The Tigers almost got the Raiders last night and they should have. Little bit gutted about that.
General Will we make the 8?
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Indeed. Today was a setback to our top 2 aspirations especially as the Raiders won yesterday.
We should be finishing top 4 at the end of the season depending on injuries. We have a pretty good run home and would have to drop a lot of easier games to drop out of the 4. It's possible but we should be aiming high.
I am still hopeful for top 2 and it means next weeks game in Brisbane is no longer one we can afford to lose. It's going to be tough but we can do it (a lot will depend on how bad certain injuries are and whether Metcalf is fit).
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Could still possibly be right
But as i said, until their mathematically no chance the Panthers especially are one team it'd be silly to write off
I had us down to should win the game but a lot of the pre match korero on here where pretty much all we had to do was turn up and the Panthers were going to automatically roll over was a little ludicrous tbh.
You;d think peeps should know this competition well enough now that u can be the in form favourite against the lowliest team, but if their up for it and your off your game even slightly u will get burned.....let alone against the reigning Premieres
In the NRL any team can beat any team on the day
And let’s not forget one day last year we somehow just totally dropped attitude and focus and performance and lost 66/6 to the low flying Titans
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Top 2 is unlikely. Raiders have a easier draw and most likely will be minor prems unless they choke. I think Dogs will finish 2nd. I can see us finishing 4 behind Storm though. However, having said that this is the NRL and no game is easy especailly with the way we play. Looking at the schedule our "hard" games are Bulldogs, Broncos and Dolphins, but that doesn't mean the Titans and Wests won't show up. Next week's game is crucial for momentum, cannot drop 2 going into a bye and then risk coming out sluggish like in the past.
Penrith are still the reigning Prems and as long as they have their Origin core of Edwards, To'O, Cleary, Yeo and Martin I'm not writing them off. They have a great shot at getting number 5 and I actually see them as serious contenders despite their positioning on the ladder. I wouldn't want to see them in the playoffs.
And thats why im fairly confident we'll bounce back from this "glitch" as i dont think this loss was down to poor attitude or effort..... u could see we were trying.......we just didnt execute well enough and the Panthers played well.......those areas are easy enough to address.....attitude and effort not so much
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The next game will be telling. If we put on another performance like today then sliding out if the 8 is a real possibility.
We need to bounce back and improve, even if we lose. If we give up and get given a hiding then the warning signs are there.
We need to bounce back and improve, even if we lose. If we give up and get given a hiding then the warning signs are there.
Raiders for sure look like finishing top 2. I don't think the Dogs will be in the top 2. I think the Storm or us are more likely. Depends on how the Dogs do in the next 3 games with a run of difficult teams.
The fact the Storm won by 1 point last night is not ideal.
I cant forget. I was at the game. I was suffering from depression and trauma for weeks.
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Problem with this loss is it backs up those in the media that keep questioning our place in the top 4 and keep riding us to drop out
I don't think it really matters what the media say mate. And if any of them are using last nights game as justification for us not being top 4 material they are stupid. No team in the NRL would have won that game in our situation last night. Webby and the boys won't let this get to them. They will regroup, wait on the injury situation of a few players and prepare for next week.
DWZ will definitely be out but hopefully Berry is back. Metcalf may be touch and go. Niukore will most likely have the week off after concussion. It's going to be bloody tough to beat the Broncos in Brisbane with the amount of outs we have but if we can win it will be massive for us.
I didn’t count Penrith, Sharks, Manly, Dogs and Broncos and still have 16 wins as long as we beat the bottom 8, we jagged one against the sharks so we are still on track for 17 wins as long as they don’t dish up crap like last night against bottom teams
Storm would then need 8:3 to overtake us which is possible and dogs have about 9 hard games if they do well to win more than half ie 5 plus 2 easy games they will have 18 wins, so we need to steal a game from Broncos, Dogs, and Manly (DCE last game) and if we improve the PD against bottom teams we will have a shot at top 2 overtaking dogs and make Storm having to do a 9:2 to get a R1 home game (they have about the same number of big games as dogs remaining)
This weekend’s game will be big and if we miss it again, the window will be closing and it’ll turn into more of 2023 than a shot at the title
Storm would then need 8:3 to overtake us which is possible and dogs have about 9 hard games if they do well to win more than half ie 5 plus 2 easy games they will have 18 wins, so we need to steal a game from Broncos, Dogs, and Manly (DCE last game) and if we improve the PD against bottom teams we will have a shot at top 2 overtaking dogs and make Storm having to do a 9:2 to get a R1 home game (they have about the same number of big games as dogs remaining)
This weekend’s game will be big and if we miss it again, the window will be closing and it’ll turn into more of 2023 than a shot at the title
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I have us to most likely finish either 5th or 6th.
However like the eve of the Sharks game, if we beat a big side like the Broncos...then I am happy to entertain the dream of a top four berth.
I just don't see us beating everyone we are 'supposed to beat' on our run home (would that be because it never happens?) and so a win over a top team like Brisbane really builds on a narrative that perhaps we are really promising and going somewhere come years end.
I think we all saw how fragile the dream of a finals appearance is if you lose key players....we are running on fumes.
However like the eve of the Sharks game, if we beat a big side like the Broncos...then I am happy to entertain the dream of a top four berth.
I just don't see us beating everyone we are 'supposed to beat' on our run home (would that be because it never happens?) and so a win over a top team like Brisbane really builds on a narrative that perhaps we are really promising and going somewhere come years end.
I think we all saw how fragile the dream of a finals appearance is if you lose key players....we are running on fumes.
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The loss wasn't ideal as we gave away two points, giving Canberra and Dogs another buffer. But I don't see it as anything more than a wasted opportunity unless the same performance is repeated against the Broncos. There's ways to lose, and that's not one the team would be proud of given their DNA in 2025.
Best performance of our season into a bye wasn't ideal, given the next game we had was an under strength Penrith. We are no stranger to coming back from a bye flat, so it was a bit of a perfect storm given Penrith came to play. Only takes half a step to lose in the NRL as we all know.
Our last two losses our kick chase hasn't been up to scratch, and that feels like a good barometer for the 2025 Warriors. As Ali against Canberra and MGT against Penrith weren't at the Capewell/Berry level, it's a bit of a lych pin for us.
But you are right about the injuries bit. We are hardly the Storm and still a sum of all parts squad, we can't afford to lose Capewell or JFH.
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