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

[JaggedJ]

Feel like we're in a tough spot where our experienced guys are continually injured and our young guys are hitting that rookie wall that happens from the week to week grind.

Our reserve options are almost non-existent.

 

[giffy]

If Dragons didn’t keep knocking themselves out that would have been a different result.. discipline was shockingly bad

 

[Peachey2023]

We played so dumb- errors early in count didn’t build any pressure. CNK needs to go to fb, no point having Healey on bench and not bring into game until 10 to go. Halves and wingers were good but lots of poor performances elsewhere quality of game very poor.

 

[Wah u talkin about Wallis]

This is the shit state of league at the moment, grinding out games, not much action, win. Flamboyant, pass happy losses.

 

[sup42]

I am pleased that we started to sort our defence out again in that game which is what won it for us.

Before that we have not had the ability to withstand repeat sets which has been fundamentally why the team has slid so badly.

Also a lot of the turn overs that we made were from people that we can at least not repeat so many next time (our Captaina and Leka).

I am pretty happy. Who cares what it looked like, we had one job and we did it.

 

[Fangrl1234]

So I’m not a fan of CNK at centre but at least he can tackle. Pompey - and DWZ - hmmmm

 

[Five&Last]

Ford could have been pulled at the 55th minute mark for all his shenanigans.

Way earlier. His string of handling errors and penalties were completely derailing us.

We know Ford has these games in him where he is just completely diabolical in every aspect. But for Webby to not identify it happening and pull him earlier is bad bad coaching, especially with bench numbers advantage we had on them after their HIA's

JFH was almost just as poor. He needs to lift. Any other marquee signing with form as poor as his would be copping it a lot heavier.

Pompey is back in his non-contract year form. Way too casual from him in the first half. Can't wait for next year when we have a Berry/Kayliss starting center combination.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

We sure as hell better not play like that in the finals because that would be embarrassing for rugby league.

Listening to Taine, what a great speaker. Congrats on a baby last night!!

I guess that is what was behind the rumour of Kosi being in the team. Just waiting for Taine to confirm.

 

[Inruin]

Are we gaining anything from the cnk to centre and taine to fb move? Taine is best suited to wing but he wont get it above dwz or rts. Cnk needs to go back to fb.

Who plays center? And I don't think we score at least one of our tries if Taine wasn't fullback.

 

[Sir Arrow]

You couldn’t pay me to watch a replay

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Never doubted it!

Up the Wahs!!!

 

[afakasi247]

Congrats to Tuaupiki - his son was born just last night! Been in hospital most of the week. Chur mean alright

 

[Popdukes]

Do you actually care about the performance when we win? We all know we aren't capable of playing well at this stage, I take that win all day!

Yup I do actually but obviously relived we won, when the game was at 10-4 and if we at least squared up I was dreading watching another 5 mins of extra time…..was a bonafide tough watch

 

[Burns]

Who plays center? And I don't think we score at least one of our tries if Taine wasn't fullback.

Berry is back next week right?

 

[snake77]

It was good we were getting over them late in the game. Need to balance that with the Dragons having a few guys out so fatigue would have been setting in.

Also nearly ended with heartbreak with the Sloane break.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Ford could have been pulled at the 55th minute mark for all his shenanigans.

He was on for 68 minutes!!!!!

 

[Dannevegas]

Yeah but martin will not make us better.

He’s better than Boyd by a mile

 

[Inruin]

Berry is back next week right?

He needs a run in Cup surely? Has he finished any games for us this season?

 

[Tragic]

I found it exciting at the game, frustrating asf sometines but the effort is there and we hit hard.
We found a way to win.

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

TSS stood out for me. Played really well. I didn't really expect that from him with so little experience. Tanah seem better once he started taking the line on. Seems a real confidence player. He might get better if he starts next week.
This also must be the first game where there was not people constantly moaning about DWZ. I know RTS made more meters than him but he ran with venom. Leka looks like he is going through a mini slump which is not unexpected with young players. He will come back better.
Demi deserves a start next week. Maybe for Ford. Much prefer Ford on the bench instead of watching him flaying on the ground like an epileptic with tourettes at the 60th minute.