General Warriors SG Ball 2025

[Mudders]

Hopefully we can see how Jack Thompson and Gordan Afoa go up in grade this weekend. Both huge for the Matts side last year and let’s be real something needs to change

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Warriors social media shouldn't be putting together hype reels for signing junior players from other clubs.

Puts unfair pressure on the kid. From what I saw from Capper prior to joining us, he was never a better center prospect than Nganatatafu Vake or Sio Kali.

But the the hype created from that made some people on this forum think he was a smokey to claim a first grade spot at some point this year.

From what I'm hearing about him here, I would not thi know he's a shot at all of making first grade.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Hopefully we can see how Jack Thompson and Gordan Afoa go up in grade this weekend. Both huge for the Matts side last year and let’s be real something needs to change

Are they in flegg?

 

[run_it_str8_again]

That's a fairly extreme assessment, can you elaborate?

I worked with youth team in NZ for a long time and met young fullas with bucket loads of talent, skill and ability. That got sidetracked by needing to belt every opposing player whether it was warranted or not. Now all I'm saying is that what I see on him is potential to succeed or fail. I think he has both in him like most of us but in the context of what he can achieve. It's quite high

 

[Mudders]

Are they in flegg?

Unsure, wouldn’t mind if the club has seen enough from them to go straight to flegg. But I’d assume they’d play SG Ball first just like Filipo

 

[cyborg]

Hopefully we can see how Jack Thompson and Gordan Afoa go up in grade this weekend. Both huge for the Matts side last year and let’s be real something needs to change

Not sure about Gordon but pretty sure Jack is injured, same as Lennox,

Hopefully we can see how Jack Thompson and Gordan Afoa go up in grade this weekend. Both huge for the Matts side last year and let’s be real something needs to change

 

[Five&Last]

Unsure, wouldn’t mind if the club has seen enough from them to go straight to flegg. But I’d assume they’d play SG Ball first just like Filipo

Joseph Ratcliffe will get a start this week

Jack Thompson has been allowed to stay in Australia this year so it’s hard to get picked when doesn’t really get much practise time with the squad. Rico Lemalie looks like the next half to get a shot.

 

[Riz]

Half time: Warriors 20 - 16 Steelers

 

[Teets]

Geez that's a calamity of an ending.

 

[Riz]

Geez that's a calamity of an ending.

Awful finish, 28-26 loss

 

[Five&Last]

Awful finish, 28-26 loss

Looks close to season done for them. Any standouts? Looked like very reshuffled team

 

[Riz]

Looks close to season done for them. Any standouts? Looked like very reshuffled team

I wasn't able to watch as closely as I usually would, Ratcliffe was decent at the back, always hanging around the ball carrier but not really any more threatening than Pauling.

Very much a team of individuals which is quite disappointing to watch, again discipline and general game smarts let them down.

 

[Teets]

Is Maui someone's nephew or something? I'd bump him and put Pauling to halfback at this point.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I wasn't able to watch as closely as I usually would, Ratcliffe was decent at the back, always hanging around the ball carrier but not really any more threatening than Pauling.

Very much a team of individuals which is quite disappointing to watch, again discipline and general game smarts let them down.

He's a good fullback, that not to many are keen on for whatever reason.

 

[Riz]

He's a good fullback, that not to many are keen on for whatever reason.

He was great in Matt's last season.

 

[cyborg]

Joseph Ratcliffe will get a start this week

Jack Thompson has been allowed to stay in Australia this year so it’s hard to get picked when doesn’t really get much practise time with the squad. Rico Lemalie looks like the next half to get a shot.

Spoke to Jack at today's game, he's been training with the cup team, his recovery is for another 5 weeks and his hoping to get a couple of games in jersey flegg

Joseph Ratcliffe will get a start this week

Jack Thompson has been allowed to stay in Australia this year so it’s hard to get picked when doesn’t really get much practise time with the squad. Rico Lemalie looks like the next half to get a shot.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Spoke to Jack at today's game, he's been training with the cup team, his recovery is for another 5 weeks and his hoping to get a couple of games in jersey flegg

Good to hear he's still here!

 

[Five&Last]

Now dead last and in line for the wooden spoon.

Pretty embarrassing given the talent pool we have.

 

[Riz]

Now dead last and in line for the wooden spoon.

Pretty embarrassing given the talent pool we have.

I watched the first 20, and we were down 20... the Storm were on a completely different level.

 

[Playdaball]

Now dead last and in line for the wooden spoon.

Pretty embarrassing given the talent pool we have.

1st grade team?