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    Mitch Barnett appreciation post!

    Since going in to NSW camp Barnett's numbers for the last 4 games have been insane.

    2 tries
    2 try assists
    2 line breaks, 2 line break assists
    9 offloads
    19 tackle breaks
    139 tackles (34 per game)
    4 missed tackles (1 per game)
    704 meters run (176 per game)
    0 penalties
    22 kick meters 🤣

    Absolutely insane numbers. All on top of being a new dad a few weeks ago....
     
    Last week TMM and CHT were the future of the club and the second coming of Jesus; now they’ll never ever be a good enough pairing. The fickle fan base will never cease to amaze me.

    Halasima’s mum said to play with honour and have fun - she should be so proud.

    Boys left it all on the field, the bye is well needed, the seasons not over yet and that the type of hearty performance we can build upon - fantastic line D, showing up for one another, desperation. Love it.
     
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    itsouryearwhenever said:
    Cometh the hour "almost" cometh the man 😂 Halasima take a bow man. Always had an eye on this one and Leiataua (I get the others too) but they always seemed to produce something freakish in NSW Cup. I haven't seen a player debut of this magnitude since Walsh but everybody already knew he was going to be a freak. That break to almost win the game in the dying stages had me screaming! #1 fan, skys the limit for you uso keep rising
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    As good as that break was (and my word it was something special), I can't get over his first carry. The defensive line just mushed around him and he was just gliding.

    What a week for the young man, get the contract and the debut.
     
    Makasene said:
    NRL Physio is reporting Salmon broke his jaw and is out for 4 - 5 weeks.

    We were never getting a pen while he was spitting blood and teeth everywhere
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    While being aware that every club would surely feel like they cop a raw deal every week, I’m a bit perplexed as to some of the calls we’re getting over multiple grades. I thought TMM had clearly shifted the ball on in the situation you’re talking about, Salman probably committed and no way to pull out but failed a duty of care and hit TMM in the head. Not that he should be treated any differently but surely a guy that’s had a brain bleed in the past should be able to feel like the nrl is doing all they can to protect him. The problem I’ve got is consistency. You could see that in another game and it’s called for foul play, you know when Aussie commentators are blowing up that there’s something dubious in the call. A few weeks ago RTS was sin binned for a tip tackle that Koriasau did the following weekend also with a sin bin admittedly, the difference was Annersley in the RTS offence first said the ref got the call correct, then the following weekend in the Koriasau tip tackle that was the same Annersley says Koriasau was wronged and shouldn’t have been sin binned. Then there’s the nsw cup incident last week that was one of the poorest refereeing displays I’ve seen. The way Warriors players were treated by the referee in facing a guy attacking a player with headbutts and punching was quite unbelievable, and the fact we have two binned to their one after the incident is fascinating. Worse again that the player only got 3 weeks suspension. They’ve said since that they got it wrong with binning Laban but like with all the apologies they have to issue, it’s too late if the game is gone because of the mistakes which it didn’t come to in that game thankfully. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate Webster building a resilience in not addressing poor calls and the potential of players attitudes to suffer, but I think we’ve had some shockers lately
     
    Make my day said:
    Leave the hate in sup42 out of this thread. You all look like dick heads. Just enjoy Leka's debut. Hopefully it's just the start of a great career
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    Lol theres no hate bro. Some ribbing perhaps but no hate.

    As Navigator rightly pointed out everyone makes bad reads. But i guess when your as vocal in your convictions over certain players as Sup is (especially before they even play a first grade game) then youve got to expect some sort of response when said player comes out and kills it.

    Besides which, Sup's a big boy, im sure he can handle it.

    As for Leka....wow. Obviously has some speed, footwork, power, explosiveness......thats a helluva skillset to have in your bag. The challenge will be on coaches to round out his game with the off the ball work......if that happens yeah we got ourselves a weapon here.
     
    It’s a conundrum isn’t it- with Sj we couldn’t get our running game going but with the current set up the kicking games not nrl standard.
    And the frustrating part is we have the 2 form front rowers in the comp- they’re killing it but it’s all going to waste.
    Our outside backs are either slow or injured- or both.
    Thought rts played well back there- he’s just got that footwork at the line that’s sees him poke his nose through everything. Would be exciting to see tuaupiki get a run though.
    Idk- it’s all up in the air for me- tbh apart from the titans game it hasn’t been a horrible year- I feel like there’s been 3 or 4 games we really should’ve won but come out empty handed.
    I don’t think u throw the towel in yet though- we still have a two byes and a decent run home.
    I would still be picking the team that’s gives us the best chance to win that game.
    I’m not too sure who that is but we shouldn’t be playing old guys just for sentimental reasons nor should we be chucking young guys in “just to give them a run”
    Not yet quite yet anyway.
     
    Capewells best game in a warriors jersey. Since he’s returned from qld camp I’m starting to see the little things he does & the reason he was signed. He’s extremely reliable, does a tonne of effort players and tough hit ups. He’s by no means a superstar, but he certainly adds value to our group.

    Walker is superior to Tohu at lock, move Tohu into the middle rotations & take the ball playing away from him. Walker is far more dynamic & his leg speed is priceless.

    Roger was very impressive tonight, even before his move to fb. He was very busy & they were giving him early ball tonight.

    Barnett is lowkey shaping as one of our best signings of all time, the man is a machine. If JFH doesn’t come in and take captaincy, then this man is the next guy up. His effort areas & mongrel is critical to our success, give the man a blues jersey already.

    Leka Halasima.. kid gives SBW vibes. We’ve got a special one there.
     
    Off night tonight but much improved from the player we saw 2019-2022. He's never even been clutch in juniors or reserve grade though. Good supporting half, closer to a Blake Green than a DCE type who steps up when the game is in the balance
     
    That was heartbreaking. Sadly I think that is our season effectively done and dusted with no finals football this year. I am bummed about this for a few reasons - It wouldve been great to have built on last years momentum and support, it wouldve been great to have had another finals experience for the players to build on, and I genuine think we can compete with any team in top 8 on our day. But in this comp to succeed you need a lot to go your way, and this season it hasn't unfortunately. We have been chasing our tails since those first 2 losses.

    I will say though that after losses this year I havent been frustrated or bummed about it like I have in the past, and that is largely because even with our losses we have put in a hell of a lot of effort. The Titans shitshow aside (maybe the Dragons game too), I genuinely felt like these guys cared and were giving it everything. That wasnt always the case in most seasons past.

    Also what has kept my feeling positive about the club is that the future is bright! Take a look at Halasima as an example today! Our pathways will only get better and stronger but we now have some great local kids on the cusp of first grade. We also have a coach that genuinely cares as well but also one who is very astute (yes he will have his naysayers like the majority of coaches) and to me he is our man.

    He was gutted in the press conference saying their were plenty of injured bodies "with tears and all sorts of stuff", so its going to be a rough run into the back end of the year. But the optimistic part of me says, this means we will have to give some of these exciting young bucks more game time which can only set us up well for the future.

    Just on the game. I thought Capewell was massive out there. Showed his worth today. Also thought that shot on TMM not being called was just bullshit too.

    Onwards and Upwards.
     
    CHT and TMM lose one game as pairing, by one, in golden point, and it’s all overs for those two?

    The Chanel no looker was on galactic levels of stupidity, and the kicking was well off this game, but that’s the first below average game either of them have had this yeah (Excluding TMMs games at 6) imo
     
    That debut was very promising. A couple of missed tackles, but considering he was out of position he acquitted himself pretty well. Great energy, some barnstorming runs, good speed. And the absolute crowning glory was the brilliant desperation tackle to prevent a very dangerous line break. Well played Leka.
     
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