Post Match Raiders v Warriors - [Round 1, 2025]

[Mr Drag]

The one positive to all of this is that the performance and result was so poor it has basically ripped the band aid off and exposed the wound. How we treat the abscess now is the big question.

We just don't want to become the Tigers and pay overs for every player and the wooden spoon!

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Does anyone have any theories on what the hell happened to Niukore?

Seriously - bloke is massive, but can't put on a hit and struggles to get any post contact metres. Deadset softie.

He can't afford another average season, it would mean we roll into 2026 with him off contract and Webby again letting it die a slow death.

 

[Wrighty]

Here is some positives from the glass is half full side of things

1) CHT looked really good. That was the best game of his life. For years people said this tired old quite from I think Bennett "It takes 80-100 games for a half to arrive". Maybe it is true. No rotten fruit but he looked as good as Dearden out there. I had to rub my eyes. Looked amazing in his pre-season game too. If you gave me a choice between a victory with the usual suspects playing well and a loss where a key spine player had a break through game I would take the later. This is huge news for the Warriors as we look to firm up our spine options for 2026 and beyond
2) RTS looked the business on the wing. Why did we play him at centre last year now when it seems so obvious.
3) Vaimauga and Leka despite getting garbage minutes looked very good. And like they were physically bigger than last year especially leka - he looked much bigger than last year.
4) Our red zone attack which some of you expressed concerns about converted "OK". We got across the stripe twice out of 7 or 8 attempts. We would have scored more if the Raiders had let us down their end more. We nearly converted a third time as well with RTS missing Chanel's grubber.

Finally even though we and me as well are giving some concerns about webster. He called Chanell and picked him out of all the half choices he had when the pressure was on to pick TMM at 6. He backed his gut and went with CHT. Yes we lost but CHT will get us some Ws the way he is going - Metcalf just needs to wake up. I think he had stage fright as he was awake in the preseason games.

Some big ups from the game as well as some of the deltas.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Here is some positives from the glass is half full side of things

1) CHT looked really good. That was the best game of his life. For years people said this tired old quite from I think Bennett "It takes 80-100 games for a half to arrive". Maybe it is true. No rotten fruit but he looked as good as Dearden out there. I had to rub my eyes. Looked amazing in his pre-season game too. If you gave me a choice between a victory with the usual suspects playing well and a loss where a key spine player had a break through game I would take the later. This is huge news for the Warriors as we look to firm up our spine options for 2026 and beyond
2) RTS looked the business on the wing. Why did we play him at centre last year now when it seems so obvious.
3) Vaimauga and Leka despite getting garbage minutes looked very good. And like they were physically bigger than last year especially leka - he looked much bigger than last year.
4) Our red zone attack which some of you converted "OK". We got across the stripe twice out of 7 or 8 attempts. We would have scored more if the Raiders had let us down their end more. We nearly converted a third time as well with RTS missing Chanel's grubber.

Finally even though we and me as well are giving some concerns about webster. He called Chanell and picked him out of all the half choices he had when the pressure was on to pick TMM at 6. He backed his gut and went with CHT. Yes we lost but CHT will get us some Ws the way he is going - Metcalf just needs to wake up. I think he had stage fright as he was awake in the preseason games.

Some big ups from the game as well as some of the deltas.

I can't agree on CHT, he looked slow, he didnt engage the line offten, he couldn't tackle and therefore they got away offloads.

I have seen him play well above this game!

No offense but you may need to keep rubbing those eyes.

 

[Wrighty]

I can't agree on CHT, he looked slow, he didnt engage the line offten, he couldn't tackle and therefore they got away offloads.

I have seen him play well above this game!

No offense but you may need to keep rubbing those eyes.

Do you play fantasy. He scored 42 points to Metcalf's 21 points. Nathan Cleary got 55.

 

[Inruin]

We would have scored more if the Raiders had let us down their end more.

Those pesky Raiders playing defence!

 

[Dannevegas]

Here is some positives from the glass is half full side of things

1) CHT looked really good. That was the best game of his life. For years people said this tired old quite from I think Bennett "It takes 80-100 games for a half to arrive". Maybe it is true. No rotten fruit but he looked as good as Dearden out there. I had to rub my eyes. Looked amazing in his pre-season game too. If you gave me a choice between a victory with the usual suspects playing well and a loss where a key spine player had a break through game I would take the later. This is huge news for the Warriors as we look to firm up our spine options for 2026 and beyond
2) RTS looked the business on the wing. Why did we play him at centre last year now when it seems so obvious.
3) Vaimauga and Leka despite getting garbage minutes looked very good. And like they were physically bigger than last year especially leka - he looked much bigger than last year.
4) Our red zone attack which some of you expressed concerns about converted "OK". We got across the stripe twice out of 7 or 8 attempts. We would have scored more if the Raiders had let us down their end more. We nearly converted a third time as well with RTS missing Chanel's grubber.

Finally even though we and me as well are giving some concerns about webster. He called Chanell and picked him out of all the half choices he had when the pressure was on to pick TMM at 6. He backed his gut and went with CHT. Yes we lost but CHT will get us some Ws the way he is going - Metcalf just needs to wake up. I think he had stage fright as he was awake in the preseason games.

Some big ups from the game as well as some of the deltas.

I agree with u, I thought channel played good, behind a well beaten pack.
He through a few good cutout passes to Roger who’s too slow to take advantage of and a beauty to Pompey and if it was a decent centre with some pace I think we score off it.
The nice grubber as well as his defence.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Those pesky Raiders playing defence!

How dare they? And on top of that they attacked as well.

 

[Zaggo]

Do you play fantasy. He scored 42 points to Metcalf's 21 points. Nathan Cleary got 55.

If Fantasy was a reliable indicator of talent then Jack Bird would be considered one of the greatest centres of all time, and Corey Parker would be an immortal.

 

[Beastmode]

I agree with u, I thought channel played good, behind a well beaten pack.
He through a few good cutout passes to Roger who’s too slow to take advantage of and a beauty to Pompey and if it was a decent centre with some pace I think we score off it.
The nice grubber as well as his defence.

What? Beauty to Pompey I assume you mean for the Capewell try was just catch and pass. He doesn’t draw and pass.

When he runs with the ball he’s predictable and easy to shut down

His failed shirt grab to let Canberra score was so typical

His career highlights so far are all bloopers except the odd kamakazi tackle where he risks injuring himself by cannon balling into tackles on D

 

[KO WAI RA]

Well let’s just win the wooden spoon for once aye!!!!fuk it….Probably bout time to be honest…
Can change our catch cry to “fuk tha wahz “while we’re at it….
This roller coaster is deep diving into Webby s bland ball sacks….

 

[Beastmode]

Well let’s just win the wooden spoon for once aye!!!!fuk it….Probably bout time to be honest…
Can change our catch cry to “fuk tha wahz “while we’re at it….
This roller coaster is deep diving into Webby s bland ball sacks….

FUK THE WAHS!!!!

Brilliant.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Well Metcalf did produce 1 try assist today!!!!!
With a forward platform getting dominated,you get deepset backline plays which struggle to breach the advantage line…
Can’t recall 1 fluent backline play…

They were all fluent. Just horribly.

 

[Noitall]

Interesting looking at the poor game by CNK’s standards that in both games the fullbacks were under par. Weekes was quiet in our game, Kennedy was fairly average and Dylan Edwards has a pretty poor game by his standards too with multiple wayward passes

 

[Noitall]

Warriors have released the name of the guy Agar supposedly grabbed by the throat despite him not wanting to be named. Warriors are saying they want to be transparent and seem confident that cctv footage has a different story to tell