Post Match Dolphins v Warriors - [Round 11, 2025]

[Garry Saloon]

Really starting to feel like they’re creating a utility space on the bench for TMM now. Think he came on for Egan?

They don't really want to have TMM in ttere. It's because Capewell is starting as a back so can't be back cover. They'd rather have Healey in there.

 

[PhilsySH35]

I'm going to guess two weeks, or one with early plea.

Cotter got three weeks for his one on Niukore which wasn't picked up during the game, wasn't a penalty or bin. That had no mitigating factors as Cotter was standing up, so was Niukore and was direct shoulder contact to the head.

Given there was a bit of mitigating for JFH, falling player and sin binned. Can't imagine the same as Cotter.

But would be very surprising to see him line up next week at a minimum.

did jfh really make direct contact to his head??? maybe my eyes are really going lol dam I didn't see it that way.

 

[Warrior#138]

I'm going to guess two weeks, or one with early plea.

Cotter got three weeks for his one on Niukore which wasn't picked up during the game, wasn't a penalty or bin. That had no mitigating factors as Cotter was standing up, so was Niukore and was direct shoulder contact to the head.

Given there was a bit of mitigating for JFH, falling player and sin binned. Can't imagine the same as Cotter.

But would be very surprising to see him line up next week at a minimum.

Spot on!

 

[Noitall]

They don't really want to have TMM in ttere. It's because Capewell is starting as a back so can't be back cover. They'd rather have Healey in there.

Guess we’ll see when we’ve got two healthy centres. Glad RTS wasn’t shifted there to accommodate Capewell back at second row

 

[Noitall]

On another note, Katoa is going one of the best halfbacks in the game to be the player he is at his age

 

[RobRoyMcCoy]

I was super pissed last night so my comments were a little shot from the hip.

I personally love JFH bringing the mongrel back to the pack. Our pack looked aggressive, cohesive and determined last night. I thought we were clearly dominating the Dolphins in general play for the entire game, except for when the Ref penalised us and once JFH went off.

I also think our backline was great and I wonder if Webby will be tempted to keep Capewell in the centres in the future, given how good Marata and Leka looked in the second row.

As others have said, we defended superbly until JFH went off but we have learned how to be winners as a team and we don't beat ourselves anymore.

TSS was absolutely brilliant in his debut. He did his job well.

Next week without JFH, Barney and Capewell we will have Bunty and Ford back. I therefore think we will be OK in the pack (bar the loss of leadership) but I am interested to see who we play at right centre given Ali and Rocco are not due back. Being OK in the pack may not be good enough against a big Canberra pack including Joe Tapine. However, they will probably be without Horsburgh, Young and Nicholson (injured) so maybe that will even it up a little.

I imagine after our heroic season so far that Mt Smart will be absolutely packed and ready to rock and roll.

 

[CWC]

I definitely see the merits of having a guy like that. It's a shame that he might be missing from the Raiders game, though.

Be the water boy

 

[CWC]

That run where tacklers kept falling off him was epic. He must be deceiving for defenders

They probably read our forum

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

My only concern is Metcalf and his goal kicking.

He's not a natural striker of the ball, he stabs at it instead of flowing through the ball, he misses kicks too often that shouldn't be missed.

He's needs to practice more.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Be the water boy

He can yell shit from the sidelines.

That's a 400 IQ play, right there.

 

[CWC]

He can yell shit from the sidelines.

That's a 400 IQ play, right there.

Or bring out the tee to Metcalf while trash talk defenders under the post

 

[MrFrankWhite]

This criticism of DWZ is honestly such nonsense mate. He's not "wandering" anywhere. He's doing as instructed in a defensive system that looks to shut down attacks early when they try and spread it wide. Over and over when the Phins were trying to spread they were forced to cut back in field, or die with the ball, or they'd do big looping passes OVER the rushing/jamming wing, which our centre then had plenty of time to slide over and cover. We completely neutralised their attack, until fish was binned. DWZ is doing as instructed and it WORKS.

Dallin twice move in on the player after the ball had been passed, not prior. He's not doing what TT, Ali, Pompey etc are doing.

 

[Lance155]

I have to add that was one the worst refereeing games I have seen for a long time. Shockers all over the place (both teams). He was so strick on holding down all game, it was insane.

 

[3rdstriker]

I have to add that was one the worst refereeing games I have seen for a long time. Shockers all over the place (both teams). He was so strick on holding down all game, it was insane.

Yeah he was also some high shots i couldn't see what they were looking at.

 

[Garry Saloon]

Dallin twice move in on the player after the ball had been passed, not prior. He's not doing what TT, Ali, Pompey etc are doing.

That's an error of execution. Errors of execution happen. He dealt with numerous spreads in the game. Him getting his timing wrong a couple of times doesn't make the claim that he should spend some time in cup because he always jams any less wrong. TT has gotten it wrong at times too. It's a high stakes, fine margin approach, but it's working and he's not wrong for playing his part in this approach.