Year of the Warrior

[VillaTheGorilla]

New year so I thought I'd start a new thread about it being our year this year!

While we've not had many signings, the additions of Foran, RTS (for longer than 5 games), a fit Luke, and Sipley getting an extended run with first grade hopefully and this will be a completely different team imo.

My team:
RTS
Lolohea
Kata
Fusitua
Manu
Foran
SJ
Matulino
Luke
Vete
Thompson
Hoffman
Mannering

Roache
Lillyman
Sipley
Lisone

Top 4 on paper easy...

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Sporting agencies over in Australia have us locked in at No.4 rank to win the whole thing. I would agree with this once the merkins in the NRL green light the Foran contract.

 

[Meth]

"This year is our year"

Heard it too many times before, unfortunately.

Hope we do well...not getting my hopes up.

 

[gUt]

That team on paper is frightening

 

[Meth]

That team on paper is frightening

not the first Warriors team that looked great on paper...

 

[Rich102]

Aah...the Paper Warriors.

 

[VillaTheGorilla]

Haha yeah, if the game was played on paper we'd be top 8, close to top 4 every year...

The thing that frustrates me is that when we get into an opposition 20 or 30, we look rudderless. Most other teams seem to have a definate plan on what there trying to acheive. How many times did we get a repeat set from Johnson, or a bit of Johnson solo magic or a Kata barge over. We have to work SO hard for our tries, where everyone seems to be able to create/plan something.
I'm hoping Kearney has fixed this up.

 

[TheDMC]

Haha yeah, if the game was played on paper we'd be top 8, close to top 4 every year...

The thing that frustrates me is that when we get into an opposition 20 or 30, we look rudderless. Most other teams seem to have a definate plan on what there trying to acheive. How many times did we get a repeat set from Johnson, or a bit of Johnson solo magic or a Kata barge over. We have to work SO hard for our tries, where everyone seems to be able to create/plan something.
I'm hoping Kearney has fixed this up.

We score plenty of tries most seasons. Just let in way too many...

 

[WellsNZ]

Going to need some big progress from Vete, Sipley, Lisone this year to make a real go of things.

 

[VillaTheGorilla]

Have heard from someone who was down at Mt Smart yesterday that Forans actually training with the team....make of this what you will....