General Will 2025 be our year?

[juju]

I miss that feeling of when we were decent.

Storm "Fans" take it for granted

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

Said it before, they went all in this year, didn’t work out, too many injuries, style of play was worked out.

Need to take stock, the dumbest thing they could do is just lock the old guys into starting spots and say we got unlucky with injuries – we did – but these blokes is old – they’ll get injured again next year and you’ll be in the same place.

Either Shaun retires or its his time to become the supporting half – does anyone think he’d be good with that – so better for everyone he just rides off into the sunset.
Tohu on a minutes limit – literally only plays 40 minutes a game off the bench.
Capewell doesn’t look too bad now, he can hold his spot for one more year.
Roger has gotten to close the circle from leaving the club, spent another year based in Auckland, shown he’s still got it (but only at fullback) – you probably could talk him into Japanese rugby now, for the rest of the veteran contingent:

30 (age next season)
Barney – no worries there
Walker - probably leaving
29
CNK – still the starter, great to have Taine as backup.
Monty – final season, thank you for your service, may still be starting if Roger goes.
DWZ – think he might keep going for another year after next - we might find one good rookie winger – but two? Or they’d have to buy someone to replace him.
TMM – I guess you do metcalf-tmm as the combo. Kind of filling a spot until we can find an expensive half.
28
Egan – is reaching the “what is it that you do here?” stage of proceedings, can’t tackle without knocking himself out, does run but is slow and easily caught, no longer being sneaky around the middle. Shut him down for the year and give him the extra offseason to get himself sorted.
Niukore – they need to decide early in the offseason if its him or Ford that is the edge cover, then the other one plays only in the middle.
Bunty – doesn’t play much anyway.

Best 17 with no signings
1.CNK
2.DWZ
3.Berry
4.Leiataua
5.Montoya (for time being)
6.Metcalf
7.TMM
8.JFH ©
9.Egan
10.Barnett
11.Halasima (plenty of backup if he flops)
12.Capewell
13.Sifakula
14.CHT
15.Harris (he can bring a passing game when he comes on)
16.Niukore (middle)
17.Ford (middle/edge)

That’s a decent team, a lot younger and less egos, with plenty of money to get upgrades.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Thats why the "hunter turning to being hunted" talk was premature. Noone hunts you for finishing top 4. Noone cares, especially after it occuring once every blue moon. The only team that is hunted are the champs. Noone else. Its certainly not a top 4 team who didnt beat any other top 4 teams last year.

Last year was an anomally.

Thank god someone else said it. I have to read "tEaMS RiSE agAINst US" one more time

 

[the WARs]

Said it before, they went all in this year, didn’t work out, too many injuries, style of play was worked out.

Need to take stock, the dumbest thing they could do is just lock the old guys into starting spots and say we got unlucky with injuries – we did – but these blokes is old – they’ll get injured again next year and you’ll be in the same place.

Either Shaun retires or its his time to become the supporting half – does anyone think he’d be good with that – so better for everyone he just rides off into the sunset.
Tohu on a minutes limit – literally only plays 40 minutes a game off the bench.
Capewell doesn’t look too bad now, he can hold his spot for one more year.
Roger has gotten to close the circle from leaving the club, spent another year based in Auckland, shown he’s still got it (but only at fullback) – you probably could talk him into Japanese rugby now, for the rest of the veteran contingent:

30 (age next season)
Barney – no worries there
Walker - probably leaving
29
CNK – still the starter, great to have Taine as backup.
Monty – final season, thank you for your service, may still be starting if Roger goes.
DWZ – think he might keep going for another year after next - we might find one good rookie winger – but two? Or they’d have to buy someone to replace him.
TMM – I guess you do metcalf-tmm as the combo. Kind of filling a spot until we can find an expensive half.
28
Egan – is reaching the “what is it that you do here?” stage of proceedings, can’t tackle without knocking himself out, does run but is slow and easily caught, no longer being sneaky around the middle. Shut him down for the year and give him the extra offseason to get himself sorted.
Niukore – they need to decide early in the offseason if its him or Ford that is the edge cover, then the other one plays only in the middle.
Bunty – doesn’t play much anyway.

Best 17 with no signings
1.CNK
2.DWZ
3.Berry
4.Leiataua
5.Montoya (for time being)
6.Metcalf
7.TMM
8.JFH ©
9.Egan
10.Barnett
11.Halasima (plenty of backup if he flops)
12.Capewell
13.Sifakula
14.CHT
15.Harris (he can bring a passing game when he comes on)
16.Niukore (middle)
17.Ford (middle/edge)

That’s a decent team, a lot younger and less egos, with plenty of money to get upgrades.

surely we can pick-up some edge speed from somewhere in the league world and maybe even a promising half + hooker ..I think are pack is still going be decent top8 etc =but backs we need some new blood ...

 

[jonesy101]

Thank god someone else said it. I have to read "tEaMS RiSE agAINst US" one more time

 

[ndp26]

Was unsure where to put this, but found this quote in today's TLT quite intriguing:

"The Warriors’ 25th-round clash against Canterbury Bankstown at Go Media Stadium on August 23 – their last home game of the season – will double as a farewell occasion for club stalwarts Johnson and Jazz Tevaga."

I have been umming and ahhing all year as to whether the AFB departure has been disruptive to the NRL squad this year (obviously wouldn't be the only issue this year, but...). While Addin isn't a club stalwart, he has been one of our best players over four seasons - >150m average run metres a season, >95% tackle efficiency and 17 tries in the past two seasons. I was a little surprised to see him omitted from the farewell list given everyone else in the squad is signed on for 2025 at this stage...

Thoughts on whether it is just because he isn't a stalwart or if the two parties (club and player) are very ready to part ways?

 

[mrblonde]

Was unsure where to put this, but found this quote in today's TLT quite intriguing:

"The Warriors’ 25th-round clash against Canterbury Bankstown at Go Media Stadium on August 23 – their last home game of the season – will double as a farewell occasion for club stalwarts Johnson and Jazz Tevaga."

I have been umming and ahhing all year as to whether the AFB departure has been disruptive to the NRL squad this year (obviously wouldn't be the only issue this year, but...). While Addin isn't a club stalwart, he has been one of our best players over four seasons - >150m average run metres a season, >95% tackle efficiency and 17 tries in the past two seasons. I was a little surprised to see him omitted from the farewell list given everyone else in the squad is signed on for 2025 at this stage...

Thoughts on whether it is just because he isn't a stalwart or if the two parties (club and player) are very ready to part ways?

Bit of both.
AFB didn't spend his entire career to date - or in the case of SJ, his entire career from start to finish - at the Warriors so he's not a stalwart of the club in that regard.
Although: Look up the definition in the Cambridge Dictionary or similar and it talks about loyalty, being brave and valiant and uncompromising so on that basis, yep, it's a bit of a dig by the club. The relationship between player and club has never been very good. Professional at best. And maybe his wife's brownies don't have that white chocolate and coconut taste that CG loves so much so, nup, no fancy farewell for you, Mr Fonua-Blake!
Edit: Big 'DOH on my part: SJ spent those 3 seasons at the Sharks, didn't he? But anyway, given how much of his career he spent here, that fits the stalwart definition.

 

[Worried2Death]

Was unsure where to put this, but found this quote in today's TLT quite intriguing:

"The Warriors’ 25th-round clash against Canterbury Bankstown at Go Media Stadium on August 23 – their last home game of the season – will double as a farewell occasion for club stalwarts Johnson and Jazz Tevaga."

I have been umming and ahhing all year as to whether the AFB departure has been disruptive to the NRL squad this year (obviously wouldn't be the only issue this year, but...). While Addin isn't a club stalwart, he has been one of our best players over four seasons - >150m average run metres a season, >95% tackle efficiency and 17 tries in the past two seasons. I was a little surprised to see him omitted from the farewell list given everyone else in the squad is signed on for 2025 at this stage...

Thoughts on whether it is just because he isn't a stalwart or if the two parties (club and player) are very ready to part ways?

That may just be Rich Becht at the Herald's choice of words, not necessarily a club staement. Love the choice of iconic players in the header collage though, Walker and Kosi, the dynamic duo

Team List: SJ's farewell begins

Shaun Johnson begins farewell phase of his career facing Dolphins in Brisbane on Sunday.

www.warriors.kiwi

 

[Makasene]

Sounds like he is on his way to Brisbane but I would be throwing the kitchen sink at Trent Barrett to join as attack coach.

Terrible head coaching record but has been attack coach of Penrith 2020 GF and 2021 Premiership. Attack coach as well for Eels 2022 Grand final team.

 

[juju]

Sounds like he is on his way to Brisbane but I would be throwing the kitchen sink at Trent Barrett to join as attack coach.

Terrible head coaching record but has been attack coach of Penrith 2020 GF and 2021 Premiership. Attack coach as well for Eels 2022 Grand final team.

I literally scoffed at the first sentence... but then you see that record as an assistant.

 

[Matiunz]

No- unless we are able to fix a couple of blatant deficiencies in our roster