General Warriors Preseason 2025

[Noitall]

Yet I'm pretty sure it happens

Fortunately wasn’t a tactic used by Cleary the second time around, to no avail still though

 

[Noitall]

Exactly why we shouldn't do it.

Pretty sure we’ve only had it for victories? I love it, thought the home qualifier against knights in 2023 was the epitome

 

[Inruin]

Pretty sure we’ve only had it for victories? I love it, thought the home qualifier against knights in 2023 was the epitome

I'm sure it's been done at halftime.

 

[Damo]

Big fan of the crowd participation in the team song. Think that’s been a real winner

I'm not sure I like it personally, think the crowd needs their own thing and the team their own thing.

 

[Noitall]

I'm not sure I like it personally, think the crowd needs their own thing and the team their own thing.

Wouldn’t imagine it gets a go ahead without the team being onboard with it being it’s something the team shares together like a bonding session, so if they’re happy with it, I don’t see much wrong. Always gave me the impression with the gusto it’s sung with in the dressing rooms, it was as much about rubbing the other teams nose in it being down the hall listening. Especially when it’s teams with historic rivalries. Like when a press conference is happening and the losing coach is listening to the racket, you can see the dismay. Feel like it must be like that on steroids listening to a packed stadium doing it. Would rather it done only in victories if that hasn’t been the case though. Each to their own

 

[roguei]

They brought it back during the season.
Personally, I wish they kept up the Alien Weaponry, that shit got you going! (Maybe that's why they axed it tbh)

Here's hoping they end up playing a bit more alien weaponry this year.

 

[Inruin]

Here's hoping they end up playing a bit more alien weaponry this year.

It should be our entrance song again IMO

 

[Damo]

Here's hoping they end up playing a bit more alien weaponry this year.

Definitely my favourite entrance music. I reckon someone at the Warriors reads in here a little bit so... play Alien Weaponry again please!

 

[Noitall]

Despite a season where we didn’t do well results wise, the club must be doing something right to be the first club to sell out all home games in creating an entertaining atmosphere. Will be interesting to see the flow on this season, but it seems alterations only need be minimal

 

[Dannevegas]

Can anyone help identity the highlighted?
1. Patrick Moimoi?
6. Sio Kali?
9. Kalani Going?
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Can anyone help identity the highlighted?
1. Patrick Moimoi?
6. Sio Kali?
9. Kalani Going?
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Our 2 hookers are our tallest players haha

 

[Falcon]

I see Tanah Boyd has a mutual option for 2026, so either way his situation seems like one where he needs to impress, and one where he wouldn’t block any paths to up and comers or recruits? Hanson hasn’t looked at all out of place in nsw cup and though not big, tackles at 90%. Really good stats but another that doesn’t seem to possess much of a long kicking range? Seems like he could become an organiser to me though? Interesting he and Jett Cleary have a history, and also thought it interesting the signing of Haami Loza at age grade. Having come from the knights where we picked up a highly regarded Jack Thompson, are we picking halves that have played together in some capacity or coincidence to both examples?

I thought the same about him being an organiser, I didn’t want to say it in original post …is there a touch of Ronnie V about him but with more of a willingness to take on the line?

 

[mrblonde]

Exactly why we shouldn't do it.

A half-time rendition invites Fate/Complacency/etc to take the field give our asses a serious kicking in the second half...

HT renditions of the chant should be VERBOTTEN!

I'm not sure I like it personally, think the crowd needs their own thing and the team their own thing.

I see your point, but that needs someone or several someones to create the crowd song/chant, teach us the song/chant and - most important - make sure enough people like it enough to do it. For example, someone decades ago decided to take the chorus from "Hey Jude" and replace "Hey Jude" with "Warriors". It was fine length-wise, but it was too slow, not "up" enough and it did not take off as a crowd chant.

If the team are happy for us to sing the same song they do, I'm fine with it (and anyway, we don't sing the same song, there's has a certain expletive in it! ).

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

It should be our entrance song again IMO

How the Cowboys don't run out to Cowboys from hell!

 

[Wrighty]

How the Cowboys don't run out to Cowboys from hell!

Easts run out to here comes the rooster. Tigers run out to eye of the tiger. We need a song with the word Warriors

 

[Damo]

If the team are happy for us to sing the same song they do, I'm fine with it (and anyway, we don't sing the same song, there's has a certain expletive in it! ).

The expletive is the best part for us fans

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

Only one tune for the Warriors to run out to.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UEmYGp5VxY

 

[Inruin]

Easts run out to here comes the rooster. Tigers run out to eye of the tiger. We need a song with the word Warriors

I think they had Alien Weaponry - Kai Tangata in 2023. That contains the word Warriors (translated) seems like we are all aligned if that's the case

I think they played this sometimes too on game day

View: https://youtu.be/X8fWTIUWU2U?si=CfT5bxbPPVhR5wYw

 

[Mudders]

I see Tanah Boyd has a mutual option for 2026, so either way his situation seems like one where he needs to impress, and one where he wouldn’t block any paths to up and comers or recruits? Hanson hasn’t looked at all out of place in nsw cup and though not big, tackles at 90%. Really good stats but another that doesn’t seem to possess much of a long kicking range? Seems like he could become an organiser to me though? Interesting he and Jett Cleary have a history, and also thought it interesting the signing of Haami Loza at age grade. Having come from the knights where we picked up a highly regarded Jack Thompson, are we picking halves that have played together in some capacity or coincidence to both examples?

Have we signed Haami Loza?

 

[BabylonPink]

Only one tune for the Warriors to run out to.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UEmYGp5VxY

That in a blacked out stadium faded into some hard core ghetto rap would be chefs kiss

 

[Noitall]

I Have we signed Haami Loza?

Nothing official from the club and just saw it mentioned on knights forum, so still just speculation on my part