Post Match [Round 20, 2022] - Warriors vs Storm Post Match

[mt.wellington]

[Round 20, 2022] - Warriors vs Storm Post Match
New Zealand Warriors vs Melbourne Storm
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

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Thread to share your thoughts on the Round 20 game between the New Zealand Warriors and Melbourne Storm after the match. Name your Man of the Match, discuss the coach, captain, starting team, bench, opposition, game tactics, substitutions, errors (or lack thereof), penalties (or lack thereof) highs, lows, refs etc.

Dont forget to rate the players...

 

[MXRecord]

Can Johnson retire already? He cost us eight points and bombed two tries.

 

[Once A Warrior]

Pretty fair effort from our lads! Can't wait to have more games at home next year.

 

[BippidyDooDah]

I didn't hate that performance. Great to see Kosi get his hatrick

 

[Afakasi247]

Guts.

Usual 2nd half drop off and blah blah.

But at times it felt like we really had a chance.

One day we’ll get over this mountain.

But, on an individual level, Kosi already has.

 

[Boats n Hoes]

A better team wouldve made Storm pay for their errors (this is not a Storm team firing on all cylinders).

Some nice touches tho and some good efforts.....still not good enough tho.

Glad for Kosi. Could be the making of him.

 

[gpred]

Another heroic loss from our covid heroes.

 

[drunk_monk]

It wasnt as bad as it could have been.

Yea storm is off the back of a losing streak but our Warriors vs Storm. What i expected.

 

[Wellington Warrior]

Biggest thing to piss me off is the lack of urgency from anyone other than walsh.

We must have the worlds slowest play the ball speed. No fight at all to get a quick play the ball. Just happy to lie there until the Storm slowly peel off.

 

[Uk Warriors fan]

Dog crap team, dog crap coaching. Waste of 80 minutes. Were we ever going to win that game??? Walsh does 1 go thing, 2 shit things. Please drop Pompey asap

 

[snake77]

Good to see Kosi bag a hatrick after ANZAC Day.

 

[Cces]

Can Johnson retire already? He cost us eight points and bombed two tries.

Eight points? He kicked 0/3 from the sideline. Granted he gifted them 2 points from the penalty but missing kicks from the sideline isn't costing a team points.
Refresh my memory on the two tries? I recall the one that landed at Dallin Watene-Zelezniak's feet that Pompey could of caught had he had kept up with the play. What is the other one you consider he bombed?

 

[W.A warrior]

Positives:
-Tohu Harris looks fantastic, great link play and actually making good metres.
- Great game Kosi, played brilliantly tonight
- Aitken leaving at seasons end, if he’s not injured it looks like he has hit that age when you slow down by that half metre.
- Egan looked great at 6, our halves need to copy some of his plays. Actually take the line on to put the D in 2 mines instead of just passing the ball on.

 

[Wellington Warrior]

Can Johnson retire already? He cost us eight points and bombed two tries.

He was far from the reason we lost that…

 

[Bluecat again]

Well done Ed Kosi
Better from the boys. Stacey Jones is obviously having an impact and it was nice to see some cohesion and attack.
Montoya looks like a decent centre. He looks confident on defence. Pompey maybe not so much. I was OK with him getting ruled as playing the ball when he falconed the ball out. If you're stupid enough to put yourself in that position you deserve to lose the ball.
Egan stood out for me. A good effort I thought.
And a shame to see Chanel Harris-Tavita go like that. Hopefully we see him back before season end. If not thanks Chanel. If more of the team tackled and put in the effort like he does we'd be much better off.
Over all a much better performance. Thanks guys

 

[snake77]

- Aitken leaving at seasons end, if he’s not injured it looks like he has hit that age when you slow down by that half metre.

It will be interesting to see where he plays at the Dolphins. If he moves back to the centres will they persist with him there?

I've wanted him to move back to the centres seeing as we brought him for that role. But speed and agility wise he might be suited a bit closer in now unless they get him to drop a few kilos.

 

[Makasene]

Don't disagree that we atleast are doing some likeable things which all but evaporated under Nathan Brown

However, we are so far off the pace - that Storm team was pathetic but we were worse.

 

[Mr Dragon]

Egan only 14 tackles, no wonder he had more energy in this game

 

[Tianasnow14]

Rubbish, grubby, cheating shit from the storm. Ref and bunker combined for the storms 2 try In the second half. Mean game to be at .

 

[Warriorshopeful]

Pretty fair effort from our lads! Can't wait to have more games at home next year.

Yeah I think Webster will unlock our team next year. Can't wait to see how Barnett and Niukore go in our squad. We may be lacking a bit of speed but we will be a much more physical team and I think we will go very well. Metcalf I know a few people think may be a bit over-rated but from what I've seen of his highlights if he's able to play off the bigger edges we've got coming really think we will be able to tire out teams and have much better offloading and tackle busting options. If Frei or Ale or the Kepu twins get up to first grade prop level we won't have to go hunting for another prop too hopefully. Pompey I don't know how he is still in the side he's been very average but still keeps his spot. Be very interesting to see what happens with the Storm players on report as well, NAS should get a few games on the sideline at least goodbye finals for the storm hopefully!!