This game day thread discusses the Warriors' disappointing NRL season opener against the Raiders in Las Vegas, marked by defensive lapses and ineffective attack from the outset. Fans express frustration over questionable team selections, particularly the underwhelming performance of halves CHT and Metcalf #167#308, while critiquing Andrew Webster's bench management as impactful players like Leka and Demetric receive minimal minutes despite the team's struggles #335#487. Critical posts highlight key failures: CNK's costly errors at fullback #355, porous defense allowing frequent offloads and line breaks #133#396, and stagnant one-out attacking structures that squander opportunities #329#333. Optimistic users #29 predicting impact players like JFH see their hopes fade amid the collapse, with late tries from Pompey #283 and Tuaupiki #406 offering little consolation in the heavy defeat. Coaching decisions draw ire post-match, especially persisting with underperforming veterans like Niukore over energetic rookies showing promise in limited time #525#527.
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Really good seeing the NRL back. shame the Warriors are looking like crap. Also annoying is there are 4 games today, but SkyTV is only playing the 2 NRL games. really annoys me that SkyTV has stopped paying for the rights to play the British Super League. Yet they are happy to spend subscribers money on Crap soccer. You wake up in the morning and look through the SkyTV sports channels and all they seem to play is Soccer!. Its just shit not paying for what people want to watch. if the Poms and South Americans want to watch shit soccer they should stay in England or South America. don't come to NZ and expect SkyTV to waste money on Soccer!
Allowing too many offloads.
Don't see what CHT brings to 6 at present.
Think this is the most I've heard RTS mentioned in any half of Warriors football he's ever played.
Didn't think the Savage tackle was worthy of anything more than a penalty - accidental - but it's a precedent. CNK report will be interesting. How often do fullbacks - intentionally or otherwise - extend a leg when they're airborne taking a ball?
Did u watch sharks game?Martin was invisible, it’s the game plan Martin wouldn’t change anything out there. Cht thrown a couple good passes to Roger in space, but surprise not fast enough to take advantage.
Te maire to fullback.
Really good seeing the NRL back. shame the Warriors are looking like crap. Also annoying is there are 4 games today, but SkyTV is only playing the 2 NRL games. really annoys me that SkyTV has stopped paying for the rights to play the British Super League. Yet they are happy to spend subscribers money on Crap soccer. You wake up in the morning and look through the SkyTV sports channels and all they seem to play is Soccer!. Its just shit not paying for what people want to watch. if the Poms and South Americans want to watch shit soccer they should stay in England or South America. don't come to NZ and expect SkyTV to waste money on Soccer!
I think we should give him some time, changing coaches every few years doesn't help.
In saying that I think it was stupid extending his contract after 1 good season as coach.
The warriors did the same with Kearny and next thing he's getting the sack.
Thats because NZ is full of immigrants. Walked past a schools sportsfield last year. All the Polynesians kids were playing Rugby League. The Asians and Indians were all playing soccer.
Well...we are in the game..but we are pretty menh...cht doesn't have it...again the obsession from webby to play cnk at the back is limiting us...and 3 old 2nd rowers kills us...but it is a 80m game!! He's says delusionally....
In the titans game where we lost by 66. We had 45 missed tackles and 14 ineffective. In this game so far we have 28 missed and 21 ineffective. With some luck we can beat that.
Finding it a bit laughable that people are on about our attack with new halves and not our dreadful defense.
Nothing to write home about so far. Looks to me there is no gameplan or if there was, it's forgotten. Pretty pedestrian and not much shape or creation going on. Halves have been disappointing. Walker and Clarke have made an impact.
Another 40 to go and never say never I guess but they sure are making hard work of it
