Monty Betham: Former Warriors Captain on the Warriors chances against the Bulldogs

The Warriors are just holding onto their position in the top four. 

Saturday will see them face off against the Bulldogs – a must win match after their last two losses. 

But the question remains, with the spotty performances from the New Zealand team, will they be able to defeat a top four side? 

Former Warriors Captain Monty Betham told Mike Hosking the Warriors have yet to lose three matches in a row this year, and experts believe that pattern will hold true. 

He says both teams will be looking to bounce back in this clash, vying for a higher position in the top four. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
By the way, Melbourne the new NRL leader, Ladder leaders,
Brisbane's hopes of a top four finished dash, the storm
one sided record against the Broncos. This all happened last night.
Just bringing you up to speed storm on storm on
thirty six Raiders thirty six Bulldogs thirty four Warriors thirty
which brings us, of course to this weekend. We play
the Bulldogs and we have not beaten a top side,

(00:21):
and in that surely is a problem. Monty beat them
with on this Monty Morning.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Good morning, Mike. How you've been going watching the Warriors?
Haven't too much from your lounge of late.

Speaker 1 (00:30):
The You raise a very sensitive topic here, Monty. I
don't like being filmed because people make fun of me.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Oh mate, I love the passion, mate, and I love
the great supporters of the great game and the Warriors.
So I do miss it. I do missing it.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
Okay, Well, I'll talk to the videographer and see what
we can do this weekend. Anyway, back to the serious business.
Do you worry we've not beaten a really good sign.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
Look, I think across the board there's a few teams
in a similar position, but used in saying that, you
know when you think of the great year we had
previous too, this wee can come in terms of the
Warriors that they probably should have had a top four
spot locked them, but now especially the last two home
games against teams was the run that most deemed the

(01:15):
easiest run coming in out of the top four teams
top four side. So this one as a game. You though,
they played the Bulldogs twice last year and lost the
last time had of course they did in the lost
by just the one point. So it's going to be
a great game. And the boys been in a mini
camp since Wednesday, the top thirty players over there and
we beat loves it in terms of the boys getting connected,

(01:37):
getting close and really plotting the downfall of the opposition. Good.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
So is it two in a row and this will
freak them out? Or is it two in a row
Warriors of old we come back and do something spectacular.

Speaker 2 (01:49):
Well, I think if you look at the experts and
what they're particularly on other side of the tatment, because
the Warriors are yet to lose three in a row
this year, they're thinking that's going to be the case
that they're going to come back from to to down.
Not wanting to lose three and show what they're built
with adversity behind them, you know. But you know, with
some of the likes of potentially James Fish Harris coming in,

(02:09):
I think that's the leadership that you'd want. He's pushing
to play from what I'm hearing, but it's whether he's
available or not. Last week we had three guys that
were in under nineteen side in twenty twenty three, so
it's next man up mentality, but it's been quite young.
But in saying that, they should have got the result
last week, so a lack of motivation this week against
a very good Bulldog side who had a month of

(02:32):
winning before getting their pants pulled down by a Tiger
side and the wed over there, so they'll be looking
to bounce back as well, which makes us probably the
best clash of the round, having two teams wanted to
vive for a high position in their top four and
cementthy chances.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Couldn't agree more So if we win this week in
the tool line, isn't it because the rest of the
ways relatively should be relatively easy.

Speaker 2 (02:51):
Yeah, by the time the boys take the field, they're
going to know how the other games have panned out
before them, so they've been a really good situation. Not
that they'll be looking at that and they want to
get a result regardless. But you know, I think if
the Warriors win three from the last five, they're a
realistic chance of being in the top four. Four will
cement their place in the top four. And depending on
what happens with these other games coming out prior to this,

(03:14):
you know, the powers in your own hands. You've got
to win your matches, but with see other games and
other teams who aren't fancied, they often get up this
time of year.

Speaker 1 (03:21):
MIC they do, all right, mate, Go well Monty Beatham.
Good to catch up with the former Warriors captain of course,
an all round good guy in the league legion.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
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