Gotta give some credit to Niukore. Him and Capewell have played out of their skin over the past month.
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What the fuck was with that commentary today, was so incredibly biased it was almost comical. Even for Blocker it was embarrassing. Someone might need to let him know Souths actually lost that one.
I'd prefer to point out referee decisions after a win.
It was frustrating in the first half with the amount of times we had them lying around the ruck. The first half we had a dominant tackle and got penalised for holding down. Then Barnett pinged for being off side. The only penalty we got was for a head high something he needs to give. The others were ones he was looking for. Surely they were off side and some point or pushed things a bit in the tackle. We did get them lying in the ruck a lot.
The second half he was quick on the 6 again's when they were on attack. We may push it a bit to get our defence organised but you'd expect it to return when we are applying a lot of pressure.
Ford got done for holding on to the ball player which gave up a 6 again. If that was the level he was looking for, there was an incident later on when we were in their 20 that should have warranted the same.
Let's be honest. If Latrell doesn't play, this is a 13+ win. Just some freakish play + luck got them back into the game. We were the better side for the majority of the game. But even with all the craziness, this is still a comfortable win if Luke kicks a couple more goals. Not that fussed. After all the frustrations with our attack, we scored 7 tries today and 36 pts. Bring on Cronulla.
They never make it easy hence our points differential but we find a way to win. So good and never not entertaining.
CNK was great except for that touchline mishap.
RTS I said this in the game thread, he's great on the wing....he doesn't have the top end pace of the best wingers but he has so many other attributes...solid under high ball, great at returns out of our half, high work rate, ability to beat the man with his step and his strength in the tackle.....top notch.
Well done boys, another hard fought win....hope Mitch is ok soon.
CNK was great except for that touchline mishap.
RTS I said this in the game thread, he's great on the wing....he doesn't have the top end pace of the best wingers but he has so many other attributes...solid under high ball, great at returns out of our half, high work rate, ability to beat the man with his step and his strength in the tackle.....top notch.
Well done boys, another hard fought win....hope Mitch is ok soon.
Some thoughts on the game.
CNK - MOM. He was everywhere again. The guy just does so much of the hard yards and big effort plays.
Barney - man we are going to miss that bloke. I only wish him the best and hope the scan shows a better outcome than it looked. Time for Fish to stand up.
LM - I thought we looked more structured inside their 20. There seemed to be more options for him which would’ve helped, but certainly more fluid than last week. Pompey needs to convert though…
RTS - Roger was a difference maker again I thought.
Can someone dig up some stats on kicking percentages between CHT Pompey and LM? Would be interested to know…
Berry - His kick chase and defensive pressure makes such a big difference. I feel for Ali, but a position is not a given and I hope he works his arse off to try and dethrone Berry or Pompey.
Thought Demi brought a lot of good energy off the bench today. Forced a handover, and had a key role in Berrys try.
Hard to single out anymore as it seemed like a real team effort across the board. They seem committed and supportive of each other throughout the 80.
Thought the reffing was a bit average today. Plenty of forward passes in the lead up to their tries. Lots of late tackle six agains and penalties. He just kept on letting them back in it until the death.
I don’t mind Egan being given a spell, but I just wonder if TMM is the best person for that.
DWZ was better today but still is so hairy out on that wing sometimes. No one else would’ve finished his try like he did today.
That really should’ve been the game to help our PD, but between the ref and some shit conversions is was another +6.
CNK - MOM. He was everywhere again. The guy just does so much of the hard yards and big effort plays.
Barney - man we are going to miss that bloke. I only wish him the best and hope the scan shows a better outcome than it looked. Time for Fish to stand up.
LM - I thought we looked more structured inside their 20. There seemed to be more options for him which would’ve helped, but certainly more fluid than last week. Pompey needs to convert though…
RTS - Roger was a difference maker again I thought.
Can someone dig up some stats on kicking percentages between CHT Pompey and LM? Would be interested to know…
Berry - His kick chase and defensive pressure makes such a big difference. I feel for Ali, but a position is not a given and I hope he works his arse off to try and dethrone Berry or Pompey.
Thought Demi brought a lot of good energy off the bench today. Forced a handover, and had a key role in Berrys try.
Hard to single out anymore as it seemed like a real team effort across the board. They seem committed and supportive of each other throughout the 80.
Thought the reffing was a bit average today. Plenty of forward passes in the lead up to their tries. Lots of late tackle six agains and penalties. He just kept on letting them back in it until the death.
I don’t mind Egan being given a spell, but I just wonder if TMM is the best person for that.
DWZ was better today but still is so hairy out on that wing sometimes. No one else would’ve finished his try like he did today.
That really should’ve been the game to help our PD, but between the ref and some shit conversions is was another +6.
CNK is classic Webster style - 332m hard run meters 
An in-form Latrell is scary for the league.
Good to see our attack come to life and great moments of goal line defence, despite losing Barnett.
One more week till the much needed bye. We needed this win, officially equalling our 2024 total wins.
Demitric, CNK, RTS & Berry was absolutely massive today without looking at the stats - eye test alone.
Good to see our attack come to life and great moments of goal line defence, despite losing Barnett.
One more week till the much needed bye. We needed this win, officially equalling our 2024 total wins.
Demitric, CNK, RTS & Berry was absolutely massive today without looking at the stats - eye test alone.
God they make it nerve racking every fucking week. Wins a win by sheesh...
WE DONT NEED NO POINTS DIFFERENTIAL, LET THAT MFER BURN!!!
My heart can't take this. I don't know how we did it. We seemed to try everything to lose.
Does DWZ retain his spot? I don't know. He probably will but he seems to be a massive liability.
Does DWZ retain his spot? I don't know. He probably will but he seems to be a massive liability.
CNK 17 runs for 203m in 40 mins!
I'm on a cruise ship heading to New York, it's after 10pm and the game starts at midnight, the drinks have been flowing.
I feel this is where we put the rest of the comp on notice....
Let's fucking go!
I feel this is where we put the rest of the comp on notice....
Let's fucking go!
Great post off the knights forum yesterday. Our players and those coming through are starting to get some attention
With Fish/Barnett/Capewell there as experienced rep-standard forward mentors and Webster generally doing a good job building the Warriors I reckon we'll see Halasima get closer to his potential than what we've seen from Fifita so far, which is exciting and terrifying as an opposition fan.
Add in Vaimauga, Laban and the production line that will follow from their domination of junior pathways comps since re-entering post-covid, the Warriors have the potential to become the next Penrith if managed correctly
IMO, Halasima is the most gifted backrower the league has seen since David Fifita.
With Fish/Barnett/Capewell there as experienced rep-standard forward mentors and Webster generally doing a good job building the Warriors I reckon we'll see Halasima get closer to his potential than what we've seen from Fifita so far, which is exciting and terrifying as an opposition fan.
Add in Vaimauga, Laban and the production line that will follow from their domination of junior pathways comps since re-entering post-covid, the Warriors have the potential to become the next Penrith if managed correctly
Ponga would singlehandedly change our attack, an area where we are currently struggling.
Haas would give us even more go forward and dominance up the middle, something we are currently one of the better teams at in the NRL.
Either would be one of the best signings in the Warriors history, but I'd prefer Ponga. Especially if he turns his back on State of Origin, that's at least 3 more games we'd have him each year over Haas
My totally uneducated guess about TMM's situation is that during his health scare he may have been able to put life into perspective a bit more in terms of the balance he needs to live a good life.
Enjoying his hunting/fishing etc. whilst also enjoying the day job at the Warriors. He will be up against other players who are living and breathing footy, and I'd imagine Webster might be the kind of coach that would prefer that mentality and focus.
It sounds like TMM has got a great life, and hopefully there is a way for him to continue to enjoy it the way it is without financial motivations being the be all and end all.
Enjoying his hunting/fishing etc. whilst also enjoying the day job at the Warriors. He will be up against other players who are living and breathing footy, and I'd imagine Webster might be the kind of coach that would prefer that mentality and focus.
It sounds like TMM has got a great life, and hopefully there is a way for him to continue to enjoy it the way it is without financial motivations being the be all and end all.
Goes alright for not being there for his attacking:Exactly
He ain’t there for his attacking nor variance
11 games
11 try contributions (3 tries, 8 try assists)
2 line breaks, 6 line break assists
11 tackle breaks