and all the negatives that possibly go with that, but Canberra threw the kitchen sink at us in the first 30 minutes, and suddenly Canberra are now looking tired, not to unleash such talent and exuberance at the time was criminal. Why the fuck can't coaches change strategy mid game when it is screaming for it, it is beyond frustrating.

Lastly, the Raiders + all teams now have stolen our IP with off loads, highlighting how effective they are, how did we go from being the blue print to being the sand pit...it truly hurts to see our natural DNA flair being eroded year after year..I don't subscribe to the theory that the Aussie way will win us the premiership, not unless we play with a squad of 30 Aussie, do we really want to win the comp as a Kiwi side that way, not for me!

Only 1 game though, hoping all involved can steady the ship that carries more support and dreams than any other club.

 

[Te Mana-wah]

So you'd be posting a picture of the Provan Summons Trophy if we'd won?

No. It's round one, you wouldn't get too carried away

 

[run_it_str8_again]

But how do other teams lie all over us so much? Is it just me?

I believe the key is dominating the tackle and ruck speed. We lost that today and as such lost the game.

To elaborate. Our halves had a shit platform to launch from. So we were predictable and slow in attack.

To be the halfback that Metcalf wants to be, those are the moments when even when you are under the heaviest of pressures....you create attack in spite of it. DO SOMETHING!!!!

 

[1995 Sufra!]

Well, unfortunately, that was a horribly predictable performance from a horribly conservative coach with a horrible game plan . And unfortunately it will continue on until injuries enforce some change.

He did say our attack would look different this season, it certainly does! . We were lucky to score 8. Hell, even against 12 we looked clueless and disorganized, pedestrian and optionless.

Our defence was a follow on from the majority of last season. If it's true that defense is about attitude then we are in serious trouble.

There wasn't any positive to take out of that game that we can really build on IMO. Out played, out classed, out enthused, out coached.

 

[tajhay]

Totally off topic but
It’s crazy how Vegas doesn’t have their own NBA or American football team ..

Las Vegas Raiders

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Totally off topic but
It’s crazy how Vegas doesn’t have their own NBA or American football team ..

Uhh the Raiders my guy

 

[run_it_str8_again]

The warriors won't be invited back next year

The Warriors created revenue and hype though. Despite losing

 

[Canonball]

Ouch, that hurt... and fuck I hate Braith Anasta ... the bench use, while bad, wasn't the main issue btw

 

[1995 Sufra!]

NO good going down inside 22
With rumbling forwards
If you got no backing up from
Dummy halves
5/8 s
Hookers
Nothing
If u put the new young guns on in that pack
Same thing gonna happen
If I’m the coach
I’d be saying stay up the arse of our big boppas
Wait for the offload
If not
Ain’t gonna work

 

[WA Warrior]

You know it’s bad when people think Boyd is the answer

Let’s gone Boydo
I’m one of those

 

[KO WAI RA]

Well Metcalf did produce 1 try assist today!!!!!
With a forward platform getting dominated,you get deepset backline plays which struggle to breach the advantage line…
Can’t recall 1 fluent backline play…

 

[Beastmode]

Uhh the Raiders my guy

Totally off topic but
It’s crazy how Vegas doesn’t have their own NBA or American football team ..

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Remember when Addin and Mitch would get us into the kill zone and we would fire blanks?

Today, by the time we got close enough to fire, we were gassed from tackling their pack. Their pack were fearsome and ours was meek and disjointed.

We need a cohesion amongst our pack.

To get that. Start Demetric and Leka and Clark.

That's a pack

 

[Beastmode]

The Warriors created revenue and hype though. Despite losing

It was probably revenue hype also
Kiwis are not big spenders...
$10 at the pokies thats about it

 

[MrFrankWhite]

To get that. Start Demetric and Leka and Clark.

Im not sold on Clark as anything but an impact prop.

 

[Mr Drag]

Im not sold on Clark as anything but an impact prop.

He no Walker!

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Im not sold on Clark as anything but an impact prop.

Who would you start as our pack to gain that middle dominance?

 

[Canonball]

There was nothing positive to take from that other than we back in white shorts!!

I hate the white shorts ...

 

[snake77]

I hate the white shorts ...

I hate losing.

Also losing in white shorts.