Post Match Sydney City Roosters v NZ Warriors - [Round 1, 2026]

[BabylonPink]

Thinking if RTS and Capes look this good. Niukore might come back looking pretty sharp...

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

If we win 5 in a row and Boyd dominates like he did last night, does Metcalf even come back into the team?

It will be an interesting talking point. You obviously wouldn’t need to rush him straight back into FG if that’s the case. Give him a couple of games in cup first.

The harder decision will be who plays 6/7.

 

[Bippidydoodah]

We added the offload in the offseason. Didn't overplay it, and I think it's a much needed addition.

 

[Garry Saloon]

After a bit of time to digest i just think we played our typical style of Webby ball game, nothing flash (odd to say after scoring 40 points) just hard mahi in the middle, dominate possession n territory, to give us enough chances down their end,,,,which we were good enough to convert.

The Chooks discipline was appalling really......and played right into our hands. They just looked too impatient and didnt seem to want to get into the grind with us. I mean they have threats all over the park and did look like they could bust open at anytime....their constant errors and lack of discipline (31 negative play moments to our 9) meant they never gave themselves any chance.

Said before the game controlling the ruck will be key, and our middle 3rd did it far better. Fish, Ford (my MOTM) and Erin Clarke 500 metres between them, there's barely 300 (and most of that attributed to Naufahu Whyte).

Few other takeaways.....Dallins obviously been working on D, few times there when they spread was noticeable he was sliding out, wasnt tempted to jam in early. Meanwhile his centre partner Ali? Damn boy......your a 6 foot 4 monster stop being tentative.....drop a shoulder and fold someone.....enough with the arm grabs. He's just made every other teams tip list of where to attack. Happy for Tannah, controlled things well enough....missing a kick in front gives me a bit of yips tho. Egan classy, Rog, Charmze and Dal....made for Webby ball.

Great win really.....any win till Barney and Lukey back is a bonus in my books

It wasn't typical Webby footy. We added a huge amount of late passes and offloads.

 

[Canonball]

One of Webby's comments from the press conference just floated back to me - of Ford he said something like 'yeah he ended up playing the first 70 Minutes' - which is a strange comment from the guy who decides who is out there or not, moreso when there are no significant injuries to account for (well except that one when I expected Ford to have a dislocated shoulder..)... So is the plan with Ford to start him and see how long he can go? He was incredible so can sort of get behind that, but still

 

[Falcon]

So many positives. Speed in attack, running to the line, quick inter passing and offloads, the antithesis of our attack last season.
Leaders leadiing and others believing.

 

[Noitall]

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CHT really finding his groove. It looks like our depth in most positions is bringing out the best in the players and they’re working hard to be selected

 

[tajhay]

We added the offload in the offseason. Didn't overplay it, and I think it's a much needed addition.

And also keeping ball alive. In prior seasons we would hold the ball rather than going for speculative passes, but they just seem to stick and players were around. Only round 1, but quite a few positives to take from that match.

I do echo Webster's sentiments post match that i think the scoreline did flatter us at the end, and despite us having strongholds at certain points, we let them back in very easily. Roosters are a good attacking team so its not an easy feat to contain their threats, but we really need to work on some areas, especially's Ali's (lack of) defence. Noone questions his attack, but his defence is a worry, especially after his trial performance where you would think that would have been his primary objective to show how much he has improved in that area since last year. First grade start on the back of that showing, and then the same dished out last night indicates that he is still not ready. We are all in his corner and would love to see him succeed as we desperately need a centre with his attack, but his defence is such a worry, and surprised he didnt get targetted more.

But to be honest id rather talk about that Pompey step! Such an unsung hero! Chanel, im really warming upto. Maybe he isnt just a "fill in". Capewell turning back the clock and his line running. Ford was just excellent. Best game for Tanah in the jersey. He was awesome. Lots to like, lots of improvement still to be had also.

This game will be a great confidence boost to the team. We can score points!

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

It wasn't typical Webby footy. We added a huge amount of late passes and offloads.

I was watching the māori Allstars game and noticed the increase in offloads from JFH.

I wondered how that would come through with the rest of the team, in the regular season.

I guess I got my answer.

 

[snake77]

On the Roosters complaining to the ref. A lot of the Aussie sides debate every try like it is "how dare they score against us, something must have been wrong".

Some of the calls during in play. Let's hope it is more a reflection of us playing well and suffocating them. Creating frustration.

Some of their issues are their own undoing. Like kicking the ball early in the tackle count while inside our 20. The first I can understand if they didn't hear the six-again. It happened again soon afterwards. They were getting repeat sets from set restarts or when Healey got the loose ball and then lost it. They had the possession to close the gap.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

the most satisfying thing about the win is coming back and watching the fox coverage and seeing how genuinely gobsmacked those Aussie "experts" were. They genuinely could not fathom how we could even win, let alone put 40 pts on the Chooks. Nothing is more satisfying than watching the chief hater Brandy himself admit he got it wrong big time and that we might not be nearly as mud as he thought we were. Ennis is annoying but at least he gives us chops when we deserve it.

I know Aussies think our fanbase is annoying but the entitlement of the chooks fanbase is just really breathtaking. Any honest chooks fan would admit that we won this not because of the man with the whistle but because we simply outplayed them in every way. We absolutely dominated them through the middle which is why they were forced to cheat so much in the ruck and cop all those penalties. Most Aussie fans hold our team in low regard, but nowhere near as much as the chooks fan who genuinely seem to think they have some divine right to the premiership this year.

Bring on Canberra. This victory means nothing if it isn't backed up. Let's prove to the Aussies that this was no fluke and that we mean business this year by beating a premiership contender and last year's minor premiers in the first 2 weeks of the season.

 

[John Nick]

And also keeping ball alive. In prior seasons we would hold the ball rather than going for speculative passes, but they just seem to stick and players were around. Only round 1, but quite a few positives to take from that match.

I do echo Webster's sentiments post match that i think the scoreline did flatter us at the end, and despite us having strongholds at certain points, we let them back in very easily. Roosters are a good attacking team so its not an easy feat to contain their threats, but we really need to work on some areas, especially's Ali's (lack of) defence. Noone questions his attack, but his defence is a worry, especially after his trial performance where you would think that would have been his primary objective to show how much he has improved in that area since last year. First grade start on the back of that showing, and then the same dished out last night indicates that he is still not ready. We are all in his corner and would love to see him succeed as we desperately need a centre with his attack, but his defence is such a worry, and surprised he didnt get targetted more.

But to be honest id rather talk about that Pompey step! Such an unsung hero! Chanel, im really warming upto. Maybe he isnt just a "fill in". Capewell turning back the clock and his line running. Ford was just excellent. Best game for Tanah in the jersey. He was awesome. Lots to like, lots of improvement still to be had also.

This game will be a great confidence boost to the team. We can score points!

Yes Ali just needs confidence to commit to the tackle.Hopefully that comes with game time.
For me the most impressive part was the scrambling in defence.Turning up for each other is important & shows culture fitness & effort.Great display by all players & Webster looks more comfortable with the new bench structures. As a relatively new NRL coach was always going to take time.Maybe the time has arrived.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

On the Roosters complaining to the ref. A lot of the Aussie sides debate every try like it is "how dare they score against us, something must have been wrong".

Some of the calls during in play. Let's hope it is more a reflection of us playing well and suffocating them. Creating frustration.

Some of their issues are their own undoing. Like kicking the ball early in the tackle count while inside our 20. The first I can understand if they didn't hear the six-again. It happened again soon afterwards. They were getting repeat sets from set restarts or when Healey got the loose ball and then lost it. They had the possession to close the gap.

they just can't admit that we outplayed them yesterday. Chooks fans have this weird sense of entitlement that they have a right to the premiership this year and that everyone else will just roll over and accommodate that. So they would rather believe the game was stolen from them than accept that the uncomfortable truth that they are way off the pace. They were forced to cheat so heavily in the ruck and cop all those penalties because of our dominance through the middle and consequently their inability to slow down the pace of our ptbs.

 

[Citygirl]

Love those red numbers on the jerseys, so much better

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Regarding the lopsided penalty/six again count. The Roosters have been in top 3 most penalised teams for many seasons now, including being the most penalised team last year. You would think it’s about time Trent Robinson woke up regarding his post-match bickering of the referees. He also seemed overly arrogant in the pre-match interviews thinking they would come here and get the job done easily.

 

[WHB]

he is my next worry for compassionate grounds release. Dragons in particular will probably try to bring him back given their issues in the middle.

His experience will be key if so.

They got a good crop of big young forwards being weened in right now.

They will have a formidable pack sooner than later.

 

[Po11um]

Good start by warriors now some consistency with a few wins put together

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Good start by warriors now some consistency with a few wins put together

If we get past Canberra, the Knights and Tigers are mid table.

 

[Warriorshopeful]

You look at that Roosters team on paper and it looks like a great team. The way they carried on in the game and then again in the press conference leads me to think that their victim mentality is going to rub them out of the top spots. Absolutely pathetic, you'd think there was a howler after howler in the officiating. They need to take a look in the mirror at their own horrible discipline, handling and the mental headspace they were in.

After they look in the mirror they need to take a look at the way the Warriors operated, which was superb. Well done Warriors; what a fantastically well coached and lead team.

Roosters have always been one of the worst teams discipline wise. It's like they expect to get away with it coz they're a "glamor club". We beat them last year by having better discipline too.

 

[Warrior#138]

Still got a smile on my dial despite a grunty hangover

The surprise win of the night for me was actually in the on screen graphics. For years (since 2018 I think) the Aussie league coverage has been counting the game clock down while Skys coverage has kept emulating Yawnion and counting up. My partner has listened to me moan about this for all those years and mid first half pointed out the fact they had fixed it. I am no longer…



Gonna have to find something else trivial that pisses me off now. Any ideas?