D'Arcy Waldegrave: The Warriors didn't win, the Dragons lost

I applaud the Warriors for picking up two points last night against the Dragons. Applauding the points. That’s about it.   

Sure, there were meritorious efforts from some individuals, some masculine grind was shown, but the effort was marred by sloppy mistakes, terrifying concentration lapses, and an inability to put away a team reduced in numbers through HIA protocols.   

If I was being a stern father, I’d say the Warriors didn’t win that, the Dragons lost it.  

But the rot has been temporarily stopped. But does rot, like rust, ever sleep?  

Herald league scribe Michael Burgess used the term winning ugly, apt, because two points is two points, regardless of the manner in which they were collected.   

The much celebrated, indeed required, top four spot is theirs, with three teams well outside of the eight to come, destiny is in their own hands. The question is what has this team retrieved from their calamitous last few weeks which dragged their confidence through the mud and severely tested their depth across numerous positions? To reach deep into the uncomfortable reality of an elongated results skid, and sit with the pain, will be instrumental in their next three matches.   

They have shown just enough to suggest that they can keep the barbarians from the gate and hit the finals ground running with flames licking at their feet, but those flames may well burn them beyond recognition if they stumble in their dash to the end.  

Like most Warriors seasons —or games— the fans will be tortured with possibilities to the last.  

There is no such thing as a comfortable game in Warriors-land, this reality won’t cease.  

As the Mad Butcher titled his book: What a Ride, Mate!  

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
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Waldgrave from News Talks' be.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Promised warriors and warriors is what I'm going to deliver it,
and they kind of did last night. I applaud the
Warriors for picking up two points against the Dragons. I'm
applauding the points, though. That's about it. Are you sure?
There were meritorious efforts from some individuals, some masculine grind

(00:31):
that was shown though, but the effort was was marred
by sloppy mistakes, terrifying concentration lapses, and an inability to
put away a team reduced in numbers through HIA protocols.
If I was being a stern father, I'd say the
Warriors didn't win, that the Dragons lost it. But the rot,

(00:53):
the rot of the last six weeks has been temporarily stopped.
But does rot like rust ever sleep. Herald leaguees guy
Mike Burgess used the term winning agg which is act
because two points is two points, regardless of the manner
in which they were collected. The much celebrated, indeed required

(01:15):
top four spot is now theirs again, with three teams
well outside the eight to come. Destiny is in their
own hands. The question is what has this team retrieved
gleaned from their calamitous last few weeks, which dragged their
confidence through the mud and severely tested their depth across
numerous positions. To reach deep into the uncomfortable reality of

(01:40):
an elongated results skid, and to sit with that pain
will be instrumental for the next three matches. They've shown
just enough to suggest that they can keep the barbarians
from the gate and hit the finals ground running with
the flames licking at their feet. But those flames may
well boom them beyond recognition if they stumble in their

(02:03):
dash to the end, and like most Warriors seese or games,
the fans will be tortured with possibility to excuse me
right the way to the last. There is no such
thing as a comfortable game in Warriors Land. This reality
won't cease. As the mad Butcher titled his book, water

(02:23):
Right and That'll Do.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
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