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You just have to marvel at how far the Warriors have come this season. At the start of the season, all the Warriors were concerned about is being competitive. Now, they are competingto stay in the top 8.
All the youngsters that have popped up that nobody had even heard of became overnight successes such as Motu Tony and Ifeata Paleaasina. The maturing of others in the club such as Monty Betham, Jerry Seu Seu and Ali Lauitiiti. And the cementing of places within the team with Meli, Faafili and Toopi.
The Warriors have come a long way, baby. But have they come too far??? For most people in NZ, they are just awakening to the fact that we actually have a good side, somewhere. The Warriors are now getting media exposure they didn't have before. People are slowly disappearing to put on a '95 Warriors jersey so they can pop out and say "I've been a Warriors fan for all these years...". People like Murray Deaker & TV3.
Oh, what will become if the Warriors miss out on the 8. They certainly shouldn't but what if the unthinkable happens and they did. We would have the likes of Deaker & TV3 saying I told you so and the NZ public would all say in chorus "Typical bloody Warriors". Yes, the NZ public knows best, don't they.
Even if the Warriors don't make the 8, imho, they have done enough to come this far. The team has shown so much potential, that next season will be well worth waiting for. The fact is, the NZ public in general will not know know how much this team has achieved, nor will they appreciate where the team got to. Brace yourselves for the barrage, then just dust it off.
But we can all be at least 70% sure that the Warriors will make it. And once they get there, who knows how much further they'll go. But we can all be proud of the guys and once again walk the street with our Warriors jerseys on without being mocked or ridiculed.
All the youngsters that have popped up that nobody had even heard of became overnight successes such as Motu Tony and Ifeata Paleaasina. The maturing of others in the club such as Monty Betham, Jerry Seu Seu and Ali Lauitiiti. And the cementing of places within the team with Meli, Faafili and Toopi.
The Warriors have come a long way, baby. But have they come too far??? For most people in NZ, they are just awakening to the fact that we actually have a good side, somewhere. The Warriors are now getting media exposure they didn't have before. People are slowly disappearing to put on a '95 Warriors jersey so they can pop out and say "I've been a Warriors fan for all these years...". People like Murray Deaker & TV3.
Oh, what will become if the Warriors miss out on the 8. They certainly shouldn't but what if the unthinkable happens and they did. We would have the likes of Deaker & TV3 saying I told you so and the NZ public would all say in chorus "Typical bloody Warriors". Yes, the NZ public knows best, don't they.
Even if the Warriors don't make the 8, imho, they have done enough to come this far. The team has shown so much potential, that next season will be well worth waiting for. The fact is, the NZ public in general will not know know how much this team has achieved, nor will they appreciate where the team got to. Brace yourselves for the barrage, then just dust it off.
But we can all be at least 70% sure that the Warriors will make it. And once they get there, who knows how much further they'll go. But we can all be proud of the guys and once again walk the street with our Warriors jerseys on without being mocked or ridiculed.
