July 27, 2024 • 9 mins
The Warriors have found themselves back in the winning column.
It was a hard-fought win over the cellar-dwelling West Tigers, a match in which third choice fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck shone.
Warriors Assistant Coach Slade Griffin joined Piney to unpack the win.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from News Talks edb So.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
To the Warriors we go they are back on track
twenty eight points to sixteen in the full time score.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
The Warriors keep their season alive, even if it.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Is a massive mountain.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
They have beating the Tigers here tonight.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Here at Auckland twenty eight to sixteen. The Warriors betting
the Tigers last night. They ran out to a fourteen
mil lead at the break before the Tigers closed the
gap to fourteen to ten midway through the second half,
but a penalty and two further tries helped the Warriors
pick up a crucial two points in the race for
the top eight. Assistant coach of the Warriors, Slade Griffin
is with us. Good to get the chance to chat
(00:52):
to your Slade Dart. Having given it the overnight test
and thought a bit about it, how do you reflect
on last night's performance.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
Yeah, we'll review it today with the boys, but it's
probably a bit of a bittersweet game. We knew the
Tigers are going to be very desperate and not playing,
you know, with nothing to lose, you know, even going
for the short kickoffs and things like that, and they
come over and play very physical. So we got off
to a good start and then kind of for our season,
(01:20):
we had a bit of a period there where we
just did and execute a few things and then defensively
we didn't hold them out, so they would be the
big focus for us. But just good to get a
win and learn. You know, you don't have to lose
to learn, so I'm sure there'll be a few lessons
for us here and yeah, just happy to get the
two points.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yeah, when you say bitter sweet, I guess the sweet
part is the two points. You know that that obviously
was important after a couple of close defeats in your
last two games. Anything last night that was significantly better
that you were pleased about compared to the last couple
of matches.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Yeah, we showed a lot of resilience on our try line,
you know, holding them out there, a bit of position
and chunk a ball down down on our goal line
and held them out there. So it's been a bit
of a work on for us. I thought the boards
did a really good job and the way we carried
the football, you know, our forwards created a lot of
momentum and we had a lot of opportunities there. I
(02:17):
think they had some points out there, but you know,
credit to the Tigers for defending us. But yeah, so
we'll build our those and have a good look at
the game today. But very happy just to get the
web in front of our fans at much snow. You know,
they've been turning up for us and the support has
been unreal and again it was an awesome atmosphere last night.
So I really excited this week against the Els.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Yeah, to be showing town. Isn't it a worriyor is homego?
Speaker 3 (02:42):
How worried were you at fourteen ten when they're back
to fourteen ten?
Speaker 4 (02:46):
Oh, not worried, Like we've always you know, talked about
sticking to the process, stay in prison, just getting back
into that game cycle. So you know, that was that
sick and try was a little bit lucky. It kind
of deflected off a league on a kick and just
landed into their hands and they had a two v
woman opportunity. So yeah, it was more probably why they
(03:09):
got down there. They've got a few penalties which we
got to clean up. So just showing a bit more
effort in our defense early on so they don't get
those opportunities at the back into their seats would be
the big one there.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Look back to last week and obviously Chanelle Harris Devita
had an unhappy night of the off the boot. I
want to talk about them last night in a minute,
But how much did you have to wrap support around
Chanelle during the week to make sure that he put
that behind him and focused on the next game.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Yeah, I guess We're a goalkicking coach Dale Halligan who's
really good. He's obviously been a goal kicker, so he understands,
you know, that process of fis and loads of kicking.
But Stacy Jones is really good with him. So you know,
Chanelle just he got out on the field and got
some reps in people forget he probably is a third
(03:59):
string kickers, So yeah, I thought he did a good job.
You know, he's seen the I get behind him when
he get hit that kick, so yeah, you know, he's
a great guy and he works really hard at his
craft and sometimes yeah, the mental game of football is
just as challenging as the physical. So you know, he's
(04:20):
seen how happy he was when he got that kick,
so yeah, I'm sure he's feeling a lot better.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
It was such a good moment. I was going to say,
the little smile when he got one over. It was.
It was such a good moment, wasn't it. And And
looking you know.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
You can see even in his even in his process
looking up, taking the depress, all that sort of thing.
I know, we're just focusing on quite a small part
of the game here, but I was. I think most
people were just delighted for him and when he was
when he was knocking them over.
Speaker 4 (04:43):
You know, he's a very likable guy, Soanel. He's a
real team player, and he brings so much to our
footy team. You know, the way he tackles for his
shows and defense guy in the boards around. You know,
we're going to saying that, you know, kicking doesn't when
you lose your games, but it can win your game.
So we don't expect goal kicks to win us. The
(05:05):
game is all these other things. Like last week, there
was a lot of things we got wrong and unfortunately
he bared the brunt of it. So you know, he
took one for the team there and didn't complain. He
just got out on the field and got his reps.
And so yeah, the boys and the clubs behind him.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
Roger two of us a check and the number one
jersey last night. Everyone's going to be saying it, Slade,
he should be there all the time. I know you
guys have these discussions until it might come in as
any surprise, you know, with the way he plays pretty
much everywhere he plays, But he was good on the
one jersey last night. You got a view on on
that and how you manage that moving forward as a
as a coaching stuff.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Yeah, he was. It's always awesome to get Roger in
the one jersey and you know what he can do
with the ball. Thing that a lot of people don't
see is just how hard it is defensively getting your
line organized and set, which you know, we're blessed to
have another couple of really good options here and sometimes
you just want to get your best players on the field,
(06:00):
so you know chance as an elite fallback. He's really
good at all the things that people probably don't see
but we highly value. So yeah, I don't know how
far away he is, but yeah, it's been great getting
Roger and closer to the ball and giving him more opportunities.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Do you look at the points table? Do you like
look at it and do the maths and that sort
of thing. Are you the kind of coach who does that?
Speaker 3 (06:23):
And things like if you win that and then we
win that and they lose that, we're in the eighth,
do you do the maths on the table?
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Yeah? I didn't really like it was actually so focused
on just that week. I know it's a cliche, but
sometimes we didn't even know who we had a week
or two away, so you know, I had to have
a look to see where we're at, and we addressed it,
and the moral of the story was we just got
to win some football games. So we're still very processed.
(06:52):
Like today, we'll review the game, then we'll have a
first training session and then we'll really delve into the
eels on Wednesday. So we've got our process we stick
to and look, we just got to win games now.
But yeah, we're just really excited to play again at
Mount's Smart. We haven't had too many games back to
back at home, so it's really good time for the
(07:13):
boys to freshen their bodies up, it's been some times,
their family off the field, and just be ready to go.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Actually, another guy I want to ask you about was
Mowila Graham tofa hasn't a lot of a lot of
rugby league this year, but when he has played, he's
I think he's done a pretty decent job. Set up
that last try for dellan Y Tennis alesni act last night.
You'd be pleased to see a relatively new guy to
the NRL playing like he is.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Yeah, it's an awesome stortory. He come back from obsoview
i think his plastering and then did a part time
New South Wales Cup and then he ended up going
really well there and earning himself in a preseason and
he's played really well at New South Wales Cup again
and then he's got two games this year and played
really really strong. He's marked up against Hervey Farmworth against
(07:56):
in the Dolphins game, did a really good job and
he's two from two, so he's obviously doing something right
when he's playing for us. But yeah, again, like a
young kid coming in learning his system, learning his craft.
Another preseason is going to be awesome for him to
learn the defensive systems and just really nail them. But yeah,
it's an awesome story.
Speaker 3 (08:18):
After a game like at night last night? Do you
like lie Awakecore? Do you are you knakered, like, do
you sleep well after a game? I'm I'm probably better
after a win on imagine, Yeah, better after.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
A win sometimes, Yeah, the adrenaline is still rushing. Sometimes
you just exhausted from the highs and lows and the
emotional side of it. Yeah. I generally like a couple
of coffees before the game as well, just alert the
end of the game. But yeah, it's when you're add
on the field and you feel the energy of the crowd.
(08:49):
It can take a while to wind down. So usually
watch a little bit of the game, look at some
of the stats and the coaches conferences and just get
a good feel for it before. Yeah, but it was
good to go to sleep on a win.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Nice.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Well, enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Made.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
I know you've got some work to do before the
Eels awry next Friday back at Mount Smart as you say, so,
looking forward to that.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Really appreciate you taking out call this afternoon. No, thank
you very much having me now, thanks for joining us.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Slate slave Griffin there assistant coach of the Warriors, so
job done for them. It must be quite nice to
buy on a Friday night and then sort of watch
the rest of the weekend unfold, knowing that you've banked
your two points. Also last night, The Storm Beating the
Eels thirty two fourteen.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from News Talks edb So.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
To the Warriors we go they are back on track
twenty eight points to sixteen in the full time score.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
The Warriors keep their season alive, even if it.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Is a massive mountain.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
They have beating the Tigers here tonight.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Here at Auckland twenty eight to sixteen. The Warriors betting
the Tigers last night. They ran out to a fourteen
mil lead at the break before the Tigers closed the
gap to fourteen to ten midway through the second half,
but a penalty and two further tries helped the Warriors
pick up a crucial two points in the race for
the top eight. Assistant coach of the Warriors, Slade Griffin
is with us. Good to get the chance to chat
(00:52):
to your Slade Dart. Having given it the overnight test
and thought a bit about it, how do you reflect
on last night's performance.
Speaker 4 (00:59):
Yeah, we'll review it today with the boys, but it's
probably a bit of a bittersweet game. We knew the
Tigers are going to be very desperate and not playing,
you know, with nothing to lose, you know, even going
for the short kickoffs and things like that, and they
come over and play very physical. So we got off
to a good start and then kind of for our season,
(01:20):
we had a bit of a period there where we
just did and execute a few things and then defensively
we didn't hold them out, so they would be the
big focus for us. But just good to get a
win and learn. You know, you don't have to lose
to learn, so I'm sure there'll be a few lessons
for us here and yeah, just happy to get the
two points.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yeah, when you say bitter sweet, I guess the sweet
part is the two points. You know that that obviously
was important after a couple of close defeats in your
last two games. Anything last night that was significantly better
that you were pleased about compared to the last couple
of matches.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Yeah, we showed a lot of resilience on our try line,
you know, holding them out there, a bit of position
and chunk a ball down down on our goal line
and held them out there. So it's been a bit
of a work on for us. I thought the boards
did a really good job and the way we carried
the football, you know, our forwards created a lot of
momentum and we had a lot of opportunities there. I
(02:17):
think they had some points out there, but you know,
credit to the Tigers for defending us. But yeah, so
we'll build our those and have a good look at
the game today. But very happy just to get the
web in front of our fans at much snow. You know,
they've been turning up for us and the support has
been unreal and again it was an awesome atmosphere last night.
So I really excited this week against the Els.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Yeah, to be showing town. Isn't it a worriyor is homego?
Speaker 3 (02:42):
How worried were you at fourteen ten when they're back
to fourteen ten?
Speaker 4 (02:46):
Oh, not worried, Like we've always you know, talked about
sticking to the process, stay in prison, just getting back
into that game cycle. So you know, that was that
sick and try was a little bit lucky. It kind
of deflected off a league on a kick and just
landed into their hands and they had a two v
woman opportunity. So yeah, it was more probably why they
(03:09):
got down there. They've got a few penalties which we
got to clean up. So just showing a bit more
effort in our defense early on so they don't get
those opportunities at the back into their seats would be
the big one there.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Look back to last week and obviously Chanelle Harris Devita
had an unhappy night of the off the boot. I
want to talk about them last night in a minute,
But how much did you have to wrap support around
Chanelle during the week to make sure that he put
that behind him and focused on the next game.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Yeah, I guess We're a goalkicking coach Dale Halligan who's
really good. He's obviously been a goal kicker, so he understands,
you know, that process of fis and loads of kicking.
But Stacy Jones is really good with him. So you know,
Chanelle just he got out on the field and got
some reps in people forget he probably is a third
(03:59):
string kickers, So yeah, I thought he did a good job.
You know, he's seen the I get behind him when
he get hit that kick, so yeah, you know, he's
a great guy and he works really hard at his
craft and sometimes yeah, the mental game of football is
just as challenging as the physical. So you know, he's
(04:20):
seen how happy he was when he got that kick,
so yeah, I'm sure he's feeling a lot better.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
It was such a good moment. I was going to say,
the little smile when he got one over. It was.
It was such a good moment, wasn't it. And And
looking you know.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
You can see even in his even in his process
looking up, taking the depress, all that sort of thing.
I know, we're just focusing on quite a small part
of the game here, but I was. I think most
people were just delighted for him and when he was
when he was knocking them over.
Speaker 4 (04:43):
You know, he's a very likable guy, Soanel. He's a
real team player, and he brings so much to our
footy team. You know, the way he tackles for his
shows and defense guy in the boards around. You know,
we're going to saying that, you know, kicking doesn't when
you lose your games, but it can win your game.
So we don't expect goal kicks to win us. The
(05:05):
game is all these other things. Like last week, there
was a lot of things we got wrong and unfortunately
he bared the brunt of it. So you know, he
took one for the team there and didn't complain. He
just got out on the field and got his reps.
And so yeah, the boys and the clubs behind him.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
Roger two of us a check and the number one
jersey last night. Everyone's going to be saying it, Slade,
he should be there all the time. I know you
guys have these discussions until it might come in as
any surprise, you know, with the way he plays pretty
much everywhere he plays, But he was good on the
one jersey last night. You got a view on on
that and how you manage that moving forward as a
as a coaching stuff.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Yeah, he was. It's always awesome to get Roger in
the one jersey and you know what he can do
with the ball. Thing that a lot of people don't
see is just how hard it is defensively getting your
line organized and set, which you know, we're blessed to
have another couple of really good options here and sometimes
you just want to get your best players on the field,
(06:00):
so you know chance as an elite fallback. He's really
good at all the things that people probably don't see
but we highly value. So yeah, I don't know how
far away he is, but yeah, it's been great getting
Roger and closer to the ball and giving him more opportunities.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Do you look at the points table? Do you like
look at it and do the maths and that sort
of thing. Are you the kind of coach who does that?
Speaker 3 (06:23):
And things like if you win that and then we
win that and they lose that, we're in the eighth,
do you do the maths on the table?
Speaker 4 (06:30):
Yeah? I didn't really like it was actually so focused
on just that week. I know it's a cliche, but
sometimes we didn't even know who we had a week
or two away, so you know, I had to have
a look to see where we're at, and we addressed it,
and the moral of the story was we just got
to win some football games. So we're still very processed.
(06:52):
Like today, we'll review the game, then we'll have a
first training session and then we'll really delve into the
eels on Wednesday. So we've got our process we stick
to and look, we just got to win games now.
But yeah, we're just really excited to play again at
Mount's Smart. We haven't had too many games back to
back at home, so it's really good time for the
(07:13):
boys to freshen their bodies up, it's been some times,
their family off the field, and just be ready to go.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Actually, another guy I want to ask you about was
Mowila Graham tofa hasn't a lot of a lot of
rugby league this year, but when he has played, he's
I think he's done a pretty decent job. Set up
that last try for dellan Y Tennis alesni act last night.
You'd be pleased to see a relatively new guy to
the NRL playing like he is.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Yeah, it's an awesome stortory. He come back from obsoview
i think his plastering and then did a part time
New South Wales Cup and then he ended up going
really well there and earning himself in a preseason and
he's played really well at New South Wales Cup again
and then he's got two games this year and played
really really strong. He's marked up against Hervey Farmworth against
(07:56):
in the Dolphins game, did a really good job and
he's two from two, so he's obviously doing something right
when he's playing for us. But yeah, again, like a
young kid coming in learning his system, learning his craft.
Another preseason is going to be awesome for him to
learn the defensive systems and just really nail them. But yeah,
it's an awesome story.
Speaker 3 (08:18):
After a game like at night last night? Do you
like lie Awakecore? Do you are you knakered, like, do
you sleep well after a game? I'm I'm probably better
after a win on imagine, Yeah, better after.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
A win sometimes, Yeah, the adrenaline is still rushing. Sometimes
you just exhausted from the highs and lows and the
emotional side of it. Yeah. I generally like a couple
of coffees before the game as well, just alert the
end of the game. But yeah, it's when you're add
on the field and you feel the energy of the crowd.
(08:49):
It can take a while to wind down. So usually
watch a little bit of the game, look at some
of the stats and the coaches conferences and just get
a good feel for it before. Yeah, but it was
good to go to sleep on a win.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Nice.
Speaker 2 (09:01):
Well, enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Made.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
I know you've got some work to do before the
Eels awry next Friday back at Mount Smart as you say, so,
looking forward to that.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Really appreciate you taking out call this afternoon. No, thank
you very much having me now, thanks for joining us.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Slate slave Griffin there assistant coach of the Warriors, so
job done for them. It must be quite nice to
buy on a Friday night and then sort of watch
the rest of the weekend unfold, knowing that you've banked
your two points. Also last night, The Storm Beating the
Eels thirty two fourteen.
Speaker 1 (09:28):
For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live
to News Talk zed B weekends from midday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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