General Warriors Preseason 2025

[tajhay]

Who is this guy?????

Popular streamer. Goes around to diff countries and streams.

Dont underestimate the influence of social media in 2024. Gelling did a good job of hosting him though, prob best suited person at the club for it.

He wanted to experience "Rugby" in NZ as he heard NZ was best at it - hence the Warriors experience. Atleast we scammed him on that front.

 

[Evil_Mush]

Who is this guy?????

He's a random youtuber that is somehow mega famous.

My first introduction to him was wearing the Prime bottle with Logan Paul at Wrestlemania then getting sparta-kicked and RKO'ed by Randy Orton

And the second time I saw him was first article about his tour in NZ this week, I'm just too old for his schtick I guess

 

[PhilsySH35]

View: https://www.youtube.com/live/sOg3dXxbUh4?si=S02VgkUWBUQ6z4zx

Whoever that player is Speed ran over can we trade him?

I think he was the downs kid who did the haka to him, must be a mascot of sorts??? bloody hell Gello gave him a what for tackle and Dan Hooker hit him with a liver shot, fallah a bit too cheeky lol

 

[The Warrior Waka]

I think he was the downs kid who did the haka to him, must be a mascot of sorts??? bloody hell Gello gave him a what for tackle and Dan Hooker hit him with a liver shot, fallah a bit too cheeky lol

My kids follow him. So I have to sit through all his videos. Think he has Adhd. Hypo kid. Actually a good kid with a big heart. And extremely athletic. He is very loud and can get on my nerves but i am use to his bs now lol.
Dan Hooker is a loose goose! I wondered why they let him spar with Speed? Lol. Turned out better than I expected lol

 

[timmy]

Over 33 million viewers watched his warriors stream!!!

 

[Five&Last]

That's insane. One live stream from Speed will get the game more exposure than all future Vegas games combined. The game is still run by old heads that will never click on to things like this.

 

[Five&Last]

Noticed Bishop Neal in that stream doing preseason with the club. Incredible for the 16 year old, even more incredible that he looks like one of the larger guys there...

 

[roguei]

Looks like RTS and CNK are the first guys back from international footy onto training. Good to see the two of the most senior players who people are the most critical of being the first back into it!

 

[Inruin]

Looks like RTS and CNK are the first guys back from international footy onto training. Good to see the two of the most senior players who people are the most critical of being the first back into it!

As long as they have had enough of a break then I'm good with it. Problem with CNK I thought was he came back injured/burnt out this season.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

The game is still run by old heads that will never click on to things like this.

Good. Streamers are parasites one step below OF pornstars. We are in a Black Mirror episode and no one noticed.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/14/more-than-half-of-gen-z-want-to-be-influencers-but-its-constant.html#:~:text=More%20than%20half%20of%20young,survey%20of%202%2C204%20U.S.%20adults.

 

[Falcon]

According to the Searley Talks Sport podcast Freddy Lussick came first in the Bronco for the second year running.
The player who gave him the biggest challenge was Eddie Ieremia-Toeava.

Is EIT now everyone's 2nd favourite player?
I think we now refer to him as ‘The Silent Assassin’

 

[Billyspleen75]

Former Otago and Northland first five, Peter Breen, has been working with the team in pre season


View: https://youtu.be/rpkVUuBidVo?si=xvkFGeDVT97-W5AQ

 

[j_p]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this. But some decent praise from Ivan.

'Before they may have been ready': Cleary's assessment of Webster's Warriors

The 4x premiership winner thinks the Warriors might have got ahead of themselves in 2023.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[WahsaurusRex]

Are there any whispers about Tohu's injury/recovery? Where the fuck is he??

Old mate hasn't played in 6 months and is a ghost. Meanwhile, Im pretty sure Marata, Clark, Barney and Fish are due back next week- the latter two could easily be given another week or so off though

Really feels like the absolute best we can hope for is some terminal lucidity before he retires..

 

[Zaggo]

What's the return time based on?

I would've thought Clark and Barnett would've been back at the same time as the other internationals, although Barnetts break is very well deserved.

 

[Naynay]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this. But some decent praise from Ivan.

'Before they may have been ready': Cleary's assessment of Webster's Warriors

The 4x premiership winner thinks the Warriors might have got ahead of themselves in 2023.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Hes right, 23 was probably a mix of returning home and player form. The fundamentals are there we do well in yardage. Just need to fine tune defence and finishing

 

[roguei]

Are there any whispers about Tohu's injury/recovery? Where the fuck is he??

Old mate hasn't played in 6 months and is a ghost. Meanwhile, Im pretty sure Marata, Clark, Barney and Fish are due back next week- the latter two could easily be given another week or so off though

Really feels like the absolute best we can hope for is some terminal lucidity before he retires..

He was on there insta at preseason like 3 weeks ago, 2nd to last pic.

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCOXNEIJEIr/?img_index=14
But yeah have not seen any social media posts with him in there since then. So can't really comfirm nor deny that he is training right now. Also not sure how long his wirst has got to go, as it looks to still be in a cast in the picture.

 

[WahsaurusRex]

He was on there insta at preseason like 3 weeks ago, 2nd to last pic.

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCOXNEIJEIr/?img_index=14
But yeah have not seen any social media posts with him in there since then. So can't really comfirm nor deny that he is training right now. Also not sure how long his wirst has got to go, as it looks to still be in a cast in the picture.

Well, that isn't the "the team has sent him to Germany for stem cell treatment" I was hoping for, but that'll do lol, even if he is still in a brace

What's the return time based on?

I would've thought Clark and Barnett would've been back at the same time as the other internationals, although Barnetts break is very well deserved.

I know there are rules about the time off players have to have but I've looked around and can't find anything solid on what that timeframe is; some say 4 weeks off, some say as many as 10 weeks.

Someone around here is bound to know a more solid answer but I'm mostly going off a bunch of Samoa reps appearing for preseason in the past week (RTS, Skelton, Taulagi, Jazz) who finished up the weekend before the Pacific Champ teams did

Also been a few guys like Moses Suli and CNK who have already shown up despite playing in the Pacific Champs, and I can't imagine they are volunteering to come back that much earlier than they have to

 

[WA Warrior]

Just seen Marata, Charnze and RTS back at training already.
Have to respect that.
Big year next year hopefully lads

 

[PhilsySH35]

Thoughts on CNK to wing? Would be safe under the high ball and would get through plenty of work. Only issue I think may be his pace but wouldn't be any slower than Montoya?

Agree, brings lots of experience, be able to shore up his side defense wise, he won't get dragged in like dwz does.