Player Shaun Johnson

[Beastmode]

Stacey

I’d bring home Mason Lino for a stint if he’s keen

 

[Worried2Death]

I’d bring home Mason Lino for a stint if he’s keen

Could be worth a try. Or what about Lolohea, and Manu's playing again apparently, Manu to the forwards?

 

[Beastmode]

Could be worth a try. Or what about Lolohea, and Manu's playing again apparently, Manu to the forwards?

i wouldnt trust Manu with a bowl of cereal

 

[Worried2Death]

i wouldnt trust Manu with a bowl of cereal

Don't you believe in redemption arcs

 

[tyrael]

Don't you believe in redemption arcs

Manu's redemption arc is not on the footy field but in life.

Does anyone think SJ will re-sign for another year? Tohu is 2025...

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Manu's redemption arc is not on the footy field but in life.

Does anyone think SJ will re-sign for another year? Tohu is 2025...

Unlike last year where he extended in July, I think we are going to have to wait until a few weeks after our season is done to find out if he is going to keep going or not.

Based on what he has been saying, and how well he has been playing, I am 70:30 at the moment, 70 that he will play on one more season, 30 that he will retire

Personally, I hope he doesn't play next year..

Spoiler

Because that will mean we will have won a premiership

 

[Tokyo Warrior]

Does anyone think SJ will re-sign for another year? Tohu is 2025...

He sounded real keen on Vegas...

 

[Beastmode]

He sounded real keen on Vegas...

The dude ages like fine wine

Let’s hope no grubby prick does something stupid to him ala Latrell Mitchell

 

[sup42]

Curious to know what he’s lacking not to be Captain.

Not this old chestnut.

I would have thought it is obvious. He has the wrong personality for it.

He is a virtuoso, a former child prodigy.

With prodigious talent comes exacting standards, intolerance of average performers going through the motions, inclined to be emotionally high strung, prone to out bursts....eccentricities, and perfectionism - an unobtainable goal, even for the boy genius.

When Shaun loses his shit he goes off. That is problem one for a leader.

When Shaun sees his team losing, he takes it all on himself to dig them out of the shit, that is problem two with him as far as leadership goes.

Which is why he is perfectly suited as the super star and not the cool calm leader that the Warriors need.

The Kiwis see this in him too.

Making Shaun the Captain is dumbest thing you could do, he cannot help put pressure on himself and those around him which is well suited to his organizing role, but needs to be offset by a calm figure to balance it out in a team environment.

If we made Shaun Captain, he would regress to trying to do it all on his own again.

Roger Tuivasa Sheck has the same problem, as did Simon Mannering, thrown in there because they are the hardest workers, which ends up seeing them carrying the team on their backs, and the team does not take the responsibility and own it in the way they should.

Tohu Harris is a perfect Captain, you don't see him out there, you would barely know he is the Captain of the team if you were watching the Warriors for your first time.

All the players respect Tohu, they know what he is about, he just talks, lets other people talk, and they get on with it like the Captaincy is no big deal....he is very much the kind of guy that does not give you the guilts, does not put pressure on you, and is not overbearing.

I would have loved to Work with Harris, in a day job, I would have given him a lead position in a heart beat.

 

[Makasene]

Does anyone think SJ will re-sign for another year? Tohu is 2025...

Yes I do think he'll go around again.

Gus Gould made a point today that most of the games top HBs (other than Cleary & Moses) are old as fuck. Ben Hunt, DCE, SJ Reynolds, Townshend - all 32 plus.

I just don't see how he could give it away when he gets to play in this type of team

 

[j_p]

Kind of off topic but sj related.
Anyone know anything about this. Can't find anything about this anywhere else.

League superstar Shaun Johnson joins top-rated podcast - stoppress.co.nz

“The Morning Shift” comprises three of New Zealand’s most loved local personalities; Marc ‘Matua Marc’ Peard, Jordan River and Brook Ruscoe.

stoppress.co.nz

 

[ToiletDuck]

Almost have to throw the book at SJ for 2025. He's the most valuable to the side by a long shot. He's also playing career best football. Current side as it stands won't be near the 8 without he and AFB next year.

 

[Beastmode]

Good laugh


View: https://youtu.be/yCQBX_QPeEM?si=xElGPxrqEMsAyHZB

 

[Mr Drag]

SJ leading the stats in 4 of the NRL stats
*Line Engaged
*Kick Metres
*All Kicks
*Attacking Kicks

 

[Dantheman]

SJ leading the stats in 4 of the NRL stats
*Line Engaged
*Kick Metres
*All Kicks
*Attacking Kicks

unfortunately it isn't really leading to try assists which I think sums up our performances atm.

 

[SJ2k]

We're getting down the field just fine, there's just something not clicking with our goal line attack. We'd have won all these games apart from the dragons by scoring 1 more try. Considering how absolutely reemed we get on penalties, we're actually fairly dominant in our sets apart from the last 20m on each end. SJ's not the problem the goal line attack is (and defense, another story). We should have more plays going from Egan, TMM, Tohu and Walker. So predictable working through the hands trying to get DWZ space.

 

[Defence]

Just noticed shaun is now level with stacey on 261 nrl games.
bit of a snap shot...

Shaun ;

tries 84
points 1458
field goals 18
winning % 47

Stacey;

tries 77
points 674
field goals 14
winning % 44

Shaun has him covered but there's not a lot in it really... except total points- stacey was never much of a goal kicker.

 

[enterthewarrior]

I wish he was more like Cleary in that he can take control of a game and turn nothing into something. He leads the kick metres but unfortunately a lot of those kicks are ineffective.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

SJ leading the stats in 4 of the NRL stats
*Line Engaged
*Kick Metres
*All Kicks
*Attacking Kicks

Because most other sides play with two + playmakers

That + the massive amount of halfs injured this year, and you'd expect him to.

 

[BabylonPink]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/xfWQ766-98c?feature=shared