Post Match Warriors v Roosters - [Round 3, 2025]

[Boston Boy]

Leka and Vaimauga/Sifakula are very special players! Add in Ali L and wow! I liked the way Metcalf was barking at the end. I just feel a few tweaks and maybe 1-2 good players and we are a potentially top 4 team.

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

Well well well, after the farce of Vegas, 2 from 3, who would've thought.

Starting to believe again.

 

[Noitall]

Was interesting to watch Trent Robinson’s pre match interview. Looked extremely confident that they know the Warriors system and felt they could overcome it. It’s been the case for the last 6 years against the roosters but whatever they thought they had identified wasn’t able to be capitalised on

 

[Po11um]

Well well well, after the farce of Vegas, 2 from 3, who would've thought.

Starting to believe again.

If the warriors beat the storm & broncos I will start to believe.
Too many pass disappoints

 

[SouthernWorrier]

Hands up who was confident of the win 8 points up ten minutes left to play?
Any other warriors season you don't let yourself relax until ten seconds left.
The reason I was confident was I looked on the field and saw Fish standing there. And thought this is on ice. Fish completely shuts down the ruck area and 1 out runners with 20 minutes to play with an iron fist. As I posted last week his best in the NRL middle third defence is a better fit for the warriors than AFBs best in the NRL PCMS.

I was thinking exactly the same - AFB is a deadset star, but such a prima donna and doesn't gel with his team mates. Now we have a unit.
80mins, in the grind, and finish the last 20 far stronger. Can't remember a more satisfying win.

I thought the game would have quietened Marata's critics, I thought he was immense last night, good work rate and damaging. And Leka coming on late to skittle some Sydney Cocks was prime viewing! Created the broken field for TT to have a scuttle which in turn set up for the last try.

Ali vs Nawaqanitawase was just great sport, 2 real talents playing hard and in good spirit. Thoroughly enjoyed their duel.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

I may have been fairly intoxicated, but was there a point where Leka was dragging three or four Roosters players up field?

 

[juju]

Leka...
That's all

 

[Riz]

The offloads from Demetric.
Tasty!

I don't remember any Demetric offloads (neither do the stats), but Leka's offloads were delicious

 

[Beastmode]

I don't remember any Demetric offloads (neither do the stats), but Leka's offloads were delicious

yeah they both looked so similar?!!!!
It was Leka...

 

[juju]

yeah they both looked so similar?!!!!
It was Leka...

I was at the game thinking it was Demetric carving up and announcing himself to the NRL.
Got home and it was Leka.

We might need to upgrade this boy soon - that was immense.

 

[Riz]

I may have been fairly intoxicated, but was there a point where Leka was dragging three or four Roosters players up field?

Every time he touched the ball!

7 runs, 90m (just under 13m per run), 47 post contact.

 

[Riz]

Leka absolutely announced himself to the NRL last night, there's been glimpses in previous games but that was a statement made.

 

[John Nick]

I was at the game thinking it was Demetric carving up and announcing himself to the NRL.
Got home and it was Leka.

We might need to upgrade this boy soon - that was immense.

Yes. Those 2 young guys off the bench were enormous last night.Huge promise & Laban to come thru yet.
Thought Luke played as a link man & never attacked the line.Maybe an off night or playing to instructions Who knows?
CNK was obviously great .JFH also went about his work largely unnoticed.Pomps adequate. CHT was great & seems to be growing in confidence.Marata was bruising both sides of the ball.Capes was better & needed to be with whats on the bench.
Egan was great & seems to have learned new tackle techniques.Barney was Barney very good .
Ali is unstoppable near the line he is going to be a Great for us.
Confidence is growing in the entire team even AW has more confidence in his bench use. Great night overall

 

[Noitall]

Leka absolutely announced himself to the NRL last night, there's been glimpses in previous games but that was a statement made.

He’s got quite an intimidating side to him just like Vaimauga. Noticed later in the game even Leniu looked like he wasn’t prepared to fuck around with him

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Just imagine if Leka can develop that explosiveness and leg drive we saw out of Leniu last night. Still only young and yet to fill out his frame as well

 

[Riz]

He’s got quite an intimidating side to him just like Vaimauga. Noticed later in the game even Leniu looked like he wasn’t prepared to fuck around with him

I noticed he was able to restrain himself from head slamming someone in the tackle too which was good to see. You could tell he wanted to do it, but thought better of it unlike last season.

 

[Inruin]

Walkers killing our attack lately. Bring Healey onto the bench, Egan can’t keep this up all year. We’ll still have Ford and Demetric as middles, and once Halasima comes on, Niukore can shift to the middle rotation.

A few times after trying to do a move Walker had to settle for hitting it up himself then after playing the ball was yelling and pointing at Metcalf that he wasn't in position. So it does look like Walker is killing the play but it's the only option sometimes for him.

 

[Beastmode]

I thought Tuapiki was always dangerous with the ball

Why aren’t we trying him in the halves ??

His ability to find holes by drifting and then straightening up to burst through - that’s what Metcalf needs to learn..

Metcalf will drift looking for a hole then stop suddenly and change direction. It’s such a jaggered clunky motion compared to TT which is always smooth and seamless

 

[SouthernWorrier]

I thought Tuapiki was always dangerous with the ball

Why aren’t we trying him in the halves ??

His ability to find holes by drifting and then straightening up to burst through - that’s what Metcalf needs to learn..

Metcalf will drift looking for a hole then stop suddenly and change direction. It’s such a jaggered clunky motion compared to TT

Don't think we mess with the halves... despite CHT's try I thought he had a below par game, and TMM tore it up in the first half albeit NSW cup. Where I'd like to see TT injected is for a set or 2 at dummy half, runs out of there when we have a roll on would be lethal.

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

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