General Warriors Harold Matthews 2024

[Beastmode]

Noop. Try again

bloody hell how old are you?????

 

[Five&Last]

Interestingly, Deshontayne Te Wao played at halfback for most of the games but was on the bench for the finals has a background in touch.

He wasn’t that good imo.

Him and co-captain Boston Krone were the halves and both got dropped after 3 or 4 games. Unheard of to drop your captain..

That’s when they signed Jack Thompson and blooded the super young Tyson Hansen

 

[Five&Last]

Most don't but some boys are so good that the schools let them play for fear of losing them from their 1st 15 program. Siale is one of those players. He was on the extended bench for the final so I'd guess that he'd picked up an injury. Or dropped.

I don’t think he travelled with them at all. So doubt he was dropped. Maybe he was injured, but I think it just became too much overlap into the first XV preseason training, which is fair. Harold Matts finals is invaluable experience for him but St Kent’s are shelling out hundreds of thousands for his development.

Tbf his replacement Turama Paranihi, did a great job marking Heamasi Makasini from Wests (who imo will play first grade before he turns 19, he’s that good)

Paranihi is also TMM’s brother, fun fact

 

[Riz]

He wasn’t that good imo.

Him and co-captain Boston Krone were the halves and both got dropped after 3 or 4 games. Unheard of to drop your captain..

That’s when they signed Jack Thompson and blooded the super young Tyson Hansen

Tyson looks to have a good read on the game, I'm definitely interested to see how he progresses.

 

[Kiwi In Tasmania]

PNBH didn’t allow league when I was there in the late 80’s…. and looking at their website, still don’t.

I was there 2005 to 2009 and Ngani Laumape was playing League while playing 1st 15. Pretty sure we had a league team also attend some school comps with some other rugby guys.

 

[Damo]

I was there 2005 to 2009 and Ngani Laumape was playing League while playing 1st 15. Pretty sure we had a league team also attend some school comps with some other rugby guys.

Same year as me

 

[Rick O’Shay]

He wasn’t that good imo.

Him and co-captain Boston Krone were the halves and both got dropped after 3 or 4 games. Unheard of to drop your captain..

That’s when they signed Jack Thompson and blooded the super young Tyson Hansen

Do you think it was the introduction of Thompson and Hansen that saved the season and got the club the cup?

Has to be a back story to Thompson coming here from Newcastle. Wonder if there was a link through Barnett?

 

[Spence]

View: https://youtu.be/S6Fh0qEk8dU?si=sxqIwuGiEAGnTDz6

Interview with Coach TJ.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

There is a One NZ One Take Podcast with Tony Iro that has just been released which is very interesting to listen to. Talks through the pathways system and how it works.


View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HIFuSXAeEnW0mgGPe3unB?si=odV9ezfPSmWaZt_vRHCaVw

 

[Dangerous]

There is a One NZ One Take Podcast with Tony Iro that has just been released which is very interesting to listen to. Talks through the pathways system and how it works.


View: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HIFuSXAeEnW0mgGPe3unB?si=odV9ezfPSmWaZt_vRHCaVw

Wow awesome interview!!! so informative & answered a lot of questons we have all be wanting to know re pathways players etc