Pick Your Team Warriors v Roosters - [Round 3, 2025]

[roguei]

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Bring him in Webby!

I've gotta assume (hope) that if one 2nd rower goes down injuried he is first to fill in the gap. Where Leka and Vaimauga will probably stay as impact bench players. That way there is less shakeup on injury and we keep juniors.

But Laban is the one player I'm dying to see enter the 17. I really don't want to see him look anywhere else. Especially if he is only signed till 2026.

 

[Ref]

A few posters wanting to move TT to full back which is where I would play him next week.
However “yous” still want CNK at centre or wing.
Surely Berry has enough fitness now to come into the side which means one of CNK or Pompey drop out.
CNK has lost his spark while Pompey just keeps doing his thing.
I’d be Pompey to wing until Dallin comes back.

 

[Ref]

I’d also love to see Laban comein for any of Ford,, Capewell or Niukore and start.
He is just better and we have enough experience in the 17 that we can afford to rest one of them.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

He's banging loudly on the door ain't he..

He kicked it the fuck down. What more does the young fella have to do!

 

[run_it_str8_again]

CNK to centre and berry outside him, TT to fullback while Ali and Roger carve up on the left. DWZ might struggle to get a look..

Taine and Pompey will be the unfortunate ones who will make way first if Charnze is impossible to drop. It's a good problem to have the Berry's and Laban's door knocking with TMM and co ready and staying ready

 

[Wrighty]

Don't change a winning team IMO.

 

[Neo]

Jacob is on fire.

I am one of the posters who spotted him early and proclaimed he will be one of the Warriors greatest ever defensive forwards.

He is the toughest junior we have produced in decades.

On top of all of that he is a big unit with nice hands and a good read of the game.

He is far more promising than Halasima and SIfakula. But I agree with him not getting picked ahead of our Aussie veterans. As a work horse you have to wait your time, experience counts ahead of potential in the high workrate positions in an NRL team.

I don’t agree with more promising than Leka and Demetric. The power in those two is just something you can’t replicate. Remember that Laban has played NRL before and not had the immediate impact that those two have. I do think that Laban can be a 10 year player at the Warriors, but man Leka is just the ultimate prototype for the modern forward.

 

[nzwarriorsfaithful]

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Bring him in Webby!

That ain’t mine haha

 

[SouthernWorrier]

Jacob is on fire.

I am one of the posters who spotted him early and proclaimed he will be one of the Warriors greatest ever defensive forwards.

He is the toughest junior we have produced in decades.

On top of all of that he is a big unit with nice hands and a good read of the game.

He is far more promising than Halasima and SIfakula. But I agree with him not getting picked ahead of our Aussie veterans. As a work horse you have to wait your time, experience counts ahead of potential in the high workrate positions in an NRL team.

Hard top look past those numbers, but I have a feeling they're building his motor so he can do the same in FG, he's not going to get there in 19m bursts. The pace of Fridays game and Capewell did it for 80m, in his best game for a long time. Impressive.

Blacktown has had the wood on us for a couple of seasons from memory, so not a bad side. I think if Laban can string together 3 of these performances on the trot the drumbeats are going to become undeniable.... here's hoping. Damn good problem to have

 

[Inruin]

Hard top look past those numbers, but I have a feeling they're building his motor so he can do the same in FG, he's not going to get there in 19m bursts. The pace of Fridays game and Capewell did it for 80m, in his best game for a long time. Impressive.

Blacktown has had the wood on us for a couple of seasons from memory, so not a bad side. I think if Laban can string together 3 of these performances on the trot the drumbeats are going to become undeniable.... here's hoping. Damn good problem to have

Those were two tough games for cup and they cane away with the 2 points both times.

I agree with you on Laban. Build him up properly. He is going to be a beast but 15 - 20 minutes off the bench isn't going to do it. It will be interesting to see how AW handles Demetric and Halisima with their minutes and whether he gives them a run in cup at some stage to get their minutes up

 

[SouthernWorrier]

Those were two tough games for cup and they cane away with the 2 points both times.

I agree with you on Laban. Build him up properly. He is going to be a beast but 15 - 20 minutes off the bench isn't going to do it. It will be interesting to see how AW handles Demetric and Halisima with their minutes and whether he gives them a run in cup at some stage to get their minutes up

would rotating one to long minutes in NSW each week work you reckon? I'm thinking not as Demi and Leka are running as middles... and Webby likes to hit&stick. Still....there are merits if you want to see them building from 20m to 30+ mins over the season and have all 3 FG ready in the event of injuries.

 

[Inruin]

would rotating one to long minutes in NSW each week work you reckon? I'm thinking not as Demi and Leka are running as middles... and Webby likes to hit&stick. Still....there are merits if you want to see them building from 20m to 30+ mins over the season and have all 3 FG ready in the event of injuries.

Ale is going well in cup. And it's only round 2. But I'd be looking at rotating them at some point to get their minutes up. Or start increasing their minutes in first grade.

 

[snake77]

The last few years we have struggled to get the same team on the park a few weeks in a row. Usually someone has picked up a penalty or injury.

This 17 turned around the Vegas performance so I'd give them another week together.

I didn't see all of the NSW Cup but what I did see there are some guys putting pressure on which is great to see. Hopefully they are creating enough debate each week.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

We open as slight favourites against the roosters. I’d assume if Radley and Collins are back the price will even out

 

[regenerated borg]

I don't know our left edge defence still worries me. Saab was out in the open for 2 try's.
Chooks right edge look more dangerous.
Can't rely on trying to score points to compensate not in 1st grade anyway... still whomever Webby picks I'll go with it...

 

[CWC]

RTS needs to work on his timing to take out the link man and Pompey is probably too slow to cover the winger when the ball goes out there, IDK maybe they need to play one on one instead of zone D or have Taine covering FB and Charnz go up to cover the breaks when they see the play unfolding? Young is not as fast as Saab

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

The last few years we have struggled to get the same team on the park a few weeks in a row. Usually someone has picked up a penalty or injury.

In my view, this was one of the biggest problems from last year.

We still looked clunky with that on Friday, but my hope is that this will get better with a consistent team week in, week out.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Did we sustain any injuries against Manly? Bar bottle throwing injuries

 

[run_it_str8_again]

He kicked it the fuck down. What more does the young fella have to do!

The incumbent rule is stopping him. So injury will create space for him so he has to stay ready. He'll get time just not because we say so.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Did we sustain any injuries against Manly? Bar bottle throwing injuries

And what happened with JFH being put on report?