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

[jonesy101]

Not perfect but do you see how Rugby do their playoffs it’s hilarious

I remember a season where a team with less wins finished above another to take the playoff spot because of the bonus points they accumulated.

 

[Falcon]

I’d like to agree with the last 12 pages of absolute pleasure watching our team last night. My biggest enjoyment was watching the mature and dynamic contribution of our young guys. I just love Dem Vaumanga unloading his bag of tricks last night as a hard tuning, hard hitting silk handed forwarded. Healy can def do a job as a running lock forward if need as well.. magic game!

 

[Po11um]

I think the warriors can beat the canterbury bulldogs but the main threats are the raiders & storm imo

 

[sup42]

That try from Leka was a big brain 1% play from the young buck given the scoreline. Could have easily left it thinking we were up by 16-18 whatever it was at the time.

Going from the video only I felt like he realised it was going to be an easy 7 tackle set. So his gets on his skates late to at least make it hard for the catcher, ends up muscling it for a try because he's just dawg.

Yep.

I posted the same thing in the NSW cup thread a lot.

One of the features of watching the cup has been seeing Leka, Laban, and Dimitric score off kicks in the air.

We have been crying out for an aerial game vs opposition Wingers, we have one now.

I ranted on about what you picked up on - these are 1% traits, and out of the three I actually think Laban shows the highest affinity for the the attentive side of ball work.....having said that...I am splitting hairs because all three have the same mentality.

We know they are athletic and people get excited about that, but the footballing brains is what I am interested in most out of these guys and Dimtric is emerging as a footballer over an athelete.

Hand eye coordination of those three is on a par with outside backs, they play at aerial ball like Wingers.

Laban is the one that will really surprise in the air, he is very light on his feet for his height and frame. If you see Laban with his shirt off, he is an unusually low body fat for an athlete of his size. He is less Messomorph than the usual body type we produce - he is built like a bastketballer....made for scoring off kicks over the top of people....Leka just goes straight through you like you're not even there.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

I think the warriors can beat the canterbury bulldogs but the main threats are the raiders & storm imo

We would touch up any team, if we played like that every week.

 

[off the fence.]

Cracker game what a win.

Some love for TMM played at hooker and the service was premium with solid defence.

Young boys doing damage , Healey , Demetric, leka , Laban.

Ford was a machine to.

Big team win played as a Unit everyone locked in.

 

[Cces]

I've jumped to page 13 so it's probably been covered but the play prior to CNK's try saver, Vaimauga showed great determination to get across in cover & make a tackle on a linebreak.
We'll never see it on a highlight reel but that effort shows great character

 

[sup42]

Maybe that's why they're fine with the crowd chant...

Like, sure, you can cover our old song! We just come up with a better one!

I'm fine with the fact that the crowd have their Warriors chant and the team have their Warriors chant...

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.

Same bro. The main reason our brand is flying is that the Head office have all their ducks in a row, and apart from hiring the right coaches, they hired young people to do the game day events, and this is one of their innovations.

We are the envy of Australasian sport right now, entirely because of the new make over of the Wahs.

The blackouts, the flames, the killing off of the Drums all the bloody time, the team song is a big part of the new brand.

For all you old fats getting precious about a song...if ever there was a Club that owed its fans the gift of their precious Waiata it is the long suffereing NRL famous five thousand that stopped the Warriors being booted from the comp.

And anyway, if you want a secret song, why not do it on the team bus and ban it from social media? hell while you are at it - stop showing us the silly handshakes after try celebrations - start wearing wigs and aprons and calling Webster the Master Mason 3rd degree.....

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Same bro. The main reason our brand is flying is that the Head office have all their ducks in a row, and apart from hiring the right coaches, they hired young people to do the game day events, and this is one of their innovations.

We are the envy of Australasian sport right now, entirely because of the new make over of the Wahs.

The blackouts, the flames, the killing off of the Drums all the bloody time, the team song is a big part of the new brand.

For all you old fats getting precious about a song...if ever there was a Club that owed its fans the gift of their precious Waiata it is the long suffereing NRL famous five thousand that stopped the Warriors being booted from the comp.

And anyway, if you want a secret song, why not do it on the team bus and ban it from social media? hell while you are at it - stop showing us the silly handshakes after try celebrations - start wearing wigs and aprons and calling Webster the Master Mason 3rd degree.....

The last few Warriors social posts give me NBA/NRL championship team vibes. The music, editing, even the swagger the boys carry. Marketing has been on point

 

[Evil_Mush]

Man, how good does it feel to pump a team with no heart attacks in the second half

Lovely Wahs, go get your well deserved rest

 

[WHB]

CNK stuffing big Hamlin-Uele's try scoring opportunity was my favorite play.
He just went a hundy at him with that body check.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Just one charge from the game, Jacko but no game suspended.

 

[juju]

CNK stuffing big Hamlin-Uele's try scoring opportunity was my favorite play.
He just went a hundy at him with that body check.

BHU was nearly crying bout being denied that one.
I wanted CNK to do the Tapine cry facials to him.

 

[Boats n Hoes]

BHU was nearly crying bout being denied that one.
I wanted CNK to do the Tapine cry facials to him.

Ill tell u why CNK would never do that

Cause he's not a dick!

 

[Completion Rate]

Fist game this season that I felt at ease watching - I had confidence in our defence throughout even when the scores were tight in the first half.

So good to see that strong defence and Webster's plan coming together so well, allowing the points to finally flow in the second half.

A great complete performance by the squad.

After we repelled them in their first attacking phase with something like 3 repeat sets I knew it was never going to happen for them.

 

[Noitall]

Ill tell u why CNK would never do that

Cause he's not a dick!

Would love to have seen wrestling move like BHU did a few years ago when he scored. Only a few years ago, I’m not bitter or anything

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Last 2 weeks are why CNK should be fullback for as long as he wants. Last week he saved like 3 try scoring situations. Yesterday If he doesn't make that try saving player on the stroke of HT, the second half ends up being completely different. Three straight tries to finish the half would have turbocharged Sharks momentum and we probably go on to lose. So that play was the momentum changer in our favor. After the break, sharks virtually didn't see our 20 again until the last 10 minutes of the game when the shellacking had been set in stone.

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Just watched the reply...one thing I didn't notice was the kick off to start the game, we went straight after AFB....shows the head space where The Warriors are at especially considering the noise are QLD dropping nuts and kicking to the opposite side of Lenui...

How good was healey, I know webby is unlikely to go down this path, but I would love him on the bench to give egan 2025 break....

 

[Noitall]

Last 2 weeks are why CNK should be fullback for as long as he wants. Last week he saved like 3 try scoring situations. Yesterday If he doesn't make that try saving player on the stroke of HT, the second half ends up being completely different. Three straight tries to finish the half would have turbocharged Sharks momentum and we probably go on to lose. So that play was the momentum changer in our favor. After the break, sharks virtually didn't see our 20 again until the last 10 minutes of the game when the shellacking had been set in stone.

I was of the opinion we needed more out of our fullback and whether CNK still had what was required. I feel completely different now for the reasons you mentioned

 

[skinnydippng]

Was interested how I can watch the fox panel interviews like CHT?

Here's the CHT and Metcalf interviews ft SJ banter