Pick Your Team Sydney City Roosters v NZ Warriors - [Round 1, 2026]

[Zaggo]

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Standby for all the flogs who don't understand the difference between all the tickets being sold and every seat being full

 

[Beastmode]

Aww, Koro! That's Demi! Lol

Bloody hell I need glasses

My bad

 

[jonesy101]

Except for Centre (Ali or?) and maybe second row (Laban vs Niukore) and a couple of bench spots, the team is pretty much sorted

1. CNK
2. DWZ
3. Pompey
4 Ali
5. RTS
6. CHT
7. Boyd
8. JFH
9. Egan
10. Ford
11. Laban
12. Capewell
13. Clark

14. Sam Healey
15. Demetric
16. Halasima
17. Niukore

You've pretty much nailed Webby's lineup.

I also hope this is the team that's selected and we don't end up having something from left-field like RTS at centre and Laban dropping out to accommodate AKP and Gannon. Ali is our specialist centre and Laban was on the right trajectory before the illegal shot that broke his leg so they should be given the first chance for the season.

 

[sup42]

Bloody hell I need glasses

My bad

I couldn't tell the difference either...

 

[Ref]

Niukore should play Cup.
Recovering from injury, no pre season games and no guarantee to have been in the top 17 anyway.
Gets a real chance to impress and mentor.
The Cup boys would be buzzing.

 

[CWC]

Bloody hell I need glasses

My bad

Leka grounded

 

[WAH MAN]

Aww, Koro! That's Demi! Lol

Wrong mokopuna Koro. Demetric has more skullet

 

[j_p]

View: https://youtu.be/yEl7lIDr5-o?si=nxiqzrz8HRDyIyvp

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Wrong mokopuna Koro. Demetric has more skullet

It is demi.

 

[Worried2Death]

It is demi.

Leader of the zesty boys, destined to be club captain one day, a semi demi god.

 

[CWC]

Leader of the zesty boys, destined to be club captain one day, a semi demi god.

Demigod
Jack the Ripper
Leka the Wrecker
Ali the Baconator

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Demigod
Jack the Ripper
Leka the Wrecker
Ali the Baconator

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That explains it!

 

[sup42]

View: https://youtu.be/yEl7lIDr5-o?si=nxiqzrz8HRDyIyvp

So from that based on Websters comments: Gannon and AKP signed for fg, Mellars signed as a future serious prospect.

Specifically Gannon gives us more minutes (so that is a clear metrics/coaching strategic hire, not a talent based descision alone) and AKP gives us speed (ditto, strategy/metrics).

 

[sydneywarrior92]

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Demi has future captain written all over him.

 

[Hitro]

So from that based on Websters comments: Gannon and AKP signed for fg, Mellars signed as a future serious prospect.

Specifically Gannon gives us more minutes (so that is a clear metrics/coaching strategic hire, not a talent based descision alone) and AKP gives us speed (ditto, strategy/metrics).

Does he mean that Gannon can play lots of minutes? like an 80 minute backrower?

 

[WAH MAN]

It is demi.

Ae, kua ngaro mai te reo māori ki te reo hoko paraoa.

 

[sup42]

Does he mean that Gannon can play lots of minutes? like an 80 minute backrower?

Probably, although I would say in the context that he would be a starting backrower with that capability in mind if anything happened to the bench impact backrower and he had to go straight back out there.

You can imagine with Websters love of an arm wrestle defensive territorial contest that he wants endurance guys that allow him to stay the course when the opposition is not showing signs of fatigue and keep grinding them for as long as possible before making a tactical switch to some explosiveness off the bench. It may well be that we have not seen Websters idea of a perfect game plan executed due to the shortcomings (as he sees it) in the forward make up during his time here?

 

[CWC]

Gannon just looks like Capewell after he sucks the soul out of Ezra Mam and Reece Walsh

 

[tajhay]

Niukore should play Cup.
Recovering from injury

Wonder if its a fresh injury to his calf or not. Yesterday he was cleared as fit after having an estimated round 1 espectation to be back. Today he was TBC.

Marata Niukore - Injury History

nzwarriors.com

Need him back especially with no Barnett.