Team v Sharks

[Meth]

We should probably expect to be without Harris, Katoa and Townsend next week.

Curran and Aitken still in isolation

Walsh may be due back

Lodge is there, I think.

Looking pretty grim

1- Tuivasa Sheck
2- Watene-Zelezniak
3- Berry
4- Montoya
5- Pompey
6- Walsh/Nikorima
7- Nikorima/O'Sullivan
8- Fonua-Blake
9- Egan
10- Lodge/Evans
11- Murchie
12- Sironen
13- Tevaga

Res- Ah Mau, Afoa, Murdoch-Masilla, Otukolo

 

[Blair]

Let's hope Ponga is back for Qld.

Let's also hope the Qld coach doesn't include Walsh for the experience.

 

[hitro]

Can anyone at the Warriors kick a field goal and/or know when to do it? Names please. Def Shaun Johnson and probably Reece Walsh. As for the rest of them....

 

[Benek]

A field goal was the least of our problems. It was all the brain explosions that put us in that position. We could have won that game easily before it got to the point of field goals. We need a leading half who knows how to finish out games.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Need another mid year halfback signed.
Or is the Jersey cursed?

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Let's hope Ponga is back for Qld.

Let's also hope the Qld coach doesn't include Walsh for the experience.

Google ads knows something!!!!

 

[hitro]

Reckon Otere Black would be v interested. ( sure he has a contract in Japan but could use covid as an excuse)

 

[SmashEmBro]

Walsh
DWZ
Aitken
Berry
Roger
Chad
Kodi
AFB
Egan
Lodge
Tohu
Katoa
Curran

Jazz
Evans
LAM
BMM

A pretty good team when fully fit. Sadly we won’t get close to that

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Brown was on 9 Sunday footy show, revisited a few things already mentioned, but something new is the lack of speaking on the field, possibly cultural (not sure if it was meant club or quiter pacific culture), but bringing players in to try to improve.

Waiting on medical reports for players, Kodi most likely back. Chad most likely out.

Hilarious as Gallen didnt know Brown was on the line, ripped in saying how we threw it away, never seen a team capitulated like that and said "How is Brown feeling today", well you can ask him he's on the line......

 

[sup42]

Brown was on 9 Sunday footy show, revisited a few things already mentioned, but something new is the lack of speaking on the field, possibly cultural (not sure if it was meant club or quiter pacific culture), but bringing players in to try to improve.

Waiting on medical reports for players, Kodi most likely back. Chad most likely out.

Hilarious as Gallen didnt know Brown was on the line, ripped in saying how we threw it away, never seen a team capitulated like that and said "How is Brown feeling today", well you can ask him he's on the line......

The old culture chestnut.

I thought that was probably the go for years. Then I remembered playing for all Polynesian sports teams, talking is not an issue in a confident brown side.

More likely the reason there is a lack of talk, is that our blokes do not know what to call.

Fix that and I bet communication is a non issue. They are all mates after all.

Either way, bringing in players known for talk means adding people who know the calls and how to read a game....you are basically describing an Aussie systems player from school to grade.

Same old issue.

We need a long term fix of our Junior game and I don't see that happening in under a decade of complete revolution in the sport here...which unfortunately would need the Warriors to be a winning team to kick start change.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

We need a long term fix of our Junior game and I don't see that happening in under a decade of complete revolution in the sport here...which unfortunately would need the Warriors to be a winning team to kick start change.

Hopefully that is the job Gus can do when Covid is sorted/under control/normal viral infection to catch.
It will take 5+ years to bear fruit.

Agree it needing confidence to talk, plenty of shy young "white" guys out there I'm sure. Give them confidence.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Losing to Broncos before playing us, not sure if it's a good or bad thing.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Let's hope Ponga is back for Qld.

Let's also hope the Qld coach doesn't include Walsh for the experience.

They couldn't be silly enough to pick someone who hasn't played for 4 weeks now???

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Us Knights supporters will be cheering you guys on next week

 

[jaseg]

Us Knights supporters will be cheering you guys on next week

Well, you're used to disappointment at least

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Well, you're used to disappointment at least

Likewise!

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Walsh not named in Qld squad.

 

[BLN2]

Not looking forward to this weeks team.. I can see Walsh, Niko and Townsend out. Could be an ugly halves pairing, along with no Aitken, Curran, Harris, CHT. I thought last weeks team was bad enough, but they surprised me with MOST of that game... Then choked.

I think the players aren't lacking determination and drive, like a lot of the other teams in a similiar ladder position as us. Which makes it more depressing.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

I'm wondering if part of the blow-out of scores could also be to do with mental health fatigue. Not just the rule changes. Covid rules and regulations player have to adhere to and those not as mentally tough struggling.

Working on the 1 on 1 strips, 20/40s & 40/20s, even 40m 2 point drop goal are ways to wrestle back the momentum. I can't recall us achieving any of these this year. I guess getting the basics right first?

 

[Tongue]

Considering we're missing a couple, the shape of the named team is still pretty solid.