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    The funniest thing reading through all of this is Websters supposed bias against local players. Bloody hell. Demetric and Leka are both very young but have become mainstays in the 17. EIT has been rewarded for hard work with a contract and being 18th man lately.
    Yes we are running with two battle hardened second rowers at the moment but you can see the succession plan with Laban and Halasima.

    Also the handshake between Demetric and Luke on full time hardly seemed to scream a cultural divide
     
    Beastmode said:
    One home game win, let’s not jump the gun again

    I think last season our win record was atrocious. We were a fortress made of sand.

    It was refreshing not having all the promotional nonsense- sold out blah bhal shoved down our throats this week. Just focus on the W. Keeping a low profile might suit us better. Don’t believe the hype like these guys are rock stars
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    View: https://www.tiktok.com/@nzwarriors/video/7352426385618554119

    This was the place in 2023 and true fortress vibes that we need to return to and was an encouraging step in the right direction. Even last year in a poor season we had 1 draw, 5 wins and 5 losses at home. Away we had 9 losses and 4 wins, so we perform better at home as an indication. Probably helps the crowds we got, but we seem to get decent support away too
     
    MrFrankWhite said:
    Interesting dynamic when CHT scores his try. He's sedate, points to his wrist band and the sky, gets a bit excited when teammates rock up, but when Luke rocks up to congratulate him, Chanel gets SUPER worked up and excited. Interesting when you consider that neither halves are "rated" and are both probably under pressure.

    That reaction makes it look like they are pretty tight duo, which maybe a really important factor the way we chop and change halves.
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    As Lukey said in the post match it’s about building the relationships in the team and with CHT and feeding off each others energy. They all look stoked to be around each other, support when there’s a mistake, know your role, but keeping grounded. Time will tell, but looked like a happy team and ready to make MT Smart a fortress
     
    Interesting dynamic when CHT scores his try. He's sedate, points to his wrist band and the sky, gets a bit excited when teammates rock up, but when Luke rocks up to congratulate him, Chanel gets SUPER worked up and excited. Interesting when you consider that neither halves are "rated" and are both probably under pressure.

    That reaction makes it look like they are pretty tight duo, which maybe a really important factor the way we chop and change halves.
     
    I lifted my confidence we might win when I saw Fish in the warm ups. He visually looks inspirational. I felt like flying to Auckland and running on the field to follow him into battle.

    On the bench use of Leka and Vaimauga - as the season wears on Webster will give them more minutes and obviously of an injury strikes then they will move up the bench rotation pecking order. Finallly having them out there fresh in the final twenty gave us good energy during the championship minutes.

    Great win !!! I hope for the competition's sake thar DCE and Turbo pull up ok.
     
    Watched it from my usual seats in bay 27. It felt good to be at home. I’m sure the boys appreciated the support too, although I did notice that it was a lesser crowd than last seasons sellouts.

    Some thoughts on the game:

    Bench use: I noticed at about the 20mins both Leka and Dem were up off the bench warming up and thought they may have come on then, but tbh I was glad they were held back till the 60th min or so yesterday. The old heads were playing well (thought Capewell stood up, and even Niukore had some big charges), so imo would’ve been risky to bring those young bucks on. Where possible I think knits best to still manage their minutes.

    Egan: Cracking game from him. Some probing runs from dummy half.

    Clark: He was the enforcer out there last night. Really pleased with him as a buy and do think he is a Jazz upgrade.

    TT: Got to be in the 17. His footwork and pace are too big of an asset. F’n loved his try leaving Jazz clutching at straws.

    JFH vs AFB: Though Fish had another strong game. The big difference I’ve noticed in comparison to AFB is how he shores up our middle on D. Does a fantastic job with that.

    Metcalf: A better game but just needs to be given more time. A few poor options at times and can be a bit clunky with set moves at times. More time needed but felt pleased for him to have a much better game.

    Webby: I’m a big Webby fan and supporter. He is the coach for us imo. Calls for him to get the sack were way too premature after one terrible game imo. The club have put in so much ground work with development and we just need to be patient.

    Wearing my jersey proudly today! Well done boys to restore some pride and confidence.
     
    The effort needed to break Manly was huge. I hope Webby really uses that as a benchmark because we're going to have to play like rabid dogs to pick up wins.
    We don't have gamebreakers the likes of many other teams and so to scrap like that for a win is the only way for us this year. Can it be sustained?
    Clarke MOTM for me, he's the real junkyard dog, Jazz is a cat.
     
    For the last two weeks whilst others were losing their shit, hinting at a Sack the Coach thread, talking about how our bottoms were going to be soanked by a nice new wooden spoon for our collection, I’ve been telling you we are a good frikken team. To believe. To not be emotional and lose your heads.

    Last night was the first step towards vindication. We were not perfect - but we were good.

    This team if we stay injury free will make the 8. If we work for each other and stop doing dumb shit, we are good enough to rip teams apart.

    Defensively, we can match it with the best. And we have Rocco and DWZ to come back for additional attacking threat, though Tuaupiki has to be in the side - probably at FB.

    That was a solid performance against a good team - a team I can’t stand. Frikken Manly. Siebold, DCE and their band of smug little fukkers.

    To stick it up them like that was satisfying. Roosters winning last night also benefits us - we get them coming down from an emotional high after beating the premiers.

    We have a team ladies and gentlemen. Well done on last night. Today we turn our attention onto the Chooks.

    Another big performance like that should earn us two points at home. The Chooks are another team I hate. 2002 still burns.

    I feel like roast chicken dinner.

    Solid performances all round from Cup and NRL teams. Let’s do it again next week.
     
    Probably and should write positive comments about the whole team, but fresh from watching the game delayed (thanks, fucking Sky Sport Now with all that bullshit), particular credit needs to be given to Barnett and Clark. They were fucking massive.

    Egan, showed just how crafty and smart he can be.

    Tuaupiki - so much doesn't happen without him on the field. He has to be a permanent fixture in this team. There is just an electricity about him.

    Having players like Tuaupiki, Metcalf, Leiataua, Halasima - even RTS, in the squad just makes us so much more dangerous.
    Those players are all X-factor.. we're not going to get that x-factor all at the same time in games, but having them on the field is going to shift us to a way bigger attacking threat.
     
    I thought Ford looked great tonight, short stint but made over 100m.

    While he has a huge motor, I think these short sharp stint where he can just run hard and tackle everything is a great use of his skill set.

    We still have a lot of improvement in this team, excited to see how we go next week
     
    Watching from my hostel bed in Amsterdam after a big night on the truffles. I wasn’t sure if I was tripping balls or we were actually winning!

    Agar must have been teaching the lads to attack after Vegas 😜

    Great confidence building win for the lads, I could feel Luke looking more relaxed as the game went on.

    I’m looking forward to a week of positive comments here and a break from the “sky is falling, sack everyone” fans
     
    Just got back from the ground. First game my boys have been to. Two very happy kids.

    I did confuse them this afternoon. I asked if they wanted to go to the NSW Cup and there might be another game after it. It wasn't until we got on the motorway the younger one and figured it out. If he didn't want to go it would have been too late to call a friend.

    The club has got the game day experience down. Builds up the atmosphere, then the team song. Also a nice tribute to Tohu Harris at half time.
     
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