Warriors play hardball with Shaun Johnson

[Mr Angry]

. $10 says he’ll opt out of playing for the kiwis too

Bet taken. Will always wear the kiwi jersey proudly.

Just thinks Kearney is shit.

 

[Rich102]

I am sure the feeling is mutual.

 

[Mr Angry]

I agree, hence we are here.

 

[BLN2]

It was a young kiwi journo at Auckland airport. Johnson and that dick Peter brown gave him one word answers and SJ acted like a little brat. Honestly I felt embarrassed for him - seemed more like something Nick Kyrgios would do. $10 says he’ll opt out of playing for the kiwis too

Any word on a replacement Mix? We have to sign someone for next season to use the minimum required.

I was actually thinking the same myself re the Kiwis, I can see a Matulino style CBF in a year or 2.

 

[¿N. ig-mah¿]

It was a young kiwi journo at Auckland airport. Johnson and that dick Peter brown gave him one word answers and SJ acted like a little brat. Honestly I felt embarrassed for him - seemed more like something Nick Kyrgios would do. $10 says he’ll opt out of playing for the kiwis too

Yeah, i saw the video. Misread that it was in Sydney. He still looked like a cock to me. He was convinced he handled it perfectly. He will treat all NZ journos the same now. U watch.

 

[¿N. ig-mah¿]

Bet taken. Will always wear the kiwi jersey proudly.

Just thinks Kearney is shit.

Also thought Bluey was shit, and Elliott, and McFadden. He thought Ivan was shit until he debuted too. Not his job to have an opinion on coaches. His job is to control games. Maybe he should have concentrated on that and he would have got his contract for his beloved Warriors.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Yeah, i saw the video. Misread that it was in Sydney. He still looked like a c**k to me. He was convinced he handled it perfectly. He will treat all NZ journos the same now. U watch.

Seen it now too...some very average 'journalism' going on but why does Shaun insist on being a child. If I'm getting paid $1m a year, I reckon I could handle being doorstopped by a journo in an airport when the questions really weren't that hard-hitting or investigative.

Honestly people, that's who he is. He's not a pro, he's a princess.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Bet taken. Will always wear the kiwi jersey proudly.

Just thinks Kearney is shit.

Not his call to make.

GF is exactly the same - the 2 of them coming together magnified that attitude. More interested in the lifestyle and the social media following

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Any word on a replacement Mix? We have to sign someone for next season to use the minimum required.

I was actually thinking the same myself re the Kiwis, I can see a Matulino style CBF in a year or 2.

Currently looks like internal promotion is the most likely. Also doesn’t sound like that parra kid will be signing in the short term

 

[BLN2]

Cheers, would doubt the Eels would let Brown leave anyway. With the coaching swap happening, could be some fall out too. Not a bad idea to have some cash in the bank.

TBH I'd take a TMM style player if he is available (as some have suggested), ticks the promising player, point to prove, should be pretty cheap (for a half), has experience, Kiwi etc boxes. Not sold on his playing style, but would compliment Green on the face of things.

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Prop, Lock and Centre was the formula.

Star players in star teams.

Johnson has had the Warriors.

So, can you answer why Johnson never won the Warriors player of the year?

 

[¿N. ig-mah¿]

So, can you answer why Johnson never won the Warriors player of the year?

Because he was an individual playing in a team in a team sport. 0

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

Because he was an individual playing in a team in a team sport. 0

Yes, I get that.
My point was Mr Angry is running down the Warriors team, basically saying that Johnson hasn't reached his heights due to the team around him. Well if the team was so bad but Johnson is so good, then surely he'd be the player of the year, no?

 

[Mr Angry]

So, can you answer why Johnson never won the Warriors player of the year?

Valid point, not sure who has been winning.

He did win a Golden Boot.

Can I ask was he in the hunt for said award?

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

It was dominated by Simon Mannering during SJ's time here.

2018 *Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2017 *Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2016 Simon Mannering
2015 Ben Matulino
2014 Simon Mannering
2013 Simon Mannering
2012 Ben Matulino
2011 Simon Mannering

No idea if he was in the hunt to be honest. I only really keep a handle on who wins it.

It's going to be weird seeing the Warriors do a full season without Mannering or Johnson there

 

[Rich102]

From our forum points tally:
Tuivasa-Sheck 30.79
Luke 15.44
Paasi 14.11
Johnson 13.38
Maumalo 12.46

Behind RTS, Luke and Paasi and just ahead of Maumalo.

 

[Juju]

Valid point, not sure who has been winning.

He did win a Golden Boot.

Can I ask was he in the hunt for said award?

Golden Boot is for international footy though... A fairly small sample size. This particular award throws up some weird winners, the England winger this year for instance

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Kodi is apparently a real chance.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Kodi is apparently a real chance.

How much would someone like Kodi be worth you reckon? Half of SJ's pay packet ($500k)?

Would combine well with green I reckon

 

[SpaceMonkey]

If we got him plus a decent prop I'd be pretty happy with that outcome.