General Warriors Preseason 2026

[Noitall]

New Zealand Warriors selection questions for 2026: Fullback, veterans and rookies

The Warriors could be building towards a premiership push.

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Interesting pairing they’ve got in the halves to start the season, CHT at 7 paired with TMM

 

[sup42]

Steer the team to 3 wins out of 11 games??
Maybe he could do better with a new 6 and 1. But everyone’s acting like he hasn’t had a shot yet, we did go decent against the panthers in the semi tbf.
I’d like to see a Boyd, Martin and Roger spine.

Boyd hasn't hit 100 games yet.

He is only twenty five years of age.

I don't judge halfbacks off a dozen games because it is a waste of time.

You need to see a half run for a good chunk of the season with a team around them that is in some form individually - to get a sense of which way their career trajectory is heading - and you need to factor in a stable spine and key forwards.

He has the raw tools to be a good NRL halfback.

People have concerns about his confidence (that is another thing that doesn't fix itself in NSW cup).

Lets see how he goes with Barnett in the side and this full preseason he is getting to prep for a fair go.

It is good we have hard games early on to push the lot of them, if Boyd comes through that then we are having a different conversation.

 

[Cces]

New Zealand Warriors selection questions for 2026: Fullback, veterans and rookies

The Warriors could be building towards a premiership push.

www.zerotackle.com

Interesting pairing they’ve got in the halves to start the season, CHT at 7 paired with TMM

And then they reckon CHT makes way for TMM when Metcalf returns. Under Webster, CHT was 32 starts as our #6 & TMM has just 17 despite being around an extra season

 

[Noitall]

And then they reckon CHT makes way for TMM when Metcalf returns. Under Webster, CHT was 32 starts as our #6 & TMM has just 17 despite being around an extra season

TMM has a couple of starts at 7, even not that long ago against bulldogs where he went off injured. CHT offers the better kicking game, but I think TMM leads the team around better of the two. I think Tanah Boyd will be the 7 though

 

[JaggedJ]

View: https://x.com/i/status/2014076693023973766

A few stats on our outside backs for last season. Doesn't look too flash.

Nope, not flash at all, but also pretty much what most of us expected.