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At one point the Sky commentators said "These big Manly forwards are getting tired" and I must say that felt really good.

Wee factoid for our Silver Ferns whānau. Erin Clark's mum, Temepara George retired from the Silver Ferns in 2011 and gets replaced in the squad by the future Mrs Johnson, Kayla Cullen.

MrFrankWhite said:

Might be reading it wrong but I felt it was Clark was leading in that regard. Then Barney and Fish followed up

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Fair call, Clark's go-forward was awesome, I thought Mitch and FIsh's line speed in defence was a big factor in shutting down their middle. Mitch seemed to be everywhere (again).

Zarjaz said:

Thought Mitch and Fish really took it to the Manly forwards. Grub Aloiai and his stand-over tactics didn't prove to be much in the end… Huge game from Clark and Egan … great to see Chanel n Lukey get some confidence. Give them space and they can create.

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Might be reading it wrong but I felt it was Clark was leading in that regard. Then Barney and Fish followed up

I mean, how fucken good was Wade Egan!!!!

Barzak said:

Niukore showed he’s got life left. Much better than Vegas.

Pompey just needs to go, he’s a blackhole that has an occasional highlight. He’s the direct cause of our left side defensive struggles.

Bench usage improved but could still get better.



Really impressed with the bounce back. Up the Wahs!

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Pompey is just keeping Berry's jersey warm. I'll always be grateful to have him in the extended squad.

Mighty turn around by the club.

A few hours ago the NRL was laughing at us. Fools were sacking our coach.

The home fans really needed that.

Massive win in the context of our season, breathed confidence into our campaign against a form side.

Manly's overlaps out wide were really nice and scary for us. Got to feel for their fans, League is a cruel game, season in tatters now.

Greatest win since we beat penrith at magic weekend.

Game highlights are Jazz losing the ball, Jazz missing the tackle for two tries, and Jazz getting bullied by Clark.

Ever Hopeful said:

Happy blissful weekend folks.

Well done Webby and team for improving the on field deficiencies from last week. Especially by playing more direct through the ruck.

That bench use seems so rigid and pre-determined though. I'll fully feel this team is on the rise again when the bench use seems like it is responding to the game situation.

Where would be without the Warriors rollercoaster!

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Every single run Leka punches through - I want to see that for longer and earlier - but that game, we legit broke them

wizard of Tauranga said:

After last week people had Manly top 4.

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After last week, people had half the team and entire coaching staff to be fired.

Guess there is a lesson in not ejaculating too early.

Very happy for Metcalf

Gotta be proud of that win!

This has made my weekend, was expecting a thumping and Jazz laughing at us.

Taine Tuaupiki - so glad we resigned him

Happy blissful weekend folks.

Well done Webby and team for improving the on field deficiencies from last week. Especially by playing more direct through the ruck.

That bench use seems so rigid and pre-determined though. I'll fully feel this team is on the rise again when the bench use seems like it is responding to the game situation.

Where would be without the Warriors rollercoaster!

WahsaurusRex said:

Fuck yeah @MrFrankWhite, how much did we win lol

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Put my change from the Manly bet on it.

Love a good home game day, and I’m kinda keen to see it a bit emptier. The East Stand gets way too congested when it's packed. But heading into the game, there have been a few interesting things for me:

1. There has been next to no social media from the Warriors team or even the players outside of Roger.
2. There have been no (at least publicly available) pressers. There’s usually one every Thursday.
3. This Jazz shit-talking has made things way more interesting.
4. The Sea Eagles have been doing a semi-tour of local schools, etc.
5. The Sea Eagles just ooze confidence, as they should after beating a top-8-on-paper team.
6. The boys feel like they have something to prove now—and at home.

What would make this a "good" game to me:

1. Leka getting more than 26 minutes—kinda hoping he hits the 35-minute mark. And hopfully not at the end but in the middle of the game.
2. Vaimauga going from 13 minutes to at least 25. Hoping for 30+.
3. The halves starting to run the ball a bit more and taking one-on-ones instead of just passing it to the edges—at least twice from either half.
4. Marata and Capes just being more involved. Not expecting them to miss fewer tackles, but I want them to run the ball for over 80 meters each and at least attempt to slow down runners coming through them.
5. Fish or Barney having some big hit-ups—especially Barney, since he only had one tackle break and ran for a short 88 meters.
6. Some fucking line speed in defense.
   7. Looking to see CNK get a bit more involved as he only had 98 running meters and 7 tackles.

This feels one notch above the Panthers' Magic Round game, where we were far from favorites. But at the very least, the Panthers had a few players missing. The Eagles, on the other hand, have next to no one missing and arguably look more dominant at the moment.
I don’t think we have much of a chance to win, and I’m sure I’ll be disappointed regardless if we lose. But I can’t help but feel pumped! At least the weather is good, so it can’t be nearly as bad as the Roosters game in 2023... getting soaked for a goose egg.
Hopefully, the gameday and postgame threads don’t doom-spiral for those watching from home and yelling into the void there. Enjoy the game—looking forward to reading through the threads in the afterglow tomorrow.

But man if we do end up winning...

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roguei said:

Egan over roache so much so we've pushed that proud kiwi out of the club.
Walker over Demtric/Leka/Laban/Ale.
Barnett as co captain over just making the kiwi JFH cap.

There must be dressing room issues as i have no idea how any player cannot see his obivous bais for aussie players.

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I fail to see how any of the above listed items are obvious bias for Australian players. You would rather have Roache as our hooker (lol), any of the four listed over Walker, and JFH as the sole captain when he doesnt talk much and has the least amount of time on field in our forward pack?

Is that the same paul roache who cant even make the starting team of a QRL cup? And you would have him over Egan?

That round 1 loss has really impacted a lot of people, in a lot of ways.

Your theory sounds very much like an unjustified kiwi bias rather than an australian one.

WA Warrior said:

Webby going all in with Metcalf.

‘Be patient’: Webster’s message to Warriors fans over struggling star

Luke Metcalf is being backed by his coach and teammates.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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As poor as Metcalf was he was not the problem last week. And, I don't even think he is coming under that much pressure - other than from disgruntled fantasy owners!

If you think you have a 7, you have to pick and stick with them for a while, at least 4 or 5 games in a row. Patience with Metcalf is the right option. Just make sure you are doing your best to give him a platform.