NRLW - Roosters vs Warriors

[Rich102]

Today 1:50PM

The Roosters are the team favoured to win the NRLW competition.
Should be a few surprises.
Go the Wahs.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Up the Wahines.

Real keen to see Michaela Brake in league, my daughter loves watching her

 

[Rich102]

1:50 PM NZ Time today.
Go the Wahine.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Tough day at the office.
Roosters with all the experience were way to good.
Will be better for the run though

 

[Grizzman]

Watched this game. THe Roosters too good. Lots of dropped ball though which didn't really help. Warriors 6 looks good with the ball but her kicking was a bit aimless. Michaela Brake dropped a couple of high balls in the first half and the ball didn't really go her way but she looked so strong with the ball in the few runs she had. Still first hit out. I'm sure they'll get better.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

tough start but lots of improvement in our side yet. They were physically matching it with the chooks but it was clear that the systems aren’t there yet - to be expected from a team in their first game that hasn’t even had a trial game with more than half of them being NRLW debutantes and with several sevens/union converts. They’ll get a lot better with a few games under their belts.

mods can we get a thread merge please?

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Didn’t see the game at all so can’t comment on that, but what I have heard on the radio this morning shows the great difference between how the media cover women’s sport in this country

Warriors get smoked in Vegas, they are absolutely awful and slated relentlessly. The Women’s side got smoked and all I heard from the ‘experts’ was how “magnificent’ they were

Women’s cricket side have been awful for years but had a free run for a while too. Understand they aren’t as professional etc but always notice the double standards from the talking heads

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Didn’t see the game at all so can’t comment on that, but what I have heard on the radio this morning shows the great difference between how the media cover women’s sport in this country

Warriors get smoked in Vegas, they are absolutely awful and slated relentlessly. The Women’s side got smoked and all I heard from the ‘experts’ was how “magnificent’ they were

Women’s cricket side have been awful for years but had a free run for a while too. Understand they aren’t as professional etc but always notice the double standards from the talking heads

Not a fair comparison though because we were expected to be on the same level as the Raiders in Vegas. The NRLW team were a new side of mostly NRLW debutantes playing the defending premiers. It was pretty inevitable that they’re going to take a while to gel and get up to speed as a team.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Not a fair comparison though because we were expected to be on the same level as the Raiders in Vegas. The NRLW team were a new side of mostly NRLW debutantes playing the defending premiers. It was pretty inevitable that they’re going to take a while to gel and get up to speed as a team.

Yep understand that, but were they “magnificent” and “amazing” ?

Just something I’ve noticed over the years as women’s sport is more heavily promoted and supported, they don’t have the same scrutiny put on performance

 

[Blair]

Yep understand that, but were they “magnificent” and “amazing” ?

Just something I’ve noticed over the years as women’s sport is more heavily promoted and supported, they don’t have the same scrutiny put on performance.

Until the women's game gets the same level of critical commentary as the men's game gets then it won't be equal. Although, just now I've had a rethink. Do I want to hear women being trashed like men are? No. But that's patronising, isn't it?

 

[hitro]

I think a lot of people felt good about them cos it was new, getting back to pre covid days and the men had a bye. I went to watch the game at Full Time in Kingsland. It was full of people who were there for the game, they had the sound on loud and all the bar staff in Warriors jerseys. It was a good vibe even though the Warriors were pretty underwhelming. It's their first game as a team and some of them first game of league ever and it showed with lots of handling errors and the exact same try getting laid on three times in a row. There was plenty of cause to be optimistic for improvement and being a Warriors follower has always called for optimism and patience.
This weekend at Mt Smart at home with a big crowd and perhaps easier opposition should be goodie

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Yep understand that, but were they “magnificent” and “amazing” ?

Just something I’ve noticed over the years as women’s sport is more heavily promoted and supported, they don’t have the same scrutiny put on performance

I hear you. I think it follows the $ - in a sport like tennis where pay is equal, women are absolutely criticized. But these girls I would imagine are getting what, one fifth of what the guys are getting? The highest paid player at the Warriors, is probably $200k in the women's side? It's chicken and egg I guess, if they're prepared to cop the criticism, the interest may grow.

But Beav, if you're married like I am, you know that the good is not taken with the bad by the 'fairer' sex. And I'm not even joking here.

 

[Rich102]

I think a lot of people felt good about them cos it was new, getting back to pre covid days and the men had a bye. I went to watch the game at Full Time in Kingsland. It was full of people who were there for the game, they had the sound on loud and all the bar staff in Warriors jerseys. It was a good vibe even though the Warriors were pretty underwhelming. It's their first game as a team and some of them first game of league ever and it showed with lots of handling errors and the exact same try getting laid on three times in a row. There was plenty of cause to be optimistic for improvement and being a Warriors follower has always called for optimism and patience.
This weekend at Mt Smart at home with a big crowd and perhaps easier opposition should be goodie

Oh, yeah.