Post Match Wests Tigers v NZ Warriors - [Round 4, 2026]

[El Chuckie]

how we can spend loads of time in the opposition 20 with no joy, then they get the ball and score a 70 metre try.

Watch the entire 2024 season back over, and you'll get some idea of the template.

 

[enterthewarrior]

I think it was a case of us being very poor rather than the Tigers being good. Shit house defence will make any team look good on attack.

 

[JaggedJ]

What was your outcome?

It said I was very happy.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Arrogance and laziness cost us the game.
Webbys use of the bench is still shit. He leaves players out on the field to long.

Some of our senior players were still at home in their comfy beds.
Barney and fish were tireless and mean.
Even Mr Dependable , Erin was very quiet.

We need backs to compliment our forward pack.
We have the slowest backs in the comp. Zero x factor.

Love it or hate it, The idea of a possible Will Warbrick singing would be a great start if we can secure his signature. AKP if he can sort out his defensive issues is a great option. Ali has the same issues as AKP. Plus, I think he is to big. But he has potential to be a great centre.

Have we given up on Rocco? Or is there a glimmer of hope that his body comes right?

Taine
AKP/Anderson
Berry
Leaitaua
Warbrick
Metcalf
Boyd

vs

CNK
DWZ
Pompey
Leaitaua
RTS
Metcalf
Boyd.

Its a young man's sport. I'd love to see webby inject some youth into our aging backine. Business before Sentiment.

 

[juju]

Turuva was winding up Mitch Barnett something chronic during the game - yelling in his JFH and TSS face.
We might have another grudge match here.

 

[jumpman5xl]

Id say the first team named will be the team next week.
But my bench would be
CHT
Barney
Niukore
Gannon
Vaimauga/TSS
Tuaupiki.

Boyd and Metcalf have 55mins to gel. Otherwise pull the plug and get CHT out there. No way im risking that combo against the storm. If looks good CHT to hooker at 60/65mins.

 

[out the gate]

I think it was a case of us being very poor rather than the Tigers being good. Shit house defence will make any team look good on attack.

I'd have to disagree. The Tigers were extremely good tonight! There defence is what caused us into playing the style of footy we played & because of that, our attack was static. We were run off our feet when it came to trying to defend. The boys looked rooted! The intensity of the last weeks have seem to caught up with us. How can we say we were poor when we were 10 - 0 to then end the game 4 - 32. This game was always coming, we just didnt know when & who against.

 

[Dannevegas]

Arrogance and laziness cost us the game.
Webbys use of the bench is still shit. He leaves players out on the field to long.

Some of our senior players were still at home in their comfy beds.
Barney and fish were tireless and mean.
Even Mr Dependable , Erin was very quiet.

We need backs to compliment our forward pack.
We have the slowest backs in the comp. Zero x factor.

Love it or hate it, The idea of a possible Will Warbrick singing would be a great start if we can secure his signature. AKP if he can sort out his defensive issues is a great option. Ali has the same issues as AKP. Plus, I think he is to big. But he has potential to be a great centre.

Have we given up on Rocco? Or is there a glimmer of hope that his body comes right?

Taine
AKP/Anderson
Berry
Leaitaua
Warbrick
Metcalf
Boyd

vs

CNK
DWZ
Pompey
Leaitaua
RTS
Metcalf
Boyd.

Its a young man's sport. I'd love to see webby inject some youth into our aging backine. Business before Sentiment.

Timokos been told he can look around. I’d be snapping him up asap.

We can’t fart around hoping that we could do something with this current squad, we can 100% win it this year if we have a few X factor backs we have 0 besides Metcalf.

Timoko and Akp would be good additions. And we need to get Norris up the ladder as soon as possible, besides his obvious attacking threat he’s actually a real good defender.
Tigers just beat us with 2 18 year olds lining up together.

Raiders need Halves depth, CHT for Timoko

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

A backline clean out this offseason couldn’t come quick enough. Good to see that the club is all over this and hopefully a signing should be announced soon in that department. Get rid of RTS, DWZ, Rocco and bring in Warbrick, Timoko and Anderson.

 

[CWC]

I was at the game and at one point with about 15 to go it looked like Healey and Boyd were getting into each other, someone clearly wasn't where they were meant to be. It showed me that they weren't all on the same page tonight.

I thought JFH and Barney tried to lift the team in the last 20 or so by putting on some shots, but with ball in hand we looked absolutely limp. CNK has a big heart and a big motor but his skills as a centre are minimal.

Boyd needs to give the f'ing kicking tee to Metcalf or Pompey, the bloke gets the yips every game!

Commentator said Boyd was blowing up when they went right and CNK put in a kick cuz there was nothing on. Said Boyd needs to take control.

There’s no structure when Egan came off always, not sure if it’s the mandatory 65min for him these days or tactical to have Healey there.

 

[CWC]

Funny this was a carbon copy of the storm game 2024, TMM/CHT 3 win streak, SJ returns, we went up 2-3 tries first then everything went to crap after

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Well, that was sobering for sure.

Hopefully that's our dud game for the year out of the way.

Still think a lot going on last week with signings or not/rumours plus changes to the team from our last win didn't help.

Everyone looked flat, no shape and headless chooks at the back. We need to learn how to crack good defences other than Webby ball if it isn't working. Like to believe it won't happen again.
Bit of work for Webby and the staff to do.

The guys will be embarrassed by that performance

 

[Dannevegas]

Tauapiki
Khan-pereira
Nicoll-Klokstad
Leiataua
Mellars
Metcalf
Boyd
Fisher-Harris
Egan
Ford
Halasima
Laban
Clark

Healey
Vaimauga
Barnett
Niukore

 

[Warrior#138]

I feel like a disappointed parent who’s has just picked up their toddler after a whole month of toilet training success only to discover they have filled their pants.

Disappointed but we can wipe this off and try again.

 

[CWC]

Well, that was sobering for sure.

Hopefully that's our dud game for the year out of the way.

Still think a lot going on last week with signings or not/rumours plus changes to the team from our last win didn't help.

Everyone looked flat, no shape and headless chooks at the back. We need to learn how to crack good defences other than Webby ball if it isn't working. Like to believe it won't happen again.
Bit of work for Webby and the staff to do.

The guys will be embarrassed by that performance

The only thing that worried me was so many mid week interviews for Ford, Boyd, Roger obviously busy with signing, and Webby was pulled to the panel to do a full on interview by sky right before kick off

Little worried about Boyd’s confidence some introverts just revert to second fiddle when other personalities return or show up

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Shit that pisses me off the most is - I think we earned the praise from the press and rugby league world with the past 3 performance. And I was proud of the boys. But year after year we have these mental lapses when people start to rate us and talk about us as premiership contenders.

We'll never be taken seriously with performances like this. Mentally fragile.

 

[enterthewarrior]

Tauapiki
Khan-pereira
Nicoll-Klokstad
Leiataua
Mellars
Metcalf
Boyd
Fisher-Harris
Egan
Ford
Halasima
Laban
Clark

Healey
Vaimauga
Barnett
Niukore

Tauapiki
Khan-pereira
Nicoll-Klokstad
Leiataua
Mellars
Metcalf
Boyd
Fisher-Harris
Egan
Ford
Halasima
Laban
Clark

Healey
Vaimauga
Barnett
Niukore

Gannon should be given another go to see how he plays and if he can add anything positive to the team.

 

[BlackToko88]

All part of the plan.

Lose to Tigers but beat the storm

 

[PNG Kiwi]

Timokos been told he can look around. I’d be snapping him up asap.

We can’t fart around hoping that we could do something with this current squad, we can 100% win it this year if we have a few X factor backs we have 0 besides Metcalf.

Timoko and Akp would be good additions. And we need to get Norris up the ladder as soon as possible, besides his obvious attacking threat he’s actually a real good defender.
Tigers just beat us with 2 18 year olds lining up together.

Raiders need Halves depth, CHT for Timoko

Well Roger had one of his worst performances so I think we should give AKP his chance

 

[KPWarrior]

That first 20mins or so I thought Charnze was on a mission, i wanna see more of him there.

Don't think Boyd did too much wrong. Mets was underdone.... to be expected.... It will click sooner than later.