Post Match Sharks v Warriors - [Round 26, 2024]

[Ever Hopeful]

A great game to sign off SJ!!!! Well done, I'll miss you mate! I'm with the commentators. Let him retire after round 1, 2025.

AFB, what a player you have been. Truly elite. Jazz, thanks for the blood.

CNK is a very good centre.

Looks like Metcalf can strike a field goal, which is encouraging.

Fun game. See you guys in Vegas.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Ali is our future in the Centres.

 

[PullingTeets]

That final pass was something else

 

[Bluecat]

I don't know what to make of that. How do we win that one?
And where the hell has that version of Johnson been all year?

That's done for another year. Have a good off season all. See you next year

 

[snake77]

Well done SJ. You wound the clock back tonight.

That first try and one of the runs in the second half was like 10 years ago.

The second half was like 2023.

One last clutch moment.

 

[Warriors4lyfe]

Without SJ we wouldn't have won that game.
I'm so happy we got the win and sent SJ off on a postive note.

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Ali is our future in the Centres.

10 tackle breaks, 187m 76 PCM great game from the young fella

 

[Bruiser]

How fucking good was Jazz in his final stint

 

[Tookey 2.0]

You're all mad if you think SJ is done after that. To start the season so well, and then it turn to shit due to the overall form of the club and injuries for SJ, to finish up like that....
I think if the body's feeling good in 2 months there might be a shock 6 month contract for the start of the year. That last moments gunna give him the itch, you mark my words

 

[Buzz Killington]

Our first 20 minutes of the season and the last 20 minutes were amazing!

That’s the finish that SJ deserves! Feels like we won the grand final! Season done and dusted!

 

[Jonesy69]

 

[Aman 2.0]

Never had a doubt!!

 

[Jaffa J]

SJ saved his best stuff for last great to hear he wants to mentor our future halves best of luck to him Jazzy and AFB

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Let’s talk about Charnze at centre..

 

[janfin]

Lost for words Warriors you were all bloody AMAZING.Sad you have played your last game this season but I will soon be counting how many sleeps till kick off in USA Kia Kaha SJ AFB and JT

 

[The Warrior Waka]

SJ went out how I wanted him to go out. He showed up & showed out!
If he pulled a backflip and went another year i wouldn't be mad!

Charnze looked good at centre.

Ali showed that promise we all knew he had.

Addin & Jazz. Will miss ya boys.

SJ , Thanks for your service to our mighty club! One of the goats brother!

 

[drunk_monk]

What a fucking bizarre season. We beat the top teams, and wind up near the bottom of the ladder.

Our best seasons we usually can't beat the top 4.

Still, not a bad way to end a bad season. Chur SJ and DWZ for making this late night worth it.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Jazz with the feels in the post match. Love the way he cares for the club

 

[snake77]

It was good seeing Montoya getting over. He was good tonight.

Closer to some of his form in previous years for the club.

Some good tough runs.

 

[Jaffa J]

Haven't seen a SJ cutout pass in a while miss when he used to throw those to the Fus

 

[snake77]

Tonight probably showed a bit of what could have been. Johnson was out a lot with injuries. The teams form and confidence fell during the season which would have been hard to execute.

His combination with Metcalf looked exciting the last few weeks. tonight looked like what could have been.

Again what could have been as Metcalf was out most of the season.

The decision to retire looks to be the right one. Better to go out on a high. After the season we have this is probably the best send off he could have. Wound the clock back. Better to go out like this instead of pushing on.

 

[tajhay]

Shaun doing things only Shaun can to win it for us. Mr Clutch.

Happy the team and especially the departing players got the win. Seems like a lot of camaraderie for all the chat about AFB not liking SJ etc lol

A+ because it was a good win. We had lots of mistakes and mistackles, but not many would have thought we would win that to begin with nor at half time.

Farewell SJ. Enjoy retirement. Farewell AFB. Farewell Jazz. All 3 will be missed.

 

[Jonesy69]

Also saw Josh Curran in the crowd. Good on him for coming out for SJ’s last game

 

[Akkerz]

Considering what might have been tonight's win doesn't get better than this. Great effort from the boys

Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads.

 

[kos]

But a great way for Sj to finish
Firing a cutout pass in the last 30 secs for Dall to score
Sj played great
We won great way for him to finish

Fox showed a lot of after match stuff
Including the sharks kiwis and the warriors kiwis doing a haka for Sj
Enjoyed that

Thanks Sj for a great career and giving me a lot of joy.

And AFB Jazz and Bunty

AFB for me our player of the year

 

[Wrighty]

No words just yet. Miracles do come true.
Shaun's goal kicking proved huge as one piece of the jigsaw puzzle.
Dallin led the haka, Grandson of a Maori Chieftan. How special.

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Taine at fullback Charnze at centre......this is the way.

Good end a disappointing season and once again stuffing one up the Sharks on their turf.....always a thing of beauty.

While certain aspects of Jazz could be frustrating he was always the one guy you could never doubt for effort......much appreciated Junkyard dog.

And im quite comfortable stating Addin as the number 1 all time Warriors prop.....had the Steve Price metres as well as the ability to initiate ruck speed. and a strike weapon close to the line...... going to miss that little shimmy and late footwork and surge at the line.....going to doubly suck seeing him do that for the Sharks.

Have said enough about SJ in the SJ thread but i think 2nite was a perfect example of the clutch gene people have been talking about. First and foremost u have to want to be the dude with the ball in his hands at those times......Shaun has always wanted to be that guy, poor old Chanel i dont think truly wanted that responsibilty.

Was a thread somewhere earlier this week with someone asking what a game manager is.......i know he hasnt done it nowhere near enough this season but that 2nd half performance by SJ was the best example of that we've probably had this year.. Had his fingerprints on everything, was taking the right options and dictating the games tempo and flow......thats the challenge for all our halves next season....its a big ask i think on what we have available......was happy to see him wind back the clock and go out in this fashion.

Well played sir, thanks for the memories.......Masters Touch is calling.....have a Bay of Plenty team down here with a spot open for ya

 

[Beastmode]

Ah, what a send off for Shaun. You really couldn’t have scripted it more perfectly. Down 4-22. Against all odds, . I was sure the game was over after Cronulla's last-minute try to lead 26-28 with just 2 minutes left. But Shaun seized the moment, the final play of his career to set up DWZ in the corner. Unbelievable. It’s the kind of story movies are made of. What a send off. So happy for him and the boys. After such a long season, this is the way to end it. It gives me hope for 2025. CNK at center with Ali. Tuapiki a threat all night at FB. Metcalf’s bullet skip pass was a beauty for Montoya to score. DWZ’s milk play, drawing that penalty and send off was a game-changer. Montoya was strong, Lussick at Prop . Everyone played well. Take a good break, boys, and come back bigger, stronger and better next season.

A heartfelt thank you to the dearly departed – Walker (?), Jazz, and AFB. Thank you for your service.

Great weekend of footy. Broncos flogged. Bulldogs lose. Warriors come from behind clutch Johnson play to win it and end on a high. Marvellous

 

[tajhay]

Gotta give credit to the cronulla club and their players for how they honoured SJ post match. Such a fitting way to end the game.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Found that a bit of an emotional watch last night. Couldn’t be happier for the great man to win it like that - reminded me a bit of the great RJ Hadlee taking a wicket with his final ball in test cricket (showing my age).

A season of what ifs - clearly SJ was hampered by injuries all season, but he mentioned how much better he felt getting to a 3rd game in a row. Linked really well with Taine - in my opinion the fullback debate is over, he’s everything that RTS will never be & CNK looked good at centre.

But last night was all about SJ, and he got the perfect send off. Absolute legend.

 

[Falcon]

Warriors doing Warriors things!
This team… you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them!
Already looking forward to next season.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

I have a gut feeling Ali and CNK were a big factor in last nights win. We've been getting dominated at centre for most of the season and last night those two had huge meters, tackle busts, line breaks, quick ptbs and only 1 missed tackle between them.

 

[RiceOwl]

Fantastic and incredibly bittersweet game to finish the year. Congratulations to all the boys for that one and getting it done especially for SJ but also to finish the season on a high and give some confidence for next year.

We aren't a 13th place team. Were we a top 8 team this year? No, not quite, but we have showed on a few occasions we could compete with the contenders. It has been hard to know why we didnt quite reach the heights of the top 8 this year but I genuinely believe injuries and changing of combinations has been a big reason, losing those 2 early games, some refereeing decisions influencing some of the close games, but whatever it has been it just is what it is. I often like the quote that applies to the NRL which says - you are never going quite as good as you think you are and you never going quite as bad as you think you are, and I think that is apt for this year.

On the game though - SJ fantastic, and congratulations on your career. That was just a great way to finish. We will miss Addin but am looking forward to having JFH here. Metcalf showed some nice glimpses too and showed we missed that combo of SJ and him this year.

We showed some character to get up for this game and that is a statement in my eyes for Andrew Webster as well. As surely if the boys didnt respect him or each other they wouldve just packed it in for the season, so was great to see some fight there. He has a bit to work with for next year and some interesting calls to make in regards to positions and the make up of the side, but I will look forward to 25 and hope the fans continue to pack out MSS as the future of the club is bright.

Lastly, glad it was done to the Sharkies, can't stand them. Hope they get bundled out in the finals.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Thoughts from the highlights;

1. Sifakula was actually really busy on D for a long period of time. Was scrambling on all Sharks breaks.

2. Lussick was getting shredded on defense.

3. Walker see above.

4. Marata was horrific from start to finish. If he had put in 100% on D, we would have stopped at least 3 Sharkies tries.

5. Game looked good when we got the 50/50 calls.

6. Ali is an absolute animal. If he can elevate his defence we could be looking at a new Toopi. His natural ability to beat a defender through power moves is amazing. Can drop a shoulder then switch ball arms to fend in an instant.

7. Metcalf is hopefully going to be great for us. Short and long passing, kicking, trying the 2pt field goal.

 

[juju]

I'm petty but I love that Ali steamrolling Hynes came after the disallowed try and "AFB" try celebration

 

[juju]

The fan made content coming out of this game is unreal.

This highlight video got me in the feels


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