Post Match Warriors v Dragons - [Round 24, 2025]

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Warriors fans express relief at defeating the Dragons to secure a top-4 finals spot, though the win is widely criticized as ugly and unconvincing, with members #7 #8 #33 calling it one of the club's worst victories. Concerns dominate discussions about inconsistent player form—Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck earn praise for strong carries #58 #34, while Jackson Ford, James Fisher-Harris, and Pompey face scrutiny for errors and penalties #54 #71 #87. Broader team challenges include inefficient attacking structures #24 #42, questionable bench rotations #46 #60, and doubts about playoff competitiveness against elite teams #23 #71. Despite the criticism, one member #114 argues the Dragons were resurgent opponents and highlights defensive resilience in the final quarter, crediting improved middle-forward efforts. Others debate Backline experimentation #80 #126, though consensus remains that the win's significance outweighs its flaws for finals qualification #15 #53.

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We did everything in our power to lose that game and somehow we win!

Dallin you are my man tonight! You got us going forward with some great runs!

More of that please Dal!
Yeah did he make any try saving tackles or catch any high bombs? Nope.

Dragons attack his wing. Yeap. They scare any tries. Yeap. Two.

Taking hit ups was never DWZ’s weak point. Anyone can do it. Just ask RTS and CNK.

Glorifying his performance is just masking his problems which hasn’t been fixed.

Taine to take his spot next week. TMM to fullback.
This is the way.
 

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Would have run them down earlier and been a bit more comfortable if our forwards stopped dropping the ball on play 1-2 all the time.

Good energy in defence.

2 reasons that wasn’t an obstruction,

1) he goes for Niukore who while on the outside shoulder is almost through the line and never going to get the ball, should have just slid without the acting if he was still in the way would have been called back.

2) it’s a bloke named Lyhkan King-Togia. If his names Moses or Cleary or Hughes - red lights.

Whole lot of moaning that a team of battlers and rookies is running 4th.
ah gawd, that was never an obstruction - fucked me right off that flanagan and cook cooked that up in their presser as the reason why they lost ... piss off you moaners, let's see a penalty to yr opposition within the first forty or a straight set of markers before you start shooting yr mouths
 
Yeah did he make any try saving tackles or catch any high bombs? Nope.

Dragons attack his wing. Yeap. They scare any tries. Yeap. Two.

Taking hit ups was never DWZ’s weak point. Anyone can do it. Just ask RTS and CNK.

Glorifying his performance is just masking his problems which hasn’t been fixed.

Taine to take his spot next week. TMM to fullback.
This is the way.
Well hang on - using your own logic, did Taine make any try saving tackles or catch any contested high bombs?

He chimed in on Pompeys tries but moving him to wing would nullify that, and he doesn't have the metre eater abilities of a bigger body like Dallin.

I am really no DWZ fan but replacing him with Taine/TMM ain't the one.
 
Well hang on - using your own logic, did Taine make any try saving tackles or catch any contested high bombs?

He chimed in on Pompeys tries but moving him to wing would nullify that, and he doesn't have the metre eater abilities of a bigger body like Dallin.

I am really no DWZ fan but replacing him with Taine/TMM ain't the one.
You know there’s nothing worse than using someone’s own arguments against them…..
 
Taine is great on attack in their 20 but lets in a lot of tries and consistently in the wrong place on defence.
He is the last line of defense. If hes missing tackles that means his team mates have missed tackles too. Not saying he is a great defender, Because he isn't. But having to dictate where to be when we have so many frail defenders in our team must be a nightmare to read.
 
He is the last line of defense. If hes missing tackles that means his team mates have missed tackles too. Not saying he is a great defender, Because he isn't. But having to dictate where to be when we have so many frail defenders in our team must be a nightmare to read.
Nonetheless RTS and CNK know where to stand behind the line consistently. That noted he makes up for his positional red zone weakness with being an outstanding cover defender.
 
Make no mistake Jackson Ford will be missed over the next 3 rounds

Yes he makes some errors but the amount of work he does is outstanding

Anyone who thinks JFH will pick up the slack is delusional as his form since coming here has been well below par

Bring on Bunty :)


There’s merit in that idea
But
Webster will just move the badly performing Nuikore to prop with Capewell back to the second row
Webster may have to find out from the nsw cup coach how to manage his props rotation
 
There’s merit in that idea
But
Webster will just move the badly performing Nuikore to prop with Capewell back to the second row
Webster may have to find out from the nsw cup coach how to manage his props rotation
Lot of options if Berry is back. I think we need to limit Halasima’s minutes off the bench, the long season looks like it could be catching up? Vaimauga is coping well though and I’d consider starting him and bringing Ale onto the bench. He’s been playing prop, lock and second row in nsw cup and would be an opportunity for him to earn an extension
 
Make no mistake Jackson Ford will be missed over the next 3 rounds

Yes he makes some errors but the amount of work he does is outstanding

Anyone who thinks JFH will pick up the slack is delusional as his form since coming here has been well below par

Bring on Bunty :)
I'm worried about this because he is everywhere, but I'm also interested to see how it goes because he is always being pulled up by the ref.
 
Make no mistake Jackson Ford will be missed over the next 3 rounds

Yes he makes some errors but the amount of work he does is outstanding

Anyone who thinks JFH will pick up the slack is delusional as his form since coming here has been well below par

Bring on Bunty :)
This ban feels like a Kiwi suspension with a test coming up that we’ve had over the years. Seems a bit heavy handed?
 
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