General Your 2025 team

[wizard of Tauranga]

Agreed. TMM was very negative and lagging behind the play not offering a left side option. Improved when he went to 7.

Felt we put all our eggs in the SJ/ Metcalf combination and when Metcalf broke his leg we ignored the left side and went to SJ even more.

it seemed like we had no set options for the left and they seemed an unsettled combination with TMM; Capewell; RTS and Montoya all looking lost early in the season on that side.

So was it TMM or was it our coaching and combinations?

When we swapped TMM to 7 he looked a different player with Webster even seeming surprised at what he was capable of.

 

[John Nick]

So was it TMM or was it our coaching and combination

Hard to say but certainly was Meh!

 

[Dannevegas]

Tauapiki
Stonestreet
Leiataua
Berry
Watene-zelezniak
Brown
Metcalf
Fisher-Harris
Egan
Barnett
Capewell
Halasima
Whyte

Harris-Tavita
Sifakula
Clark
Niukore

 

[Inruin]

My current Round 1 team 2025 v Canberra Raiders - Las Vegas

1. Taine Tuaupiki
2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
4. Ali Leiataua
5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

6. Luke Metcalf
7. Te Maire Martin

8. James Fisher-Harris
9. Wayde Egan
10. Mitchell Barnett (c)
11. Jacob Laban
12. Kurt Capewell
13. Tohu Harris

14. Dylan Walker
15. Erin Clark
16. Demitric Vaimauga
17. Freddy Lussick


NSW Cup - CHT to play 6, Tanah Boyd to play 7, Healey to play 9

 

[MrFrankWhite]

My current Round 1 team 2025 v Canberra Raiders - Las Vegas

1. Taine Tuaupiki
2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
4. Ali Leiataua
5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

6. Luke Metcalf
7. Te Maire Martin

8. James Fisher-Harris
9. Wayde Egan
10. Mitchell Barnett (c)
11. Jacob Laban
12. Kurt Capewell
13. Tohu Harris

14. Dylan Walker
15. Erin Clark
16. Demitric Vaimauga
17. Freddy Lussick


NSW Cup - CHT to play 6, Tanah Boyd to play 7, Healey to play 9

With you on 16 of that 17.

 

[Inruin]

With you on 16 of that 17.

kind of a mix of what I'd like and what AW may do.

this was my other thought with some talk of Harris potentially playing second row again..... don't like that myself and I hope the rest has done him good.

8. James Fisher-Harris
9. Wayde Egan
10. Mitchell Barnett (c)
11. Tohu Harris
12. Kurt Capewell
13. Erin Clark

14. Dylan Walker
15. Tom Ale
16. Demitric Vaimauga
17. Freddy Lussick

 

[cock_o]

1. Taine Tuaupiki
2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
4. Ali Leiataua
5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
6. Te Maire Martin
7. Luke Metcalf

8. James Fisher-Harris
9. Wayde Egan
10. Mitch Barnett
11. Leka Halasima
12. Kurt Capewell
13. Tohu Harris

14. Erin Clark
15. Marata Niukore
16. Demitric Sifakula
17. Dylan Walker

 

[Naynay]

I’ve got to say I was a CNK has earned his spot person, but I’m not sure if I would have him in the team at all even at centre I would rather berry, just looked a mile behind in the internationals

 

[MrFrankWhite]

I’ve got to say I was a CNK has earned his spot person, but I’m not sure if I would have him in the team at all even at centre I would rather berry, just looked a mile behind in the internationals

how did Berry look in the Internationals?

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

how did Berry look in the Internationals?

About the same as Ali Leiataua.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

About the same as Ali Leiataua.

unless CNK or Berry changed their name, you've gotten yourself lost in this conversation

 

[Dlenai]

I believe our backline speedsters are Tuapiki, Berry, DWZ and Metcalf.

 

[Cces]

What's the reasoning behind some of the most recent posters leaving out Niukore?

 

[Naynay]

unless CNK or Berry changed their name, you've gotten yourself lost in this conversation

He does have a point, my judgement isn’t basis if they played internationals or not. If anything not playing internationals and coming in fresh is an advantage.

People have been putting CNK over Berry in centre but with some of his recent performances I find it hard to justify that, he has looked gassed. Not sure if its been to many games since coming back to first grade in 2023 or what.

I’ll happily eat my words if he comes back next year and round 1 looks like he did in 2023 but I worry the injury and schedule has taken its toll.

 

[Worried2Death]

1. Taine Tuaupiki
2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
3. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
4. Ali Leiataua
5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
6. Te Maire Martin
7. Luke Metcalf

8. James Fisher-Harris
9. Wayde Egan
10. Mitch Barnett
11. Leka Halasima
12. Kurt Capewell
13. Tohu Harris

14. Erin Clark
15. Marata Niukore
16. Demitric Sifakula
17. Dylan Walker

I like the bigger bench, but I'd also go for Rocco over CNK at 3.

 

[Cces]

If CNK was to play Centre which side would it be? All 4 of his appearances at Standoff this year were on the left & he played left Centre, albeit not at an ovetly high standard, at the 2022 World Cup.
With his late scratching vs the Dolphins (& his intended partner, Pompey, comfortable on both sides) we didn't get any indication of where Webster had him in his plans.
Berry has been mediocre whenever he's played on the left so it's not a straight case of CNK vs Berry as some are making it out to be because Berry is an out & out right sided player

 

[Naynay]

If CNK was to play Centre which side would it be? All 4 of his appearances at Standoff this year were on the left. He played left Centre at the 2022 World Cup.
With his late scratching vs the Dolphins (& his intended partner, Pompey, comfortable on both sides) we didn't get any indication of where Webster had him in his plans.
Berry has been mediocre whenever he's played on the left so it's not a straight case of CNK vs Berry as some are making it out to be because Berry is an out & out right sided player

To be honest, all this CNK vs Berry is basis we all be believed Ali should be playing and from what Ive seen he favours left centre (in my opinion but I cant speak for everyone just my vibe of the reason)

EDIT - Had a quick look appears that Ali can do either, not sure on his preference but seemed to do left mostly.

 

[Inruin]

If CNK was to play Centre which side would it be? All 4 of his appearances at Standoff this year were on the left & he played left Centre, albeit not at an ovetly high standard, at the 2022 World Cup.
With his late scratching vs the Dolphins (& his intended partner, Pompey, comfortable on both sides) we didn't get any indication of where Webster had him in his plans.
Berry has been mediocre whenever he's played on the left so it's not a straight case of CNK vs Berry as some are making it out to be because Berry is an out & out right sided player

Didn't CNK get a game at right centre this year for the Warriors? Was it the last game against Sharks or one prior to that?

 

[Worried2Death]

Didn't CNK get a game at right centre this year for the Warriors? Was it the last game against Sharks or one prior to that?

Stopgap with Berry and Pomps injured, not necessarily an indication of Webby's longterm masterplan. Or is it?

 

[Inruin]

Stopgap with Berry and Pomps injured, not necessarily an indication of Webby's longterm masterplan. Or is it?

Dunno, was just replying to the if he played centre which side would it be question. And the other part is at fullback he heavily favoured hitting the right side in attack, though that could have been more to do with SJ and gameplan.