Pick Your Team Warriors v Raiders - [Round 12, 2025]

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With Fish and Barney out and Ford and Bunty available again it seems like a straight swap for this week, at least in terms of the 17. A little bit of a juggling act with the minutes in the middle and probably a longer stint for Laban on the edge.

I think with Capewell in the centres TMM holds a bench spot to cover injuries in the backline.

It makes Capewell's role in the team this year seem pretty pivotal. If he plays 80 on an edge (providing backline cover) it not only frees up a bench spot for Healey but allows Leka to revert to the impact role off the bench. Leka has done a great job playing 80 for the last three weeks but he was a monster off the bench in the early rounds.
 
Just somthing i've noticed that I personally have not seen over the last 3 years from most of the squad. The ones that are on/are active on instagram posting more about the games they've played. Which could easily just be because they're winning. But mainly they all some to be group photos or related content. Previously it'd be a shot of themselves after a good profmance, where as now each post from metcalf or cht seem to always contain some shot with each other. Others being the whole team, or the group they are mainly in (back 5, leka-demitric-laban-ali) And quite a few players seem to be in the comments amping each other up. Plus any debut and the whole team is posting about it.

Not trying to say we get to the same heights or anything. But this is all very similar to how the original panthers (2020-2021) were.
 
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This game must win.

Our next two games are the bunnies, who are shaping up nicely and the sharks,

I dont know this game might be used as a trial to blood in more up&comers could be an assumed one that doesn't matter if we win or lose as we have a buffer.
 
FormerlyJamesW, post: 179547, member: 110"]
This game must win.

Our next two games are the bunnies, who are shaping up nicely and the sharks,

I dont know this game might be used as a trial to blood in more up&comers could be an assumed one that doesn't matter if we win or lose as we have a buffer.

Ya bit iffy without both captains in the middle, weather looks to be slippery which favors us, need all these factors going our way
 
FormerlyJamesW, post: 179547, member: 110"]
This game must win.

Our next two games are the bunnies, who are shaping up nicely and the sharks,

I dont know this game might be used as a trial to blood in more up&comers could be an assumed one that doesn't matter if we win or lose as we have a buffer.
na fk that, every game is as winnable as it is 'lose-able' in this comp. try win them all
 
It's going to be a sad sight with no Fish or Barney in the team. I think I would prefer to leave Bunty out and go, Marata, Ford, Demi and TSS. Laban or Leka might need to spend some time there also as not sure those 4 have enough minutes in them
A legit concern. Webby showing heaps of faith in the youngsters. Great coaching.

But this is what I predict: Vaimauga and Leka are going to carry the forward attack. TSS and Laban are going to catch the Raiders off guard. We're going to score 5 times and the Raiders twice. The crowd will bring us home. Their young backline is going to crumble under pressure.
 
A legit concern. Webby showing heaps of faith in the youngsters. Great coaching.

But this is what I predict: Vaimauga and Leka are going to carry the forward attack. TSS and Laban are going to catch the Raiders off guard. We're going to score 5 times and the Raiders twice. The crowd will bring us home. Their young backline is going to crumble under pressure.
We will have the ref on the Raiders side guaranteed 😵😵😵
 
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