warriors season surely now over

[isaiah]

Made a great late season run last year but it's too late. Knocked off by broncs today even with a vital injury 7 min in.

 

[Iafeta]

Probably. But I don't think results are their focus in that grade this year. It's a very very young side.

 

[WithTheDawn]

They have had so many seasons of dominance, but just don't look the same this year. They don't look like they will make the finals, which is a shame as it will be the first time ever I believe. Still, there seems to have been a shift in focus to the reserves team the last few years, with several gun players being blooded there instead.

 

[Dr Crane]

They have had so many seasons of dominance, but just don't look the same this year. They don't look like they will make the finals, which is a shame as it will be the first time ever I believe. Still, there seems to have been a shift in focus to the reserves team the last few years, with several gun players being blooded there instead.

I think that's the right way to do things. I remember watching Shaun Johnson play an NSW Cup game during a bye round in the NRL/U-20s a few years ago while he was still in the 20s, and he looked utterly, utterly lost.

I was devastated at the time because I had such high hopes for him. Ultimately it probably helped him. I saw him after the game and he looked like he'd had an "oh shit, this is real" moment.