General Your 2025 team

[BangBro's (still banging)]

With the potential Metcalf/CHT halves combo I'm thinking $1.2m is a bargain.

Maybe wrighty is right, there is zero chance Boyd had upside!

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Why the fuck am I feeling it's mad Monday next Monday!!!!

 

[Inruin]

Maybe wrighty is right, there is zero chance Boyd had upside!

Well, there is always a first time I guess.

 

[Inruin]

And right on cue a social media post on our halves fighting it out


View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFT36YXyMRv/?igsh=MXh5dW43Y3RxdGo4ZA==

 

[Damo]

And right on cue a social media post on our halves fighting it out


View: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFT36YXyMRv/?igsh=MXh5dW43Y3RxdGo4ZA==

Te Maire and Chanel passing off the ground.
I am therefore jumping to the conclusion that Boyd and Metcalf are our halves and TMM and CHT are hooker cover.

 

[Inruin]

Look at his contract length. Something tells me TMM wont be here much longer. Maybe his heart isnt in the game. He seems into fishing and hunting more than being a top half.

Might also be possible that they have offered him less than what he thinks he should be getting. Could also be on a year by year thing too with the injuries he has had.

 

[Wrighty]

Well firstly we don’t have anyone better so there’s not much choice but also I just think he’s done his apprenticeship and is ready to take the reins- I think he’s got the goods and we don’t have much choice but to go all in on him this year.
Who would u have kicking?

I probably shouldn't have responded as I have divergent views on goal kicking. I think 2 points is so important in a game of rugby league that you should put an elite kicker in your line up even if he doesn't deserve to be in your best 17 based on his other skills alone. I am one of the few people on this web site who thinks that. I would be shoe horning either Boyd or Tuapiki into the team for goal kicking and using Metcalf as back up kicker in case of an HIA.

 

[Dannevegas]

Get to the TAB and put your $$ on a Metcalf and CHT halves combo to kick the year off … it’s a happening thing !
A good source too

I like that

 

[MrFrankWhite]

And right on cue a social media post on our halves fighting it out


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Warriors staff, you guys arent that slick..

 

[Defence]

I probably shouldn't have responded as I have divergent views on goal kicking. I think 2 points is so important in a game of rugby league that you should put an elite kicker in your line up even if he doesn't deserve to be in your best 17 based on his other skills alone. I am one of the few people on this web site who thinks that. I would be shoe horning either Boyd or Tuapiki into the team for goal kicking and using Metcalf as back up kicker in case of an HIA.

So tuaupiki and metcalf have almost identical goal kicking stats yet u regard tuaupiki as elite and metcalf as a last resort?
Talk me through that.
I do agree goal kicking is important but I don’t think anyone in our squad moves the needle that much to make a difference in that department.

 

[Damo]

So tuaupiki and metcalf have almost identical goal kicking stats yet u regard tuaupiki as elite and metcalf as a last resort?
Talk me through that.
I do agree goal kicking is important but I don’t think anyone in our squad moves the needle that much to make a difference in that department.

Goal kicking rankings:

Boyd

Metcalf
Tuaupiki

Pompey



Harris-Tavita

 

[Wrighty]

So tuaupiki and metcalf have almost identical goal kicking stats yet u regard tuaupiki as elite and metcalf as a last resort?
Talk me through that.
I do agree goal kicking is important but I don’t think anyone in our squad moves the needle that much to make a difference in that department.

I can only find goal kicking percentages for the NRL - Tuapiki and Metcalf are both new kickers but here are the NRL stats

Boyd 79.41% 108/136 - Basically at 80% - that is elite in my books where NRL standard is 75%

Metcalf 10/14 = 71.43% Small Sample Size - fails the eye test as he has missed some goobers
Tuapiki 3/3 = 100% Small Sample Size - passes the eye test as had some hard kicks in his three. What edges him above Metcalf is Tuapiki has a reputation as a goal kicker in NSW cup and won a game with a sideline conversion last year.

Boyd or Tuapiki I would pick.

The only way I choose metcalf as my primary kicker is if the Warriors are the most dominant team in the league who always score more tries than the opposition.

 

[Damo]

I can only find goal kicking percentages for the NRL - Tuapiki and Metcalf are both new kickers but here are the NRL stats

Boyd 79.41% 108/136 - Basically at 80% - that is elite in my books where NRL standard is 75%

Metcalf 10/14 = 71.43% Small Sample Size - fails the eye test as he has missed some goobers
Tuapiki 3/3 = 100% Small Sample Size - passes the eye test as had some hard kicks in his three. What edges him above Metcalf is Tuapiki has a reputation as a goal kicker in NSW cup and won a game with a sideline conversion last year.

Boyd or Tuapiki I would pick.

The only way I choose metcalf as my primary kicker is if the Warriors are the most dominant team in the league who always score more tries than the opposition.

Tuaupiki: 76.4% in NSW Cup
Metcalf: 76.5% in NSW Cup

CHT: 63.6% in NSW Cup, have to say last year was a return to the mean after averaging 80% in NRL at one stage.

 

[Wrighty]

Tuaupiki: 76.4% in NSW Cup
Metcalf: 76.5% in NSW Cup

CHT: 63.6% in NSW Cup, have to say last year was a return to the mean after averaging 80% in NRL at one stage.

Well even if you put MetCalf's goobers in 2024 down to rust you need two kickers in the 17. Against Canberra we needed three.

 

[Damo]

Well even if you put MetCalf's goobers in 2024 down to rust you need two kickers in the 17. Against Canberra we needed three.

I think you are being harsh. Metcalf missed 3 kicks in 2024.
2 against the Storm, 1 was wide out due to a classic DWZ corner try and the other also wide out but Montoyas side.
The final miss was against Manly, which was about 15m left of the post, quite regulation but not a kick I would totally write off a bloke for.

 

[Wah's Up]

I can only find goal kicking percentages for the NRL - Tuapiki and Metcalf are both new kickers but here are the NRL stats

Boyd 79.41% 108/136 - Basically at 80% - that is elite in my books where NRL standard is 75%

Metcalf 10/14 = 71.43% Small Sample Size - fails the eye test as he has missed some goobers
Tuapiki 3/3 = 100% Small Sample Size - passes the eye test as had some hard kicks in his three. What edges him above Metcalf is Tuapiki has a reputation as a goal kicker in NSW cup and won a game with a sideline conversion last year.

Boyd or Tuapiki I would pick.

The only way I choose metcalf as my primary kicker is if the Warriors are the most dominant team in the league who always score more tries than the opposition.

Spaniard in the works, also very beneficial to have a left and right foot goal kicker as most kicks which miss are the kickers weak side.

 

[Wrighty]

I think you are being harsh. Metcalf missed 3 kicks in 2024.
2 against the Storm, 1 was wide out due to a classic DWZ corner try and the other also wide out but Montoyas side.
The final miss was against Manly, which was about 15m left of the post, quite regulation but not a kick I would totally write off a bloke for.

I am harsh indeed. But this is why I said I don't necessarily think I should be debating my views as they are divergent and fringe views. I think you should shoe horn into your team an elite kicker even if he is pretty average and mediocre at everything else.
Metcalf is not elite. Those NSW cup numbers you posted of 76% don't cut it for me. I want Boyd's 80%. He would not have missed some of those kicks Metcalf missed.
Tuapiki also only kicked 76% - ok I didn't know. By the eye test he is miles better than Luke.
I would make our halves Metcalf and Boyd. Boyd can also do field goals which are needed two or three times per season.

Metcalf's miss from 15 metres left to the post you list above was unacceptable by the standards I want in my views which are unique on this site. I am the only one with these views about wanting elite goal kicking.

 

[Bluecat]

Please can we sign Brown ASAP!

Is Brown really that good? Is he really an elite half that can turn a game consistently? I'm honestly asking people's opinion.
I thought he was OK last year but when Moses went down and he was the No 1 half he didn't take Parra to the next level. He was certainly good but not 1.2 million dollars worth.
And I read somewhere else that he has ACL issues. Isn't that a worry?

On the team this year my biggest concern is fullback. Could we get some sort of hybrid of Charnze and TT grown in a test tube before Las Vegas? I love the zip and attacking flair that TT brings but I am also a big fan of the defence and organisation and general clean up work that CNK brings. Who would you prefer to be making last ditch tackles on our line when DWZ gets caught infield?
The halves will sort themselves out if Webby lets them. We saw what they can do last year when they were let loose. There's plenty of talent there.
Our centres all bring good skills. As do our forwards. They all have different strengths.
I think the biggest thing this year will be Webby and Co bringing those skills and strengths out

 

[Damo]

And I read somewhere else that he has ACL issues. Isn't that a worry?

Yep, has had a partial ACL tear I believe.

 

[BigUCE]

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