Post Match Storm v Warriors - [Round 6, 2025]

[The Warrior Waka]

> 56% rated the game an F-????

And they say we have some of the best fans

All youse quoting Shakespeare and Winston Churchill before the game… then F-?

I only choose F as G wasn't available.

 

[Bay39er]

You think 4 points would have been enough to win it?

We take the 2:0 lead and punish their mistakes and make them kick off, instead of attacking in the redzone like headless chickens as usual which ended with a long range try down the other end Look I was like "prove me wrong" boys and they kinda blew up in their faces

We are very smart league analysts…

… in hindsight!

 

[CWC]

We are very smart league analysts…

… in hindsight!

Where are the time machines when you need them

"Fish nooooo!!!"

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Unpopular opinion - I think what Webby is doing with Leka and Vaumunga is spot on.

Both are showing really great signs and are building, with both likely to see a bit more game time with Fish out.
I don't think either are doing enough to say you would replace then for anyone in the starting 13.

Leka has made 100m once this year (because he had a 70m break) and Vaimunga hasn't yet. Imo Webby's doing the right thing, letting the experienced players take the sting out of the match before giving these 2 a run. I think as the year goes on we'll see them get more game time, and will come on earlier or at different moments.

Let them build and continue to develop. 15-25 games this year figuring out their roles before they hit the ground running next year.

Yet Capewell and Niukore haven't cracked 100m this year either... In fact Vaimunga with 29 minutes against the Tigers got better meters than anything Niukore has produced and only 1 meter less than Capewell's best this year. Capewell played 80minutes to get that. I don't mind that they build their minutes but it is a bit of a piss take to say they Vaimunga hasn't made a 100m when our starting backrower can't do the same with more minutes. You diminish them with shit like that when they are the players they are really putting in.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Yet Capewell and Niukore haven't cracked 100m this year either... In fact Vaimunga with 29 minutes against the Tigers got better meters than anything Niukore has produced and only 1 meter less than Capewell's best this year. Capewell played 80minutes to get that. I don't mind that they build their minutes but it is a bit of a piss take to say they Vaimunga hasn't made a 100m when our starting backrower can't do the same with more minutes. You diminish them with shit like that when they are the players they are really putting in.

I don't think it's a piss take. If you want to start, you have to play better than the incumbent. Neither Leka or Vaimauga can say they've outplayed either Capewell or Niukore consistently yet. Before this weekend, neither Leka or Vaimauga have had to make more than 20 tackles in FG, and with neither banging the door down on attack, I would be really worried if we were asking them to make 25-40 tackles a game like Niukore and Capewah.

Both Leka and Vaumunga have much higher ceilings than Capewah and Niukore, so they'll deffo overtake them, but currently they haven't earned that imo.

 

[Beastmode]

Well it's a C or F. There is no in-between. C means a pass and they did not pass.

We won the second half 14-6

If JFH hadn’t injured himself, and Ford wasn’t binned, and we took the 2 points on offer, and Hughes hadn’t made that incredible 40-20…. Who knows, that first half might have been closer… a lot of if and. Butts I know

 

[MaybeTop8]

We won the second half 14-6

If JFH hadn’t injured himself, and Ford wasn’t binned, and we took the 2 points on offer, and Hughes hadn’t made that incredible 40-20…. Who knows, that first half might have been closer… a lot of if and. Butts I know

The 4020 rule is right up there with my dislike of Melbourne now

 

[roguei]

We won the second half 14-6

If JFH hadn’t injured himself, and Ford wasn’t binned, and we took the 2 points on offer, and Hughes hadn’t made that incredible 40-20…. Who knows, that first half might have been closer… a lot of if and. Butts I know

Which makes me question if we want to bring in two amateur wingers... Reynold's kicking game is top 3 in the game at the moment. So I'm sure he'd pick them being out of position pretty quickly. People forget that 40/20s are nearly impossible to force and are only possible because of bad wingers positioning. Of which TT has proven 40/20s don't happen on his side. And TMM is not inexperienced as a fullback at all.

Running game I'm not too concerned about, conceding points seems to be our current issue.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Pompey & Kosi on the wings? Please lord! Pleeeeeaaassse ! Unleash the inner warriors wrecking ball that thy hath within thee! But thy hath not done since Moses Leota parted the red sea!

Our wingers to bring home thee dub!!

 

[Wellington Warrior]

Hope the checkered flags don’t mean what I think they do…

 

[Tragic]

Best part of the game was watching these two and Bunty. I could not take my eyes off them every time they were on the screen. Man crush on full alert

Biggest let down was Capewell - some really rubbish passes and play from him. Looks like an old man out there.

Ford was another huge disappointment. Webby needs to make these senior blokes accountable. They let the team down.

Capewell top of the stats this year

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[Dlenai]

Our completion rate as someone previously mentioned was abysmal - 68%

Something that we aren’t known for under Webby and definitely a big contributing factor of the loss

 

[Po11um]

I hope fisher-harris is not out for too long . The warriors didn't play to badly just melbourne are a class above them.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Hope the checkered flags don’t mean what I think they do…

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I googled and it said "displayed to drivers at the end of the race".

Uh oh!

 

[Makasene]

A positive scan from Fish ( like a 6 week lay-off) would have been communicated quickly I reckon.

Gone for the season you would think

 

[Theking267]

It’s interesting Capewell’s missed the most tackles but the Storm scored all their tries of the left not there favoured right side with Katoa & Hughes which is the side Capewell defends on

 

[Noitall]

It’s interesting Capewell’s missed the most tackles but the Storm scored all their tries of the left not there favoured right side with Katoa & Hughes which is the side Capewell defends on

Would need a bigger sample than to automatically lay the blame entirely with him. Have multiple sides targeted his edge so far this season? Was a returning Rocco Berry a factor of them targeting that side with them recognising a limited game time and cohesion on that side?

 

[Inruin]

Would need a bigger sample than to automatically lay the blame entirely with him. Have multiple sides targeted his edge so far this season? Was a returning Rocco Berry a factor of them targeting that side with them recognising a limited game time and cohesion on that side?

Is Rocco more of a legs tackler than a dominant one?

Is he now our third best center? Have Ali and Pompey outplayed him and have better all round games than him?

 

[Noitall]

Is Rocco more of a legs tackler than a dominant one?

Is he now our third best center? Have Ali and Pompey outplayed him and have better all round games than him?

At the moment I think so, but it’s tough after a long layoff to expect it to just connect seamlessly I guess? Still think it was the wrong game to bring him back. Regarding the Capewell missed tackles, the statistic is fairly self explanatory, but the calibre of players also on that list says there’s probably more to it than meets the eye. I the game against storm, when you look at a majority of Papenhuyzen’s conversations, they were closer to the middle. I think it’s as simple as them identifying the loss in JFH and targeting Ford and Capewell

 

[Theking267]

Rocco is probably lacking game time. He provides work rate on the right, which Capewell provides on the left. He provides a better balance to the team Ali with his X factor Rocco with his work rate. It will be nice to see Rocco partnered with Leka on the right which can make up for Rocco’s lack of attack