Post Match Warriors vs Panthers - [Round 16, 2025]

[Playdaball]

Shoot me if you want to but Ale
Should be in the side for TSS. TSS will
Develop into a good prop but give him time in the NSW cup
Instead of limited time in first grade .

 

[Falcon]

Outside of the result which was disappointing , I’d Ike to see the NRL allow teams to activate their 18th man if a player is ruled out with an HIA within the first 20 minutes.
It’ seems counter intuitive a player can be ruled out medically and then the team is disadvantaged numbers wise for the remainder of the majority of the game while a player designated to come on if a teammate is ruled out with an HIA via foul play continues to sit on the pine?

 

[Wellington Taniwha]

Wayde Egan looked quiet today
Injury?

I’d like to see Healy start if there’s any hint of a niggle with Egan. Proved he’s up to first grade against the sharks.

 

[Noitall]

Warriors v Panthers

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Panthers overall were on the better side of the stats, a couple I found interesting though is 20 ineffective tackles to the panthers 1 shows we weren’t dominating in the tackle with them making more metres out of their sets and panthers not inside the 10 once. Give me a break on that one

 

[Brightman]

CHT's penalty for attacking the kicker was poor discipline.

Yeah and it wasn't late just careless not wrapping his arms..

 

[Bay39er]

Yeah and it wasn't late just careless not wrapping his arms..

Since when can you not push a player over who has the ball!

 

[Brightman]

Since when can you not push a player over who has the ball!

agree with the sentiment but when that player is the kicker and the NRL are trying to protect the kicker..

 

[Kav1]

The curse of the forum being confident lives on

Not just this forum

 

[Bay39er]

agree with the sentiment but when that player is the kicker and the NRL are trying to protect the kicker..

We protect the kicker when he is fair game but where was the protection for DWZ

 

[Kav1]

Seems like a bad idea not to kick deep from the drop out with 1 minute left before halftime. Think that try before halftime hurt. Don’t think Capewell in any way changes the result but a few little effort areas lacking at times that he usually leads

Kurt's absence played a big part in this defeat. He has a steady influence on this team and could have been the difference.

 

[sup42]

Well that's put a dampener on Matariki, first game of the year and we flopped, not as bad as Vegas though.

Good way to look at it.

Matariki is round one, first game of the season.

Now we have had our stumble at the start, we know where we need to go from here to match or try to better the māori year we just ended.

You should divide your seasons into blocks for better focus and goal setting. Right now we are on zero points on our new year mini ladder.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Kurt's absence played a big part in this defeat. He has a steady influence on this team and could have been the difference.

If he was there, Cleary and co were there for the Panthers…

In hindsight we had to many green players and TSS and MGT tipped us over the edge where it was 2 young teams matching up.

Hindsight again but maybe we should have gone Afoa/Ale and either Harper or Kosi to wing; RTS moving in just for the experience.

Berry always being out is a real issue…

 

[sup42]

He had compressions around his hammy.

Yes.

But it won't be his hamstring he went in with wrapped, it will be the Quad.

You do not play on a Hamstring...doesn't mater how minor, and you especially don't play on one when you have history.

Not to say what broke down during the game was not a hamstring, could well have been....(I can't be arsed checking).

 

[tyrael]

Panthers wanted the game more, missing 5x of their top players. We would have been thumped had they played. Overall, very disappointed ..didn't look like a TOP-8 side tonight

They did Uno-Reverse from 2024.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Shortest day yesterday so going forward hopefully the track gets dryer and harder at home and we don’t have all the slipping over!

 

[slime]

A couple of thoughts...

• first game this season without either Barnett or Capewell in the team. I think their leadership has been important.
• kick chase was a bit poor, which ruins the whole gameplan.
• none of our backs seem confident taking bombs, and it's been that way all season.
• TMM as a utility is a bit of a wasted bench spot, especially if he's not considered to replace an injured halfback.
• 

 

[tyrael]

Why can’t we ever have a day game at Mt Smart

It’s always cold windy and miserable in the evening

Look at Auckland football when they play in glorious warm sunny conditions… that’s how we should be selling the city

Cause NRL viewership..... It's BS I agree

 

[Damo]

A couple of thoughts...

• first game this season without either Barnett or Capewell in the team. I think their leadership has been important.
• kick chase was a bit poor, which ruins the whole gameplan.
• none of our backs seem confident taking bombs, and it's been that way all season.
• TMM as a utility is a bit of a wasted bench spot, especially if he's not considered to replace an injured halfback.
• 

Agree with TMM being a wasted bench spot, but I can see Websters thinking in having him in the centres over one of the forwards. He's meant to be there to cover the backline

 

[jonesy101]

He was playing on one leg

WTF did they do during bye week? Skiing with Sonny Bill?

No, $50 barbecue at Gals after the Sharks game.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

A couple of thoughts...

• first game this season without either Barnett or Capewell in the team. I think their leadership has been important.
• kick chase was a bit poor, which ruins the whole gameplan.
• none of our backs seem confident taking bombs, and it's been that way all season.
• TMM as a utility is a bit of a wasted bench spot, especially if he's not considered to replace an injured halfback.
• 

I like TMM and wanted him as 7 with Metcalf as 6 at the start of the season, but he’s ineffective as cover.

Has he done anything in any of his games as cover? Nothing like the impact from Walker last season.

Like when he played 6 beside SJ and didn’t see much ball, he’s ineffective in attack. He doesn’t have the size to do much in defence.

All or nothing for me with TMM.