After 24 hours to process I'm not too devastated by the loss.
With Metcalf on one leg we didn't look like scoring points after Laban's try.
TMM on the bench would have been the back up plan but he was already covering in the centres.
Niukore being ruled out early messed with the bench rotation and although Demitric was outstanding off the pine and Ford came on and did Ford things, we still had to play 65 without our only real big body in the middle.
Capewell shined in his absence. Really does seem like a key piece of the puzzle and even more so without Barney.
I would love to see Healey on the bench. I was actually surprised to see TMM come on straight into centre. I thought CHT might have moved out with Te Maire coming into the halves. Maybe with Metcalf injured also that wasn't an option. Overall though I think we saw that having TMM as injury cover doesn't actually offer a great deal. Healey showed too much class against the sharks to not be in the 17.
We were never going to win every game for the rest of the year so a slip up against the reigning premiers, all be it an under strength version isn't the end of the world. The thing that we've been so excited about with the new warriors is that they have a system that works. Penrith still have that despite a slow start to the season. We lost to a good club who outplayed us on a night where we were hampered by in game injuries.
It does load a bit of pressure on the Broncos game next week. Another loss wouldn't be a death sentence for the season but it is a game where the team must perform well to remain a genuine too 4 side.
With Metcalf on one leg we didn't look like scoring points after Laban's try.
TMM on the bench would have been the back up plan but he was already covering in the centres.
Niukore being ruled out early messed with the bench rotation and although Demitric was outstanding off the pine and Ford came on and did Ford things, we still had to play 65 without our only real big body in the middle.
Capewell shined in his absence. Really does seem like a key piece of the puzzle and even more so without Barney.
I would love to see Healey on the bench. I was actually surprised to see TMM come on straight into centre. I thought CHT might have moved out with Te Maire coming into the halves. Maybe with Metcalf injured also that wasn't an option. Overall though I think we saw that having TMM as injury cover doesn't actually offer a great deal. Healey showed too much class against the sharks to not be in the 17.
We were never going to win every game for the rest of the year so a slip up against the reigning premiers, all be it an under strength version isn't the end of the world. The thing that we've been so excited about with the new warriors is that they have a system that works. Penrith still have that despite a slow start to the season. We lost to a good club who outplayed us on a night where we were hampered by in game injuries.
It does load a bit of pressure on the Broncos game next week. Another loss wouldn't be a death sentence for the season but it is a game where the team must perform well to remain a genuine too 4 side.
