Team List Raiders vs Warriors - [Round 1, 2025]

[WarriorsForever]

How good is it seeing Demetric at 16, Leka at 17. Can only hope Webby dosen't change it up

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Fuck yeah. Nice looking team. I probably would prefer TMM over Chanel but aside from that, looks a strong team.

I reckon they're tossing up Leka V Healy and probably will up until an hour before kick off. That's a powerful looking bench....

Very pleased

 

[Old Sid]

Looks to me like a positive, we intend to win this team rather than let's not lose it. Excited about how the young guys go, especially Ali. TT will definitely add some uncertainty for the defenders.
First 2 points of '25!

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Well, good luck boys. I was wondering if AW had the ability to be more innovative but unfortunately Mr Conservative's big move is RTS to play a 'new' position on the wing. If they run out 1-17 I don't think this team has enough points in them. I'm picking we start with intensity that doesn't deliver much, with a similar playing style to last season, and then we go missing a bit and by the end resort to individuals trying to pull something out themselves. Saving grace might just be that we are playing the Raiders. If it ends up with Pompey dropping out with CNK shifting to centre and TMM to fullback to give us a legitimate heads up play maker in the team then that changes things a bit. And if Ford drops out for Healey, then better again. Either way I'll be supporting whoever runs out but I'm nowhere near optimistic about our chances currently.

I think Ali and RTS are going to be a revelation in the back line and the young guns in the back row will give us what we were missing last year.

 

[sup42]

Am I the only person not sold on metcalf as 7. Everyone seems to think he is the obvious choice for 7 when tmm is a better playmaker, has a superior short kicking game and a better defender, TMM and cht were awesome last year. The goal kicking seems to have really tainted people's view on what was a really good halves pairing. Mets could be the guy that everyone thinks but I'm just not so convinced...yet

I like TMM but I am trying to be positive and optimistic about the change to Metcalf.

Seeing Metcalf kick forty twenties was a good enough start for mine. I do not expect forty twenties regularly, what it signals is that he has been working on his long game with the boot a lot in the off season, which is enough.

TMM should have done the same with his career, worked hard on long kicking. He hasn't so, it is Lukes shot, fair and square, there is no future for a Warriors halfback that is not at least trying to develop a long kicking game.

I agree with everything you said about TMM last year, but he left the door open so....

Overall I am very happy with the team, having said that I would be happy with whomever they named because its time to go to war.

Big clear signals that the development year is on, Leka and Dimitric on the bench, Luke Metcalf at half back.... well well well, Webby is pulling the trigger, all we need now is for those boys to play safe and solid....like Laban does, make sure they are not a risk to select week in week out. Ball security and tackling, simple as, and after that they can run as hard as they like, hit hard, step, etc etc, but nail those fundamentals. Give the coaches no excuses for leaving them out.

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

For anyone going over for the game, have an awesome time and be vocal during the game! Please report back on the experience!

 

[3rdstriker]

Sounds like the Rollercoaster has started already with alot of people in here writing us off.
Fair enough too with years of ptsd, but give em a chance looks like the strongest team Webster can peice together good luck boys good 2 have footy back.

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Ran into Webby and the rest of the coaching staff at the ‘New York New York’ resort a few hours ago

My little brother went up and gave them an ‘up the Wahs’ so Webby followed him over and he said hello to our table, shook everyone’s hand and was v nice with his time

They then found themselves a bench and wouldn’t ya know it, the whole ref squad for the weekend with Ash Klein and then stopped by and chatted with them for a while

Will be missing the fan fest to do a day trip to LA before the games, but that more than made up for it

Just wanted to share (/flex a little hahaha)

 

[RiceOwl]

Ran into Webby and the rest of the coaching staff at the ‘New York New York’ resort a few hours ago

My little brother went up and gave them an ‘up the Wahs’ so Webby followed him over and he said hello to our table, shook everyone’s hand and was v nice with his time

They then found themselves a bench and wouldn’t ya know it, the whole ref squad for the weekend with Ash Klein and then stopped by and chatted with them for a while

Will be missing the fan fest to do a day trip to LA before the games, but that more than made up for it

Just wanted to share (/flex a little hahaha)

Awesome! I stayed at New York New York years ago when I visited Vegas, was a good time.

I have to say Webby is a great guy. I had a similar occurance in October. He was on our flight to Fiji and i bumped into him in the Koru lounge while looking after the kids and he gave me all the time in the world. Also chatted to me on the other site in Nadi and was just the most welcome guy. I really wish him all the success he can get.

Anyway, enjoy Vegas WahsaurusRex. Will be epic!

 

[Warriorsfan92]

My partner and I have been driving up the Californian coast camper van style the last week or so, and will make our way to the desert tomorrow. Then onto Vegas on Friday.

Been the trip of a lifetime so far, fingers crossed for a warriors W for the icing on the cake

 

[The Warrior Waka]

View: https://youtu.be/to-Z-rMTGEw?si=GuZ2Y-q2AAe0PIPc

 

[WarriorsForever]

50,000 expected for Sunday. 15,000 Americans.

30% of tickets sold have been warriors fans.