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    terrible signing. far out we suck.

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    @mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

    terrible signing. far out we suck.

    Might as well say we want the spoon now

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    @bayimports said in NRL 2025:

    @mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

    terrible signing. far out we suck.

    Might as well say we want the spoon now

    This is the selection that led you to that conclusion?
    😉

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    @Nepia said in NRL 2025:

    @SBW1 said in NRL 2025:

    Ethan Lee Chalk  /  Feb 24  /  New Zealand Warriors Player Movements

    Morgan Harper signs with NRL team for 2025

    Morgan Harper signs with NRL team for 2025

    He last played for the Parramatta Eels.

    What a weird headline - why not just say he signed with the Warriors?

    I don't remember how he went for Parra, was decent back in his Manly days.

    dropped from Manly because couldn't tackle, went to Parra to fill in injury gaps, also dropped, technically signed now from North Sydney Bears as he didn't have an NRL contract hence signing to an NRL team

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    @Nepia said in NRL 2025:

    @bayimports said in NRL 2025:

    @mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

    terrible signing. far out we suck.

    Might as well say we want the spoon now

    This is the selection that led you to that conclusion?
    😉

    purely because they freed up salary cap to find an outside back..

    but yes point taken 🙂

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    i hope to be pleasantly surprised, but our spine looks Q-Cup level.

    Harper makes our ropey edge defense even worse if that's possible.

    Plus i hate his stupid haircut, and his stupid facial hair.

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    He had a pretty descent spell at the Sea Eagles, probably would have eventually got a spot in the Kiwis, pretty sure he sustained an injury. Probably a cheap signing with some upside if his Sea Eagle form is anything to go by.

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    So hard to gauge our spine against the Storm. For me the success against a D grade Melbourne had more to do with TMM as an extra ball player at the fullback role than anything else. We all know CNK is not a ball player. In saying that in the first 40, Egan, CHT and Metcalf all played well. Big step up though.
    If Demitric Vaimauga and Leka Halasima play with sustained enthusiasm and controlled aggression then our bench might offer some real impact, but again a big if.
    Think we can beat the Raiders but my hopes are not high for the season

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    @bayimports said in NRL 2025:

    Egan, CHT and Metcalf all played well.

    As long as we're up against the reserve grade teams each week we'll go well.

    The leaguie forum I frequent love Metcalf, I have no idea why, he's "ran" well in first grade while not showing any ability to control a game, then has played well in trial matches showing some ability to control a game. But you'd think he was the next Andrew Johns the way they go on about him.

    I let them talk me round with Egan late 2023/early 2024, then he reverted to type as 2024 went on, so I'm not making that mistake again by believing the hype. Our best 7 is a 6 -TMM, that's how bad our squad is.

    If Demitric Vaimauga and Leka Halasima play with sustained enthusiasm and controlled aggression then our bench might offer some real impact, but again a big if.

    Do those relative big boys make a Webby bench?

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    @Nepia said in NRL 2025:

    @bayimports said in NRL 2025:

    Egan, CHT and Metcalf all played well.

    As long as we're up against the reserve grade teams each week we'll go well.

    The leaguie forum I frequent love Metcalf, I have no idea why, he's "ran" well in first grade while not showing any ability to control a game, then has played well in trial matches showing some ability to control a game. But you'd think he was the next Andrew Johns the way they go on about him.

    I let them talk me round with Egan late 2023/early 2024, then he reverted to type as 2024 went on, so I'm not making that mistake again by believing the hype. Our best 7 is a 6 -TMM, that's how bad our squad is.

    If Demitric Vaimauga and Leka Halasima play with sustained enthusiasm and controlled aggression then our bench might offer some real impact, but again a big if.

    Do those relative big boys make a Webby bench?

    Both big boys picked on bench to play Canberra, sort of excited for this, but tempered with usual Warriors not going to go as expected.

    I agree TMM is our best 7 so far in NRL games played. Webby does like Boyd, so potentially they even see Boyd as the back up 7 if Metcalf fails at this level or also breaks again.
    Egan injured a lot last year so will I cut him some slack, he was mentioned in Origin circles so not a bunny.

    Team for Vegas

    Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
    Taine Tuaupiki
    Ali Leiataua
    Adam Pompey
    Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
    Chanel Harris-Tavita
    Luke Metcalf
    Forwards
    James Fisher-Harris
    Wayde Egan
    Mitchell Barnett
    Kurt Capewell
    Marata Niukore
    Erin Clark
    Interchange
    Dylan Walker
    Jackson Ford
    Demitric Vaimauga
    Leka Halasima

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    Dick Fingers Ford still gets a gig????
    Capewell is a slug.

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    It's not that bad a side haha. Yes full of journeymen but not as bad as it's being made out on here.

    Probably a 10th to 12th place side on paper.

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    @African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:

    It's not that bad a side haha. Yes full of journeymen but not as bad as it's being made out on here.

    Probably a 10th to 12th place side on paper.

    it's worse than last year and we finished 13th then.

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    SMH has it quite accurate I think..16th

    https://archive.md/pGUxd

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    @bayimports said in NRL 2025:

    Both big boys picked on bench to play Canberra,

    Cheers, I hadn't seen the team. Hmmm, maybe the Webby leopard can change his spots?

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    @mariner4life said in NRL 2025:

    @African-Monkey said in NRL 2025:

    It's not that bad a side haha. Yes full of journeymen but not as bad as it's being made out on here.

    Probably a 10th to 12th place side on paper.

    it's worse than last year and we finished 13th then.

    More expectation with that side which played a part in them underachieving, Johnson was done, and Harris was being held together by duct tape, but theyve both been moved on now. Other than that, it's not too dissimilar to last seasons side, with the exception of AFB being swapped out with JFH. Obviously everyone would have CNZ swapped out with RTS, but Webster seems quite stubborn on that issue.

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    I reckon there's three players listed who would get a start in the majority of the NRL teams in the positions they're in - JFH, Barnett, and Capewell (based on his Oz rep).

    I love CNK but I don't think he's getting picked for a lot of teams.

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    @Nepia Egan would walk into a few NRL teams, namely Parra, Newcastle, maybe even Broncos this year just to name a few.
    RTS would be snapped up by someone even on the wing
    Im not sure Capewell would now though

    Agree on CNK though

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    @bayimports said in NRL 2025:

    @Nepia Egan would walk into a few NRL teams, namely Parra, Newcastle, maybe even Broncos this year just to name a few.
    RTS would be snapped up by someone even on the wing
    Im not sure Capewell would now though

    Agree on CNK though

    The Egan who finished 2024 - are you one of the dudes on my league forum? 😉

    If RTS is starting it's only because he's RTS, not because he's a top winger.

    Capewell played Origin last year.

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