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So hard to gauge our spine against the Storm. For me the success against a D grade Melbourne had more to do with TMM as an extra ball player at the fullback role than anything else. We all know CNK is not a ball player. In saying that in the first 40, Egan, CHT and Metcalf all played well. Big step up though.
If Demitric Vaimauga and Leka Halasima play with sustained enthusiasm and controlled aggression then our bench might offer some real impact, but again a big if.
Think we can beat the Raiders but my hopes are not high for the season

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Egan, CHT and Metcalf all played well.

As long as we're up against the reserve grade teams each week we'll go well.

The leaguie forum I frequent love Metcalf, I have no idea why, he's "ran" well in first grade while not showing any ability to control a game, then has played well in trial matches showing some ability to control a game. But you'd think he was the next Andrew Johns the way they go on about him.

I let them talk me round with Egan late 2023/early 2024, then he reverted to type as 2024 went on, so I'm not making that mistake again by believing the hype. Our best 7 is a 6 -TMM, that's how bad our squad is.

If Demitric Vaimauga and Leka Halasima play with sustained enthusiasm and controlled aggression then our bench might offer some real impact, but again a big if.

Do those relative big boys make a Webby bench?

@Nepia said in NRL 2025:

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Egan, CHT and Metcalf all played well.

As long as we're up against the reserve grade teams each week we'll go well.

The leaguie forum I frequent love Metcalf, I have no idea why, he's "ran" well in first grade while not showing any ability to control a game, then has played well in trial matches showing some ability to control a game. But you'd think he was the next Andrew Johns the way they go on about him.

I let them talk me round with Egan late 2023/early 2024, then he reverted to type as 2024 went on, so I'm not making that mistake again by believing the hype. Our best 7 is a 6 -TMM, that's how bad our squad is.

If Demitric Vaimauga and Leka Halasima play with sustained enthusiasm and controlled aggression then our bench might offer some real impact, but again a big if.

Do those relative big boys make a Webby bench?

Both big boys picked on bench to play Canberra, sort of excited for this, but tempered with usual Warriors not going to go as expected.

I agree TMM is our best 7 so far in NRL games played. Webby does like Boyd, so potentially they even see Boyd as the back up 7 if Metcalf fails at this level or also breaks again.
Egan injured a lot last year so will I cut him some slack, he was mentioned in Origin circles so not a bunny.

Team for Vegas

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Taine Tuaupiki
Ali Leiataua
Adam Pompey
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Chanel Harris-Tavita
Luke Metcalf
Forwards
James Fisher-Harris
Wayde Egan
Mitchell Barnett
Kurt Capewell
Marata Niukore
Erin Clark
Interchange
Dylan Walker
Jackson Ford
Demitric Vaimauga
Leka Halasima

Dick Fingers Ford still gets a gig????
Capewell is a slug.

It's not that bad a side haha. Yes full of journeymen but not as bad as it's being made out on here.

Probably a 10th to 12th place side on paper.

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:

It's not that bad a side haha. Yes full of journeymen but not as bad as it's being made out on here.

Probably a 10th to 12th place side on paper.

it's worse than last year and we finished 13th then.

SMH has it quite accurate I think..16th

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Both big boys picked on bench to play Canberra,

Cheers, I hadn't seen the team. Hmmm, maybe the Webby leopard can change his spots?

@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:

It's not that bad a side haha. Yes full of journeymen but not as bad as it's being made out on here.

Probably a 10th to 12th place side on paper.

it's worse than last year and we finished 13th then.

More expectation with that side which played a part in them underachieving, Johnson was done, and Harris was being held together by duct tape, but theyve both been moved on now. Other than that, it's not too dissimilar to last seasons side, with the exception of AFB being swapped out with JFH. Obviously everyone would have CNZ swapped out with RTS, but Webster seems quite stubborn on that issue.

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I reckon there's three players listed who would get a start in the majority of the NRL teams in the positions they're in - JFH, Barnett, and Capewell (based on his Oz rep).

I love CNK but I don't think he's getting picked for a lot of teams.

@Nepia Egan would walk into a few NRL teams, namely Parra, Newcastle, maybe even Broncos this year just to name a few.
RTS would be snapped up by someone even on the wing
Im not sure Capewell would now though

Agree on CNK though

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

@Nepia Egan would walk into a few NRL teams, namely Parra, Newcastle, maybe even Broncos this year just to name a few.
RTS would be snapped up by someone even on the wing
Im not sure Capewell would now though

Agree on CNK though

The Egan who finished 2024 - are you one of the dudes on my league forum?

If RTS is starting it's only because he's RTS, not because he's a top winger.

Capewell played Origin last year.

@Nepia said in NRL 2025:

Capewell played Origin last year.

an absolutely dud pick that contributed to the series being lost. Billy should have questions to answer around that

@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

@Nepia said in NRL 2025:

Capewell played Origin last year.

an absolutely dud pick that contributed to the series being lost. Billy should have questions to answer around that

As an FYI I'm in no way advocating for Capewell, I just thinks his stocks might be rated higher than we rate him, high enough for Billy to pick him twice.

@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

@Nepia said in NRL 2025:

Capewell played Origin last year.

an absolutely dud pick that contributed to the series being lost. Billy should have questions to answer around that

Yeah that was weird that selection....along with playing Kaufusi for about 20 mins across the whole series.

Tigers to just miss the eight. Due primarily to an egregious bunker error.

@antipodean said in NRL 2025:

Tigers to just miss the eight. Due primarily to an egregious bunker error.

I think they make massive strides this year, whether that includes an 8 spot or not.

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Get in before the Vegas games this weekend - only 3 of us in so at least we'll all be on the podium!

We stink

Not a lot of promising signs so far.

Well the guy who just scored should be in the bin

Doesn’t help though

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Well the guy who just scored should be in the bin

Doesn’t help though

Really? League is softer than rugby when it comes to "protecting the kicker".

We just suck balls.

Edit: Yay we got one. although if Savage was in the bin he wouldn't have been able to knock the ball on to give us another set and then look lost on defence.

Outstanding from Capewell there, great positioning. One of our best so far

@Nepia said in NRL 2025:

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Well the guy who just scored should be in the bin

Doesn’t help though

Really? League is softer than rugby when it comes to "protecting the kicker".

We just suck balls.

Edit: Yay we got one. although if Savage was in the bin he wouldn't have been able to knock the ball on to give us another set and then look lost on defence.

Last year that was bin every week, don’t be surprised if that on report ends in a ban that only helps future opponents

Are our halves that poor that we can only go left?

Happy to see some points but our big guys getting worn out.

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

@Nepia said in NRL 2025:

@bayimports said in NRL 2025:

Well the guy who just scored should be in the bin

Doesn’t help though

Really? League is softer than rugby when it comes to "protecting the kicker".

We just suck balls.

Edit: Yay we got one. although if Savage was in the bin he wouldn't have been able to knock the ball on to give us another set and then look lost on defence.

Last year that was bin every week, don’t be surprised if that on report ends in a ban that only helps future opponents

Like I said, soft. NRL the game played by nancy's.

@Yeahtheboys said in NRL 2025:

Outstanding from Capewell there, great positioning. One of our best so far

Lol what? Anyone here could have scored that

CNK fucking sucks

We are in for a very fucking long year. Nothing has changed from last year, we are the double whammy of shit AND boring to watch

Fire CNK in to the sun

The rest aren't far behind. This is disgraceful

This is awful

Pathetic. They've fucking quit.

Canberra at least have young players worth paying to watch. Who in the warriors is worth the price of admission?

Webster has now burned all his credits with me

CNK adds nothing at the back

And he's not even safe.

Not safe, not a good defender, not a ball player, not fast. Fuck him off

Two of our hyphen guys can fuck right off

Funny seeing Joey Tapine get his first of many binnings of the year

Surely just can’t keep going left, one trick ponies the warriors. Comes off 1 out of 20 times

Wahs doing the previously unimaginable; making Canberra look like world beaters.