May 6, 2025 • 8 mins
The Warriors have convinced D'Arcy Waldegrave that it's our year.
They got a dicey win over the Cowboys at Magic Round over the weekend.
D'Arcy spoke to former Warrior Lewis Brown on Sportstalk for a reality check.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Duncy Wildergrave
from News Talk.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Z'd be right now, don't ever wee chat with Lewis Brown.
We look at the Waws, what they provided over the weekend,
how far they can actually go in this competition. Lewis Brown, Hey, Hi,
mister Brown.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Well how are you?
Speaker 2 (00:28):
I'm very very well following the Warriors team that are
looking likely right now. Look, don't want to get too
carried away, but you know what it's like when you
were playing. It's our year, So what do you reckon?
How are they going to go this year? Because they've
shown everything so far.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Yes, it's the biggest question, isn't it you know, consistency.
You know, they've probably shown all areas.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Of their game.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
You know they're you know, obviously the negatives, you know
where they've sort of you know, got beat Round one,
come out a bit flat, you know, the whole the
whole Vegas thing sort of I feel like got to
them a little bit, a lot of travel and then
you know, sort of found their straps and have really
sort of hung hung their hat on on their defense
and not not just the way they defend, but the
(01:09):
belief that they're having each other like you know, like
you know, we speak about the game in the weekend.
It gets the Cowboy study to twenty six. You know
that that game in the last two or three years,
we would have lost that by twenty The way that
they showed resilience, the back to back efforts and you
know the position, you know, fifty five forty five, you know,
the way we defended our line.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
It's just like really proud.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
It's something I really haven't seen for a long time
for especially for like a really really like we've got
a pretty young core of boys in that team, you know,
like you know, the young half the outside backs of
very young. Our back roles are young, you know, so
you know, to be helped to have that attitude and
you know, had that DNA, that what we be talking
about completing the sets and you know, the DNA for
(01:52):
the Warriors has given themselves an opportunity to actually compete
in the game.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
And you know, on the weekend they did that.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
And you know, I spoke to someone yesterday from the club,
and I think the way that they won the game,
I preferred them to win it thirty to twenty six.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
And you know, running away thirty to thirty to ten.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
You know, it's you know, so many lessons you can
take out of that good win, especially you know the
defense in the second half. But you know road legs
about momentum, it's always going to change. And you know
for the Warriors, you know, they won that game. And
I'm really really proud, and I'm sure that the whole
country and the whole fan base is really proud about
the young group of boys, how they turned up for
each other.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
At Magic Run.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
You had score and what was it, thirty sixth fifty eighth,
sixty third minute and you said you want them to
win like that you're a massacrest Lewis Brown. But the
fact that they managed to actually up and defend for
those last handful of minutes and not let it slide.
And you take into account what happened last year, the
amount of games they lost by between two and six
(02:52):
points was off the hook. So where did the steel
come from? What do you think projected to that place
where they could defend after having a healthy lead then
living it slide.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Oh, just attitude, I think, you know, like a lot
of people don't really understand, but been on that line
and turning another team away that's had so much more
momentum for like, you know, fifteen to twenty minutes. It
actually builds confidence and it builds energy, you know, like
it's it's you know, stuff like that. You know, you know,
a lot lot letting people in. It's it's a massive
confidence bilster, especially for a young young care like that.
(03:25):
And you know, they laid the platform very very early,
you know, and things were going our way, you know,
heading into halftime, we're looking good until obviously dead and
pinched one there next to the right, next to the
left hand upright, and you know it was game on.
You know the Cowboys that you know, they've you know,
no no lead is safe against this Cowboys team. They've
got strike pay everywhere, especially in attackmo you know, drink
(03:47):
water dead and he's a running half. We saw that
in the weekend and then you know, obviously we had
some injuries and then obviously looking so Kurk cake Well
gets put in the centers and they were really you know,
really isolated him out there. But you know that the
boys around him and himself did his job and they
keep turning off for each other. So a massive confidence lifter,
you know, coming and coming as probably like you know,
(04:09):
outsiders as well. You know, people were calling us underdogs,
but you know the way that Lukie Metcalf stood up,
and you know the way that him and Chanel really
complimented each other, the way the way that way Egan's
going to about his work around.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
The ruck, very very smart. And then Aaron Clark Maye, like,
you know, the kid is.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
A warrior, a junior warrior, and you know he's coming
back to the club of a point to prove and
he's really doing that. I feel like he's been a
real buyer of the yegent, a real buyer of the season,
and he's really fitting that. You know, he's wearing thirteen,
but he's ultimately playing that utility role through the middle.
And you know those those stocky boys you know under
five five, five eleven, you know, one hundred killows.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
That's the tough to handle. And you know he's got
good good ball schools.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
You know, obviously coming back you know the background of
a hooker, and you know the way that he leads
our line speed and a kick chase as well, and
he's really really what I love about Aaron is the
way he leads the effort areas as well. Kick chase
mark a, pressure, kick, pressure, et cetera.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Like that.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
You know, that's that's the small things that get us
across the line.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Now are the small things that made us win in
the weekend?
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Man up, the next man, the next guy. And this
is something that the team struggled with last year, but
this year it seems to click and it's going to
be needed. Louis Brown, when you when you when you
look at the players that aren't there, I suppose that's
what what gets us. You look at Dula, Montonisa leaves Neck,
no Rodger, two of us a ship and no James
(05:31):
Fisher Harris, Yet the next guys have stood up. This
is going to happen again in the coming weeks because
Barry's gone down. We keep losing players to injury, but
there's something about the ability for the next guy to
stand up. How much of that is coaching and player management?
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Do you think? Massive?
Speaker 1 (05:48):
You know, we've also understand that Weby's had his hand
on the like his fingerprints on this team for was
it three years now, you know?
Speaker 3 (05:55):
So, so he's really started to build the DNA and
and and that team and and you.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Know also we've also got to look at the success
of our Harold Matt's and the Sguy Ball and the
Judy Fleggan. Also the reserve grade coming through the big
results there. You know, anytime our club you know, is
going well in our juniors, you know, it's it's it's
a great thing for our whole club. We're starting to
see the developments of young players come through, you know,
(06:20):
you know, look at Lecquer, you know, you look at
players that are coming through that kind of that.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
That system and the way he's playing. No one wants
to tackle him, no one wants the bar of him
in the NRL, and just really.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Happy with the clubs, with the clubs out. You know,
we're just gone about our work. The boys are a
super humble bunch. They're led by a really really humble
captain of Mitch Barnett that you know, does a lot
of his work. You know, he's speaking with his actions
and you know, like you know, we've also got you know,
the origin period coming up soon. You know, obviously I
think Mitch would be a shore in there and obviously
way way is you know, knocking on the door. So
(06:57):
you know, hopefully we can pick up a few wins
through there as well. But yeah, just just the development
of our players, our juniors. I think it's we've got
a great pathways system hidden at the moment, obviously led
by Andrew.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
McFadden who's doing a great job there.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
And yeah, the club's in a really really good position
and it really reflected you know, and you can you
can sort of also see the you know, the.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
Team, how the team are with the confidence of our
two young halves.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
You know, they're both humble young halfs, haven't had a
hell of a lot of experience, but boy did they
turn Magic Runner on its head.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
For sure they did.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Then in the background, you've got the likes of Tanner
boyd if he stays in Tomighty Martin, who are also there. Yeah,
well we.
Speaker 3 (07:41):
Speak about to Marty Martin.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
You know, he goes back on Sunday plays in New
South Wales cups and you know he has six six
assists and seven of the tries that the boys, the boys,
the boys scored in that big win they had on
Sunday over the roofs. So the good sign about that too,
das is the attitude of a half that isn't get
an opportunity, that feels like he's been around for a while,
but to see him go back and have six assists
(08:04):
and a big win just shows the attitude of the group.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Is it too early to say it's our year? That
m haunt every Warriors player past and present about saying that,
But there's a lot of momentum.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
But it is early doors and is the NRL.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
It's not even a guarantee for the eight year right.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
Oh man? I think you know, as as as fans
were just got to embrace it when we can. We
know how how turbulent the season of rugby league can be,
the ups and downs of it, the roller coasters. So
you know, while we're in this winning space and and
and we're enjoying this, this good footy and this good
brand of footy.
Speaker 3 (08:41):
That our team in DNA, that our team has, I
think we just enjoyed it as a group. And yeah,
just if we lean into letting at Bay, let at
b Ay. For more from Sports Talk, listen live to
News Talks.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
It'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Duncy Wildergrave
from News Talk.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Z'd be right now, don't ever wee chat with Lewis Brown.
We look at the Waws, what they provided over the weekend,
how far they can actually go in this competition. Lewis Brown, Hey, Hi,
mister Brown.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Well how are you?
Speaker 2 (00:28):
I'm very very well following the Warriors team that are
looking likely right now. Look, don't want to get too
carried away, but you know what it's like when you
were playing. It's our year, So what do you reckon?
How are they going to go this year? Because they've
shown everything so far.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Yes, it's the biggest question, isn't it you know, consistency.
You know, they've probably shown all areas.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Of their game.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
You know they're you know, obviously the negatives, you know
where they've sort of you know, got beat Round one,
come out a bit flat, you know, the whole the
whole Vegas thing sort of I feel like got to
them a little bit, a lot of travel and then
you know, sort of found their straps and have really
sort of hung hung their hat on on their defense
and not not just the way they defend, but the
(01:09):
belief that they're having each other like you know, like
you know, we speak about the game in the weekend.
It gets the Cowboy study to twenty six. You know
that that game in the last two or three years,
we would have lost that by twenty The way that
they showed resilience, the back to back efforts and you
know the position, you know, fifty five forty five, you know,
the way we defended our line.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
It's just like really proud.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
It's something I really haven't seen for a long time
for especially for like a really really like we've got
a pretty young core of boys in that team, you know,
like you know, the young half the outside backs of
very young. Our back roles are young, you know, so
you know, to be helped to have that attitude and
you know, had that DNA, that what we be talking
about completing the sets and you know, the DNA for
(01:52):
the Warriors has given themselves an opportunity to actually compete
in the game.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
And you know, on the weekend they did that.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
And you know, I spoke to someone yesterday from the club,
and I think the way that they won the game,
I preferred them to win it thirty to twenty six.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
And you know, running away thirty to thirty to ten.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
You know, it's you know, so many lessons you can
take out of that good win, especially you know the
defense in the second half. But you know road legs
about momentum, it's always going to change. And you know
for the Warriors, you know, they won that game. And
I'm really really proud, and I'm sure that the whole
country and the whole fan base is really proud about
the young group of boys, how they turned up for
each other.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
At Magic Run.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
You had score and what was it, thirty sixth fifty eighth,
sixty third minute and you said you want them to
win like that you're a massacrest Lewis Brown. But the
fact that they managed to actually up and defend for
those last handful of minutes and not let it slide.
And you take into account what happened last year, the
amount of games they lost by between two and six
(02:52):
points was off the hook. So where did the steel
come from? What do you think projected to that place
where they could defend after having a healthy lead then
living it slide.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Oh, just attitude, I think, you know, like a lot
of people don't really understand, but been on that line
and turning another team away that's had so much more
momentum for like, you know, fifteen to twenty minutes. It
actually builds confidence and it builds energy, you know, like
it's it's you know, stuff like that. You know, you know,
a lot lot letting people in. It's it's a massive
confidence bilster, especially for a young young care like that.
(03:25):
And you know, they laid the platform very very early,
you know, and things were going our way, you know,
heading into halftime, we're looking good until obviously dead and
pinched one there next to the right, next to the
left hand upright, and you know it was game on.
You know the Cowboys that you know, they've you know,
no no lead is safe against this Cowboys team. They've
got strike pay everywhere, especially in attackmo you know, drink
(03:47):
water dead and he's a running half. We saw that
in the weekend and then you know, obviously we had
some injuries and then obviously looking so Kurk cake Well
gets put in the centers and they were really you know,
really isolated him out there. But you know that the
boys around him and himself did his job and they
keep turning off for each other. So a massive confidence lifter,
you know, coming and coming as probably like you know,
(04:09):
outsiders as well. You know, people were calling us underdogs,
but you know the way that Lukie Metcalf stood up,
and you know the way that him and Chanel really
complimented each other, the way the way that way Egan's
going to about his work around.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
The ruck, very very smart. And then Aaron Clark Maye, like,
you know, the kid is.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
A warrior, a junior warrior, and you know he's coming
back to the club of a point to prove and
he's really doing that. I feel like he's been a
real buyer of the yegent, a real buyer of the season,
and he's really fitting that. You know, he's wearing thirteen,
but he's ultimately playing that utility role through the middle.
And you know those those stocky boys you know under
five five, five eleven, you know, one hundred killows.
Speaker 3 (04:47):
That's the tough to handle. And you know he's got
good good ball schools.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
You know, obviously coming back you know the background of
a hooker, and you know the way that he leads
our line speed and a kick chase as well, and
he's really really what I love about Aaron is the
way he leads the effort areas as well. Kick chase
mark a, pressure, kick, pressure, et cetera.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Like that.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
You know, that's that's the small things that get us
across the line.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Now are the small things that made us win in
the weekend?
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Man up, the next man, the next guy. And this
is something that the team struggled with last year, but
this year it seems to click and it's going to
be needed. Louis Brown, when you when you when you
look at the players that aren't there, I suppose that's
what what gets us. You look at Dula, Montonisa leaves Neck,
no Rodger, two of us a ship and no James
(05:31):
Fisher Harris, Yet the next guys have stood up. This
is going to happen again in the coming weeks because
Barry's gone down. We keep losing players to injury, but
there's something about the ability for the next guy to
stand up. How much of that is coaching and player management?
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Do you think? Massive?
Speaker 1 (05:48):
You know, we've also understand that Weby's had his hand
on the like his fingerprints on this team for was
it three years now, you know?
Speaker 3 (05:55):
So, so he's really started to build the DNA and
and and that team and and you.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Know also we've also got to look at the success
of our Harold Matt's and the Sguy Ball and the
Judy Fleggan. Also the reserve grade coming through the big
results there. You know, anytime our club you know, is
going well in our juniors, you know, it's it's it's
a great thing for our whole club. We're starting to
see the developments of young players come through, you know,
(06:20):
you know, look at Lecquer, you know, you look at
players that are coming through that kind of that.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
That system and the way he's playing. No one wants
to tackle him, no one wants the bar of him
in the NRL, and just really.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Happy with the clubs, with the clubs out. You know,
we're just gone about our work. The boys are a
super humble bunch. They're led by a really really humble
captain of Mitch Barnett that you know, does a lot
of his work. You know, he's speaking with his actions
and you know, like you know, we've also got you know,
the origin period coming up soon. You know, obviously I
think Mitch would be a shore in there and obviously
way way is you know, knocking on the door. So
(06:57):
you know, hopefully we can pick up a few wins
through there as well. But yeah, just just the development
of our players, our juniors. I think it's we've got
a great pathways system hidden at the moment, obviously led
by Andrew.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
McFadden who's doing a great job there.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
And yeah, the club's in a really really good position
and it really reflected you know, and you can you
can sort of also see the you know, the.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
Team, how the team are with the confidence of our
two young halves.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
You know, they're both humble young halfs, haven't had a
hell of a lot of experience, but boy did they
turn Magic Runner on its head.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
For sure they did.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Then in the background, you've got the likes of Tanner
boyd if he stays in Tomighty Martin, who are also there. Yeah,
well we.
Speaker 3 (07:41):
Speak about to Marty Martin.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
You know, he goes back on Sunday plays in New
South Wales cups and you know he has six six
assists and seven of the tries that the boys, the boys,
the boys scored in that big win they had on
Sunday over the roofs. So the good sign about that too,
das is the attitude of a half that isn't get
an opportunity, that feels like he's been around for a while,
but to see him go back and have six assists
(08:04):
and a big win just shows the attitude of the group.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Is it too early to say it's our year? That
m haunt every Warriors player past and present about saying that,
But there's a lot of momentum.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
But it is early doors and is the NRL.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
It's not even a guarantee for the eight year right.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
Oh man? I think you know, as as as fans
were just got to embrace it when we can. We
know how how turbulent the season of rugby league can be,
the ups and downs of it, the roller coasters. So
you know, while we're in this winning space and and
and we're enjoying this, this good footy and this good
brand of footy.
Speaker 3 (08:41):
That our team in DNA, that our team has, I
think we just enjoyed it as a group. And yeah,
just if we lean into letting at Bay, let at
b Ay. For more from Sports Talk, listen live to
News Talks.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
It'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
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