Match Discussion: Finals Week 2 vs Warriors @ Go Media Stadium, Penrose / Aotearoa

[Rod]

That's a bigger out than Hastings and Fitzgibbon for mine. We were already giving a bit away to the Warriors up front, now that's even more of a discrepancy. Not good.

 

[perverse]

That is a massive hit. I really don't like our chances now. They're just going to motor over us in the middle.

 

[Haffa]

Up against it giving Jones minutes in a final.

 

[Frederick]

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...3 man bench.

Who's with me???

 

[Woody90]

While I don’t like Jones in the side, one positive is that DSaf is really poor defensively when he’s fatigued and there will definitely be fatigue creep in after last game. Could see the Warriors/SJ making a lot of breaks through the middle against him.

Jones is tidy defensively, but yeah, won’t make any impact. Good thing is Warriors bench isn’t massive either.

 

[Zoidberg]

Y’all talking down Brodie like he didn’t just tear it up against the sharks 2 and a half years ago.

 

[Apey]

We weren't going to win the forward battle anyway I guess is the best way I can look at it. Now we'll be losing it by more. Hoping our forwards can do enough to hold on and let the backs do their job because besides SJ vs Clune (obviously) our backline is our significant advantage.

 

[Yosh]

Damn... Just this week or is he gone for the season? We're pretty thin in the middle as it is. Jack is going to play the game of his life for us this weekend.

 

[Woody90]

I’m gonna look at it positively and say that the rest of the pack will all put in extra to make up for the loss (they were all a bit lazy last week so can definitely go up a gear).

At the end of the day DSaf wasn’t going to be the difference between winning and losing. We weren’t going to win the forward battle anyway and DSaf wasn’t going to change that alone. He’s just not that good. He should be the difference based on what we’re paying him, but he isn’t. Need to play smart and run their forwards around if we’re any chance.

 

[Haffa]

Y’all talking down Brodie like he didn’t just tear it up against the sharks 2 and a half years ago.

Start him at centre over Best. NOW!!

 

[Jono078]

Barnett will get sent off and it’ll even things up for us.

were up against it but by no means out of it. Hetherington will need to have the game of the season tomorrow.

 

[macavity]

Not feeling great about this one.

 

[Haffa]

Not feeling great about this one.

Those are the ones they win because “f**k your feelings”

 

[mozza91]

Warriors haven’t played their best in a couple of months. All the expectation and pressure is on them. I’m pretty confident we can cause a boil over. Our attack can trouble anyone and is very hard to stop when we’ve got momentum.

 

[SamSepi0l]

Warriors have been average for a while. I think the "Warriors forwards" thing is a trope. AFB is excellent. Outside of that what are we worried about in the forward battle? Tohu is classy but not a huge issue with his carries. Their bench is light. Their middles are less than the Raiders.

 

[Frederick]

Start him at centre over Best. NOW!!

You f**king idiot - Jones starred at RIGHT centre, so gagai needs to go to the bin

 

[Haffa]

You f**king idiot - Jones starred at RIGHT centre, so gagai needs to go to the bin

Gags to bench prop.

 

[Frederick]

Gags to bench prop.

Then where will Jack Johns play, huh?????

 

[Haffa]

Then where will Jack Johns play, huh?????

Fullback?

 

[Frederick]

Fullback?