General The Boyd vs Metcalf debate

Who is your no.7

  • Team Metcalf

    Votes: 7 7.9%
  • Team Boyd

    Votes: 82 92.1%

  • Total voters
    89
Part of the change has to be our run of good fortune with injuries.

One can only wonder where we would have been earlier in his tenure had we a reasonably stable roster since Webster took over.

I take your point though, there is a change in Webster this year.
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Feel good about the way this is all panning out. Impressed with the Warriors managements stance and strategy.
Boyd is a key component in this Warriors success story, he's doing his job and doing it very well.
Metcalf might have been equally as good on his return, maybe better we'll never know.
Our strength in depth and philosophy of next man up is a revelation, as is the vibe.
As NRL 360 tonight referenced we're not afraid to let players go for the greater good and we have integrity and respect.
 
There is real steel to Webby this year, so impressive.

I always felt he had a bit of "just happy to be here" about him but you could not deny the results so happy to run with it.

He has morphed now into a true first grade coach and just quietly has the chance to do what Ivan & Anderson could not do, multiple Top 4 finishes.

They have of course have a GF appearance, who would bet against Webby getting one of those this year?
Do you mean he's gone from the C word to the R word?
 
Gould will argue he was in NZ to see some young talent. They are a development club after all. 😆

He likely would have talked with Metcalf. Get some feelers out.

If he did move to the Bulldogs this year. It would be crazy that two years in a row they have signed a half part way through a season. More likely it will be next year as they work to free up cap space. How does Metcalf fit into their Moneyball stats they use? He did admit sometimes they look at things by instinct.

Metcalf at 7 with Galvin at 6 would be enticing for them. It would be interesting to see how it would work. Burton at 6 was sitting on one side of the field. If Galvin moved to a similar role it is a lot less ball. He might eventually get off side.

Can Ciraldo improve halves like Webster seems to be doing?

Like others have posted it have some of our young halves on the books thinking there is an opportunity now.

If Gus does it again, Ciraldo be like

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Since the club has come back to NZ from covid under the management of George, McFadden and Webster they have been aligned. Probably our best period in terms of off field management.

In the past when we were mid table I'd be more down on a situation like this.

At the moment it feels like the club is going in the right direction. They make decisions and move on.

Under Webster we don't dwell on the officiating. We own the results. Next man up at times might be a phrase that wears on you. But it does seem like they move on to someone who wants to be here.
 
If Gus does it again, Ciraldo be like

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He better start winning soon or Gus will look for someone to blame before the board look at him.

Ciraldo I provided you the team.

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Ultimately for whatever reason Webby changed his mind about Luke being our long term 7. If he still saw him that way he wouldn’t be leaving.

Hang around this year Luke and let’s send you off with a premiership ring!
 
Feel good about the way this is all panning out. Impressed with the Warriors managements stance and strategy.
Boyd is a key component in this Warriors success story, he's doing his job and doing it very well.
Metcalf might have been equally as good on his return, maybe better we'll never know.
Our strength in depth and philosophy of next man up is a revelation, as is the vibe.
As NRL 360 tonight referenced we're not afraid to let players go for the greater good and we have integrity and respect.

Very happy how this has all played out

Sorry Luke but you should have kept the money and been a team player

Taking a massive gamble like swimming with the sharks in bondi.. good luck
 
Been said a lot, but my issue is the way he went about it all.

Had he handled this better we wouldn't even know about it.

He had options. That is what grates with most people I would suggest.
And this also seems to be what pissed of management (going off their statement, not being in the team list etc ).
 
I do wonder about the latest injury.

I think Webby really wanted him to succeed, but he's spent more time out than in.
Tin foil hatty, so take it with a grain of salt but...
Honestly with how good a relationship Metcalf seemed to of had with Webster and the playing group. Players had said he is Webster's fav. It would not surprise me if Metcalf got told what was happening with boyd and then permission to talk to clubs which would of been made public later. When talking to other clubs, his management had to say why they were doing so. Leading to the slow leaks of info over the bye week as those clubs let info flood out.

Because the warriors just plainly gain more from him leaving now. Metcalf has more to gain from leaving now.

But most importantly him leaving asap could give us the cap space to resign cht. But if he isn't confirmed out next year soon cht could sign somewhere else as pressure mounts.
 
His best case there is clearly the sharks, right?
I think that where ever he signs they are getting a good individual player but the spotlight will be on him a hell of a lot more than he has ever been here. And ultimately fans will be expecting a marquee player and end up wondering why their team is stuttering in attack.

I think he will probably end up at the Dogs or Perth.
 
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