General Warriors Preseason 2026

[Tragic]

Pompey is our best Centre by a mile. He will be first picked guaranteed.

 

[Ref]

Picking Berry ahead of him completely contradicts the "let the attack loose" mantra

Fair call and I will elaborate.
I’d waffled enough in my post.
Berry is the Capewell of the outside backs.
The best quality “journeyman” you will find.
We had a couple in 2002.
Campion and Carlaw.

 

[Ref]

Pompey is our best Centre by a mile. He will be first picked guaranteed.

Great subjective debate.
I’m a huge Pompey fan.
I couldn’t pick 3 centres in my team but any combo of Pompey, Berry and Ali suits me.

 

[Noitall]

Great subjective debate.
I’m a huge Pompey fan.
I couldn’t pick 3 centres in my team but any combo of Pompey, Berry and Ali suits me.

I reckon he’s in for a big season, great competition around all positions. Lock is going to be interesting, Erin Clark has it locked, but who replaces Kalani Going in nsw cup and depth in that position?

 

[Ferdie]

I initially liked the 6 man bench concept but it would mean, unless their NSW/Q Cup team is playing the following day (& in the same country), up to 32 professional league players won't get a game each weekend. I think our NSW Cup are set to be the curtain raiser in 13 of our match this season so that'd mean bugger all footy for some

That's been my thinking for a while. Most benches would likely have a 2 middle forwards and an edge forward - those 3 players who will get on the field virtually every game. Then they'll likely cover themselves for if any specialist positions get injured with the other 3 bench spots, so a hooker, a half, and maybe an outside back. So someone like Boyd or Healey could end up getting frustrated about continuously sitting on the bench and not getting used.

 

[Ferdie]

Common place back in the day. Unsure if it'd fly with the RLPA these days. Would need bigger benches in NSW Cup too. Imagine Tanah Boyd being named on the 6 man bench then getting injury in the first minute of the curtain raiser. Jett Cleary is now needed for the NRL bench but is required to play the remaining 79 minutes of reserve grade first

When I was about 20, I played Prem Reserves grade union, and after we finished our games I'd often get asked to be a reserve for the prems. On one particularly miserable day where it rained constantly (and occasionally hailed), I had just finished 80 minutes of play for the reserve grade, then was asked to be a reserve for the prems and ended up playing another 60 minutes in that game as well....I was shattered by the end of it and there is no way I could see an NRL team risking that.

 

[Dannevegas]

Hmm I would have thought 27-29?, I don't think we are truly in contention this year. Feels like we are a 8th-6th place team, maybe 5th-4th if injuries are kind for once. I just don't think we have the second row and centres to make us dangerous enough across the park. Especially if we plan to roll out the exact same side as last year. Berry or Ali could have an awesome year, and Capewell/Marata have reduced roles with Leka and Laban gunning it possibly. That would take us up a notch.

With CNK and CHT in the team we need those positions to be dangerous in their own rights, as they don't provide much spark ball in hand.

If key players stay fit this year I think we’re a chance. This will have to be the spine tho imo.
Roger is not too old, he’s in the same category as Tedesco as a player and even a fullback. This is probably his last year, im sure he’ll give it a good crack.

Rts
Martin/Linnane
Metcalf
Egan/Healey

 

[Matiunz]

There is precedebt. Cakeb Clarke trained with South Sydney.

Also training with the swans this preseason

 

[Matiunz]

When I was about 20, I played Prem Reserves grade union, and after we finished our games I'd often get asked to be a reserve for the prems. On one particularly miserable day where it rained constantly (and occasionally hailed), I had just finished 80 minutes of play for the reserve grade, then was asked to be a reserve for the prems and ended up playing another 60 minutes in that game as well....I was shattered by the end of it and there is no way I could see an NRL team risking that.

In Aus you always back up on the bench up the grades, granted lower games are shorter but my record is getting on the field for 5 grades in 1 day lol