NRL 2025
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And the first downer of many to come this year Warriors fans, Tohu Harris forced in to immediate retirement.
Not exactly a surprise given his body is held together by tape and hope.
Terrific player, and sadly there drops another pillar that the 2023 run to the prelim was built on. 217 games each for Melbourne and the Warriors, 1 premiership, 16 tests for NZ including a 4-Nations win, and an NRL 2nd rower of the year
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And the first downer of many to come this year Warriors fans, Tohu Harris forced in to immediate retirement.
Not exactly a surprise given his body is held together by tape and hope.
Terrific player, and sadly there drops another pillar that the 2023 run to the prelim was built on. 217 games each for Melbourne and the Warriors, 1 premiership, 16 tests for NZ including a 4-Nations win, and an NRL 2nd rower of the year
@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
And the first downer of many to come this year Warriors fans, Tohu Harris forced in to immediate retirement.
Not exactly a surprise given his body is held together by tape and hope.
Terrific player, and sadly there drops another pillar that the 2023 run to the prelim was built on. 217 games each for Melbourne and the Warriors, 1 premiership, 16 tests for NZ including a 4-Nations win, and an NRL 2nd rower of the year
From a playing perspective that's not a bad thing, as you note he's broken ... and has been for a while. I wonder if he'll stay on at the club in some capacity? Will see if my cousins have any inside info.
Bloody good career for a rugby midfield back who switched after missing out on a Hawkes Bay academy spot.
Hmm, I wonder what the Warriors plan is to replace him, I guess in the immediate term he'll be covered in the squad as they must have planned for him to be broken this year. Should free up a decent amount of cap space.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
And the first downer of many to come this year Warriors fans, Tohu Harris forced in to immediate retirement.
Not exactly a surprise given his body is held together by tape and hope.
Terrific player, and sadly there drops another pillar that the 2023 run to the prelim was built on. 217 games each for Melbourne and the Warriors, 1 premiership, 16 tests for NZ including a 4-Nations win, and an NRL 2nd rower of the year
From a playing perspective that's not a bad thing, as you note he's broken ... and has been for a while. I wonder if he'll stay on at the club in some capacity? Will see if my cousins have any inside info.
Bloody good career for a rugby midfield back who switched after missing out on a Hawkes Bay academy spot.
Hmm, I wonder what the Warriors plan is to replace him, I guess in the immediate term he'll be covered in the squad as they must have planned for him to be broken this year. Should free up a decent amount of cap space.
@Nepia yep frees up a top 30 spot and probably significant cap space, although I doubt they chase anyone right now, could be useful in a few months though
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Anyone keen for a NRL SuperCoach comp? Could do it for free or maybe $10/$20 entry fee to keep people invested and don’t just give up on their teams after a month
Anyone keen for a NRL SuperCoach comp? Could do it for free or maybe $10/$20 entry fee to keep people invested and don’t just give up on their teams after a month
Im in, Im hoping the union has a good look at this model for NRL/AFL, really has brought a younger generation into this
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First pre season matches start this weekend. Thankfully no mention of "fittest we've ever been", arguably "gruelling" is akin, but I will pretend it is not close.
EIther a Laban or Vaimauga (who the club has big hopes for) probably will be battling for a permanent edge spot over next couple of weeks, especially since showing Maiuu the door
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ah the blissful serenity of entering the season with absolutely zero expectations. I can watch each game and just accept what happens happens. We win? holy shit how did we do that? we lose? well, our roster is dogshit.
We are paying $12 for the spoon which is massive overs. Somehow the Titans, Tigers, Knights, Dolphins (!) Raiders and Dragons are all below us.
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ah the blissful serenity of entering the season with absolutely zero expectations. I can watch each game and just accept what happens happens. We win? holy shit how did we do that? we lose? well, our roster is dogshit.
We are paying $12 for the spoon which is massive overs. Somehow the Titans, Tigers, Knights, Dolphins (!) Raiders and Dragons are all below us.
@mariner4life It is nice not to have high expectations for sure, I just hope we dont end up in the spoon battle, however you never know lol
Dolphins only on that list with the Wayne leaving historical impact. Woolf a good coach though
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Raiders and Dragons being top 2 in the market for the spoon does surprise me somewhat.
Surely even Ricky couldn't survive the Raiders being in the spoon fight? Coaching hot seats at the Titans, Knights, Tigers and Dragons as well. Benji will get the season, maybe Flanagan as well, but a poor start will see Des, AOB, and even yes maybe Ricky gone.
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Ricky's young kids surely should actually be better, Dragons will go ok I think if their middles stand up (very light up front) and I wouldn't have them at spoon level yet. Titans will start poorly, but do get Fafita and Tino back through the season which will help.. Newcastle will potentially go backwards.
Can Ryles and Benji turn around their teams that much? Possibly but much will be based on confidence. A few losses and most of the squads heads will drop.
Perhaps the Warriors are in the spoon race.. -
Ricky's young kids surely should actually be better, Dragons will go ok I think if their middles stand up (very light up front) and I wouldn't have them at spoon level yet. Titans will start poorly, but do get Fafita and Tino back through the season which will help.. Newcastle will potentially go backwards.
Can Ryles and Benji turn around their teams that much? Possibly but much will be based on confidence. A few losses and most of the squads heads will drop.
Perhaps the Warriors are in the spoon race..@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
Perhaps the Warriors are in the spoon race..
balls deep in
no halves. Inadequate centres. Inadequate outsides (slow too). Lost our point scoring prop. Not much in the way of edge impact either.
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in fact i am going to go and take the $12s
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in fact i am going to go and take the $12s
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i would be pissed if my bet lost because we came 2nd last.
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in fact i am going to go and take the $12s
@mariner4life I might wait until post round one, if we beat Canberra in Vegas, I might get $14
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@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
Perhaps the Warriors are in the spoon race..
balls deep in
no halves. Inadequate centres. Inadequate outsides (slow too). Lost our point scoring prop. Not much in the way of edge impact either.
@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
Perhaps the Warriors are in the spoon race..
balls deep in
no halves. Inadequate centres. Inadequate outsides (slow too). Lost our point scoring prop. Not much in the way of edge impact either.
I think I agree with all of this.
Add to that a coach who, on last year's evidence (and player recruitment), is wedded to a game plan that the other teams worked out last year.
TBF, as it's the Warriors I never have high expectations, not even with the over-hype train at the start of last year following on from 2023.
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CNK first start at FB, TMM at 6 and Metcalf at 7 ...interesting, TAB bet for spoon incoming
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