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

[Milking!]

Loving Leka on the bench! Let the young man cook!

 

[Milking!]

Ford is a bit surprising, but he’s got the engine to go big minutes if needed - just hope he can keep the errors down this year

 

[Ref]

Ford is a bit surprising, but he’s got the engine to go big minutes if needed - just hope he can keep the errors down this year

Is it because he can play edge and middle and long minutes if needed.
I think Demitric can cover the same spots and I’d prefer that Fords spot went to Laban, Bunty or Eddie.

Is Laban carrying a niggle because he would have been on the plane before Eddie at this stage.

 

[Kakarot]

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

 

[Squanchy]

I really like the named team, pretty solid, I would have been happy with bunty over ford but they each have their strong points so

 

[kos]

I really like the named team, pretty solid, I would have been happy with bunty over ford but they each have their strong points so

Yes Bunty over Ford definitely.
Cht vs Tmm.
I m ambivalent on this.
Tmm was no where to be seen on trial game 1
And Cht choked so badly last year with those kicks.

 

[Ref]

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

No you are not.
TMM had a patch of form particularly v Panthers and Dolphins that was as good as anything we had seen in the past from Stacey and Shaun.
How is someone that good not in the 17.
He will get his chance:

 

[tyrael]

No you are not.
TMM had a patch of form particularly v Panthers and Dolphins that was as good as anything we had seen in the past from Stacey and Shaun.
How is someone that good not in the 17.
He will get his chance:

@Kakarot
I think it's because with cht and tmm there is no long kicking game. You lose DWZ and that's another wingprop gone from returning a set. If we don't make yardage and we have no kicking game then we cooked.

Metcalf is the future and you have to play him or it's Tannah Boyd. TMM is not our future.

 

[Inruin]

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.

 

[John Nick]

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.

Our roster is obviously not up to championship winning quality.
AW is struggling to find a compatible team because of the lack of talent.
Not much has changed here.
Only a total lift of attitude will save the season
Just my opinion

 

[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.

 

[John Nick]

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.

I'm hopeful for the younger guys coming through Frank but not sure it's enough for a turnaround

 

[Inruin]

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.

 

[WarriorsForever]

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[run_it_str8_again]

Who plays 9 if Egan is out? CHT, Clark, or walker? Neither i would like.

Jazz. But seriously. It would have to be one of those guys

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Don’t rule out a last minute switcheroo of Healey on the bench (hopefully for Ford) and TMM for Pompey, they happen to be 18 and 19, Webby was obsessed with it last year

I like it

 

[run_it_str8_again]

I'm hopeful for the younger guys coming through Frank but not sure it's enough for a turnaround

We might have to settle for a 15 degree turn in the right direction. But naming these young blokes is key to getting to the right place

 

[Kakarot]

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.

Tbf I may have a bit of bias on wanting kiwi halves. Let's hope things work out for the best and metcalfs misses doesn't get cold feet in nz with their new baby and wants to be back in Australia with her family.

 

[Brightman]

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.

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