Gameday Warriors vs Raiders - [Round 12, 2025]

[mt.wellington]

Warriors vs Raiders - [Round 12, 2025]
GAME DAY
Sunday 25th May 6:05pm NZST
Go Media Stadium, Auckland

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Welcome to your NZWF game day thread for todays clash.

This thread will be locked following the final whistle with or without warning. Discussion will then be shifted to the POST MATCH thread.

UP THE WAHS!!!

 

[Lance155]

Need some advice with this one boys. Let it ride? Cash out? Try the best of both worlds with a second bet? Open to ideas!

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Need some advice with this one boys. Let it ride? Cash out? Try the best of both worlds with a second bet? Open to ideas!
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My train of thought with multis is generally:

Would you be more annoyed if you cashed out, and the Wahs won? Or didn't cash out and the Wahs lost?

With that being said, if I could make $1700 without having to rely on the Warriors I'm taking it lol.

 

[Damo]

Need some advice with this one boys. Let it ride? Cash out? Try the best of both worlds with a second bet? Open to ideas!
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Take the $$ and run!

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Homecoming after 4 weeks on the road. Vegas Revenge on the menu. Blacked Out and Packed out. Special Dear Warrior Jerseys. Young boys re-signed and amped up ready for a big one to celebrate. Equal top spot on offer. All the signs are there for a reverse ambush and a Wahs 1-12 pt win that puts the comp on notice.

Expected cloudy weather with showers should suit our defensive gameplan and hinder the Raiders open style. Raiders might think they can own us in the middle due to JFH and Barney being out. But the sharks thought the same thing about the Chooks missing virtually their entire starting forward pack last night. They thought they could own the middle by just turning up. But instead they got out enthused and outmuscled by a younger, more hungrier pack of forwards looking to prove themselves against more fancied opposition.

Similarly, Raiders might come here feeling a bit complacent and think they just have to turn up to win the middle battle. Even most people on here are simply assuming they are going to own us up front. I reckon our young boys will rise to the occasion and shock a few people here. Just like we did last game at Mt Smart where a much more depleted pack out worked and outmuscled the monster Broncos pack who just thought they could turn up and win.

We don't need to own the middle, just hold our own as the depleted dogs pack did against them a few weeks ago. Hold the middle and control enough possession to exploit their defensive deficiencies on the edges. Raiders have the 5th worst defense in the comp for a reason. If the Tits can score 24 pts against them at their home, so can we. I back our defense to keep their attack to under 20 pts. They may have the 2nd best attack but we have the 2nd best defense.

This year has shown that the only way to beat us is to blow us out of the water in the first half. If the game is in the balance going into the final quarter, we always find a way to win. So I'm going to go with another tight one- Wahs 20 Raiders 18. It's just one of those years where all the tight ones are going our way. Up the Wahs1

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Need some advice with this one boys. Let it ride? Cash out? Try the best of both worlds with a second bet? Open to ideas!
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I'd say take the cash and enjoy the game.

If fish and Barney were in id say let it ride.

It's only for an extra 800 buck! Take the money and run son! But me a beer also for my wise words

 

[Lance155]

I'd say take the cash and enjoy the game.

If fish and Barney were in id say let it ride.

It's only for an extra 800 buck! Take the money and run son! But me a beer also for my wise words

Extra $1600

 

[Tohu’s_Knees]

I would absolutely love for Pompey to have a statement game tonight. And put his hand up for Kiwis selection against Timoko who is struggling defensively.

That’s where it’ll be won by us IMO. Down our left edge.
Forwards need to try and match up against theirs. It’ll be tough though.

 

[Po11um]

Need some advice with this one boys. Let it ride? Cash out? Try the best of both worlds with a second bet? Open to ideas!
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I recommend taking the money

 

[sup42]

Need some advice with this one boys. Let it ride? Cash out? Try the best of both worlds with a second bet? Open to ideas!
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No Ed Kosi on the wing.....you better take the money.

 

[Canonball]

all games this round have been a blow out - i reckon this one will be too - 20+ to warriors

 

[Roadrunner]

I'm going for close game like half the others we've had.2 pts to add will be enough for me.Enjoy the game out there everyone today.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Extra $1600

Take the money bro you dont lose

 

[Bluecat]

Going on recent form Warriors by one after a close second half.
I genuinely don't know about tonight. We should beat them.
Each season is different and so far this season we are winners.
But I have 30 seasons worth of PTSD so I take nothing for granted.
My heart says I would love to see a statement made with a comprehensive win that cancels out Vegas. One that has Ricky red faced and kicking chairs. My head says maybe not.
I think we're good enough to win tonight. I'm starting to get excited. Anybody else? It's a good feeling watching games with something riding on them. Not just watching because I'm a Warriors tragic and watching out of a sense of duty.
Although I do miss the gallows humour

 

[Po11um]

Not sure who's going to win both sides have key players out.
Home advantage may decide it
Will be a close game

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Both bookends and our spiritual leaders out probably represent our biggest test yet.

We've done well with our next man standing policy so far, here's hoping it isnt a bridge too far with no Fish and Barney.

Hopefully sell out Wah;s mad crowd to get us home.

 

[Canonball]

Both bookends and our spiritual leaders out probably represent our biggest test yet.

We've done well with our next man standing policy so far, here's hoping it isnt a bridge too far with no Fish and Barney.

Hopefully sell out Wah;s mad crowd to get us home.

Fish has been right alongside the boys all week and will be in the sheds tonight - I know we will miss something of his art on field but he's there with them - I think we get this and easily

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Both bookends and our spiritual leaders out probably represent our biggest test yet.

We've done well with our next man standing policy so far, here's hoping it isnt a bridge too far with no Fish and Barney.

Hopefully sell out Wah;s mad crowd to get us home.

We do historically have something like a 60% win record vs the raiders at home.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Someone will need to have the Auckland Emergency Ambulance Service on stand by. Cardiac arrests will be happening on mass tonight.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

We do historically have something like a 60% win record vs the raiders at home.

SJ is probably responsible for all of those home wins over the years. Raiders fans still have nightmares about him tearing them up. Here's hoping LM channels that SJ energy into his own tonight.