Team List Sharks v Warriors - [Round 14, 2025]

[france]

I fear AFB is going to destroy us this weekend, really missing Barney to hold a tough D line.
Want to see a long term plan with Niukore, what is he? Edge or middle?

probably a middle now

 

[3rdstriker]

To be fair Taine just gives up and stands there when he gets caught out Dallin actually turns and chases

Haha, I guess it's that height and hair that gives Dallin away in some ways ya don't notice Taine.

 

[Tpadds]

There is one man who holds the key to mitigating the loss of Barney in my opinion and that is Fish.

Obviously what he brings off the field is of tremendous value, especially for the young guys coming through. In saying that his on field performances this season haven't been mind-blowing.

A middle rotation of: Ford, Demi, Clark, Marata, Bunty, TSS, Ale and Laban, however you shuffle their roles, has enough quality NRL minutes in them to succeed. But only with someone really leading the way. Hopefully without Barney there Fish makes this forward pack his own.

The sharks pack has the ability to blow teams away through the middle and Brailey is near unstoppable on the front foot, so a real trial by fire this weekend.

Few better feelings throughout the season than beating the sharks in their own backyard. Would be the biggest result of the season if the boys can get up!

 

[Get them onside ref!]

Haha, I guess it's that height and hair that gives Dallin away in some ways ya don't notice Taine.

Nah TT needs to go look for work
And actually try to run faster when a gap appears
Cutting back all the time
Nothing else
Try chip and chase bruv
Look what Jayden Campbell and Kini do for Titans
Go sun go
Or u will be going
Out the door

 

[Get them onside ref!]

He ended Walsh with the opening tackle of the game too

It must affect the other team’s psyche when he does that or send Herbie flying

Understand Capes being centre
However that’s not fixing the probs for a fulltime attacking centre
That we need

 

[JustVisiting82]

Understand Capes being centre
However that’s not fixing the probs for a fulltime attacking centre
That we need

Best outcome is Ali works on and fixes the things the coaches have asked him to address, and there is your attacking centre.

 

[watcher]

The key to consistently restrict AFB is to take his time away with good line speed. Officiating is going to be huge

 

[Boston Boy]

Understand Capes being centre
However that’s not fixing the probs for a fulltime attacking centre
That we need

Yeah, I think Pompey has done great in attack lately but he has always been our defensive centre for me. He is not Critter but he is pretty good at shutting his side down. I would prefer a powerful Ali but I have to acknowledge Capewell has been very very good and his contributions at centre this year have been almost game changing. I love Ali, but I can't fault Webby for having Capewell at centre.

 

[Lance155]

The key to consistently restrict AFB is to take his time away with good line speed. Officiating is going to be huge

I can't work out how to handle him. Good line speed runs the risk of his footwork dominating you. Sit back and you can handle the footwork but give easy metres.....urgh

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

I can't work out how to handle him.

At a guess, I'd say you have to frustrate him by not letting him play the way he wants to. Basically, mark the shit out of him and pile him into the ground?

 

[Brightman]

At a guess, I'd say you have to frustrate him by not letting him play the way he wants to. Basically, mark the shit out of him and pile him into the ground?

or throw hash brownies out over the sideline when he takes a hit-up..

 

[juju]

The key to consistently restrict AFB is to take his time away with good line speed. Officiating is going to be huge

Hard with the rabid fans at Shark Park too - they're well educated in manipulating the ref.

 

[Ref]

You just have to accept that AFB is going to do a lot of damage.
But like we have been doing against every team, just keep banging him in the contact. We can’t stop him but we can at least hit him hard.

 

[Warriorshopeful]

I'm just glad Mulitalo isn't playing as well, mouthy lil muppet tries extra hard against us.

 

[Get them onside ref!]

Hard with the rabid fans at Shark Park too - they're well educated in manipulating the ref.

We lost to Raiders at home
Wahs to do same at Shark park
All in the mind
Take the crowd out of it

 

[WHB]

I'm just glad Mulitalo isn't playing as well, mouthy lil muppet tries extra hard against us.

He can back his mouth up to which makes him even more frustrating.

 

[Stalefish540]

Tuaupiki got caught out bad against cowboys

They had that edge locked down till Berry went off and the whole edge had to reshuffle.

Niukore was getting zapped and the rest of the edge had to accommodate. They eventually figured it out and stemmed the flow.

So it's a bit rough to put that on Taine.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

All wingers in our system jam. Whether it is DWZ or TT or Montoya when he was here. As SJ said on his podcast, we need to stop blaming the wingers for tries conceded on the edge which largely emanate from defensive lapses that happen closer infield. For all the flack he cops, I thought DWZ had a solid game last week. He was very secure under the high ball and demonstrated again his effectiveness as an aerial threat which is going to be very valuable this week against the sharks who have been heavily exposed in the air the last two games.

As for worrying about AFB's impact, it's like Latrell. They are both amazing players who are always going to impact the game no matter how good the defense is when they are on. It's about limiting their impact. If we limit him to 150m this game as opposed to his customary 200m+, we'll go a long way to winning the middle. The other forwards that are lining up for them are far less imposing and run for less than 100m more games than not. They also don't have Rudolf or Hazleton in this game and they are running an outside back on the bench (Atkinson) who barely plays 5 minutes per game. So whilst we will miss Barney, Sharks are also depleted in the middle. If we can hold our own against Canberra without both JFH and Barney, no reason why we can't win the middle against Cronulla with JFH.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

They had that edge locked down till Berry went off and the whole edge had to reshuffle.

Niukore was getting zapped and the rest of the edge had to accommodate. They eventually figured it out and stemmed the flow.

So it's a bit rough to put that on Taine.

Same thing with DWZ on the weekend too

 

[Gods_17]

Understand Capes being centre
However that’s not fixing the probs for a fulltime attacking centre

He's mentoring Ali hopefully, whom else has that experience to do that in Our squad? Kurts attack/backing and defence has been on point at #3. Maybe he's coaching an injured Berry in advise as well "Fix that hammy of yours ya soft cu^t!"

Anyhow I get ya, Gtor, Capewell's just a filler (and a bloody good one at that.)