Player Sam Healey

[CWC]

I actually think an option is as Egan gets older he may swap onto the bench and healy to start. Youth to do the toughest part and Egan to come on when the sting is gone and add to the attack in the middle.

I think that could happen if Healey extends beyond his current 3-year contract, or Tafua might be that guy to transition if he doesn’t extend

 

[One Less Fin]

EXCLUSIVE: New Zealand Warriors hooker responds to bizarre links to Bulldogs

He is contracted at the Warriors until the end of the 2027 season.

www.zerotackle.com

WTF!!!

 

[Naynay]

EXCLUSIVE: New Zealand Warriors hooker responds to bizarre links to Bulldogs

He is contracted at the Warriors until the end of the 2027 season.

www.zerotackle.com

WTF!!!

Would be a loss, I think he makes the perfect 14 and hopefully when metcalf is back we can see him in there.

Watching NSW cup he is a little off being a starting 9 with his decision making but can grow into that

 

[Blain]

LOL Zerotackle "gently link" Healey to Bulldogs.. Classic self creation story.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Would be a loss, I think he makes the perfect 14 and hopefully when metcalf is back we can see him in there.

Watching NSW cup he is a little off being a starting 9 with his decision making but can grow into that

Might be a bit early, but I'd extend him in the off season.

To me, he's exactly what we need on our bench. He has good defence, is a big enough body and has a good running game, but his biggest asset is that he has that dog in him. He competes for everything, I really don't think he have enough of that in our team.

I'm not too sure what he's on currently, but I'd give him a few hundred k more on his final year of his contract if he signs on for 2 more. Having him til the end of 2030 would be huge for us

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Might be a bit early, but I'd extend him in the off season.

To me, he's exactly what we need on our bench. He has good defence, is a big enough body and has a good running game, but his biggest asset is that he has that dog in him. He competes for everything, I really don't think he have enough of that in our team.

I'm not too sure what he's on currently, but I'd give him a few hundred k more on his final year of his contract if he signs on for 2 more. Having him til the end of 2030 would be huge for us

Id go one further and release Egan and promote Healey. Not enough room in the team and we have TMM at 14.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Id go one further and release Egan and promote Healey. Not enough room in the team and we have TMM at 14.

I'm not sure we're there yet. One of the biggest issues with Egan is he seems to get knackered and broken down by the end of the year, but if in theory if you have a young book hooker on your bench taking 30-45 minutes a game off of Egan, he should be fresher at the back end of the year.

Also, I'm a TMM fan but we can't have him on the bench for the whole year. I think this whole thing started because we had massive injuries in the backs and Rocco not being able to finish a game. I don't think TMM offered enough to be there specifically as an impact player off the bench, so I think if we start the year without massive injuries there's no point in having TMM there

 

[Falcon]

Might be a bit early, but I'd extend him in the off season.

To me, he's exactly what we need on our bench. He has good defence, is a big enough body and has a good running game, but his biggest asset is that he has that dog in him. He competes for everything, I really don't think he have enough of that in our team.

I'm not too sure what he's on currently, but I'd give him a few hundred k more on his final year of his contract if he signs on for 2 more. Having him til the end of 2030 would be huge for us

I’d like to see him run at 13 from time to time and work in tandem with Egan. It’s been frustrating watching him sit on the bench this season until the last 15 mins when Egan was absolutely busted or knackered.

 

[One Less Fin]

Well I guess if there is any truth to this, then I think that might be the reason. His frustration at being on the bench or 18th man. He clearly made a difference when he played and should have played a heap more. What Gould wants , Gould usually gets. Time will tell.

 

[Ref]

Id go one further and release Egan and promote Healey. Not enough room in the team and we have TMM at 14.

Your Egan is my CNK.
I can fully see what you see.
Wade is such a wily hooker but..
It’s no coincidence that TMM has been the bench Hooker.
I’m no conspiracy theorist BTW but Webby has prepared for life after Egan.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

I'm not sure we're there yet. One of the biggest issues with Egan is he seems to get knackered and broken down by the end of the year, but if in theory if you have a young book hooker on your bench taking 30-45 minutes a game off of Egan, he should be fresher at the back end of the year.

Also, I'm a TMM fan but we can't have him on the bench for the whole year. I think this whole thing started because we had massive injuries in the backs and Rocco not being able to finish a game. I don't think TMM offered enough to be there specifically as an impact player off the bench, so I think if we start the year without massive injuries there's no point in having TMM there

Very fair and TMM at 14 is a big part of my analysis. I would like to see a LOT of out of Egan in a 50 min stint.

 

[Dannevegas]

I'm not sure we're there yet. One of the biggest issues with Egan is he seems to get knackered and broken down by the end of the year, but if in theory if you have a young book hooker on your bench taking 30-45 minutes a game off of Egan, he should be fresher at the back end of the year.

Also, I'm a TMM fan but we can't have him on the bench for the whole year. I think this whole thing started because we had massive injuries in the backs and Rocco not being able to finish a game. I don't think TMM offered enough to be there specifically as an impact player off the bench, so I think if we start the year without massive injuries there's no point in having TMM there

I liked Te-Maires time at hooker, even better was his time playing in the middle, he was a dawg on defence.

 

[CWC]

IMO it’s Webby’s fault running Egan to the ground, ya 50/30 split we are good for the whole year

 

[ShaunJohnson7]

Very fair and TMM at 14 is a big part of my analysis. I would like to see a LOT of out of Egan in a 50 min stint.

Egan has to go I reckon he is good at the start of the season and always breaks down. CNK is done.....we need to spend this salary on better, younger players....the problem is finding them

 

[Dannevegas]

Well I guess if there is any truth to this, then I think that might be the reason. His frustration at being on the bench or 18th man. He clearly made a difference when he played and should have played a heap more. What Gould wants , Gould usually gets. Time will tell.

All rumours. He said he’s loving his time here

 

[ShaunJohnson7]

IMO it’s Webby’s fault running Ean to the ground, ya 50/30 split we are good for the whole year

He can't use the the bench at all, he played Erin Clark 55 mins while playing TMM a big chunk at 13, yet won't play him at 7 while our halves stink the house out.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

He can't use the the bench at all, he played Erin Clark 55 mins while playing TMM a big chunk at 13, yet won't play him at 7 while our halves stink the house out.

Exactly.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

IMO it’s Webby’s fault running Ean to the ground, ya 50/30 split we are good for the whole year

We said this at the end of last year when Egan did the same post origin then as wel.

Webster was going to manage his time better and here we are again while a gun backup hooker was barely used.

 

[Jaffa J]

The hooker spot will be his full time after next season if he’s willing to wait just needs another year with Egan to fine tune his passing

 

[roguei]

Interesting interview with him during the preason break. Focuses mostly on his intergreation into the warriors for at least the first half.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvLiT_lbnsI
Couple of quick take aways:
Says his goals for this year is to own that "number 17" jersey.
Surprised at the intensity of warriors training.
Talks quite a few times about how clear the expectations are for himself. And how that especially has made his transition into 1st grade great. Can see the same thing with other players as well.

"Would you like to finish you career at the sharks?" - "Probably not at this stage. I'm happy at the warriors, and i can kinda call it a 2nd home for me. So i'll just see what happens in the future but hopfully i keep getting opptunities to push foward"