TeamList Storm vs Warriors - [Round 2, 2024]

[The Shah of Iran]

Tbf to young Taine our backline shape and usual slickness takes damn good timing. Everyone from the ruck outwards has tobe on point for the spaces to be created, so putting the breakdown on one link in the chain is a bit harsh. Even our (usually excellent) decoy runners were out of sync

 

[RiceOwl]

I am getting more and more pumped about this game and genuinely feel confident that we will come away with the W. Whether Egan is healthy or not will play a big part in that, but if he is I think we have them man for man. Their back 5 are going to be tough to handle, especially Coates, but their forward pack and bench don't really frighten me too much and having Munster out is a huge loss too.

Although they did hold Penrith to 0 last week which is bloody impressive, there were still some chinks in their armour - Couldnt pile on the points, and had some poor ball handling and errors, as well. If we improve upon last week I am expecting a dog fight and we have the x factor to come away with it. The streak has to be broken at some stage.

 

[3rdstriker]

We aimed up in a big way last year against the Storm with arguably on paper a weaker side than we are rolling out this week.

Lussick was hooker.

Walker was stand off.

Kosi on the wing.

Pompey at center (very contentious to say Roger is a better center at this stage because Pompeys defence kept us in big games against star Centers).

Montoya was at Center, I think it is fair to argue that Roger and or Berry are more dynamic options than Marcello.

Bayley Sirronen was on the bench with Bunty and Ale. If Capewell plays you would think he brings more than Bayley and as much as the other bench player that night in Curran.

We did have Marata playing that night though.

A key player in that good loss was Jazz till injured.

I expect (until proven wrong) that the Warriors will aim up again this time around, I struggle to imagine a Universe under Webster where the Warriors will come in anything less than fizzing to have a go at the Storm.

As such I am really looking forward to this game. It does not get any better.

I am more concerned with Taine at Fullback than Lussick at hooker.

CNK was a vital link player in two of our try's vs the Storm which put Air Dallin in the corner. It is not fair to expect Taine to do that at this stage.

And lumping on another layer of worry, Melbourne scored two of their Try's off kicks against us because they could not go through us as easily as we were carving them, again you look to the fullback playing for the Warriors for that type of Try line defence.

Do I want Roger at Fullback over Taine already? heart say's yes, head say's no!

Now a lot of folk will say I have the head and heart mixed up.

I do not. Thing is, Roger will be the great center the Warriors need to activate a left edge attack, and the sooner he gets there, the more likely we are to play finals football, I truly believe that Metcalf and Roger clicking is the answer to elevating this team up into the stratosphere, the upper top four, therefore bite down hard, grin and bear it, Roger becoming a superstar center is more important than winning one single game in round two.

Furthermore, you could make and argument (I do anyway) that we need Taine to be a really good replacement fullback, and I think he is capable, if you put Roger there, you basically waste a development opportunity for both players to learn to be specialists.

Long term, if you want Roger to be a killer, you make him into something new, otherwise, you create a CNK vs RTS battle which is silly when you have a fullback as good as CNK. Those boys (CNK and RTS) are clones already, they play so similar it is not funny, if you can make one something different for the sake of the team then stick with it. Force Roger to adopt his new role.

Also if Taine cracks it, then we have serious depth, the kind of depth you miss out on if you put RTS ahead of Taine as Fullback replacement.

And therein lies the rub, the Warriors, to take the next step, need to show they have crazy depth in their junior players, otherwise when Old Roger retires, what do they have? more of the same, lose a veteran, no one ready to walk in and keep winning games.

It is time we start backing all of our Juniors, we have the system headed by the right coach, play Juniors like Taine in their specialist roles and believe in the system.

Better team on paper, 100 percent but we just now need game time for our combinations to click.

 

[WahsUltras]

Better team on paper, 100 percent but we just now need game time for our combinations to click.

I was listening to Cooper Cronk's podcast and he mentioned although outside of there spine they haven't got the biggest name's, they are the fittest and most gritty team in the comp which makes up for their lack of individual skill.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

We will lose based on historical refereeing bias. We will be penalized out of the first 60min then get the waste of time doesn't make a difference square ups. We will be irate. Twitter will be ablaze for a few hours then Annesley will admit we got pumped.

Sorry team I have ref lag.

 

[Warriorshopeful]

I hope we win our courier driver at work supports Storm and we've been giving each other shit all week haha.

 

[Wrighty]

I hope we win our courier driver at work supports Storm and we've been giving each other shit all week haha.

Post of the day !!! I can see the banter happening as he stops in each day to drop off some parcels,

 

[Mr Drag]

Don't worry boys I have the Storm in my picks!

 

[Wrighty]

This next point will bewilder all the fans on this site who have joined this forum in the last 6 months and are new, yet be greeted by sincere understanding and nodding heads from the long time forum members and fans.

I would rate our chances higher of winning if they actually had Munster and NAS. The Warriors always clock off and assume they will win without trying when they face an injury depleted team. Seen this movie before.

 

[John Nick]

This next point will bewilder all the fans on this site who have joined this forum in the last 6 months and are new, yet be greeted by sincere understanding and nodding heads from the long time forum members and fans.

I would rate our chances higher of winning if they actually had Munster and NAS. The Warriors always clock off and assume they will win without trying when they face an injury depleted team. Seen this movie before.

Hmmm

 

[Worried2Death]

This next point will bewilder all the fans on this site who have joined this forum in the last 6 months and are new, yet be greeted by sincere understanding and nodding heads from the long time forum members and fans.

I would rate our chances higher of winning if they actually had Munster and NAS. The Warriors always clock off and assume they will win without trying when they face an injury depleted team. Seen this movie before.

That might have been true before the webolution but its not our way now. (unless that's what happened last week after we blew them away early, not sure).

 

[Wrighty]

That might have been true before the webolution but its not our way now. (unless that's what happened last week after we blew them away early, not sure).

Fair dues. It was more memories from 2019-2021

 

[Worried2Death]

Fair dues. It was more memories from 2019-2021

In those years we probably assumed we'd lose subconsciously. I know I did.

 

[CWC]

For the first time in years we will play the Storm without Ed Kosi

 

[Stalefish540]

View: https://youtu.be/evscedfzZmM?si=Ook7P7cAFsugkz4B

Warms the heart, lets get back to some of this tomorrow evening.

 

[The Shah of Iran]

Don't worry boys I have the Storm in my picks!

Me too. I'm like Chael Sonnen with my picks. You can bet the house against it

 

[Citygirl]

Fark it'd be pretty much the ultimate day to go to qualifying, a Warriors victory in Melbourne and the grand prix the next day.
Let's put this on the calendar for Rd 3 next year.

I'm off to the F1 next week, watch FP2 on Friday arvo then off to some pub to watch the game. Excited but gutted I'm not at home (Christchurch) to see them play live, typical. Anyone know where we can catch the game in central Melbourne?

 

[The Shah of Iran]

Despite last weekend's stumble I've got a feeling that the boys have circled this one on the calendar. They'll be up for it

 

[Evil_Mush]

Saw all the Warriors boys in the Koru Lounge today while our stag group were waiting for our 4+ hr delayed flight to Sydney (just arrived )

Decided to leave them alone instead of hounding for a selfie (and not wanting to jinx them for tomorrow with fan-boy BS), was kinda cool seeing Andrew Webster having a chat to Graeme Lowe while Stacey Jones was next to them munching on a salad

 

[WahsUltras]

Saw all the Warriors boys in the Koru Lounge today while our stag group were waiting for our 4+ hr delayed flight to Sydney (just arrived )

Decided to leave them alone instead of hounding for a selfie (and not wanting to jinx them for tomorrow woth fan-boy BS), was kinda cool seeing Andrew Webster having a chat to Graeme Lowe while Stacey Jones was next to them munching on a salad

Did you see Egan?