we can't win without Shaun Johnson. Where are our points going to come from
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leaguejunkie
I wonder how they will play Green and Lino. Lino is a game managing half like Green. I can't see Lino playing a Shaun Johnson-esq roaming/floating role. I don't even know if Lino can play such a role.
Split halves maybe? Green managing one side, Lino managing the other?
Split halves maybe? Green managing one side, Lino managing the other?
Aman
This was my biggest concern at the start of the season. A team which has never trained this hard suddenly get put through the ringer come out nice and fit but also suffer casualties as a result of the intensity.
mt.wellington
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So how do you explain his other injuries from previous years? Why has the rest of the team not all done their ACLs etc? Nathaniel Roache, Shaun Johnson and James Gavet have a long history of being injury prone. I don't think the preseason did them any harm. Would think that its in fact done them all a world of good...
Stalefish540
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Ohwell need to get my negative cap off, this team has fronted up for us 3 weeks in a row now. That should count for alot in itself, since we lost 9 in a row to finish the season.
- Finish our sets with good kicks.
- Don't give up own redzone errors like the Knights.
- Work hard with ref to make the 10.
- Don't give them cheap piggy backs out of their red zone by over working the ruck.
- Front up in D just like we have been for 3 weeks.
If we can handle majority of those tasks, then we have enough firepower working with Luke, Green, Tohu Harris, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to give ourselves a chance.
If our mainstays do their job and our ring ins get down in the trenches with them and scrap over the bone. Regardless of the outcome, I will be happy.
Warriors by 2.
- Finish our sets with good kicks.
- Don't give up own redzone errors like the Knights.
- Work hard with ref to make the 10.
- Don't give them cheap piggy backs out of their red zone by over working the ruck.
- Front up in D just like we have been for 3 weeks.
If we can handle majority of those tasks, then we have enough firepower working with Luke, Green, Tohu Harris, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to give ourselves a chance.
If our mainstays do their job and our ring ins get down in the trenches with them and scrap over the bone. Regardless of the outcome, I will be happy.
Warriors by 2.
Sup42
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and there is no way to escape that aye...you have to do it to change the Athletes make up.
The trade off being that your replacement players are closer to the fitness of the incumbents and the whole club climbs the Mountain as one.
In some ways it's much of a muchness, we have had horrific injury counts pre Corvo.
The NRL gets described as a Marathon. Long miles every week are just part of us being able to endure the thing.
All in all you are better to lose people at the start of the breaking a man down process than to fear what might be.
Run_it_str8
Green to Harris to Hiku to Fusitua.
Green to Bunty
Blair to charge down a clearing kick and regather then pass to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to Kata
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck dummy to Kata cut out pass to Ken
Lino bomb to Fusitua in the corner
Tohu Harris straight over the top of their left centre.
Bully from dummy half drawing both markers running a 45 degree angle to drag in the closest defender to pass to Iggy running the gap.
Green to Jazz running outside the lead runner's inside shoulder avoiding a clear obstruction forcing Cronk to commit to Pulu as lead runner opening the line clear for Jazz to go over untouched.
I think that should just about do it
Aman
All I’m saying is it’s going to take more than just one “Corvo” pre season for this team to really reach thier potential and reap “consistent” benefits. I have two fears 1. Injuries and 2. Consistency.
1 is already coming into fruition and 2 will have to wait and see. We’ve started hot but burnout is a concern for a team that’s never been consistent. I love the warriors but I’m also a realist
Forgot Kata barge over from dummy half on the 5th.
danyooll
Love the optimism brother. Really does feel good to be a Warriors fan.
Naumaifooty
How many fuck ups does lino make today? Bit like kata close to the line passing game doesnt exist.
Run_it_str8
Yeah bro you have a valid point.
The team will need to provide consistent victories and improved performances during the full season to allay your concerns.
But brother I'm going to post about Alex Corvo as many times as I think his contribution actually shows it's contribution to the team's performance under pressure today.
davewjnz
Well if anything Mason is good at running set plays.
He knows all the calls so we'll do ok in that department
Just needs to pass at the right moment
His kicking game is ok
We lose some control and of course Roosters dont' have to worry about Shaun's running game.
It's really up to the forwards to get us going now.
He knows all the calls so we'll do ok in that department
Just needs to pass at the right moment
His kicking game is ok
We lose some control and of course Roosters dont' have to worry about Shaun's running game.
It's really up to the forwards to get us going now.
Aman
100% I’m a Corvo groupie from day one
Run_it_str8
Gotta mow my lawns.
Back later to catch up on how we'r gana get smashed coz Shaun Johnson who played good D and 5 min of amazing attack last week is our missing saviour.
Back later to catch up on how we'r gana get smashed coz Shaun Johnson who played good D and 5 min of amazing attack last week is our missing saviour.
Aman
Mason was soo mud last few games I saw him in ISP. Is there really no one better?
mt.wellington
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Sup42
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Biggest things we lose with the missing players:
Teams have struggled to score under our posts due to Gavets surpisingly nimble scramble (he is skinnier than most this year...ripped and super fit).
Gavet poking his head through in tackles and going straight and hard up the guts, he commits defenders well.
Gavets low error rate, he has been our most consistent prop for the longest time, credit where it is due, he was our best before Blair Tohu Harris and Bunty and Luke laid claim to the title of best forward.
Johnsons comunication is where we really miss out, he is excellent at calling forwards onto the ball.
Johnsons defence, pairing with Luke he has been outstanding, one of our best.
The frilly stuff with Johnson is a game winner, but Tohu Harris is a more dangerous runner in his own way than Shaun (better to have both to spell out the obvious).
So defensively we will be vulnerable more than any other aspect of those players game.
We have seen reserves come in and aim up on D in the past (Warriors last win over the Dragons) so there are no excuses there.
Our game plan will obviously be much simplified without Johnsons unpredictability off the cuff play...this is not necessarily a weakness for us, watching the last two games I have somewhat craved a more basic dour template where we grind someone down with our D.
Tackle up like animals and we will be sweet.
Teams have struggled to score under our posts due to Gavets surpisingly nimble scramble (he is skinnier than most this year...ripped and super fit).
Gavet poking his head through in tackles and going straight and hard up the guts, he commits defenders well.
Gavets low error rate, he has been our most consistent prop for the longest time, credit where it is due, he was our best before Blair Tohu Harris and Bunty and Luke laid claim to the title of best forward.
Johnsons comunication is where we really miss out, he is excellent at calling forwards onto the ball.
Johnsons defence, pairing with Luke he has been outstanding, one of our best.
The frilly stuff with Johnson is a game winner, but Tohu Harris is a more dangerous runner in his own way than Shaun (better to have both to spell out the obvious).
So defensively we will be vulnerable more than any other aspect of those players game.
We have seen reserves come in and aim up on D in the past (Warriors last win over the Dragons) so there are no excuses there.
Our game plan will obviously be much simplified without Johnsons unpredictability off the cuff play...this is not necessarily a weakness for us, watching the last two games I have somewhat craved a more basic dour template where we grind someone down with our D.
Tackle up like animals and we will be sweet.
snake77
There is a young fella coming off the bench for the Raiders that would of been useful.
We are also in a bit of a hole with Hingano's replacement being injured.Hopefully he goes better now that he is slotting into a side of the field which is pretty stable.
InsideBall
This game just got a lot harder.
Can't see us beating them without Shaun Johnson, but if we can keep it close, that'll do a huge amount for our confidences. Losing Gavet is no small thing either, he's been consistently excellent the first 3 rounds.
Big holes to fill.
Can't see us beating them without Shaun Johnson, but if we can keep it close, that'll do a huge amount for our confidences. Losing Gavet is no small thing either, he's been consistently excellent the first 3 rounds.
Big holes to fill.
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