I’ve got two member seats, regrettably can’t make it. Happily give them to you Wrighty
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As others have said, sad day for many of us Warriors tragics. My three young kids all became avid Warriors supporters and season ticket holders, starting with Shaun in the u20's.
All three are now fully grown and living their own lives away from NZ. Every one, and their overseas partners still avid Warriors supporters, all on-line NRL followers, jersey buyers. Who'd believe a male Irish doctor and a female Polish lawyer would become tragic's too, and NRL online subscribers.
Magic memories, traveling together to Hamilton, ChCh, Wellington, 2011 GF, Sydney of course, even Whangerei and Rotorua for pre-season games.
The end of a special era, special family fotos with them and you. I can't thank you enough Shaun. Go well in retirement. Stay close to the game.
All three are now fully grown and living their own lives away from NZ. Every one, and their overseas partners still avid Warriors supporters, all on-line NRL followers, jersey buyers. Who'd believe a male Irish doctor and a female Polish lawyer would become tragic's too, and NRL online subscribers.
Magic memories, traveling together to Hamilton, ChCh, Wellington, 2011 GF, Sydney of course, even Whangerei and Rotorua for pre-season games.
The end of a special era, special family fotos with them and you. I can't thank you enough Shaun. Go well in retirement. Stay close to the game.
Damn, this hurts. His body is clearly failing him but thought he might go around one more time. A real shame we don't have an heir apparent to fill the role. A similar young upstart who can turn a game. Sad.
Hopefully we can jag a couple more wins to see you out.
Enjoy retirement SJ, have thoroughly enjoyed watching you play.
Hopefully we can jag a couple more wins to see you out.
Enjoy retirement SJ, have thoroughly enjoyed watching you play.
First warriors player I’ve watched from debut until retirement.
I wish we got a premiership with you bro. You deserved it.
I wish we got a premiership with you bro. You deserved it.
Thank you for everything SJ. It’s unfortunate you couldn’t go out on a high, but you will go down as one of the clubs greatest players. I still remember my first away game that my pops took me to as a kid, and it was the 2011 prelim vs the storm. Watching rookie SJ carve up against the likes of Slater, smith and Cronk still gives me goosebumps to this day. One of the best SJ moments I’ve witnessed in my time supporting the club.
SJ isn’t the reason we lost last night.
Man some of the ladies have their claws out today. Reow.
Remember he's human at the end of the day and I get that were all bummed, but some of youse should be embarrassed with the shit you're saying.
Unfortunately father time catches up with everyone, but on top of that he's had a couple of injuries that have stuffed his year up. And the kicker is, as a team we played like shit yet it's his fault?
Gummon guys....
It's been a cluster fuck of a year and many things have gone wrong for us, and I know people are looking for that one person or that one reason to blame, sorry guys but its not all SJ
Remember he's human at the end of the day and I get that were all bummed, but some of youse should be embarrassed with the shit you're saying.
Unfortunately father time catches up with everyone, but on top of that he's had a couple of injuries that have stuffed his year up. And the kicker is, as a team we played like shit yet it's his fault?
Gummon guys....
It's been a cluster fuck of a year and many things have gone wrong for us, and I know people are looking for that one person or that one reason to blame, sorry guys but its not all SJ
Come hither and regard my tale of last night.
When Gutho was lining up that side line conversion, he was about 5 metres infront of me. Let me tell you, the abuse that was coming from bay 28 was monstrous. Death threats, your mum jokes, all the works.
As he's lining up his kick, he turns and grins at a guy who 'baas' like a sheep.
Cooly, he slots the conversion, turns around and gives our lot a thumbs up.
THAT is mental toughness, my friend.
THAT is what we want in our team. Players that thrive under pressure.
Thing is i would gladly trade 100 of those metres (which are mostly hit ups) for someone who just runs a support line around the middle of the ruck....even if he doesnt get the ball. The 4 or so one out hit ups after the continuous deep Asi kicks was just easy fodder for the Eels.....and they just played for the inevitable error (which we eventually obliged), got on a roll from there.....(probably the game plan we wanted to do).CNK 308m
Carries the team on his back
.....then again dont know wether its a coached thing but offloading (which is strange for a Warriors side youd have thought) isnt really part of our vocabulary....hasnt been for a while (we we're having enough trouble catching no pressure passes so i guess....)
Just saw and was thinking tho with a few of those half breaks around the ruck youd have seen in other teams someone like the Hammer sniffing around all over them.
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And review our game plan. I get last season - if we do these certain things we have a good chance of winning games. This season the wheels fell off to a degree, for various reasons, but we couldn't adapt. Then when we apparently simplified the game plan and had a run of unexpected wins and a strong cowboys game we reverted back to the old game plan again. Even from after the titans game it felt like AW wanted us to play that robotic style which didn't suit the style of player we had in TMM as a dominant half and CHT as a 6, despite the results (and no it wasn't anywhere near perfect but at least we had a chance and tried to play football). Back to SJ tonight and back to robotic play that hasn't worked this season. Just a real lack of adaptability and using a game plan for the players we had and their strengths. Obviously lots of variables as well. Injuries the big one, recruitment, selections , bench use, changes in assistant coaches, seemingly being fixated on last seasons player form etc
An honest review at the end of the season and relevant changes made where needed.
The last point I'll make is that last season was awesome but it was an anomaly. We just arent that good. And we are a number of seasons off being consistently good I think.
Fucking I do. Unfortunately.
6. CHT
7. SJ
Metcalf isn't going to make a difference and needs more game time IMO.
SJ can own it and see out the season.
Leave TMM in cup and hopefully he qualifies for finals appearances.
Rotate in young forwards in to first grade for experience for next season.
NSW cup team with everyone available who qualifies will be deadly in the finals.
You blew it this season AW I'm afraid. Too stuck on last season, inability to accept or adapt, poor selections and bench use. Big learning needed before next season.
7. SJ
Metcalf isn't going to make a difference and needs more game time IMO.
SJ can own it and see out the season.
Leave TMM in cup and hopefully he qualifies for finals appearances.
Rotate in young forwards in to first grade for experience for next season.
NSW cup team with everyone available who qualifies will be deadly in the finals.
You blew it this season AW I'm afraid. Too stuck on last season, inability to accept or adapt, poor selections and bench use. Big learning needed before next season.
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I hope we now use the remaining games with 2025 in mind. I may have bagged our young Centres but I hope they get more game time. The FG experience will be invaluable. Leka needs more time on the edge. Guy will be a weapon there. Would like to see Sifakula and Maiu'u get more time as impact props but not in the same game. I do not think we have anyone who can really cover lock so that needs to be sorted.
Would also like to see new blood in the assistant coaches. Stacey has been there way to long. We need speed out back. We look like plodders. Hopefully we look at why we have the worst injury list in the NRL. It is way to high and if we need to do every thing we can to mitigate it. Also if there are players causing division behind the scenes cut them.
Would also like to see new blood in the assistant coaches. Stacey has been there way to long. We need speed out back. We look like plodders. Hopefully we look at why we have the worst injury list in the NRL. It is way to high and if we need to do every thing we can to mitigate it. Also if there are players causing division behind the scenes cut them.
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We’re tactically using our energy in the wrong areas and it has cost us the season.
We have strong aggressive defence once the tackle is engaged but are to exhausted to make tackles due to fatigue. Many holes from tired defenders and to many times players left on the ground instead of at marker. Put less in after the tackle is engaged and more into marking in defence.
We are the king of post contact meters on attack… and then have nothing left in the tank to score in attacking positions. Slow motion dummy runners, players to deep, a step to slow to make a break, etc.
Same every week - we dominate the stats but the opposition outscore us and we can’t score enough points.
We’ve trained ourselves for endurance at the cost of speed and quick reflexes.
And to cap it off our intensity in the contact; fighting out post contact meters and bodies aimed at endurance, have resulted in the most injuries in the NRL.
A lot for the coaches to think about for next year.
We have strong aggressive defence once the tackle is engaged but are to exhausted to make tackles due to fatigue. Many holes from tired defenders and to many times players left on the ground instead of at marker. Put less in after the tackle is engaged and more into marking in defence.
We are the king of post contact meters on attack… and then have nothing left in the tank to score in attacking positions. Slow motion dummy runners, players to deep, a step to slow to make a break, etc.
Same every week - we dominate the stats but the opposition outscore us and we can’t score enough points.
We’ve trained ourselves for endurance at the cost of speed and quick reflexes.
And to cap it off our intensity in the contact; fighting out post contact meters and bodies aimed at endurance, have resulted in the most injuries in the NRL.
A lot for the coaches to think about for next year.
Cap space? Need middles?
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