Post Match Sharks v Warriors - [Round 14, 2025]

[Po11um]

I can see the warriors making the grand final then it's the best team on the day.
The odds are continually lowering on the warriors to win the title currently at @9.00

 

[CWC]

I'm on the totally opposite side. If you want to build a culture you've gotta influence the fan culture and let it influence back. I've only heard positive things from the playing group about hearing the home crowd sing it. Urlich the writer of the song loves that the public sing it.

I dunno, I just feel like these things help build a larger than the sport/team identity. Where people may of not seen a game but have heard drunken idiots scream that song in the streets. Where others have added to it or remixed it.

I mean look at Marching On Together for the Leeds football team. Very similar situation and it only helped solidify a fan base with a shared song.

Not saying this one they are doing now should be given to the fans too. There are smaller traditions etc that help with that solely in team culture. But the main victory song can only be a positive if shared in my eyes.

I have no idea what they are on about, Wahs IG literally just put out part one of the team song out on IG lol, I won’t be surprised to see people like me pick up on it sooner or later and official IG put out the second part, and everyone be like OMG this is so awesome And Wahs and Christchurch literally organized a rapper to sing the team song like 50x after the Knights game

The team song is literally a huge part of the branding and bonding between fans and players. One NZ made a bloody ad at the end of 2023 thanking the fans with the team song It’s getting late isn’t it?

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Read the kennel forum threads re our game if you want to have a laugh. Dogs fans are losing their shit that we keep winning and that we remain hot on their heels. Some of those forumers still maintain there is some NRL conspiracy to help us win the comp this year. At the same time completely ignoring the fact that having Gus Gould on your side isn't giving your team an extra leg up in this years comp (ahem Galvin situation).

Can't wait to see their reaction when we beat them in rd 22. Hope we are coming in 1st vs 2nd when that clash happens:

2025 Round 14 - Other Team Lists and Game Discussion

Hey Rothfield ya bum, I hope you are watching your shit team getting beat again… just one dirty peptide premiership cup for you to drink your metho n cordial from..:tearsofjoy:

www.thekennel.net.au

 

[Makasene]

I'm on the totally opposite side. If you want to build a culture you've gotta influence the fan culture and let it influence back. I've only heard positive things from the playing group about hearing the home crowd sing it. Urlich the writer of the song loves that the public sing it.

I dunno, I just feel like these things help build a larger than the sport/team identity. Where people may of not seen a game but have heard drunken idiots scream that song in the streets. Where others have added to it or remixed it.

I mean look at Marching On Together for the Leeds football team. Very similar situation and it only helped solidify a fan base with a shared song.

Not saying this one they are doing now should be given to the fans too. There are smaller traditions etc that help with that solely in team culture. But the main victory song can only be a positive if shared in my eyes.

To me nothing builds more culture than winning and this isn't English football.

I'm sure they didn't mind it being sung but when it started to get blasted mid-game, that's the end of it - admin fucked it from that point on. Team song is for when you win, not when you're ahead.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Note to AFB: if you are going to publicly challenge JFH to a physical duel, you better understand that he's not coming alone. Our entire pack is going to come hunting for you as a unit.

Noticed several times during the game Erin getting right into AFB's face and mouthing expletives into his ear whenever there was a negative sharks play. On each occasion, AFB just sat there and took it and let Erin get away with it. JFH may have taken the high road and decided to ignore his challenge publicly, but other members of our pack clearly took the challenge personally and ganged up on him all night. We clearly got inside AFB's head and rocked him mentally. Nullifying their pack leader, the rest of the sharks pack followed meekly into submission. Why on earth we tried to bring some of these sharks forwards over to us like BHU I will never know.

 

[Makasene]

Keen to give a massive big up to Laban.

He has been a quiet achiever behind Demetric & Leka (mainly through limited opportunity).

He showed in this game that he can command a spot in the 17 every week and I actually think he should be starting on the edge now - atleast for a run of games.

Absolute weapon of an inside run and quick play the ball. He is every bit the level of player that Demetric and Leka are - really he looks a young Tohu.

Man the future is bright

 

[Makasene]

Why on earth we tried to bring some of these sharks forwards over to us like BHU I will never know.

Both Webby and Cappy have been very outspoken that JFH was a pure fluke.

He came to us, there was no negotiation and the deal was done in 24hours.

Prior to that we were up shit creek and AFB was going for nothing... We were pretty clearly battling to sign a valid replacement.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Keen to give a massive big up to Laban.

He has been a quiet achiever behind Demetric & Leka (mainly through limited opportunity).

He showed in this game that he can command a spot in the 17 every week and I actually think he should be starting on the edge now - atleast for a run of games.

Absolute weapon of an inside run and quick play the ball. He is every bit the level of player that Demetric and Leka are - really he looks a young Tohu.

Man the future is bright

he is also a massive human. He is also a very good aerial threat as he showed against the Phins. I actually see similarities between him and KPP at the Knights. That starting back row combination of Leka/Laban is probably what will happen from 2027 onwards.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Both Webby and Cappy have been very outspoken that JFH was a pure fluke.

He came to us, there was no negotiation and the deal was done in 24hours.

Prior to that we were up shit creek and AFB was going for nothing... We were pretty clearly battling to sign a valid replacement.

I understand that given the 11th hour nature of AFB's compassionate release request at the end of 2023. But surely there had to be better options than BHU who has been around for several years at this pt and clearly hasn't developed the way you would expect. I think we were also chasing Francis Solo at the time. He would have been a much better target and is doing great things at the Phins this year.