Jason Pine: What can I say about the Warriors?

What can you say about the Warriors last night?

66 points to 6. Absolutely inexplicable, almost impossible to explain.

The joint biggest defeat in the history of the club, equalling the loss to the Storm 2 years ago.

But that was against a team that was top of the comp against a comparatively weak Warriors side, during the COVID period.

Last night's defeat was to the team at the bottom of the NRL ladder, and a team that was pretty solid...

Nicoll-Klokstad
Tuivasa-Sheck
Pompey
Montoya
Johnson
Fonua-Blake
Egan
Ford
Harris

All there.

It's effectively the same group of players who finished in the top four last season. Try and make sense of that.

It's not terminal, obviously. Every game is only worth 2 points, but the nature of this might leave some scars and cast doubt into the minds of players and fans about whether this team is a top eight proposition.

There are 11 rounds to go, including 2 byes, so there's 4 points guaranteed. And the Warriors are just 3 points outside the 8, so it's certainly not the end of their season by any stretch

But man, do they have to make some changes quickly, before the Broncos hit town on Saturday fresh off their bye - and needing wins to make their own push into the top eight.

This is a huge test for Andrew Webster - the biggest of his time at the club for sure.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from Newstalks EDB.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
We probably need to address the Warriors.

Speaker 3 (00:14):
A record breaking afternoon on the Gold Coasts Luffy cant
Perrera with four Kier and four and winding back the
clock in sublime form. The veteran coach delighted, the fans
ecstatic and the Warriors well, what do you say?

Speaker 2 (00:35):
What do you say? It's a very good question, absolutely inexplicable,
almost impossible to explain. The joint biggest defeat in the
history of the club, equalling the loss of the Storm
two years ago. But that was a Storm team that
was top of the comp against a comparatively weak Warriors

(00:56):
side during the COVID period. Last night's defeat was to
the team at the bottom of the NRL Ladder. The
Warrior's team was pretty solid. You look through it and
yes they were missing a couple of origin and Delan
martenis a Lesniak was suspended and Rocker Berry wasn't there.
But you look down that team list. Nicol Klukstar two

(01:18):
of us A check back, Pompey, Montoya, Johnson for No A, Blake,
Egan Ford, Harris All there effectively the same group of
players who finished in the top four last season. Try
and make sense of that. You might not be able to,
but if you'd like to give it a crack, oh,
eight hundred and eighty ten eighty, it's not terminal. Obviously,
every game's only worth two points, but the nature of

(01:41):
this might leave some scars and cast doubt into the
minds of players and fans about whether this team is
actually a top eight proposition. There are eleven rounds to go,
including two buys for the Warriors, so there's four points
straight away, and there are only three points outside the
top eight. So it's certainly not the end of their
season by any stretch. But man, do they have to

(02:05):
make some changes quickly before the Broncos at Town on Saturday,
fresh off thereby and needing wins to make their own
push to the top eight. This is a massive test
for Andrew Webster, a massive test. Watching the Warriors last
night reminded me actually of one of the all time
great talkback calls. This was from twenty eighteen, six years ago.

(02:29):
The Warriors made the top eight that season, but they
lost to the Titans in around twenty fairly convincingly thirty
six points to twelve. The next day, this is six
years ago, Jared called the radio station. You just wanted
to quickly to say a few words were going to warriors.

Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yeah, I've started with this.

Speaker 2 (02:47):
Boom boom, boom boom.

Speaker 3 (02:53):
You're playing the Titans, the Titan Titans. It was crap soft, lazy,
week heartless.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
It was no mental fortitude. It was shoft boom boom boom. Awful.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
Pastis thank you.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
That was from six years ago and it probably still
stands up to scrutiny after last night.

Speaker 1 (03:21):
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